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[bluezebra]

What is the "Miami fake pickoff" play?

Bob

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

What is the "Miami fake pickoff" play?

Bob

Pitcher steps off the rubber and fakes a throw to first complete with good follow through. First baseman, yells "damn" or something to that effect and acts as if the ball went over his head. He turns to run it down and idiot R1, with the blessing of his moron base coach, takes off for second. F1 then throws to second for the put-out.

[SAump]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Pitcher steps off the rubber and fakes a throw to first complete with good follow through. First baseman, yells "damn" or something to that effect and acts as if the ball went over his head. He turns to run it down and idiot R1, with the blessing of his moron base coach, takes off for second. F1 then throws to second for the put-out.

The play I thought was Miami follows. R1 steals, F4 covers the bag facing the outfield. F6 or F8 run out to catch shallow fly ball thrown out there by the catcher. R1, thinking it was a pop-up, returns to 1B in attempt to re-touch. Defense manages to tag R1 before touching 1B. So did I make this up?

Which original Miami play helped them go on to win one of their National CWS Title?

[DG]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Pitcher steps off the rubber and fakes a throw to first complete with good follow through. First baseman, yells "damn" or something to that effect and acts as if the ball went over his head. He turns to run it down and idiot R1, with the blessing of his moron base coach, takes off for second. F1 then throws to second for the put-out.

I thought the Miami play was at 2B. F1 turns and fakes a pickoff to 2B with R2 on base. F4and F6 dive toward each other behind the bag as if the ball was overthrown into CF, and F8 of course is running in like he is fielding the overthrow. R2 is thrown out advancing to 3B by F1 who still has the ball.

But I guess that is the stuff of legend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_baseball