Alex Torres busts out the Majors' most deceptive pickoff move
The red-hot Rays are in the midst of an important series against the AL East-leading Red Sox, and as the stakes for each game get higher, the Rays get even craftier.
First, before Tuesday's matchup, the Rays unleashed a bit of psychological warfare on Red Sox Nation.
BP is cancelled at Fenway due to rain. Instead, Sox fans get to stare at this for a couple hours. #ObjectsInMirror pic.twitter.com/FMCPJpnlhi
- Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 23, 2013
And then, in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday, pitcher Alex Torres went to adjust his hat and -- AHH IT'S A TRAP!

Jarrod Saltalamacchia safely dove back to first base, but the play was a lot closer than it should have been. Maybe mind games and trickery are the extra two percent we've heard so much about.
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