Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts missed a routine fly ball and watched it turn into a double
Look, playing baseball is hard. It's easy for us to sit home on our couches or in the stands and think, "c'mon, I'd have made that play!," while grappling for another bowl of cheese crisps.
Could you really make that play, though? We see so many phenomenally gifted players make unbelievable plays on a regular basis, it's helpful to sometimes get a dose of reality that no, this game isn't automatic, and players can't just make every play possible.
Witness this:
probability, schmobability pic.twitter.com/jAGwet4sbi
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 4, 2019
Look, they're humans too! Not robots. Things happen. Sunny afternoon games in Oakland can be tough, after all ...
Adrian Garro joined MLB.com in 2016. Throughout his travels, both Bartolo Colon and Vin Scully have placed their hands on his shoulders. Not at the same time, though. That'd be amazing.
