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So in the 9th inning tonight Whit Merrifield led off with a double down the third base line. He absolutely busted his ass out of the batter's box, he sprinted like a madman after rounding first base, and he rounded second base with every intention of going for three until he saw the stop sign and put on the brakes.
It reminded me sadly of the 9th inning of game 7 of the 2014 World Series. You guys know the play I'm talking about. For one brief moment I wished Hootie were still here so I could troll him one more time about Alex Gordon's lack of hustle on the most important play of his career (up to that time, anyway). And Hootie could hysterically insist one more time that NOBODY in the entire history of baseball would have hustled on that play. NOBODY!
I've obviously forgiven Alex for that faux pas. His home run off Familia last year had a lot to do with that. Plus, coming so tantalizingly close in 2014 made 2015 the epic year that it was.
I even logged on to Royalsplanet to see if I could troll Hootie over there, but that place is a graveyard.
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