Cruz: one of the dumbest plays I've seen

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Buck says steal WAS Cruz's decision. "He saw it, felt it".</p>? Mark Viviano (@MarkWJZ) <a href="

">June 7, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Watch out for that bus Nelson!

Oops, too late...

[Malike]

Davis could have easily won this game by pushing a bunt past the pitcher long before Cruz even thought of stealing home. Perhaps that's why Cruz looked so pissed off. Davis had 3 pitches before the steal, bunt it past the GD pitcher, nobody was around. Shame on him.

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[Guest]

Davis could have easily won this game by pushing a bunt past the pitcher long before Cruz even thought of stealing home. Perhaps that's why Cruz looked so pissed off. Davis had 3 pitches before the steal, bunt it past the GD pitcher, nobody was around. Shame on him.

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True..

[Ohfan67]

Frustrating game. To say the least.

[LA2]

We were given several ways to win the game and we blew them all. The A's probably think we're rather inept. How embarrassing.

[brooks1083]

Yeah, the W was sitting right there to take. He has decent enough speed to make it close even if he doesn't bunt it just like he wants to.

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[Orioles2012]

Looking at that play again, wasn't that a balk?

The pitcher didnt step off the rubber and he never came set, and since there are runners on, that should've been a balk right? His arms never stopped moving so it was a quick pitch. unless the rule changes if the runner is stealing home.

[25 Nuggets]

Davis could have easily won this game by pushing a bunt past the pitcher long before Cruz even thought of stealing home. Perhaps that's why Cruz looked so pissed off. Davis had 3 pitches before the steal, bunt it past the GD pitcher, nobody was around. Shame on him.

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Very good point. Is Davis capable of directional bunting? I really wish a lot more players were.

[scOtt]

Not reading three pages of this crap... You think this was CRUZ'S decision????

:rofl:

[MrOrange82]

Davis could have easily won this game by pushing a bunt past the pitcher long before Cruz even thought of stealing home. Perhaps that's why Cruz looked so pissed off. Davis had 3 pitches before the steal, bunt it past the GD pitcher, nobody was around. Shame on him.

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There's no way I'm turning that around on Davis. Maybe Davis could have lessened the effect of Cruz's idiotic decision, but that attempted steal of home wasn't Nelson's first base running mistake this season...far from it.

[eddie83]

Looking at that play again, wasn't that a balk?

The pitcher didnt step off the rubber and he never came set, and since there are runners on, that should've been a balk right? His arms never stopped moving so it was a quick pitch. unless the rule changes if the runner is stealing home.

Did he come set? Very good point.

[Nite]

I thought it was a balk as he never stepped off or set.

[bpilktree]

Looking at that play again, wasn't that a balk?

The pitcher didnt step off the rubber and he never came set, and since there are runners on, that should've been a balk right? His arms never stopped moving so it was a quick pitch. unless the rule changes if the runner is stealing home.

That was my first thought as well. I wanted to look back at it but didn't get a chance. He never seemed to step off the rubber.

[brooks1083]

Looking at that play again, wasn't that a balk?

The pitcher didnt step off the rubber and he never came set, and since there are runners on, that should've been a balk right? His arms never stopped moving so it was a quick pitch. unless the rule changes if the runner is stealing home.

Upon further review I think you could make a good case for a balk. His hands don't look like they ever come set and stop.

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[zxlkho]

Not reading three pages of this crap... You think this was CRUZ'S decision????

:rofl:

Yes? Buck said so in his presser. You think he would throw Cruz under the bus? lol