August 15, 2011

The Worst At-Bat in MLB History?: Or just too much respect?

posted by yerfatma to baseball at 03:45 PM - 11 comments

standing more than a full Pedroia away from home plate

Gold!

posted by grum@work at 04:19 PM on August 15, 2011

Heh...that was funny. The pitcher was so shocked at his distance from the plate that he walked him :-)

posted by slackerman at 05:06 PM on August 15, 2011

So many animated gifs...my kingdom for an embedded YouTube video! Is this hosted by GeoCities?

Loved the Pedroia reference. Gold, indeed!

posted by dfleming at 05:07 PM on August 15, 2011

Animated gifs killed my internet.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:34 PM on August 15, 2011

Does a YouTube video of someone filming the at-bat on their TV do it you GIF haters?

posted by qbert72 at 07:19 PM on August 15, 2011

I haven't seen an at-bat like that since little league. But if you're not going to swing, and can't hit, why not do something that throws the pitcher completely off (not that this was intentional).

posted by justgary at 07:50 PM on August 15, 2011

*watches qbert's Youtube video link*

I'm sorry fatty, but this is the single greatest at bat in the history of baseball. I just woke up my poor baby from laughing so hard. That's some great announcing too.

posted by NoMich at 10:31 PM on August 15, 2011

Thanks qbert72. I like the "I'm surprised he has a helmet and gloves" commentary.

posted by dfleming at 06:23 AM on August 16, 2011

As mentioned in the first link, how much does Ceda suck as a pitcher?

Alternatively, he was so amused by everything he felt compelled to walk a fellow pitcher.

posted by Bonkers at 08:11 AM on August 16, 2011

I would've been tempted to hit him on the fourth pitch, if I were Ceda. Screw it, he's taking his base either way.

posted by The_Black_Hand at 05:41 PM on August 16, 2011

If he had done that, he might have accidentally thrown him a strike.

posted by bender at 05:59 PM on August 16, 2011

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