And I thought I'd pay tribute to the incredibly strange basepath adventures of Charlie Block last week. Charlie came to bat in the 7th inning with no one out and a runner on first. He grounded out to shortstop, retiring the lead runner, but the relay throw to first went wide, and Charlie reached safely. The next batter was Sam Melendez, who hit a grounder to third. The defense attempted a 5-3-4 double play, and got nobody. Sam easily beat the throw to first, and the throw to second sailed into center field. I moved Charlie to third with a single to right. Phil Ciccone was next, and he grounded out 4-3. There was probably a play on Charlie at home, but the defense elected to throw to third. Like every other throw in the inning, this one went wild, into foul territory down the left field line, clearing the bases and turning a close 9-7 game into a 12-7 game. Well done, Charlie!
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