Here's your trophy Arkansas

[DAWG61]

 

[Dawg1976]

That #20 is the one that screwed up the catch. The other two could have caught it.

 

[WrapItDog]

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I can't stop laughing at this. In the midst of that tragedy, & I genuinely feel bad for the Hogs, this guy does this.

 

[rynodawg]

watched that replay a couple dozen times, and didn’t notice that kid. He had to have been doing a Farmer Fran, right?
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[FQDawg]

Honest question: why would a second baseman (any second baseman) come flying in to try to make that catch?

I would think that's a bonehead play on his part... or is there a legitimate reason he would try to make that play?

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Stovall was sometimes overly agressive on pop ups, but I don't recall anything that egregious though.

 

[kired]

My guess is the first baseman never called for it and obviously the RF didn't either, so the second baseman never let up. It really was his responsibility to catch that ball if the outfielder doesn't call him off, and he was there in plenty of time to make the catch. I think where he screwed up is you can see at the beginning of that clip he looks down for a split second. Probably lost it when he looked back up. The RF probably could have made the play but that's normally one you expect a decent 2B or SS to make.

 

[8dog]

If the second baseman thinks he can get there (and he could) its his priority over 1B in that situation. And RF over 2B. He is the one that should have been more aggressive but seemed a little late

 

[maroonmania]

If the second baseman thinks he can get there (and he could) its his priority over 1B in that situation. And RF over 2B. He is the one that should have been more aggressive but seemed a little late

RF would have definitely had the easiest play but you can obviously see he had laid off assuming the 2b had it.

 

[Shmuley]

That’s Mingione level distraction right there.

 

[Shmuley]

^^^ This.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Trying to be the hero and make the winning catch and ended up being the goat. The first baseman has a bead on the ball until 2B comes flying in like a maniac and it looks like he makes contact with the 1B, distracting him. I think RF assumes 1B was going to catch it so he let up. Looks like the 2B screwed it up.

 

[GloryDawg]

That guy pulling his shirt up makes me lough every time I watch it.

 

[coach66]

Saw my good buddy at the gym today, he is a Hawg. It's gonna take him a while

to get over this one he admitted. Normally he doesn't let anything bother him.
Tough, tough deal.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

That’s Mingione level distraction right there.

ISWYDT.

However, I can't decide if that's a Hog prematurely celebrating a Natty or a Beaver flashing to distract a la Sharon Stone.

 

[G-Dawg]

If the second baseman thinks he can get there (and he could) its his priority over 1B in that situation. And RF over 2B. He is the one that should have been more aggressive but seemed a little late

Absolutely. I always did pop up drills behind the 1st baseman and 3rd baseman, in fair territory and way over in foul ground. Most of the time you want the 2B taking behind 1st base and SS taking behind 3rd base. Just miss-communication there. Looks alot tougher than I was expecting after hearing people say they "blew it".

 

[msudawg12]

Ive seen that play 50 times and never noticed that guy. This is awesome.

Grade A distraction right there. I bet he claims responsibility for the drop the rest of his life

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

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[RocketDawg]

Well done.

 

[EurekaDog]

The 2B player has the better angle to catch that for that type of pop-up.

The same reason we see the SS going for a pop up just behind 3B.
Most of the time, the 2B and SS players make those catches.
Often, the 1B and 3B guys are in a position where they have to make an over-the-shoulder catch.
Depending upon the positioning of the outfielders, they may not be able to get there even if they were hustling immediately as the ball was hit.