WATCH: Rusney Castillo loses track of outs, flips ball in stands
The Red Sox outfielder forgot how many outs there were. And when that happens, funny also happens.
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Dave Brown
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The Boston Red Sox signed Rusney Castillo for $72.5 million out of Cuba because they thought he could play baseball. Unless they go by the rule of two-out innings in his native Ciego de Avila, they might have made a mistake:
Just kidding, kid. They play with three outs in Cuba -- Castillo just forgot how many outs there were, and threw the ball into the stands at Fenway Park. Man of the people, he is. A giver. Only, the Indians had Abraham Almonte at first base at the time, and he was awarded third after tagging up and having the ball go out of play on purpose, thanks to Castillo's generosity.
Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy (really letting his New England accent go), described it like this:
"Watch Rusney Castillo, now, thinking there are three outs: Makes the catch, turns his back, throws it in the stands, he thinks there's three outs in the inning, and guys are running all over the place!"
Could happen to anyone -- like Larry Walker in 1994:
Castillo's mistake probably didn't matter to the game's outcome, because with two outs Jason Kipnis could not bring in Almonte. Way to go, Jason. Just kidding. Two-out RBIs are hard. Two outs by themselves are hard, as Castillo will attest.
A "third-out" brain fart also happened earlier this month. Just a few days before the Braves traded him to the Indians (hmm), Chris Johnson did this:
Canadians, Cubans, United Statesians. They don't really come from cultures where it's two outs per inning. It's just that, sometimes, ballplayers forget how many outs there are. Do we need more scoreboards inside of our ballparks? Should fans be on constant alert, chanting how many outs there are after each one is made? Do the athletes require some kind of microchip implant? Probably all of the above, because attention spans today... are something or other.
