clujer420 Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 If you didn't see the highlight, you HAVE to get to a TV and see this ending. The Orioles were down 5-4 in the 12th, and they hit a gapper with 2 outs and a guy on 1st. The guy, some 24 year old rookie, rounded 3rd, had the "go" sign, but for some reason stopped. He went to go back to 3rd, then slipped. He managed to get up, but the Yankees threw down to 3rd. The guy broke for home. The 3rd baseman gunned it to home, so the runner started back to 3rd. The catcher threw it to 3rd, and the runner broke for home again only this time, NOBODY........NOBODY was covering home plate. The guy had a 20 feet head start on the Yankee player with the ball, and the race was on...until the guy FELL DOWN. The tag was applied, and the game was over. My feeble description does not do it justice, as it's probably the funniest thing in sports that I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 His name is Jack Cust, and yes it was pretty hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 I'm sure his mom has a copy of the tape . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 I am waiting to hear the Carlos Lee joke inserted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 His name is Jack Cust, and yes it was pretty hilarious If you're not a fan of or member of the Orioles And, if anyone on the Sox did something similar to this, my money would definitely be on C Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 lol you can view that entire play for free on mlb.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 So which baserunning is worse, Ruben Rivera's against the DBacks, or Cust's against the Yankees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Yeh that was pretty funny, the sad part is I could really picture something like that happening to the sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clujer420 Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 So which baserunning is worse, Ruben Rivera's against the DBacks, or Cust's against the Yankees? Well, Rivera's was worse base-running -- but this play was the funniest play in ML history (that I've seen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Yeh that was pretty funny, the sad part is I could really picture something like that happening to the sox. I actually couldn't. I can't imagine that happening to any team.....until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 It was definately the ghost of babe ruth that made Cust trip only 4 feet from homeplate. I couldnt believe it when I saw the clip on Sportscenter. The funniest part of the sequence was when Cust was tagged out after tripping, and everyone in the Orioles dugout are holding their heads in disbelief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 That's why baseball is such a great sport. You never know what you'll see when you start watching a game. Everytime you think you've seen it all, the game proves you wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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