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How A Major League Baseball Player Faked Out The Entire Stadium Sep 13th 2012, 22:17 This is what they call the old “dog and ball” trick. 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. At the plate, Evan Longoria hits a dribbling groundball to the left side of the infield. 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. Watch it again. The play is equal parts savvy thinking and tremendous athleticism. View Entire List ›

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