OT: Strange but true plays of 2006

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Here is an interesting article by Jayson Stark on some of the bizarre plays that happened this year. Here is an excerpt on one of them:

PRESTO CHANGO DEPT.: In an Aug. 23 game against the White Sox, Tigers reliever Jamie Walker managed to strike out a hitter he never faced (Scott Podsednik). So how'd that happen? Simple. Podsednik, batting against a right-hander (Colby Lewis), fouled off two bunt attempts. Whereupon Tigers manager Jim Leyland brought in a left-hander (Walker). Which inspired White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen to send up Brian Anderson to pinch-hit for Podsednik. Whereupon Anderson swung and missed -- for a strikeout that wound up on the permanent records of Walker and Podsednik, even though they were never on the field at the same time. Got that?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2710549

 

[devilalum]

Thanks, I love this kind of crap.

 

[Stallion]

Very entertaining read. All that in one year.

 

[Phxchris1989]

THE HECK WITH THAT PITCH COUNT DEPT.: But Reds reliever Jason Standridge can top that last trick. On Aug. 6, he recorded an out without throwing a pitch -- while retiring a player who had faced the pitcher before him. OK, how'd that happen? Also simple. Standridge came out of the bullpen to relieve Kyle Lohse. And his first act was to step off the rubber, throw to second on an appeals play -- and get an out when the umpires ruled that Braves runner Willy Aybar had missed second base. That also subtracted a hit from the previous batter, Marcus Giles -- another hitter who had never faced Standridge. Got all that?

Wow, that's my favorite.