This is what they call the old “dog and ball” trick.
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Let's set the scene: the Orioles and the Rays are tied 2-2 in the top of the 9th. There are two outs, and the Rays' Rich Thompson is on second.
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At the plate, Evan Longoria hits a dribbling groundball to the left side of the infield.
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Orioles third-baseman Manny Machado fields the ball and, instead of attempting the difficult throw to first — which, if he screwed up, could lead to a Rays score — pump-fakes, then tosses it to the shortstop.
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