On the play in which David Wright ALMOST tagged out Brady Clark at third base in the fifth inning on Friday night, Willie Randolph pointed out that Wright wouldn't have had to go after Clark himself if Jose Reyes had rotated over from shortstop to cover third like he was supposed to. And you know what? Willie was 100 percent right.
Bill Hall had singled to left with runners on first and second. Clark, the runner on second, rounded third but was held up by third-base coach Dale Sveum and slipped. Wright, who had moved into the cutoff position, grabbed Cliff Floyd's throw, and seeing Clark scrambling back to the base, dived in an attempt to tag him out. Clark was called safe, but he could have easily been called out. Geoff Jenkins followed with his three-run double, and the Brewers were on their way.
But think about it: If Reyes had covered third, Clark would have been out and the inning would have been over with the Mets ahead 3-1. Jose Lima would have probably been taken out after five, and the Mets' bullpen would have tried to hold the lead. Would they have been successful? Who knows. But everyone would have looked at Lima's outing a lot differently.
My point in all this is the little things in baseball, like Reyes not rotating, are often the most interesting. And most overlooked. I think it's to Willie's credit that he didn't overlook it when assessing why the Mets lost.
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Many times the little things in Baseball decide the outcome. In this case, Willie made a poignant remark related to Jose Reyes not rotating to third base, where a crisp throw from David Wright to Jose may have resulted in the third out. Thus, a 3-1 New York lead after five innings, with the Mets well rested bullpen ready. That said, David may have tagged Brady Clark before he reached back for third base, anyway. It has been a difficult week for the Mets related to Umpires calls. When revieing baseball games, many times the little things turn the game.
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