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He didn't throw it anywhere close to where Cintron's glove was, and if you read my last post, you will understand why he didn't catch the ball.

He must of lost it in the lights somehow cause that throw was right to him. Those dumb looking sunglasses im sure didnt help either.

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He must of lost it in the lights somehow cause that throw was right to him. Those dumb looking sunglasses im sure didnt help either.

Here you go, from my other post...

He was running towards the bag, with his back to the bag. He had his glove at his chest ready to catch the ball. He couldn't get a feel for the bag from the angle he had to take to get there. As soon as he glanced down for a split second, was the same time Roberts threw the ball. And he threw it with a little mustard for how close they were and it was coming in at a downward motion.
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He didn't throw it anywhere close to where Cintron's glove was, and if you read my last post, you will understand why he didn't catch the ball.

Cintron's glove was down at his side and he wasn't in position yet. On a close play like that you can't stand around and wait for the guy to get set to take a perfect throw. He threw it at the middle of his body where there should have been no question whether he'd be able to catch it or not. A major league shortstop has to be able to catch that ball, period.

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Cintron's glove was down at his side and he wasn't in position yet. On a close play like that you can't stand around and wait for the guy to get set to take a perfect throw. He threw it at the middle of his body where there should have been no question whether he'd be able to catch it or not. A major league shortstop has to be able to catch that ball, period.

We have 4 on the roster you would think one could catch.

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Cintron's glove was down at his side and he wasn't in position yet. On a close play like that you can't stand around and wait for the guy to get set to take a perfect throw. He threw it at the middle of his body where there should have been no question whether he'd be able to catch it or not. A major league shortstop has to be able to catch that ball, period.

Anyone else but Brob throws that ball and you are not so quick to defend. IT is pretty obvious that you didn't re watch the play because I saw the damn thing happen. I saw Cintron look down for the bag to make sure he was in position at the same time Roberts threw the thing. It wasn't any one's fault there, it was a tough play for both of them and it wasn't made.

But to keep piling on Cintron here is getting old. He may make mistakes, but that was a tough play all around.

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Anyone else but Brob throws that ball and you are not so quick to defend. IT is pretty obvious that you didn't re watch the play because I saw the damn thing happen. I saw Cintron look down for the bag to make sure he was in position at the same time Roberts threw the thing. It wasn't any one's fault there, it was a tough play for both of them and it wasn't made.

But to keep piling on Cintron here is getting old. He may make mistakes, but that was a tough play all around.

Fahey would have had it,.

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Glanced down for a sec:confused: Hard to tell if he glanced down when he's wearing sunglasses. Either way i think the majority thinks he should of caught it.

I don't know what is so confusing about it. It is not hard to tell when his head goes down to look for the base at the time Roberts is throwing the ball.

I re watched the play in slow motion, but everyone still wants to pile on Cintron.

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Use your DVR and re-watch the play. You will see him look down the second Roberts throws the ball. With how hard he threw it, and where he threw it compared to where Cintron was set up to catch the ball, the play didn't have a chance. It was bad timing.

Yes, my TIVO verified that the ball hit his belt buckle.

You're inventing difficulty out of nothing. Who cares where Cintron had his glove? This isn't target practice where BRob gets points for hitting the bullseye.

BRob somehow managed to make a toss that hit the guy in his freakin' belt buckle, and you're acting like it's some hard effort to catch it.

That's just goofy. I think he somehow didn't even see the ball. There was nothing hard about catching it.

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