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See How the Blue Jays Turned Their First Triple Play in 33 Years
- Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:15am by
Scott Baker
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have turned their first triple play in 33 years.
The Kansas City Royals had runners on first and second in the third inning Friday night when Eric Hosmer lined out to first baseman Adam Lind, who stepped on the bag to double off Yuniesky Betancourt. Lind then fired to shortstop Yunel Escobar to retire Alex Gordon, who had strayed off second.
It was Toronto’s first triple play since Sept. 21, 1979, against the New York Yankees.
Al Cowens was the previous Royals batter to hit into a triple play on June 19, 1979, against Oakland.
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avgconservative
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:43pmThe batter should be benched. The GM should be scolded. Why in the world would you let a guy swing on a hit and run who doesn’t know how to get a breaking curve out of the infield?
Report Post »Steev
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 3:31pmI once turned a triple play. I caught a flyball at third base – that was one out, i tagged the runner from second base who was running to third base – that was the second out, then i threw the ball to first base before the runner going to second base could make it back to first, and that was the third out. I was in my first year of little league ( we were all about nine or ten years old ) at the time and it didn‘t occur to me or any of my teamates that the flyball being caught by me was the third out and we didn’t need to continue on but, what the hell, it was good practice ! : )
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:21pmIts not a triple play if the caught ball was out number 3
Report Post »Rijkstra
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 5:25pmThe only triple play I ever witnessed was in Little League. Shortstop catches the fly, tags the runner going to third and throws the runner out caught off first–unassisted triple play!
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 2:52pmThe Minnesota Twins turned not one but TWO triple plays on July 17th 1990 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway
Report Post »rbowers
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 2:05pmWasn’t it just once that the Jays won the World Series? “Whoop, there it goes” seems to have been the phrase of the day. Anyway, I was drawn to this sight to see an even more rare occurrence — Boston fans booing a Democrap president. Where’s the posting?
Report Post »CanuckinPA
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:14pmBeat Atlanta in 92 and the Phillies in 93 on Joe Carter’s ninth inning home run.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:22pmThat is one HEADS UP play….Good job!!
Report Post »tajloc
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:10amWow two baseball stories….no hitter and a triple play. Fun
Report Post »KeithOlberdink
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:28amIts the bluejays, who cares.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:42amI do, kind of…The Fisher Cats play in Manchester NH. :)
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:51amTriples are Sweet… yet, you can practice and practice… but, the situations never occur!
Report Post »onegodinkansas
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 9:06ambrought to you by the “it’s our time” KC Royals. In rare form once again, the worst team in MLB finds yet another way to lose.
Report Post »EJ1979
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:36amI once saw my dad turn a triple play all by himself, so pro’s, well hell, they should do it all the time.
Report Post »80mesh
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:13am0bammy, reid, pelosi … youre outa here !
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 2:12amI hope everyone enjoyed that. I had to watch it twice ……I am a little slow.
Report Post »softunderbelly
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:24amA thing of beauty. I’ve watched 4 times now. I‘m glad it’s baseball season again.
Report Post »AndySchmandy
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 5:42am@Soft Amen.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:49amno comment
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:44amGo braves! 10-5.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:44amBlaze,are the story cycles so slow that we have to go back 30 years to try and remember if they actually had a triple play? I didn’t even know the blue jays were a major baseball team.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 5:55amPretty sure they won the world series twice. Button up!
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