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1. yankeegirl76 Says:
   October 10th, 2005 at 8:36 am

   I was also worried about when they would show the game being that I have to work also.It looks like 8 pm is are starting time I believe on FOX.Can I just say from one YANKEE FAN to another WE GOT THIS!!

2. johnmeister Says:
   October 10th, 2005 at 4:58 pm

   I am not sure that Cano should have slid. Sliding causes you to slow down. This is important so you don’t overrun bases, like 2nd base and 3rd. But at home, Cano is trying to outrun the throw. If he slides, he slows down and may be tagged out. As it is, without slowing down, he barely beat the throw.

3. Anonymous Says:
   October 10th, 2005 at 7:01 pm

   Believe it or not, if you watch the replay of Cano’s score, it turned out better than he didn’t slide. There is more body surface crossing the plate when one slides. When the ball is out in front of the plate, in fair territory, as the throw to Molina WAS, Cano presented less of a target crossing the plate standing, even though it can be scary, and certainly in some cases, such as in the now infamous jeremy giambi la-di-da crossing of home plate only to be caught by Jeter shoveling the ball to Posada on the most incredible shortstop play I’ve ever seen. If Cano had slid last night, I’m not saying he would have been tagged out, but because Molina had to turn around and try a swipe tag, it is possible that if Cano had slid across the plate at the same moment, he might have appeared out to an umpire, whereas, running across the plate, with Molina 2 steps into fair territory, when Molina reached back to swipe tag, he had to actually tag him. A clean miss, which is what he had, was obvious. It’s not the ideal way to cross home plate, but last night, I think anyway, it worked to perfection. Next time, he’d better not push his luck, though…he should always slide. just ask Jeremy.

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