This play provides a good example of what is wrong with the Chicago Cubs.
In the bottom of the first inning, Pittsburgh Pirates have a runner (Andrew McCutchen) on first base. On the 2-2 pitch, McCutchen faked an attempt to steal second base by taking a couple of steps towards second and then stopping. The pitch was low and outside, but Cubs catcher Geovany Soto apparently thought McCutchen was stealing, so he made a hard throw to second.
Since McCutchen was not stealing, no Cubs infielder was covering second base, so as a result, Soto's throw heads into the outfield. In the end, McCutchen got a free pass to second base.
Commentators defended Soto by saying that someone in the Cubs dugout likely yelled "There he goes" implying that McCutchen was stealing. Clearly there was a breakdown in communication on the part of the Chicago Cubs, and would seem to be just one more bad play in what has been a long season.
In the bottom of the first inning, Pittsburgh Pirates have a runner (Andrew McCutchen) on first base. On the 2-2 pitch, McCutchen faked an attempt to steal second base by taking a couple of steps towards second and then stopping. The pitch was low and outside, but Cubs catcher Geovany Soto apparently thought McCutchen was stealing, so he made a hard throw to second.
Since McCutchen was not stealing, no Cubs infielder was covering second base, so as a result, Soto's throw heads into the outfield. In the end, McCutchen got a free pass to second base.
Commentators defended Soto by saying that someone in the Cubs dugout likely yelled "There he goes" implying that McCutchen was stealing. Clearly there was a breakdown in communication on the part of the Chicago Cubs, and would seem to be just one more bad play in what has been a long season.
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