Thursday, 10 May 2012

MLB poised to pick off 1st-and-3rd trick move (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - This Aug. 8, 2011 file photo shows New York Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey throwing to first base on a pickoff attempt against the San Diego Padres in the third inning of a baseball game in New York. A pickoff move that's been part of baseball strategy for years might be get picked off next season. Major League Baseball is poised to eliminate the fake-to-third, throw-to-first trick that teams routinely use. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill, File)

NEW YORK (AP) Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano stepped toward third base and bluffed a pickoff throw, then twirled and made a soft toss to first. No dice, the Tampa Bay runners didn't fall for that ol' trick - they'd seen it too often.




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