You watch this game long enough, you'll see something new every now and again. Torii Hunter made a throwing miscue in the ninth inning Tuesday night that seems unbelievable, given the 18,625 innings he's logged in the outfield since 1998. Hunter's error didn't cost the Minnesota Twins a victory, but it cost them at least a run in a 6-2 loss to the White Sox. It also cost Hunter a little pride, or should have.

With not-fast Jose Abreu leading from first, also-slow Adam LaRoche pulled a hit to right. With a lefty on the hill, Hunter had been shading LaRoche in the alley, so he had a long run. And, apparently, he feared that Abreu was going to score from first, and that LaRoche would make it into third for a triple, because Hunter made what looked like the biggest panic throw in history. Perhaps he thought, because he's Torii Hunter and thus capable of amazing feats on the baseball field, he could make an off-balance throw to someone, or somewhere, and everything would be OK. It wasn't OK.

Just watch:

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Will infielder Eduardo Nuñez ever catch up to it? Probably, but the cruel GIF doesn't tell us for sure. Hunter's throw went to no base, to no person. Calling it "errant" doesn't do it justice. It was like one of those war movies where a guy throws a grenade and another guy picks it up and tries to throw it back before it explodes.

Abreu scored easily, and LaRoche made third -- just as Hunter feared! -- and the White Sox had two runs they otherwise might not have scored.

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'They're going to show that on the highlights, aren't they?' (MLB.tv)

Hunter got off to a hot start for the Twins, but his batting has flattened out and the defensive metrics in right field are unkind. He has had a great career, but... it might be time soon, Torii.