Steve Stone

But more times than not, he makes some really bad throws.

And also what Gersley thought was,

because he was sprinting pretty much full go, because I believe at that point the wind was blowing in, knocking the ball back toward the infield, he felt that perhaps on the transference, going full speed, he wouldn't get a clean transfer, and if he did, he would probably make a throw that was off target, because this was the game-defining play.

And sure enough, Rosarena just air-mailed Raleigh at the plate, and the Sox wound up scoring what turned out to be the winning run.

So,

It was a gamble.

Third base coaches have to make gambles like that.

And taking into consideration, one, the team wasn't hitting the ball particularly well yesterday.

Also, the conditions because of the cold and the wind blowing in weren't conducive to maybe putting together another couple of hits or even one more hit.

He felt that it was a great time to take a gamble.

In this case, he won.

And third base coaches have to do that all the time.

But I don't think people realize how much goes into preparation for a third base coach because it has a lot of responsibilities.

You have to know how guys throw when they're going to their right or going to their left.

You have to know how they're going to throw if they're going back on a fly ball or coming in on a fly ball.

You have to take into consideration the speed in which he would get there.

Maybe he was awkward, and what happened with the Rosarena was he couldn't get the ball out of his glove right away because he was going full speed.

So everything in an instant taken into consideration, you'd have to say it was a hell of a play.

I think you're seeing it.

I think what you're seeing is a team that, with every passing day, is getting more confidence.