The baseball pickle is, arguably, the silliest moment in the game. The runner misjudged his options, choosing risk over safety and now is trapped. It’s a game of children’s tag played out in front of thousands of people between professional adults worth millions of dollars. It’s beautiful and dumb – like all the best things in life. I mean, there’s a reason why “The Naked Gun” knew this was the play it needed to lampoon:
So, in honor of National Pickle Day on Wednesday, let’s look at a few of our very favorite pickles. Because every day is a day to enjoy madcap, high-octane comedy. The King of the PickleEveryone is the best at something. Sometimes it’s a skill like throwing a baseball harder than anyone else. Other times, it’s being the best at driving a remote control car. Josh Harrison’s greatest talent is somewhere in the middle. Harrison can extend the rundown and avoid the tag better than pretty much anyone on earth. Just look at these moves – he chucks the helmet, shucks multiple tags and (I don’t care that he went on the grass, this is cooler than your baseline rules) dives into third base. Oh, lordy.
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The Triple RundownSometimes people get out of the rundown because of amazing skill and flexibility. And other times, three runners get out of the rundown because the defense is just gobsmacked into inaction. The White Sox lucked out on the latter here:
This is what it looks like to get bailed out of a TOOTBLAN. pic.twitter.com/uHRdjgb6k4
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The Risk TakerOK, so you’ve managed to beat the rundown and get back to the base safely. Naturally, you just stand there an- hey, Keon Broxton, what are you doing? I said you just stand th- I said you just. Ah, forget it. This is insane:
SPORTS! pic.twitter.com/I3wyt1TgER
The faceplantSometimes, though, you have to take the L. And, to make matters worse, you don’t just get tagged out for your baserunning hubris, but you literally fall on your face, too. Evan Gattis learned that the hard way:
The CrawlSometimes you’re gonna go splat. And sometimes you’re still not out. In those situations, you can either lay on the ground and prepare for the inevitable, or be like Jack Cust – a lumbering DH who you probably never thought would find himself beyond the safety of the base. He once tried to crawl the last few feet from home plate. Not only did he fail, but he represented the tying run in the bottom of the 12th inning. Ouch.
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The QuitterSometimes players know they just aren’t going to escape. They could try to avoid their fate; they could fight against destiny, but they ask “What’s the point?” and give up. And sometimes there’s even beauty in that. Andrew McCutchen can dance:
Madison Bumgarner can look as tough as he wants, he’s not getting out of this one:
Asdrúbal Cabrera was just ready to go home:
The Triple PlayThis is probably a good rule of thumb: If two outs have already been recorded on the play, maybe just hang out on your base. Moisés Sierra of the then New Orleans Zephyrs learned that the hard way during this triple play in the bottom of the first inning.
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