The rare play involved some bad baserunning, a real take-charge attitude from Yadier Molina and some very astute back-up coverage by the center fielder, who ran 201 feet to cover second base.
This play had never happened before in the expansion era (1961-present).
A) Thanks, fwald!
B) So 3’s on first and 4’s on second?
We all know Tomorrow is 1 and Today is 2.
But Who is 3 and What is 4.
5? I Don’t Know.
6? I Don’t Give a Damn.
Why? 7
8? Because. Just Because.
perfect Abbott and Costello, Scoop.
Each traditional position in the field has a number.
1=pitcher, 2=catcher, 3=First Baseman, 4=Second Baseman, 5=Third Baseman, 6=Shortstop, 7=Left Fielder, 8=Center Fielder, 9=Right Fielder
The scoring is based on who touches the ball during the play. In this case the ball was hit to the 3, who threw to the 2, who tagged one runner and then held onto the ball until finally throwing to the 8 who had run all the way in to second base, tagging for the final out.
OK, want to explain to us ignoramuses what 3-2-8 double play is, or at least why it is called that? Or is it some kind of joke, like 2-8-1-apple?