Most football fans love a good trick play. In baseball however, they’re quite rare.
On this day 15 years ago, the Florida Marlins absolutely fooled the Arizona Diamondbacks with the old “hidden-ball trick”. On Aug. 10, 2005, the Marlins had a big offensive night in a 10-5 win over Arizona at Dolphins Stadium, but it was a play in the field that had everyone talking after the game.
The Marlins were clinging to a 6-5 lead in the top of the eighth inning as Arizona threatened to draw even. The Diamondbacks had runners on the corners with one out as Craig Counsell, a World Series hero with the Marlins in 1997, stepped to the plate.