Bases loaded with Sox. Jacoby Ellesbury steals home, right under the noses of Andy Pettit and Jorge Posada!! He took a nice long lead off third, and as Posada was juggling the ball, slid right under his arm.
Does anyone else actually do it? I've poked around on the internet a couple of times, and either Sox fans are really loud on the internet (duh), or no other Pro Team has stolen home in eons.
Seems that someone manages to do it, somewhere in baseball, about once a year. The most recent instance I can find with my l33t google skillz was a Blue Jay who also stole against Pettit & Posada in 2007.
On SportsCenter this morning they pointed out that most of the time, a steal of home actually takes place on a squeeze play or some other bunt-like play that is set up to bring the runner in. A "straight steal" of home on a regular pitch is much, much rarer.
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