of course I was since I bet the Royals in 7 before game 6, but after watching the replay it was obvious he couldn't. Gordon would have been out by 30 feet unless SF bobbled the ball again (hey, maybe Posey could have been called for illegally blocking the plate 
, that would have been perfect. Maybe all of sports would have to start reeling the officials in.)
I knew Bumgarner would not even have to get within 1 foot of the strike zone to get Perez out, just don't throw it past the catcher and the game was over
, that would have been perfect. Maybe all of sports would have to start reeling the officials in.) I knew Bumgarner would not even have to get within 1 foot of the strike zone to get Perez out, just don't throw it past the catcher and the game was over
would have been a terrible ending to a great game for aa guy to be still running not even close to sliding towards the catcher who already has the ball stanidng and protected ...if he runs into catcher or worse he is out anyway.. 33 feet easy out...
He would have been out by 30ft with a decent throw. On the flip side what are the chances the fielder throws the ball 10 ft offline from the short outfield where he would have thrown from?? I've seen lots of bad relay throw homes easily offline by that much. Considering the odds of a hit to knock him in were around 20% since batting average against Bumgarner there is about .200. I'd say the relay man make a real bad throw more then 20% of the time. So odds could have favored sending him even if he is out by a mile with a good throw.
Whats more likely , the next guy getting a hit or an errand throw?
Whats more likely , the next guy getting a hit or an errand throw?
Infielders are extremely accurate throwers. Most will make 20-25 throws per week without being offline by more than a couple feet of their target. At most they might throw offline a couple times in an entire month. So odds likely 95-98% Crawford puts it right in Posey's easy reach
