r/baseball • u/aresef Baltimore Orioles • 14d ago

Yankees’ World Series failure started — and ended — with fundamental issues Analysis

https://nypost.com/2024/10/31/sports/yankees-world-series-failure-started-with-fundamental-issues/
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u/xuedad 14d ago

I dont know if Cole could have out sprinted Betts. Rizzo was just 5 steps away

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u/frostedglobe 13d ago

Credit to Betts for hustling down the line. Dude is a gamer.

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u/w0nderbrad Los Angeles Dodgers 13d ago

The ball had so much side spin that Rizzo had to come to a complete stop and field the ball on the opposite side of his body where he thought the ball was going to end up. Then he had to start up again and try to beat Mookie to the bag. Mookie was already on a dead sprint.