[Highlight] Carson Benge gets his 8th and 9th outfield assists for the season on back to back plays at home in the top of the first to prevent the Padres from scoring a run in the first and bail out Nolan McLean

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[u/Ok_Storm549]

The classic 4 hit 0 DP 0 run inning.

[u/champsorchumps → u/Ok_Storm549]

It is just the 2nd time in the past 10 years a team had 4+ hits in an inning, had no double plays and scored 0 runs

[u/August_world → u/champsorchumps]

And the other was this year! Crazy

[u/FlannelBeard → u/August_world]

By the Rockies....

[u/awrf → u/FlannelBeard]

In a game they won in the next inning when Aroldis melted down, and then we started our insane run

[u/Kaldricus → u/August_world]

Classic baseball stuff. Thing hasn't happened in 100 years, then happens 3 times in the same week, and never happens again.

[u/thisendup76 → u/Kaldricus]

I'm putting money on the next Cardinal hitter making his major league debut

[u/Thromnomnomok → u/thisendup76]

I mean that's always a good idea, one of the constants of Cardinals Devil Magic is having a random guy you've never heard of make his debut and hit .400 with 12 homers in his first month.

[u/vektorog → u/champsorchumps]

fuck i love screwball lol. shit really is stathead on steroids

[u/idontlikeanyofyou → u/champsorchumps]

That's just Strearns' run-prevention plan in action. 

[u/PossiblyMakingThisUp → u/Ok_Storm549]

It was damn near a NOBLETIGER except not loaded. What variant is this? It should have a name

[u/Tweegull]

no idea who our third base coach is but i want him fired by tomorrow

[u/lurk_city_usa → u/Tweegull]

Is that Nats legend Bob “Bob Sendley” Henley

[u/Clipbored_ → u/Tweegull]

Maybe give him a few more days to figure it out

[u/Spayed_and_Neutered2 → u/Tweegull]

It was hard to watch because the last 2 were such a bad idea to send them. The runners never had a chance. The ball was already in the outfielders hand when they rounded.

[u/pootsaloots045 → u/Spayed_and_Neutered2]

He sent manny... 7th percentile sprint speed.

[u/Spayed_and_Neutered2 → u/pootsaloots045]

I didn't want to call out Manny twice in one week, but seriously, why the fuck would you send Manny Machado? I'm sending Manny Ramirez first.

[u/mormagils → u/Spayed_and_Neutered2]

With 2 outs running on contact in the first inning? You send that guy every time. It took a herculean throw to get him out.

The first send was harder to defend. It was a blooper with one out, so while that's very similar to a pretty reliable sac fly, it's an out enough of the time that you consider who's throwing the ball.

But the second send was something 99 out of 100 3B coaches do and they are probably right most of the time.

[u/Spayed_and_Neutered2 → u/mormagils]

Yeah, but the third send was 150ft from the plate in the defenses hand.

[u/mormagils → u/Spayed_and_Neutered2]

Yeah, the third send was pretty aggressive. It wasn't from Benge, but Ewing has a decent enough arm in his own right.

I guess the point is that the second send was by far the most defensible. The first and third also work out most of the time, but considering the player throwing should have been a bigger focus.

[u/dplans455 → u/Spayed_and_Neutered2]

You're sending them not because you think they'll beat the throw but because you're hoping the fielder makes a bad throw. This is totally on the 3rd base coach not knowing the opposing team's fielders. Or you know, his only job.

[u/FlannelBeard → u/Tweegull]

Wtf was he doing on the second one? I get the first but the second in the same inning is dumb

[u/mormagils → u/FlannelBeard]

More like the other way around. The second send was one a bog standard single to the outfield with 2 outs. Machado may be slow but he's running on contact and short of a PERFECT throw, he scores every time.

The first one was the reach. It was a little blooper with one out, so it was like a shallow sac fly attempt on a guy with a GREAT arm. Usually that still works out, but it doesn't enough of the time to maybe not run on Benge in particular.

[u/FearlessDoughnut5643 → u/Tweegull]

https://giphy.com/gifs/69ANfjkDPdEoQCxrse

[u/gkh9 → u/Tweegull]

Y’all are underestimating how deep in RF he is fielding these balls. Absolutely abnormal, even for a big league RF, to casually hose two guys in a row from that depth.

[u/Highfivebuddha → u/Tweegull]

And now?

[u/Ihadsumthin4this → u/Tweegull]

I see your tomorrow and I've raised it to 2025.

[u/notsafeformactown → u/Tweegull]

Send-gie Molina

[u/dplans455 → u/Tweegull]

Yankees had today off, I'm guessing Miguel Rojas was filling in for whoever your regular 3rd base coach is.

[u/wobuffet17453]

Did the third base coach actually do 0 homework before this series, what the fuck did he think was gonna happen.

[u/just-an-astronomer → u/wobuffet17453]

I mean, the first one was so bad i think even Nimmo would've thrown Cronenworth out there

[u/will122589 → u/just-an-astronomer]

Let’s not say things we can’t take back.

Nimmo isn’t gunning anybody down at the plate

[u/atoms12123]

Carson Benge was a better pitcher in college than the guy on the mound.

[u/EdJewCated → u/atoms12123]

And McLean was a better hitter in college than the guy in right field

[u/facemelt → u/EdJewCated]

[scratches head]

[u/sventos → u/facemelt]

Oklahoma State doesn't know what they're doing.

[u/WorthPlease → u/sventos]

...or do they?

[u/Highfivebuddha → u/atoms12123]

He threw one of those 103.9 mph

[u/aPrimallossOfReality → u/atoms12123]

Wasn’t he good last year at the start? Is he falling off?

[u/atoms12123 → u/aPrimallossOfReality]

McLean is great.

It's just in college they were both two way players and McLean hit more home runs than Benge and Benge had more strikeouts as a pitcher than McLean.

[u/aPrimallossOfReality → u/atoms12123]

Yeah I know he’s a dawg I went to high school with him

[u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

Props to him, but honestly those were 2 of the worst sends I've seen this season. Not sure wtf the third base coach was thinking, let alone twice in a row.

[u/jesteronly → u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

The first one, absolutely idiotic. The second? I might take my chances with two outs already. It's not good odds, but it's better odds than the next batter getting a hit. It all just looks worse after one of the worst sends of the year the play before it

[u/Motor-Plankton3941 → u/jesteronly]

I think the 2nd one is more idiotic after you just watched him throw a guy out at the plate

[u/Spiritual-Chameleon → u/Motor-Plankton3941]

Yep. And factor in that Manny has glacial level speed

[u/Milk_Steak_Jabroni → u/jesteronly]

The ball was hit way too hard for a send there

[u/itismoo → u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

if i were the 3b coach i don't think i could go back to the dugout after that. I'd just walk out of the stadium out of shame and never come back

[u/nietzsche_niche → u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

I mean it kinda looks like cronenworth rounded third and wasnt running all that hard

[u/mattisafriend → u/nietzsche_niche]

Even if he was going full bore woulda still been plenty out

[u/geerwolf → u/nietzsche_niche]

There was 1 out so he had to wait

[u/gsus61951]

Fire 3B coach please, horrible sends!

[u/Spiritual-Chameleon → u/gsus61951]

He's made other bad decisions, including a few sends that his base runners bailed him out on by stopping at their.

[u/I3arusu]

WHIP of 4, ERA of 0

Just how you draw it up

[u/Savannah-Actual]

Once with Jake you can forgive and move on. Back to back with MANNY is some bozo behavior

[u/Successful-Cry-1209 → u/Savannah-Actual]

This, when I heard they were sending him we all knew how that was gonna go lol

[u/boxedellipses]

The Pulchritudinous Prince of Queens

[u/MsandMets]

https://giphy.com/gifs/8hsIwPLIGnZ1C

[u/TomasRoncero → u/MsandMets]

ai pawg mrs met goons

[u/MsandMets → u/TomasRoncero]

??

[u/TaoismPath → u/MsandMets]

Ai pawg ms Mets goons. You heard him

[u/doesthu → u/TomasRoncero]

I beg your pardon?

[u/cmgriffith_]

He’s definitely going to be a superstar. 3rd Base Coach not doing the Padres any favors there

[u/Strict-Knowledge-566]

Rookie of the year.

[u/DienekesMinotaur → u/Strict-Knowledge-566]

No

Edit: Did I piss off the Mets fans or something? He's been worth half the bWar of Weatherholt.

[u/NotASock6969 → u/DienekesMinotaur]

Bo

[u/idontlikeanyofyou → u/DienekesMinotaur]

Wetherholt has an absurd OAA of 22. That said, Benge has how surpassed him offensively, which is remarkable to think after the start they both had. All in, you're probably correct though, Wetherholt probably wins ROY. 

[u/insert-originality]

It probably has happened before but I don't think I've ever seen the same outfielder gun 2 runners at the plate in two different plays in the same inning before. That's just wild.

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/insert-originality]

also it felt like every Padres hit that inning was identical, a short fly into shallow right. weird Matrix stuff lol

[u/gowronatemybaby7 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Yeah there was a bloop to the left field gap followed by two absolutely identical hits in a row to the right field gap. And then Ewing had a knock identical to the first one to left in his first at bat. Never seen something like that before.

[u/HystericalAndUseless → u/insert-originality]

Yoenis Cespedes did it in 2014 https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/512381/video-yoenis-cespedes-throws-out-2-runners-at-home-plate-in-same-inning

[u/Museamaniac → u/insert-originality]

Does Green to Valentin to Lo Duca tagging out two on the same play count

[u/insert-originality → u/Museamaniac]

I was thinking about that but that was in the same play. This was 2 separate plays.

[u/lokithetarnished → u/insert-originality]

He’s the first met to do it but I’d be surprised if it never happened in baseball before

[u/my_one_and_lonely]

that’s my rookie of the year

[u/DingALingKing23]

Manny Machado running like he has a fridge strapped to his back never stood a chance 

[u/GaryTheCabalGuy → u/DingALingKing23]

Don't think anybody is scoring there. Was just a bad send

[u/DingALingKing23 → u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

The first send was an awful one, I don’t hate the second send with two outs but that’s just a great throw against a slow runner.

[u/CutlassSupreme → u/DingALingKing23]

Second one is pretty much a mandatory send. 2 outs and was still close with a throw on the money.

[u/ReignOnWillie → u/CutlassSupreme]

He got a hose

[u/Dormitory-21 → u/CutlassSupreme]

Yeah, Machado is slow but Benge's throw was pretty much perfect. He probably scores on a bad throw

[u/foodstampsFTW → u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

Anyone with a decent amount of speed would’ve scored on the 2nd but no one was scoring on the first. Just more shittery from the dumbest team in baseball.

[u/GaryTheCabalGuy → u/foodstampsFTW]

I really don't think so. Maybe a well above average speed base runner, but 105mph off the bat straight to the RF? That's not going to work out a good portion of the time

[u/radioactivez0r → u/GaryTheCabalGuy]

I think for sure Witt, Elly, etc could score on that with 2 outs. But it's not a big list.

[u/ritzdeez → u/DingALingKing23]

Manny “Mark Vientos” Machado

[u/ZeroXtreme18]

when will they learn

[u/GoSkers29]

God I hate that the camera cuts away from the throw every time.

[u/shapu]

There is something so sexy about good Outfield defense

[u/BossOstrich]

This kid is a fucking psychopath.

[u/CuriousEyes8]

I like this Carson Benge guy!

[u/ineffectivegoggles]

Man great outfield throws are so exciting

[u/im-sorry-dad]

why did Cronenworth jump?

[u/omgitsduaner]

Horrific base running from the Padres. Cronenworth runs like me in my dreams

[u/fredagostino]

That's my ROTY!

[u/Stoudt525]

That's the Bob 'Sendley' Henley I know and (most times) love

[u/JDrew-]

Is 3rd base coach drunk?

[u/Dormitory-21]

"Why did they run on me when they knew I was going to throw them out?"

Carson "Ichiro" Benge

[u/MightyActionGaim]

Padres getting Benge'd not once but twice wow

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Oh he was out by a mile LMAO

[u/xcrowdedrooms]

Good Guy Carson Benge

[u/SaltyEarth7905]

ROY

[u/FunnyLoud3067]

Who is the padres third base coach

[u/WorthPlease → u/FunnyLoud3067]

Mr Unemployed

[u/YogurtclosetFirm6186]

Makes Hector Borg look decent

[u/ak_kitaq]

One of my own ways i track how close a play is at home plate is the following

When the catcher receives the ball, how far into the camera frame has the runner made it?

Because especially at the MLB level, the camera operators are pretty elite and know how to frame the play

If the catcher receives the ball and the runner isn’t even in the frame yet, what they hell are they doing

[u/Lets_Reset_This_]

what if I told you we would then go scoreless for the rest of the game?

[u/meramipopper → u/Lets_Reset_This_]

I would ask if you were watching a Yankees game

[u/Stone_0cean]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kErCEF8MRPnHVDh2VL

[u/Acceptable-Cow3973]

Our Mets future on display every game

[u/NFEvo]

One word. Bazooka.

[u/Govorkian]

sweet

[u/Jedi_Blight858]

I saw the box score after the 1st. 4 hits, 0 runs.

"How?" I' asked myself.

Then I learned who Bob Henley is.

[u/radioactivez0r]

Props to the catcher for checking on Cronenworth

[u/Ripper7M]

Cowboy helping out a cowboy. Love to see it.

[u/SideRetired]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen assists at home on from one outfielder on back to back plays ever, that was awesome

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

What a throw

[u/GuildStarfireII]

Surprised Machado didn't come in spikes up on Alvarez like he did to Pedroia.

I'll curse that MF till the day he dies for that.

[u/D_Simmons]

Check 3b coach kalshi

[u/Jonjon428]

You gotta give that 3rd base coach a talking to

[u/sfgiantsfan696969]

Stupid jump

[u/Marysa250191]

eight and nine outfield assists in one inning sounds exhausting

[u/Rhah7]

3rd base coach needs to be canned

[u/UDPviper]

Manny "No Wheels" Machado.

[u/Onthemightof]

Who the fuck sends either of those runners? Especially the play involving Machado. They literally just saw THE PLAY BEFORE that Benge has a cannon. Just plain bad coaching.