By now, even if you didn’t see the game itself, you’ve likely seen the debacle of Johnny Field being thrown out at home plate by 20 feet thanks in large part to an unfortunate send by Rays third base coach Matt Quatraro.
And while this is only anecdotal – because there are zero metrics, advanced or otherwise, on third base coaches – it does seem like there have been more than the usual number of strange decisions over there this season.
We’ve also seen some Mallex-ness that hasn’t been entirely Mallex’s fault. A host of players running through stop signs, yet making it home safely without so much as a throw.