Video Of The Daniel Murphy Take-Out Slide
by James Kannengieser on Jun 7, 2010 5:30 PM EDT
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PrintHere is footage of the slide at second base by Leonard Davis which likely ended Daniel Murphy's season. Video quality is on par with that of a surveillance camera, and appears to be pulled from the SNY original teevee program "Daily News Live":
It looks pretty dirty to me, regardless if Murphy wasn't positioned correctly to turn the double play. However, if you were firmly against trying Murph at second base from the get-go, I'm sure you will claim it's a clean play and that his inexperience at the position is the primary reason for the injury. It probably would have been wise to ease him into second base but it's hard to say that this wasn't a dirty slide. Poor Murphy.
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Apparently, Murphy is now murphz4messiah
Take a look at this little youtube nugget:
by Steve Schreiber on Jun 7, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He gave you a sign
Ask somebody in the Philadelphia bullpen, they might’ve picked it up.
by old_skool on Jun 8, 2010 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Isn't it ironic that
Murph got hurt and Jesus was promoted?
From Fred to Jeff
and O to Jerr
Funny things
Are everywhere
- Dr. Seuss (if he were a Mets fan)
Somebody better throw at Davis next time Buffalo plays Syracuse.
May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jun 7, 2010 5:47 PM EDT reply actions
Where was the "slide"?
I saw something that looked more like a cut block.
by tmu on Jun 7, 2010 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Putnan Prince says the 6th mlb tool is levitation
more proof Murphy isn’t a major leaguer.
I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.
No comment.I have rested my case your honor.
by Putnan Prince on Jun 7, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Predictable troll is predictable.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Jun 7, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, any good second baseman would have used the crane style
to counter Davis’ tiger style.
by Thomas Wachtel on Jun 7, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I might be mistaken
but I believe Davis was using the Barrel Style (more commonly know as “Soil” Style).
Save Jenrry Mejia!
Of course it's Murphy's fault.
Doesn’t he know that when a player slides, the standard thing to do is a Roundhouse Kick?
In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.
Seriously, that was some ninja-like
shit to pull on a slide.
where will murph play ?
they were getting ready to put him at second and put castillo on the d.l. then this happend then they brought up tejada i hope the can find some positino for this guy because everbody knows he can hit but he has to play a position i think second we be good for him good luck murph ..
lohaus #54
pretty sure the 2nd base stint was to prep him for his new role as starting cf
"No disrespect to the batter," Figueroa said, "but tacos are good."
by inventor frank on Jun 7, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know what being "eased into" second base means
I am not blaming Murph at all here, but it’s not like this is the first time a baserunner ever tried to do that. It’s just unfortunate that it happened so quickly.
From Fred to Jeff
and O to Jerr
Funny things
Are everywhere
- Dr. Seuss (if he were a Mets fan)
I meant the general idea
of a runner trying to take out the second baseman. Again, I’m not blaming Murph.
From Fred to Jeff
and O to Jerr
Funny things
Are everywhere
- Dr. Seuss (if he were a Mets fan)
I've seen it as retaliation after another takeout caused an injury.
I don’t recall when, but I have this vague recollection of a barrel roll takeout slide in retaliation for an earlier conventional (and perhaps out-of-the-baseline) takeout that injured an infielder. I think the second infielder saw if coming and wasn’t (badly) hurt.. Perhaps someone else here can recall the specifics (assuming I am not dreaming it up).
by Marc from Brooklyn on Jun 7, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't get it.
I’ve been hearing for days how dirty this slide was, and how the runner was so far out of the baseline that he couldn’t have reached 2nd base unless he had go-go-gadget arms. Now I see video, and the runner slides directly over the base to get to Murphy? Sure, it was a hard slide, but Murphy just stood there. Am I really the only one who doesn’t think the runner deserves to be shot?
And for the record, I have completely been in the “Murphy should play second” camp for several years now. He doesn’t hit well enough to have value anywhere else. If he can’t handle 2B, then he can go play for Newark.
He barrel rolled out of the slide, pretty sure you don't see that every day.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
He never left the baseline
but that slide is dirty as hell. It’s an extremely late slide and as others have pointed out that roll across Murphy’s legs is what tears it. That’s way beyond any takeout slide, that is a dirty play. No player should ever slide like that. It’s not just cause of what it did to Murphy, I’d be sickened if one of the Mets did it too.
by SoCal Metfan on Jun 7, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You slide feet-first, not left-shin-first
He led with his shin, hit the bag & tumbled over into Murph’s legs. Obviously the footage isn’t the clearest but that’s just not the kind of slide anybody who knows anything about sliding would make; either he stumbled at some point & that was the best off-balance slide he could pull off, or he was gunning for Murph’s knees.
Personally, I think he was just following orders; not to take him out for the season, of course, but it’s a double play ball (late in the game, no less) to a very inexperienced second baseman who’s already got knee issues. Who could blame the opposing manager for drilling into his players’ heads “Get into Murph at second, any way you can, he’s green”?
future 2nd baseman?
i wouldnt mind… I hope he can come back from the injury…
lets give up another walkoff...
I dunno
I’ve watched that video 10 times now and from what I can see (the poor quality makes it tough to tell) but, while the slide was a little late, Murphy seemed very slow on the transfer of the ball from glove to hand and was still holding it when Davis began his late slide. To me, Murphy also seemed slow-footed there at 2B and didn’t pivot quickly. It’s not like Davis barreled into Murph AFTER he threw the ball. It was a bang-bang play from what I can tell.
I will say that I reserve the right to change my opinion after seeing a better quality video of it.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
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