Runner Falls On Face To Distract Pitcher and Score Run
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Enacting this plan when the batter has an 0-2 count makes this such a smart and strategic play call.
No, this is Bush league. Wouldn't be surprised if the pitcher drills the next batter
@@shotgunuser9560 May be, but the run scored. You take what the other team gives !!!
At worst, the runner on first gets put out, the batter comes up next inning, with no strikes.
@@shotgunuser9560Bush league? It's part of the game. If you don't want to get stealed on, then pay attention to both runners.
@@shotgunuser9560 as he should
Coach "Did you mean to fall?"
Runner on first "Uuuhh, yeah, thought it would distract them...."
"I dropped my cell phone."
hey if it works it works. A friend made fun of me one time for stumbling to a knee on my initial sprint out of the box and I was just like I still got to first tho didn't I lol. It may have took a bad throw and lazy fielding from the 1st basemen but hey a base is a base.
"We're going have to add that one to the playbook."
Nah. They practiced that.
Looked like a real fall
Decades ago, when I was in high school, we practiced this play every week and pulled it off a few times each season. Nothing new but very well executed by Kentucky.
Yeah, it's a creative play, but this pitcher spent so much time looking at the ground while coming set, a straight steal of home would have worked anyway.
Agreed and a lot of pitchers do this.
Yes, good call
But this deception increases the odds of securing the run with acceptable downside
An extra wrinkle of confusion helps bamboozle the pitcher, when he doesn't see what he expects after coming back from lala land
@@asdfasdf969 As it did here!
While you are probably correct, the "fall" added to things the pitcher has to consider and he becomes so fixated on that run that just scored that he totally forgot about the 'Fallen runner.' It all just adds to the factors and distractions he has to deal with resulting in a run and a second stolen base. He might even be blaming himself for allowing the fallen runner to enable the steal and that too keeps him from considering that 'fallen' runner. Data overload plain and simple.
This is one reason I've been watching more college ball lately. There are so many unpredictable plays. Image something like this happening in the MLB. It's hard. They're set in "the way the game is played". This is such a creative play. The offensive coach knows that even if the fielders communicate "something is wrong", they won't be able to effectively communicate WHAT is going wrong. So naturally the lefty will notice the runner on first. When the pitcher steps off, his attention is the "bad" base running on first. Meanwhile, they triggered the third base runner's steal of home at the exact same time.
This is creative coaching at its finest. When people say baseball is a primarily a mental game, THIS is what they mean. Thanks for the focus on college games this year, Matt.
Also, great heads up on the catcher's part. He start pointing at 2nd base even before the run scores because he has already caught up with the strategy, gives up on the run and is intent on getting the out.
Yup. Way more actions. The MLB is all about home runs and strike outs.
I completely agree. Same reason I became disinterested in the NFL years ago and do all my football viewing on Saturday
Tbf this sht aint happening in the MLB in most cases because players including pitchers are on top of their sht. A pitcher wouldnt be in massive lala land and would maintain better situational awareness first and third in MLB.
@@jamisonblanchard1710 hold on. Why didnt the catcher pick up on the guy at third running home while the pitcher was looking down?? He could've called the pitcher to throw home. Easy Out.
I don’t even know if the guy at first had to do anything. It looked like the pitcher was kind of oblivious to the guy at third anyway so he probably could’ve scored on his own.
lol yea looks like pitcher ties his shoes for each wind up
I think just the extra second gained made all the difference. Two things going on at the same time can freeze people and that’s what it took, he froze.
No he checked him before he set. You can see it. But once he set, he totally forgot about him until it was too late.
The situation was perfect for this play! The lefty pitcher had his back to 3rd base, and the right-handed batter screened the catcher from seeing the runner break from 3rd before it was too late. Brilliant!
Agreed!
Smart offensive move. Someone has been watching this pitchers mechanics and saw an opening. Boom Baby!
I was waiting for someone to say what you said. If Kentucky is known for its aggressive base running, it’s the coaches and the players working together during and after each game. But the focus for the other team should have been the lead runner on third. Situational awareness! Good job GENISIS……..2390.
Being an old man now, I have loved baseball since I was a young teenager. It is the best sport ever! Two hours and 45 minutes of fast paced hard action crammed into 3 1/2 minutes!
You think this steal attempt took two hours and forty five minutes?
We can also watch Golf
Used to do this ALL THE TIME in high school. It worked almost every time, mostly because the pitcher would panic and then balk.
there's always that one guy who's already done this play "all the time" when playing school ball lol
Props to the manager for coordinating this and for the players that executed it perfectly. Safe at second was probably unexpected but they were awarded for their efforts.
I love all the creative plays both offense and defensively. As a 3B Coach, The second I see a Lefty coming set this way more than ...twice, I'm stealing home or putting some type of play on. You just can't be that careless with a man on 3rd & not change your patterns. See what Mike Mussina started? But Lefty can't afford to in that situation. As Matt said, it's automatic they are trying to get that run in somehow
That's some slick base running
Respect for no clickbait
Things like this make baseball so great.
And pitchers taking forever and all the antics make baseball a long drawn out miserable bore.
@@RC-qf3mp Then why on earth are you watching a baseball highlight if you hate it?
@@thepixalking6589 b/c i saw the title of the video “Runners falls on face…”. Baseball players falling on their faces sounded like a fun video. I didn’t know it was just a dirty trick as part of a stupid game.
@@RC-qf3mp best game ever. game is never over till the last out. games with clocks often are obviously over before the game is officially over.
not baseball though. if baseball bores you go watch some sport like soccer which is about as exciting as watching grass grow.
@@paulk5311tennis is better and there’s no clock.
This is "classic" college ball! That's why I love it so much. People say, "this won't work in majors". Baloney!
Pitchers have stronger arms, but most are even more focus on their mechanics, than anything else. Also,
just the dumbing down of ppl and the "artful" ways to confuse/distract pitchers will allow success. Gr8 Matt!
I saw this run by University of Florida about 5 years ago. It's an awesome play that requires a lefty pitcher and some good timing. The runner on 3rd cannot leave too soon and should only leave when (or just before) the runner on 1st falls. It also buys more time if the runner on 1st stumbles 2 steps to prolong his fall (to distract so that the runner on 3rd can sneak down the baseline further and then sprint home). Also the batter must know, read the sign and confirm to the 3rd base coach so he doesn't attempt to swing (and possibly hurt the base runner badly). If the batter is right handed he should understand he has the right to be in the batters box since it is a pitch as far as the batter was concerned (just don't move your legs and you won't get an interference call ... in fact I've seen a slide between the batters legs before).
I love a club that is aggressive--and creative--on the base paths!
College baseball is coming out with some crazy innovative plays.
Turn about is fair play. Lefty pitchers always mess with the runner on 1st. This particular play won’t work as well on a righty. Still loved it.
I love baseball for many reasons. This is one more good one. Sneaky, best steals I've ever seen. That had to have really messed with the pitcher's head. I love the art of deception used in baseball. It also plays well into how a pitcher psyches out batters with the varied types of pitches. There's some wizardry to it all. Thank you for sharing this gem! Peace.
That is so clever! I think we might see more of these kinds of strategies in the future
The Orioles managed by Earl Weaver won a game in extra innings against the White Sox on exactly this play.
Brilliant play!
mlb lefty pitchers who set like this specifically tell the 1B to yell at them if runner on third moves at all
It was the catcher’s fault. Stop hating.
@@jakemccoy It's not the catcher's fault. The catcher's vision is partially blocked by the batter. This is completely the pitcher and first baseman's fault. Mostly the pitcher, due to him staring at the ground for way too long!
This is hilarious! Good for you Guys!
This is a really clever play, and it only works with this exact base setup and a left handed pitcher. Further, it only makes sense to try when you really need a run, there's already two outs, and the pitcher is confident because he's ahead in the count. The cleverness is only enhanced by the fact that any yelling at the pitcher about what's happening will only further confuse him because, in that split second, he'll think they're yelling about the guy that fell down.
Not a baseball 'Fan' so much but I know a great play when I see it !! Cool video breakdown, Man !!
"You have to know when you're playing Kentucky, those are the situations where you know something is going to happen."
Good advice. I'll remember that next time I'm pitching against Kentucky.
Great play ! The pitcher was asleep so it turned into and exceptional play.
Great play design and execution. Perfect against a left handed pitcher. Well done
Apparently, no time for the 3rd baseman or catcher to yell, FOUR FOUR FOUR!! Or maybe STEP OFF. Egg on face for sure.
Gents! This is Ty Cobb thought out baseball!
Smart, smart base running!
God that was awesome. We need more trick plays in baseball
We used to run this play when I coached HS ball over 30 years ago. We would use it 2 or 3 times a season and it worked every time.
We used it in the 70's. Our coach called it the circus steal
love this creative trickery
It's called the Stumble play...My HS team used to run it all the time.
Great ploy!
I think the pitcher was more distracted by the batter's stache, not the runner from first.
These videos are a lot of fun!
A left handed pitcher that goes set is easy to straight steal home if they have any habit of not paying attention to the third base runner. I did this four times in one season, all due to bad pitcher attention.
Beautifully executed! Making 2nd was a bonus, I presume.
Brilliant coaching.
Yea I pitched from little league to highschool and at age 13 I played travel baseball for coaches that played college or pro. But I also threw left handed and as a left handed thrower it's difficult to pay attention to that runner at third because you can't see the runner at third. So you have to rely on your defense to help you out and our coaches would always preach communication. So as a defense you have to pay attention to the runners on how aggressive that they are on the bases. It depends on the score as well but if your deliberate just like this pitcher was well the runners will pick up on that and take advantage of the situation. Somebody has to be yelling to step off but the runners picked up on how deliberate he was to the plate. So it was smart base running by Kentucky
Super play! Thank for video and expldanation!
This worked especially good with a left hand pitcher facing the falling baserunner...
Yup did it to a lefty. Might not have worked as well on a right handed pitcher.
First thing I noticed.
They can't break at the same time, but you can run the same play. The runner on 1st has to draw a throw and then the runner on 3rd goes.
Exactly. The lefty can't see the runner on third.
its called "inside baseball"😅
I did this play in high school in 1997. I was the runner on first. It worked
The wildest part of this is doing it with 2 outs. But good execution. With the way this guy comes set, he was asking for this and would have never gotten the runner from 1st out b4 the runner from 3rd scored.
With 2 outs and 2 strikes its the most logical time to pull a play like this.
@@joeray5394 It would work just as well with any other count and fewer than two outs.
@@user-zr6pl6nb6z depends on who's up in the lineup etc
SWEET AMAZING PLAY🤙🏽
This reminded me of the "Pickle Play" we had on our little league team. Man on 3rd less than two outs? If you got walked you sprinted down to first, rounded the base and then just stopped in between 1st and 2nd.
I got to do it in a game once. The pitcher was a school buddy, I just starred at him and smiled until he chased me. Run scored and I was safe at 2nd lol Good times. Thanks to my coach for letting kids have fun.
From Michigan, I think it was GREAT ! NICE VERY NICE😊
When I was coaching girls 16 and under softball we had a similar play called the "Chandler" (after one of our player's little brother). It worked maybe 25% of the time.
Very clever. This play only works with a lefty, but I love it.
I think I commented this on another video, but I had to run basically this same play as the runner on 1st once. It was way back in Babe Ruth League in the 90s. Coach called it the "Bozo play" because he would put it on by yelling "Take your lead, you bozo!" This would help draw attention to me while I trip over myself taking my lead. Run scored and I made it to 2nd after a bit of a rundown.
I have never seen that kind of play, but it is perfect. 👍
Smart and skillful baseball!
That's the Billy Martin play....runners first and third....runner on first breaks for second, falls down half way and the pitcher throws to an infielder, runner on third breaks for plate....seen Billy call it with every team he managed.
We had a whole book of plays like this on our college team. 1st and 3rd plays.
we pulled the monkey steal so many times successfully when i coached high school ball. we didnt hit very well but we were very crafty on the pads!
Either the runner face planted for nothing, or the dude tripped. The pitcher didn't even friggin budge. By the time he even noticed kid laying in the dirt, 3rd base runner was in the dugout.
Great baserunning...
Sandlot baseball is alive and well!!!
Brilliant Kentucky,just brilliant..
Beautiful!
U. Florida pulled this off vs. Florida State. It’s also “out there,” on You-Tube.
Nice trick but I bet that runner at third could have made it without a distraction judging by that slow set by the pitcher. He’s gotta change that asap.
Great play!
Pretty sneaky play as they must practice this and other plays as a rule
If this was by design, the designer needs a bonus
As a left handed pitcher myself that was a good distraction. However the number one thing you do when a runner leaves early is step off and immediately check the lead runner.
College baseball is just full of tricks lol......if this stuff ever comes to the MLB you might see somebody plunked.
That's so true, they take everything personally in the big leagues
Precisely what do you mean by “plunked”?
@@cacampbell3654 self explanatory a pitch on the butt for showing up the pitcher
Very interesting - and can only work with a left handed pitcher!
Makes you wonder if the batter wasn't also in on the plan -- like trying to stand in just the right spot so he obstructs the catcher's view of the 3rd base line.
Pitcher did not seem distracted by the runner on 1st at all. Pitcher was looking down at the ground the whole time. Runner on 3rd could have walked home. Runner on 3rd was 5 feet from home when the pitcher looked up.
I don't think the trip was necessary. The pitcher didn't ever seem to acknowledge the runner on 3rd and then stares at his feet for 2 seconds.
Wow, you analyzed this play nearly to death...
You gotta love baseball!
Good stuff.
Yea. Lol pretty awesome hope ky can do very well thin ncaa tourney this year
News flash: The 3rd base runner could have just ran home the pitcher was sleeping on the mound. What a tool!
Brilliant x 10👍👍
Situation requires a Left hand pitcher. Likely wouldn’t work on a right handed. Or could you mirror the trick and have the runner at third fall over?
With two outs, the runner at third needs to score before the defense gets an out, so no point putting the runner at third in jeopardy. Likewise, when running the play with a left-handed pitcher the runner on first has to make sure he's not tagged out before the runner scores.
My softball team pulled that play 35 years ago.
Brilliant
It's like l told my boss at work my policy is if l come to work late, l leave work early.
teamwork
(makes the Dream work!)
Way to go Big Blue!!!
I never pitched beyond Jr High. I can easily imagine how a young pitcher could hyperfocus on HIS plan, slowing his sensing and processing time to a strange situation like this to a crawl.
Awesome! ⚾
The pitcher was NOT distracted by the fallen runner. He just ignored the runner on 3rd base.
My team did this with bases loaded too.
This is a good one. Just when you think you seen it all.
What if the pitcher just had genuine concern for a fellow human being? A bit of a DIRTY play if you ask me;-)
Also would it still be considered a flop if you are trying to fool other players, rather than the umps?
For a moment there, I thought someone was going to have to reboot the pitcher.
Error - Pitcher.exe has stopped responding.
When I played in junior league I did the same thing off first base. I fell down. Didn't mean to, just fell down. Then I got tagged out and my team mate on third saw me fall and was concerned so he stepped off the bag and got tagged out also.
Can someone explain to me why anyone in this lefty pitchers position (set) would throw anywhere but home? It seems like 1st and 3rd, just let the 1st baserunner steal and hope that you get a strike or a pop up
Do you think this play would work for a quick, fast, athletic, aggressive base running team in MLB?
Wait so if there's two outs if the pitcher hurry and got the runner out at first would the run at home still count?