Last night in Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera pulled off the most rare play in baseball - the unassisted triple play. Its happened only 14 times in the entire history of MLB, and its the third time the Indians have made it happen. In fact, the Indians have been involved with 6 of the 14 unassisted triple plays - three by them and three against them. The last time an Indians' player accomplished the feat in the regular season was 1909. The only time it has happened in the history of postseason play was when an Indians player turned one in the World Series in 1920. Not thinking about the importance of the event, Cabrera flipped the ball into the stands on his way to the dugout - some lucky fan has a very rare slice of baseball history.
In these tough and troubled times, baseball endures as a shining example of America's spirit - uplifting us all. To quote Annie Savoy from Bull Durham, "Walt Whitman once said, 'I see great things in baseball. It's our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.' You could look it up." (Yes, I know you are arching your eyebrows at steriod and drug abuse and such, nonetheless) We will overlook the irony that the player who pulled it off isn't a citizen - he's still part of the simmering melting pot whether the xenophobes like it or not...
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That was amazing - Matty found a video clip of the triple play. Yeah, baseball! The potential to see those kind of plays are what make it a great sport. Thanks for sharing.
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