In Ryne Sandberg's column, he made a good point -- that Paul screwed up by taking it for granted. No matter what the call, there was no cost to Paul to tag Pierzynski, or toss the ball to first instead of rolling it to the pitcher; or, at the very least, ask the umpire what the call was. Sandberg's interpretation is that Paul was trying to "sell" the out, by making it seem unthinkable that it was not an out; but why not just tag Pierzynski and have it done with?
In playoffs, more than any other time, the teams that win are the most professional. Paul didn't do the professional thing, and his team paid the price.
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Date: 2005-10-14 01:36 am (UTC)In playoffs, more than any other time, the teams that win are the most professional. Paul didn't do the professional thing, and his team paid the price.
Whacky play, though.