The Battle
All night, MASN’s been putting Lannan’s family onscreen. And what a night they must be having. Lannan’s performance has been incredible, and the last battle between him, Wright at bat and Reyes on first was one of those reasons baseball is a great American tradition. Reyes tried to steal second an uncountable number of times through two batters, the first of which he might’ve succeeded but for an odd call when the bat hit the catcher’s glove as he tried to throw to second. What was amazing was that you could see Reyes and Lannan watching each other, trying to find the “tell,” and Wright doing all he could to act as the foil and get Reyes to second.
All three players deserve props. Reyes might’ve had the drop on Lannan multiple times, but just as many times, Lannan was just a likely to end the inning with an out at second. They all knew it, and the tension was great.
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