In last night's White Sox game, there was but one play -- besides, of course, Jim Thome's big ol' home run -- that determined the outcome. It was Michael Cuddyer's attempt to score at from third in the fifth inning. Cuddyer was thrown out by a flat-footed Ken Griffey, Jr., and thankfully so; if not, the game would have gone 22 innings, and everyone would have realized how boring baseball really is. Can't have that.
But no: Cuddyer was gunned, the Sox won, and now the Twins have to answer for their decision. Via FanHouse, Michael, take it away:
Yes, Pierzynski did make a great play. And Griffey made an above-average throw. (I'll say it again: The fact that Cuddyer was even sent there is a testament to how far most people think Griffey's d has fallen.) But the real key here is Michael Cuddyer's terrible, horrible, no-good-very-bad please-run-faster legs.
