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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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About the Author

Paul Chesser is executive director for the American Tradition Institute and a senior fellow for the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives. The views he expresses do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations.

http://spectator.org/blog/2009/04/27/electrifying-steal

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