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Electrifying Steal
I think last night's swipe of home plate by the Red Sox' Jacoby Ellsbury against the Yankees' Andy Pettitte gave me more chills than the Bloody Sock game.
I think last night's swipe of home plate by the Red Sox' Jacoby Ellsbury against the Yankees' Andy Pettitte gave me more chills than the Bloody Sock game:
How fast must Ellsbury have been moving since he stumbled as he slid and his momentum still carried him to the plate in time?
Update 9:50 a.m. 4/28/09: I should have known better than to embed a YouTube version of the play, considering that MLB was certain to demand it be taken down. The play can be viewed at MLB's site -- at least for a little while longer.
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WendyG| 4.27.09 @ 5:30PM
Very cool! You don't see that often.
MattSwartz| 4.27.09 @ 6:24PM
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/ellsbury+steals+home/video/x93vy6_nyybos-ellsbury-steals-home-off-of_sport
Here's a version that the MLB killjoy office hasn't gotten around to taking down yet.
Man, that was a great play! Seeing that makes me think immediately of Meat Loaf, for some reason...
cmb| 4.27.09 @ 10:36PM
Thanks for the link Matt.
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