2013 World Series, Game 3: Red Sox at Cardinals - October 26, 2013

[@Worrell057]

Honestly, one of the most exciting finishes to a WS game in my recent memory. Anything that puts everyone in the stadium and at home on their feet is frickin' great baseball.

[@ungartothemax20166]

Worrell057 I couldn’t agree with you more

[@Worrell057]

@MANCHESTER UNITED Gosh. I didn't know baseball was in competition with soccer or futbol or girls kickball or whatever it is called. It's odd that something like soccer could be so popular and I have never even once watched more than a highlight clip of it on television. It's not popular with me, kind of like basketball, competitive dart throwing, hurling, or figure skating. I don't like those either.

[@1helluvaguy738]

Games 3 & 4 had the most unlikely endings of a baseball game I’ve ever seen. And that they were both in the same World Series.

[@joeydoherty368]

This was one of the more Wild World Series in recent history for sure.

[@robertgresham2591]

12:03: Chevrolet 35:07: MasterCard 46:24: Taco Bell & Geico 1:10:23: Budweiser 1:17:23: Ford 1:33:58: DIRECTV & Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition 2:22:49: Chevrolet 2:44:42: Walmart, Frozen & Geico 3:11:20: Bank of America, AT&T & Taco Bell 4:00:55: MasterCard & T-Mobile

[@Jiltedin2007]

How did the Boston Red Sox respond to this ordeal? They only won the next three games, AND THE 2013 WORLD SERIES!

[@cord2250]

4:32:37

[@jimsmith6603]

4:32:44 Had me laughing for two hours straight. Easily the funniest gut-busting blooper in Major League Baseball history!

[@nfp8592]

MANCHESTER UNITED just shut up please

[@ItsJaceYoutube]

@M Why you here then?

[@brandonbarry2382]

Great call for last out

[@michaelsena5577]

There wasn't a last out.

[@Ueiksg]

@@michaelsena5577 there was, it was yadi

[@ItsJaceYoutube]

@@Ueiksg No it wasnt

[@ItsJaceYoutube]

@@Ueiksg It was Pedroia and Yadi was in the dugout.

[@nintendoplaza4782]

I like it, but did the introduction have to be 40 mins?

[@Ueiksg]

The intro was 4 and a half hours

[@sparkyshore3543]

And by the way, I literally read the relevant rule from the official rule book less than an hour ago.

[@Koudey]

1:30:22 Should be E8, 4-3.

[@luckyhaskins69]

if you cant hustle down the line in game 3 of the world series, its time to hang it up....come on man...whats up holliday?

[@BaseballPlayer0]

Last postseason series where Boston would have black letters and names on back on road unis. They went back to red after a strange 4 year period of black

[@thomasjcox]

They are red now? Never noticed on the road.

[@BaseballPlayer0]

@@thomasjcox yup, red

[@ungartothemax20166]

I’m watching this game in preparation of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. Hopefully the Blues beat the Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final like the Cardinals beat the Red Sox in Games 2 and 3 of the 2013 World Series. Although hopefully the Blues beat the Bruins to win the championship unlike in this series where the Red Sox would end up winning this series. So hopefully in the Stanley Cup Final, it’s St. Louis coming out with the victory and NOT Boston. Boston doesn’t need another championship

[@IncredibleFulk1]

UngarToTheMax I come from the future to tell you that you guys did it!! You won your Cup and beat Boston!! You guys had to beat my Sharks to do it, but congrats either way.

[@uzkhan9803]

I agree I would understand if the Redsocks and Celtics were good but the other teams need to stop winning

[@mvpcammy4704]

We did it but we lost this

[@mlbonfox8199]

wasnt beltran on the 05" astros??????

[@sparkyshore3543]

It actually doesn't matter if the umpire thought the run would have scored minus the obstruction. On obstruction, all runners advance safely to the base where the umps judge they should have been able to reach, but the runner who was actually obstructed is GUARANTEED at least one base past the last one he touched.

[@almostfm]

Actually, you only read part of the rule. 7.06(b) says that "If no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no further action is possible. The umpire shall then call ‘Time’ and impose such penalties, if any, as in his judgment will nullify the act of obstruction." Because the ball was past Middlebrooks and he wasn't going to be able to retrieve it, he was no longer "making a play" on the runner, and this becomes a "Type B" obstruction-in which case, the umpire decides what "will nullify the act of obstruction". IOW, what would have happened if the obstruction didn't happen. Because Craig busted his ass toward home and made it a relatively close play, the umpires ruled that barring the obstruction, he probably would have scored on the play.

[@charliedecker1105]

CORRECT! Good obstruction call, HOWEVER, his first step after the slide and the ball gets away is back to 2nd base. Then, he is obstructed and therefore, should be awarded 3rd base!

[@almostfm]

No, because he'd already reached third. Taking a step toward second to get his feet underneath him is not an attempt to go back to second.

[@egcgc7125]

Safe clear obstruction who da fk gets up with his foots at the air.

[@amypeterson4615]

Craig would have tripped over an ant. The most awkward man in baseball.

[@jc_baseball1370]

Craig was the g, most productive player in the game 2012-2013

[@BillyBall35]

Is it just me, or did Craig miss home plate. Ik it's irrelevant bc of the obstruction call but just wondering

[@JakeSchyvinckNFL]

LOL at Middlebrooks looking extremely confused even after intentionally putting his legs up to stop Craig from advancing.

[@marcussmart304]

Why is Craig running way off the baseline

[@musicman76enator]

Mmmm kay lol

[@almostfm]

What he's running "way off" of is the foul line, which is not the same thing. A runner can choose his path to the next base until the defense attempts a play on him. At that point, his baseline is established-a direct line from where he is to the base he's trying to reach. Because there's no play on him when he starts home, there's no baseline. at that time.

[@davidharmon4820]

@@almostfm you're right on that

[@sparkyshore3543]

Copied from an older version of the official rule book, on umpire bible.com, but also as stated in the rule book PDFs on MLB.com "7.06 - When obstruction occurs, the umpire shall call or signal "Obstruction": (a) If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter-runner is obstructed before touching first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in the umpire's judgment, if there had been no obstruction. The obstructed runner shall be awarded at least one base beyond the base last legally touched by such runner, before the obstruction. Any preceding runners forced to advance by the award of bases as the penalty for obstruction shall advance without liability to be put out;"

[@almostfm]

Except this was a "Type B" obstruction, because a play was no longer being made on him. In that case, it's a delayed dead ball, and the umpire places the runner where he believes the runner would have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. BTW, Craig did the smart thing by busting his ass for home. Had he just ambled (assuming he would be awarded the base), or just stood at third, he almost certainly wouldn't have been awarded home.

[@NLGabriel75]

@@almostfm damn Great Analysis from both of you guys

Craig never touched home plate

[@josephfranco9955]

I don't think you have to under an obstruction call

[@CC_0413]

3:48:22

[@musicman76enator]

I like Colbie, but I wished she had sang the Anthem a capella instead with a guitar accompanying her.

[@Mike-eo1bw]

Joe Kelly- 20 jk LOL

[@jameshyman3766]

Terrible call on the final play. Middlebrooks is NOT between 3B and Home plate. He is between 2B and 3B. Craig chose to run where he did.

[@Ueiksg]

That is the stupidest comment I have ever seen on this. He was running home, he choose to run home as fast as he could and was intentionally or otherwise tripped. That is all that mattered. Cry me a New England river.

[@mbdg6810]

already touched third = third base is the start point

[@andrewdecker9031]

Mlb announcer doesn't know the difference between "interference" and obstruction?

[@Ilovemunchlax1]

Andrew Decker a lot of people don’t

[@mbdg6810]

obstruction literally is a synonym regardless of the distinction in MLB rules

[@novacometsxd1047]

Lol Jim Joyce should quit and if he did I'm happy

[@novacometsxd1047]

***** wait i commented this

[@stephenmcneil4573]

Nova Comets xD why he's one of the greatest ever, and this call proves it. Actually never mind, he's terrible because he couldn't possibly be right on this call, maybe you should take his place for that matter.

[@doctorspencer9001]

last play was bullshit that was clearly a out.

[@josephfranco9955]

There was clearly obstruction with third base maybe he was clearly out but because of the obstruction.

[@charliedecker1105]

Yes, it was obstruction. However, notice on the replay how Craig's first step after he slides and the ball gets away is towards 2nd Base. Therefore, he was obstructed, and should have been awarded third base.

[@lisataylor-reinwald1445]

Doctor Spencer it doesn't matter Boston won in the end

[@mbdg6810]

*an out and it was, but obstruction nullifies it

[@henrywood1304]

Craig was in the way of the throw Salty

[@bcp25]

First

[@stantheman2756]

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