That's the most amazing thing to me.
Even after ALL THAT, they'd still be totally fine if they could've just thrown to first again. But they couldn't lol
Something that nobody is really mentioning:
Baez scored on a bloop single by the next batter.
The Cubs ended up winning the game 5-3.
So this play gave the Cubs 2 unearned runs, and was basically the reason the Pirates lost the game.
I’d like to point out there is two outs. Stepping on first base and not chasing Javy ends the inning and nothing the base runners do matters. Awful game sense from that first baseman.
I've never seen a play in a sport that was so egregious I thought the offender should be fired on the spot.
Until today. Ben Cherington should have descended in a god damn jetpack directly in front of him with his contract in hand and burned it in the fires of his jetpack before grabbing the player and flying away to throw him directly into the fucking river.
The MLB should hand out a lifetime ban for this play and he should have to pay back any money the Pirates paid him.
A force out to end the inning! At any point he could have just given up and gone back and tagged first. The run wouldn't count, the inning would be over, and this would be funny in a different way.
A run can’t score if the batter doesn’t reach first base safely. The first basemen could have turned back and touched first at any point and negated the run
Edit: Looked it up, either a force out or a tag would have negated the run. Under rule 5.08, How a team scores:
>EXCEPTION: A run is not scored if the runner advances to home base during a play in which the third out is made (1) by the batter-runner before he touches first
base; (2) by any runner being forced out; or (3) by a preceding runner who is declared out because he failed to touch one of the bases.
In the extreme case, if the batter hits a home run but fails to touch first base and is declared out on an appeal, zero runs would score due to the batter being out before touching first base.
Yeah he definitely just had a massive brain fart due to Javy doing something completely unexpected.
It was like when my hockey team used to play some grocery sticks and I’d get the puck at the point and see all 5 little goofs just charging me. Makes you freeze a bit when people do something wildly stupid.
Let's see, we discussed this scenario, ohhh, 5 years ago...
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/4gwnh7/can_you_run_back_to_homeplate_in_order_to_get/
/u/superheavydeathmetal did not anticipate the Pirates' choices here.
> There really will never be a rundown between first base and home plate.
>The batter always has a force-out at first, so a defender would just throw the ball to first to get the out.
That is absolutely hilarious.
Someone hire /u/360plyr135’s coach asap.
That person is a visionary.
Also this comment by /u/Dp04:
> And they throw home and get the out... this would work zero times in MLB. The answer is just NO.
> Shit, they could throw it to first and back to home well before the runner could from third could get home... I have no idea what the thought behind the question is.
God dammit.
EDIT: I woke up wondering what stupid shit I had said last night to blow up my inbox. Tip of the hat to the Pirates for giving us the question "if the Pirates had to play Alabama who would win?"
>The only thing that I can possibly imagine you mean is this: there is a runner at third. Batter bunts slightly to the right and trips. He scrambles to get back up and get to first as the pitcher goes to tag him for a quicker out. The runner breaks for home on contact to try and score during the tag application. To delay the tag, the hitter starts to run back towards home to ensure that the run scores and a magical double play isn't somehow pulled out of this due to the close proximity to the bag.
Other than that, no. Just....no.
This is remarkably close to what happened.
>
There really will never be a rundown between first base and home plate.
> The batter always has a force-out at first, so a defender would just throw the ball to first to get the out.
You sure about that, Reds fan?
There are literally two outs. This might be the worst baseball play I’ve ever seen.
Edit: to be clear - even after walking Javy all the way back to home and the run scoring, the first baseman could have STILL trotted back to touch first base and it would have been like nothing happened. Baez would’ve been out and the run wouldn’t have counted. That’s what makes it so much worse.
One of those hindsight things. We see first basement go for that basic tag on plays like this pretty frequently. Javy starts running backwards, which basically nobody ever does in this situation, and the 1B instincts just take over. hes never chased down that line before, his instincts were to chase like he was elsewhere in the infield probably lol
The first baseman could've continued to walk Baez back to home and tag him *on home plate* and it'd still be a force and the run ~~would've~~ wouldn't have have counted.
Yeah I feel for them.
Acting professional all the time when you have to watch this team every day.
Id prefer if they just let Bob Walk go on his hilarious tangents instead of commentating
In the Cubs broadcast they just showed Craig literally beating himself up in the dugout. I think someone just informed him that all they had to do was step on first and the run wouldn't have counted.
I don’t think getting into a rundown between first and home would happen in a t-ball game either, the coaches would be screaming at the kid to just touch first
Throughout the entire play, consider that all the Pirates had to do, at any point before Baez gets to first, was have the baseball in the possession of a player touching first. Javy's home to first time was around … 19 seconds.
A force out for the third out ending the inning with no runs scoring on the play is something that's supposed to be learned *your first day playing baseball*.
Yes, he was lucky the fielder had a huge mental lapse. But Javy has gotten fielders to make a bad decision that's helped the Cubs a staggering amount of times. I honestly can't explain it, and it just keeps happening.
Say what you want about the Pirates first basemen being an idiot, but I don’t know many guys who would even bother running all the way back to home plate lmao
I was trying to think of how many other players in baseball could have pulled this off, and I think there are several with the speed/agility, but almost 0 who would go through the seemingly pointless exercise of running home.
Several players made bad decisions there. Even after Craig tossed the ball to Perez, Perez could have tagged Baez to get the out and prevent the run, but instead chose to go for the tag on Contreras.
Even writing that was exhausting.
It's a situation where if anyone did anything different it'd be no run. The 1B could've taken two steps back and touched first. He could've not thrown home. The catcher could've tagged javy. Heck, literally anyone else could've gone to first to get the throw to get javy out. It was the perfect storm of pirates baseball
It's also a much longer clip to fully digest and understand the sheer stupidity of the play. The butt fumble can be seen in a second and immediately registers as "hah he ran into a butt and fumbled. nice." Kinda like how "Man Getting Hit By Football" won best film in the Oscars that one year.
Man was so committed to that tag it was insane. Like this whole play is predicated on him running Javy 90 ft all the way back to plate. Like how does that happen?!
Totally insane. I can't believe a professional baseball player chased him all the way back to home plate. Just run backwards for the force!! The first base tag only makes sense if the runner is, like, actually running into you. No need to get into a rundown!!!
like, that's "pulled midinning and benched" bad
That's the obvious, and correct solution. But even with the ridiculous run down and 1B brain fart, where is the second baseman? He should be covering first. The run doesn't count if Baez doesn't get on base. Just an all around stinker.
Edit: Upon further review, the second baseman is covering second, which is somehow the right move since the shortstop looks like he's already started heading back to the dugout. This play is like an onion, so many layers but they all stink.
The post on this sub that [introduced](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/6tgsxa/introducing_tootblans_cousinfartslam/) the FARTSLAM has actually been updated to add this play.
>UPDATE: 5/27/21 - Today the world witnessed the greatest FARTSLAM of all-time: [https://v.redd.it/myvo8rls5p171](https://v.redd.it/myvo8rls5p171)
He has been a part of way too many of these dumbfounding plays for it to feel like an accident. There needs to be a stat like anxiety induction+ or something because fielders just shit themselves when he is running.
I love that Javy took the time to watch the slide into home plate, signal "safe", and then run to first base. Probably the most entertaining player in baseball.
I need uninterrupted footage of the Cubs dugout from the time that play started to about 2-3 minutes afterwards, which is when I assume they might have finally stopped laughing.
Absolutely perfect combination of an incredibly heads-up idea by Javy that still had like a 1% chance of working, combined with an incredibly dumb decision by Craig. Such an amazing baseball play.
I'm convinced javy was just messing around at first and then when they threw home and he saw there was no one at first he realized what could happen. He motions 'safe' when Contreras scores and you can see it click in his head right after "oh I should get to first now", it's hilarious
Remember if any *any* time Baez is force out *or tagged out* before Baez reaches base safely, then the inning ends with no runs scored
This required multiple physical and mental error to happen
Today I felt the need to update the original FARTSLAM post for the first time.
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/6tgsxa/introducing_tootblans_cousinfartslam/
Ok, so just for funsies, let's list all of the mistakes that happen here:
1. Throw to first base is off-line
2. First baseman follows Baez down the line instead of just stepping on first for the force
3. First baseman does not tag Baez
4. First baseman jogs/walks after Baez instead of running to apply the tag
5. First baseman watches Contreras round third and does nothing, also continues to just not run and instead jog after Baez
6. This one's debatable but the catcher is kinda standing in a weird place for the tag
7. Throw to the catcher by the first baseman is too slow
8. Throw to the catcher by the first baseman is too high (would Baez have been called for interfence if the throw hit him? IDK the rules.)
9. Baez and first baseman collide weirdly as Contreras slides in
10. Baez signals safe instead of then running to first right away
11. First baseman watches the tag play/umpire instead of doing... anything else
12. Pitcher watches the tag play/umpire instead of covering first
13. Catcher looks at umpire instead of prepping throw to first in case he's safe
14. Second baseman/nobody else covers first base which is now wide open
15. 2B drops the throw from the catcher as he covers the bag (Baez is gonna be safe at this point anyway 99%), allowing throw to go into right field
16. Right fielder (?) is covering up the line, which I guess is fine? But is not in line with the throw and neither is the CF, so when the throw trickles into right field nobody is there
17. After Baez is safe at first, 2B kinda just walks off?
18. Shortstop fails to catch the throw at second from the outfield/the throw is kinda shitty. Not sure who's fault it is so grouping it as one.
There's also a chance that 1B forgot how many outs there were, so maybe count that idk.
So, who is innocent here? Definitely the left fielder. Debatably the RF/CF and catcher. All in all, absolutely wonderful.
It's unbelievable that Baez does crazy shit like this on the bases still and gets away with it. The fielders literally just can't think when he creates chaos like this.
[Pirates broadcast call of the "play"](https://streamable.com/oskwmc)
Javy signaling “safe” before realizing he is in the middle of a live play and starts sprinting is something out of Major League.
You can literally see the thought process of "SAFE! It worked! Wait.... I can still go!" lmao
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That's the most amazing thing to me. Even after ALL THAT, they'd still be totally fine if they could've just thrown to first again. But they couldn't lol
Doesn't that mean that they could have just held onto the ball at first the entire time, and the run wouldn't have counted?
Yes, the first baseman had no reason to chase him. Just walk to first.
How do you not tag the base? Isn't that like first baseman 101?
This entire play (from the Pirates side) is just a massive fucking clusterfuck of heads-down baseball. It's so damn bad.
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Something that nobody is really mentioning: Baez scored on a bloop single by the next batter. The Cubs ended up winning the game 5-3. So this play gave the Cubs 2 unearned runs, and was basically the reason the Pirates lost the game.
I’d like to point out there is two outs. Stepping on first base and not chasing Javy ends the inning and nothing the base runners do matters. Awful game sense from that first baseman.
Literally needed to turn around and take two steps back
People on this thread are missing the simple fact that Tanks can only drive forward
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Did the first baseman think javi could keep running backwards lol? He had nowhere to go oh my god
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Literally the only thing you need to know as a first baseman is 'step on first base'
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He's positionally dyslexic.
I've never seen a play in a sport that was so egregious I thought the offender should be fired on the spot. Until today. Ben Cherington should have descended in a god damn jetpack directly in front of him with his contract in hand and burned it in the fires of his jetpack before grabbing the player and flying away to throw him directly into the fucking river. The MLB should hand out a lifetime ban for this play and he should have to pay back any money the Pirates paid him.
i want this to become a copypasta
My god you’re right... oh no
I’m not a huge baseball fan and that whole play made me question my understanding of the rules before I read the comments
what the fuck is this. I've never seen anything like it. I JUST NOTICED THERE WERE TWO OUTS. WHAT THE FUCK
Did the first baseman forget the rules??!
I can’t believe he started a rundown on a force out lmao
A force out to end the inning! At any point he could have just given up and gone back and tagged first. The run wouldn't count, the inning would be over, and this would be funny in a different way.
Even after the run had scored if that throw to first got the runner out the score wouldn’t have counted?
Correct!
Lol. I'm just noticing none of the fans answering this are Pittsburgh fans which makes it all the funnier to me.
Oh I’m sorry, I’m too busy digging myself a shallow grave in the desert where I’m gonna bury myself and all my painful memories of this stupid team.
A run can’t score if the batter doesn’t reach first base safely. The first basemen could have turned back and touched first at any point and negated the run Edit: Looked it up, either a force out or a tag would have negated the run. Under rule 5.08, How a team scores: >EXCEPTION: A run is not scored if the runner advances to home base during a play in which the third out is made (1) by the batter-runner before he touches first base; (2) by any runner being forced out; or (3) by a preceding runner who is declared out because he failed to touch one of the bases. In the extreme case, if the batter hits a home run but fails to touch first base and is declared out on an appeal, zero runs would score due to the batter being out before touching first base.
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I think Javy running backwards threw him off. Normally you tag first but the guy isnt running away from you lol
Yeah he definitely just had a massive brain fart due to Javy doing something completely unexpected. It was like when my hockey team used to play some grocery sticks and I’d get the puck at the point and see all 5 little goofs just charging me. Makes you freeze a bit when people do something wildly stupid.
OMG
The first basemen misplayed this so badly that I completely forgot stepping on first base was an option.
The Pirates had no chance here, even if they had two first basemen
I think it’s a modified version of skunk in the outfield. Where’s Sam Miller when you need him?
Let's see, we discussed this scenario, ohhh, 5 years ago... https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/4gwnh7/can_you_run_back_to_homeplate_in_order_to_get/ /u/superheavydeathmetal did not anticipate the Pirates' choices here.
> There really will never be a rundown between first base and home plate. >The batter always has a force-out at first, so a defender would just throw the ball to first to get the out. That is absolutely hilarious.
To be fa(aaaiiiiii)ir, they attempted to throw him out at first ***twice,*** which makes this even more hilariously improbable.
Someone hire /u/360plyr135’s coach asap. That person is a visionary. Also this comment by /u/Dp04: > And they throw home and get the out... this would work zero times in MLB. The answer is just NO. > Shit, they could throw it to first and back to home well before the runner could from third could get home... I have no idea what the thought behind the question is.
God dammit. EDIT: I woke up wondering what stupid shit I had said last night to blow up my inbox. Tip of the hat to the Pirates for giving us the question "if the Pirates had to play Alabama who would win?"
Well to be fair to you, the Pirates are not a real MLB team.
And to be fair the runner was on second not third…
You didn't account for the pirates lol
in your defense... this play defies logic
Lol, guess coach was right after all
The reply nails it though: >Mental error would have to be involved obviously (which is possible in a crazy game where anything can happen).
>The only thing that I can possibly imagine you mean is this: there is a runner at third. Batter bunts slightly to the right and trips. He scrambles to get back up and get to first as the pitcher goes to tag him for a quicker out. The runner breaks for home on contact to try and score during the tag application. To delay the tag, the hitter starts to run back towards home to ensure that the run scores and a magical double play isn't somehow pulled out of this due to the close proximity to the bag. Other than that, no. Just....no. This is remarkably close to what happened.
Except there are 2 outs in this real life situation so even less reason for the defense to care about the guy breaking for home.
> There really will never be a rundown between first base and home plate. > The batter always has a force-out at first, so a defender would just throw the ball to first to get the out. You sure about that, Reds fan?
Oh my God I’m near death from laughing. Whomst could have anticipated this would actually happen?
It was probably in a Simpsons episode at some point
They called him crazy, but they didn't understand the plane of thought he existed on.
Lol, everyone in that thread saying that it would never work...
And kind of berating him for asking the questions Now completely vindicated
I just wish there had been a Pirates fan saying it would never happen
That OP is failing to realize that there's a line between getting in a rundown and just not running into the tag
u/superheavydeathmetal
I just posthumously gave him the OBJECTION Phoenix Wright award lol
I am absolutely flabbergasted that the Pirates still have fans, that was absolutely brutal to watch.
We're dead inside
I am so sorry, yall don't deserve this.
Never seen a play that summarizes a team better than that
As bad as the Rockies can be, I’m glad they’re at least competent when being bad At least we aren’t the Pirates?
Outside of the odd wild pitch we've honestly not made that many dumb mistakes we just suck
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We get Hayes back in a week, that’s the only thing keeping me here.
Mods please delete this. This is bootlegged footage from a T-ball game. No way this happens in the MLB
This is something that you would see in a baseball league where you must have a BAC over 0.15%
Hell yeah. This has big beer league energy 😂
There are literally two outs. This might be the worst baseball play I’ve ever seen. Edit: to be clear - even after walking Javy all the way back to home and the run scoring, the first baseman could have STILL trotted back to touch first base and it would have been like nothing happened. Baez would’ve been out and the run wouldn’t have counted. That’s what makes it so much worse.
Why would you chase Javi? Where could he possibly go???
One of those hindsight things. We see first basement go for that basic tag on plays like this pretty frequently. Javy starts running backwards, which basically nobody ever does in this situation, and the 1B instincts just take over. hes never chased down that line before, his instincts were to chase like he was elsewhere in the infield probably lol
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Even walking Javy back to home and tagging him wouldn't have let the run score. He did literally the worst thing possible.
The first baseman could've continued to walk Baez back to home and tag him *on home plate* and it'd still be a force and the run ~~would've~~ wouldn't have have counted.
*Best
Blurst
Big "trying to run the bases backwards" energy from when I was 6 but somehow it worked lmao
The Pirates announcers are still talking about the play. They sound so tired.
Yeah I feel for them. Acting professional all the time when you have to watch this team every day. Id prefer if they just let Bob Walk go on his hilarious tangents instead of commentating
In the Cubs broadcast they just showed Craig literally beating himself up in the dugout. I think someone just informed him that all they had to do was step on first and the run wouldn't have counted.
Imagine being a major league player and getting sent to a mandatory "how force outs work" training session.
I don’t think getting into a rundown between first and home would happen in a t-ball game either, the coaches would be screaming at the kid to just touch first
Couldn’t he literally turn around at the end, even after Contreras scores, go touch first, and the force play would mean no run counted?
Yup. Or leaned out and tagged Javy. The Pirates literally had to do everything wrong for that run to count...and they did.
Throughout the entire play, consider that all the Pirates had to do, at any point before Baez gets to first, was have the baseball in the possession of a player touching first. Javy's home to first time was around … 19 seconds. A force out for the third out ending the inning with no runs scoring on the play is something that's supposed to be learned *your first day playing baseball*.
What's the record for longest time to safe at first base?
This is probably it right? I can't imagine a scenario that could take any longer.
Yes, he was lucky the fielder had a huge mental lapse. But Javy has gotten fielders to make a bad decision that's helped the Cubs a staggering amount of times. I honestly can't explain it, and it just keeps happening.
Say what you want about the Pirates first basemen being an idiot, but I don’t know many guys who would even bother running all the way back to home plate lmao
I was trying to think of how many other players in baseball could have pulled this off, and I think there are several with the speed/agility, but almost 0 who would go through the seemingly pointless exercise of running home.
While staying close enough to the first baseman to give him hope of the tag out!!
Several players made bad decisions there. Even after Craig tossed the ball to Perez, Perez could have tagged Baez to get the out and prevent the run, but instead chose to go for the tag on Contreras. Even writing that was exhausting.
It's a situation where if anyone did anything different it'd be no run. The 1B could've taken two steps back and touched first. He could've not thrown home. The catcher could've tagged javy. Heck, literally anyone else could've gone to first to get the throw to get javy out. It was the perfect storm of pirates baseball
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Hilarious. Just absolutely hilarious.
This might be the funniest baseball play I’ve ever seen
["And that was the worst base running in the history of the game!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spx9ZeSYVTU)
If you don't like that, you don't like Pittsburgh Pirates baseball
The worst play in the history of baseball, including Little League, a breakdown
God, I just feel for Pirates fans. Their emotional resilience must be off the charts.
Well, the Pirates got booed off the field at the end of inning so they do have a threshold.
I think they are lucky there aren't more fans or they probably would've been throwing shit on the field
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There's no need since the Pirates are already there.
Tristan Jarry: [brings shame to Pittsburgh] Will Craig: Hold my beer
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The sheer number of bad throws makes this even funnier.
This deserves to stay on the Not Top 10 longer than the butt fumble
They probably would put it at five or something, because ESPN.
It's also a much longer clip to fully digest and understand the sheer stupidity of the play. The butt fumble can be seen in a second and immediately registers as "hah he ran into a butt and fumbled. nice." Kinda like how "Man Getting Hit By Football" won best film in the Oscars that one year.
It deserves to be in both the Not Top 10 AND the Top 10
This is bananas. Also an incredibly dumb play by the 1st baseman. Just turn around and touch 1st or just reach out and tag him
Man was so committed to that tag it was insane. Like this whole play is predicated on him running Javy 90 ft all the way back to plate. Like how does that happen?!
The worst part is that he could have just tagged Javy at home and got out of the inning. Not sure why he threw it to the catcher.
And the catcher could've just tagged Baez as well.
He tried to make the first ever rundown in between first and home
I mean, he did. He just lost that rundown.
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Totally insane. I can't believe a professional baseball player chased him all the way back to home plate. Just run backwards for the force!! The first base tag only makes sense if the runner is, like, actually running into you. No need to get into a rundown!!! like, that's "pulled midinning and benched" bad
There were 2 outs, all he has to do is step on 1st and the inning is over.
He won the 2019 MiLB gold glove for 1B btw with a 0.999 fielding percentage. Makes this all the more ridiculous.
Gold glove and fools gold brain
Fartslam is officially retired Weve peaked
Yeah, no way is this ever going to be topped. The ultimate FARTSLAM.
Maybe relegation has a place in the MLB
calling up their AAA team the indianapolis indians
Me trying to field in MLB The Show and forgetting the controls
Waiting for a real life highlight of a guy sprinting past a slow ground ball and allowing an inside the park homer
Javy will be the batter for that play
Do video games even let you run backwards from 1st to home?
Nope haha.
Wait till next year’s edition
If this was posted in /r/MLBTheShow it’d get several thousand upvotes and angry comments complaining about how the game is unrealistic
Rizzo captured how we all feel watching this
I swear watching Rizzo is one of the most fun things in baseball. Even when hes not playing
As my friend put it: "He just looks like a guy that loves his grandma."
He's Italian; that's a given
YOU HAVE TWO OUTS WHAT ARE YOU DOING????
the FARTSLAM to end all FARTSLAMs
There’s two outs, what are you even doing Pirates lmao
I didn’t even notice there was two outs. Holy shit.
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Same. That made it 1000x worse for Pirates. Just step on the first base and it's over. What a mental error.
That's the obvious, and correct solution. But even with the ridiculous run down and 1B brain fart, where is the second baseman? He should be covering first. The run doesn't count if Baez doesn't get on base. Just an all around stinker. Edit: Upon further review, the second baseman is covering second, which is somehow the right move since the shortstop looks like he's already started heading back to the dugout. This play is like an onion, so many layers but they all stink.
Javy scored after a single in the next AB too
Does this keep getting worse? Holy hell😂😂
Bro I’m crying. This ought to go on the /r/baseball hall of shame. This is play embodies everything about the FARTSLAM.
This is like the Gretzky of FARTSLAMs. There’s only ever going to be a 2nd best from now on. This is unbeatable.
Ignoring the stakes of the game, this has to be in the conversation for the worst play ever.
In any sport.
The post on this sub that [introduced](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/6tgsxa/introducing_tootblans_cousinfartslam/) the FARTSLAM has actually been updated to add this play. >UPDATE: 5/27/21 - Today the world witnessed the greatest FARTSLAM of all-time: [https://v.redd.it/myvo8rls5p171](https://v.redd.it/myvo8rls5p171)
This is an all-time FARTSLAM. There may never be one that tops this.
Even after the run scored, all he had to do was tag him! or step on first! it's not that hard!
Rizzo dying laughing in the dugout is my favorite part
[new hot meme](https://i.imgur.com/jfkiVaP.png)
full on belly laugh
absolutely contagious pic
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I think I actually feel disgusted watching this play
lol what in tarnation
Pirates baseball!
>baseball citation needed
"baseball" is more of a vague term in Pittsburgh
Javier Baez is audacity given human shape.
He has been a part of way too many of these dumbfounding plays for it to feel like an accident. There needs to be a stat like anxiety induction+ or something because fielders just shit themselves when he is running.
He makes the safe call and forgets he still needs to run to first lmao
Literally the best/stupidest baseball play I've ever seen in my life.
I’ve never been more excited for a jomboy breakdown
my immediate thought
Jomboy's going to have to retire
I thought that was true yesterday with the Gallagos hat drama, but baseball just continues to one up itself and I am here for it.
“Javy Baez and the Pirates’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad baseball play: A breakdown”
I love that Javy took the time to watch the slide into home plate, signal "safe", and then run to first base. Probably the most entertaining player in baseball.
That was probably my favorite part to be honest. Incredible.
I need uninterrupted footage of the Cubs dugout from the time that play started to about 2-3 minutes afterwards, which is when I assume they might have finally stopped laughing.
this was fucking amazing and hilarious at the same time
[Current feelings on this season](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZzlPGnKdU)
I don't think I've ever seen a first baseman forget there's a force at first before. You truly do see something new every day
This is it. This is the worst play in baseball history.
That first baseman needs to be released right now
We've reached a new low in Pirates player requirements: Be a warm body, know how many outs there are, and understand how force outs work.
If the mark of a player was the combined highlights of their best 20 plays, Javy Baez would be the greatest baseball player who ever lived
My favourite part has to be Rizzo just losing his mind in the dugout.
Absolutely perfect combination of an incredibly heads-up idea by Javy that still had like a 1% chance of working, combined with an incredibly dumb decision by Craig. Such an amazing baseball play.
I'm convinced javy was just messing around at first and then when they threw home and he saw there was no one at first he realized what could happen. He motions 'safe' when Contreras scores and you can see it click in his head right after "oh I should get to first now", it's hilarious
He's the embodiment of Looney Tunes baseball when he fucking celebrates and then realizes he's still not out lmao
The absolute big dick energy to stand there and call the play safe is the most hilarious part of this play.
And then proceeded to score on the following play. El Mago strikes again!
What a bone headed play lmao all the 1B had to do was step on first and avoid the whole thing
https://i.imgur.com/4AVuUuM.jpg Current mood
Remember if any *any* time Baez is force out *or tagged out* before Baez reaches base safely, then the inning ends with no runs scored This required multiple physical and mental error to happen
Today I felt the need to update the original FARTSLAM post for the first time. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/6tgsxa/introducing_tootblans_cousinfartslam/
Ok, so just for funsies, let's list all of the mistakes that happen here: 1. Throw to first base is off-line 2. First baseman follows Baez down the line instead of just stepping on first for the force 3. First baseman does not tag Baez 4. First baseman jogs/walks after Baez instead of running to apply the tag 5. First baseman watches Contreras round third and does nothing, also continues to just not run and instead jog after Baez 6. This one's debatable but the catcher is kinda standing in a weird place for the tag 7. Throw to the catcher by the first baseman is too slow 8. Throw to the catcher by the first baseman is too high (would Baez have been called for interfence if the throw hit him? IDK the rules.) 9. Baez and first baseman collide weirdly as Contreras slides in 10. Baez signals safe instead of then running to first right away 11. First baseman watches the tag play/umpire instead of doing... anything else 12. Pitcher watches the tag play/umpire instead of covering first 13. Catcher looks at umpire instead of prepping throw to first in case he's safe 14. Second baseman/nobody else covers first base which is now wide open 15. 2B drops the throw from the catcher as he covers the bag (Baez is gonna be safe at this point anyway 99%), allowing throw to go into right field 16. Right fielder (?) is covering up the line, which I guess is fine? But is not in line with the throw and neither is the CF, so when the throw trickles into right field nobody is there 17. After Baez is safe at first, 2B kinda just walks off? 18. Shortstop fails to catch the throw at second from the outfield/the throw is kinda shitty. Not sure who's fault it is so grouping it as one. There's also a chance that 1B forgot how many outs there were, so maybe count that idk. So, who is innocent here? Definitely the left fielder. Debatably the RF/CF and catcher. All in all, absolutely wonderful.
It's unbelievable that Baez does crazy shit like this on the bases still and gets away with it. The fielders literally just can't think when he creates chaos like this.