Bryan Holaday was beside himself.
It was the Marlins’ April 5 game with Philadelphia, and the Phillies were running wild. They stole four bases in a row with Holaday behind the plate, and he was never angrier.
“I was pretty hot,” Holaday said. “Anytime somebody steals a bag, I get (hacked) off. I get mad at myself because I feel like I should throw everybody out, and not in a cocky way.”
But Holaday has had nothing to be mad about since. He’s thrown out eight consecutive runners trying to steal bases, setting an obscure Marlins record in the process.