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Almost forgot this one.
Did anyone else have obstruction on the play at third after the Texas runner was picked-off of 2B? I wasn't sure at first (and I don't think the umpire was either) until I saw it in slow motion. At regular speed, I probably would have seen it as a train wreck which is what U3 saw.
Contact before the ball reached F5. Kicker here was that if F5 is playing at the bag instead of 4-5 feet toward 2B, the throw, and probably tag, would have easily occurred and they could still be playing.
The runner (Gardener?) followed up with a slide at the plate many major league ball players couldn't or wouldn't be capable of pulling off.
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