Thursday night's game featured a double play so bizarre mere words cannot describe it. In case you missed it, here is a reenactment, using Legos.
It's the ninth inning. In the eighth, the Rays put a two-spot on the board to tie the game. Ben Zobrist led off the inning with a single off Joe Nathan.
With Zobrist on first, Joe Nathan pitches to Rays speedster Carl Crawford.
It's over Cuddy's head! The ball bounces off the baggie and Cuddy fields it. How many bases can Crawford get?
The base coach sensibly holds Zobrist up at third, so there will be runners on second and third with no outs.
But Crawford doesn't see. He's thinking triple, and runs through second.
Crap!
Zobrist has no choice but to break for home, but he's caught in a rundown.
Mauer tags him out.
Crawford, who would have been safe at third, bails back for second…
…where he is tagged out. Double play.
Rays Manager Joe Madden cannot believe his eyes.
Carl Crawford commits ritual suicide.
Is Young Dash trying to eat the Lego yet?
Posted by: tgd at April 16, 2007 07:18 PMWow! Way to GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT, Batgirl. Legovision: close as you can get to being there without getting mustard on your shirt.
Posted by: Slider Away at April 16, 2007 07:43 PMI just heard about bat-girl last October and didn't know what Legovision was when I read the comments. NOW...I get what the fuss was about!!!
Thank you for making my day....again.
YAY! Legovision, how I have missed thee. Anyway, that was the best DP I've ever seen!
Posted by: TwinsPrincess at April 16, 2007 08:16 PMDo Lego Zobrist and Lego Crawford not know that running with sharp objects like swords and battle axes is dangerous?
Posted by: Spacey Stacey at April 16, 2007 08:22 PMI knew BG could not resist Crawford dumb base running. that was a lego vision script from heaven
Posted by: mas at April 16, 2007 08:22 PMas long as we don't have to live the Lego Crawford inside-the-park HR, everything will be okay.
hooray for Legovision!
Posted by: kafumbly at April 16, 2007 08:59 PMHurray for Lego-vision. It almost makes everything in the world alright.
Posted by: soccerfan at April 16, 2007 09:30 PMThanks for the entries BG! I always love the attention to detail in legovision. How could crawford miss that stop sign?
Posted by: Bob at April 16, 2007 09:47 PMyay legos!
Posted by: Twinsboy at April 16, 2007 10:00 PMDarn! I was hoping that Joe Madden would take the whole D-Rays team to McDonald's after the game because that was a LITTLE LEAGUE play.
Posted by: Flip at April 16, 2007 10:23 PMThank you, Thank you, Thank you.
BG + LEGOs = Awesome-ness
And good news on Punto,
"The MRI showed just a sprained ankle with light swelling. The Twins medical staff said Punto is expected to miss only a day or two with the injury."
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070416&content_id=1904020&vkey=news_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min
ahh... that was almost as good as watching the real thing!
Posted by: Renae at April 16, 2007 10:44 PMAll is right with the world... Legovision has returned.
Posted by: Shelley at April 16, 2007 11:01 PMThe nuance of the "cut-a-way" dugout reaction is just GOLD!
Posted by: BAT bandwagoner at April 16, 2007 11:35 PMOh, BG, I love you. Thank you for the Legovision. I saw a fuzzy version of it on the news, but Legovision is SO much better!
Posted by: Candace at April 16, 2007 11:35 PMLegoVision for 2007? THANK YOU, BAT-GIRL!!! :D
Posted by: Pickles at April 17, 2007 12:20 AMI love it! I was told just how ridiculously bad Crawford's baserunning had been, but I never fully understood until I saw it with my own eyes in Legovision! None of the television replays even hinted at the critical part of the play, where Crawford attempts Sepuku in shame. Another Legovision replay makes clear the incomprehensible. Go spacemen!
Posted by: cubsalot at April 17, 2007 12:47 AMI was wondering how to explain the sudden heat wave and general return of spring-like weather... now I understand. Legovision cures all.
Well done BG.
Posted by: JimCrikket at April 17, 2007 12:51 AMThanks BG! Another classic. Like cubsalot I didn't hear Dazzle mention the sepuku. Which is odd 'cause you'd think Dazzle would be all over that.
Is it just me or did you upgrade your camera? Perhaps all the footage of Joe Nathan's future son-in-law was just coming out as high-speed blurs?
Posted by: TwinsFoghorn at April 17, 2007 04:35 AMa truly classic Legovision to one of the all time great boneheaded plays. I could go on but I think Flip said it best, McDonalds it is, but isn't that just a treat if you play well?
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Posted by: dan in london at April 17, 2007 04:47 AMHey! Your Lego Twins have an open-air stadium... I want one!
Posted by: WC at April 17, 2007 09:09 AMLegovision makes my life.
Posted by: Stacy at April 17, 2007 09:28 AMMy favorite Legovision episode ever.
Posted by: Pickles & Dimes at April 17, 2007 09:36 AMhahahaha! I also think it's funny that the Legovision people are the Medieval Knights vs the Astronauts!
Posted by: Bring Back Reboulet at April 17, 2007 09:54 AMThe ritual suicide in the end is quite funny as well.
Posted by: Jerry at April 17, 2007 10:10 AMI think the ritual suicide came a bit later than BG's rendition shows. The final nail in the coffin came the following half inning when Morneau's game winner went over his wall and passed about three inches to the left of his glove.
Posted by: Torhu at April 17, 2007 11:26 AMI'm so glad I checked this site before I had to go into my terminally boring lunch meeting. Now my coworkers will all wonder why I keep chuckling to myself, however.
Posted by: Redbird at April 17, 2007 11:50 AMLegovision is a guilty pleasure--- So satisfying, and yet, always making me want more. Like BG, I was relocated last summer---in my case, from Central MN to Seattle. Tonight, I'll be out at the SAFE rooting for our team! Under my TWINS sweatshirt, I'll have on my official BATGIRL t-shirt: CHICKS DIG SMALL BALL! I think the last TWINS game I saw in person was the one where NUTTY made his appearance---that was memorable.
Posted by: RallyMonkey at April 17, 2007 02:47 PMGotta love games that start after 9 (PM). Late night here I come.
And a note to whoever is in charge of turning down 1500's signal and 8:08 and at 9:14, Just when the game is gitting good. I hate you.
BG, I shower thee with love and adoration. Go Legovision!
Posted by: CarrieICL at April 17, 2007 04:19 PMPer-fect! Thanks, Batgirl.
Posted by: Dee at April 17, 2007 04:26 PMHey, Rally Monkey . . . I'm not a stalker, but where in Seattle do you live? I'm in Federal Way.
Posted by: Bring Back Reboulet at April 17, 2007 04:40 PMAwesome! We want more!
Posted by: tgd's stat freak at April 17, 2007 07:04 PMSo I was at that game (on the third base line) and Legovision made me feel like I was there all over again, I loved it!!
Posted by: Drew at April 17, 2007 11:26 PMHey, BringBack---I'm in Phinney Ridge, great place for a Monkey 'cause I'm close to the zoo. Great game tonight, eh? At the bottom of the 8th, I looked around and the majority of folks I saw at the Safe were wearing SOME sort of TWINS, or GOPHERS gear. I'm going back tomorrow night for seconds, hope our guys are ready for the King.....
Posted by: RallyMonkey at April 18, 2007 01:11 AMPhinney Ridge? Is that in Queen Anne?
I heard that they had to close the roof in the second. Safeco is BEAUTIFUL!
Posted by: Bring Back Reboulet at April 18, 2007 10:02 AMI also relocated west last summer. I am in Orange County CA. Look for me when the Twins play the Angels. I will be the tall good looking one with the Circle Me Bert sign.
Posted by: talldrinkowater at April 18, 2007 12:54 PMThat must be fairly common. There is a crapload of Minnesotans in Seattle.
Posted by: Bring Back Reboulet at April 18, 2007 01:57 PMOK, that was AWESOME.
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