Centerfielder steals ball from left fielder, a breakdown

In center field right here, we got Kevin Kiermeier. All the way over here, we have Randy Orozarena. Pay attention to the State Farm sign and where Randy is, and watch this crazy play. It's brought to you by DraftKings. Go to DraftKings, download the app, use promo code JOMBOY when you do. That's what helps us out, and we appreciate that. All right, here we go. The game is tied at 1-1 in the top of the 6. Fly ball to Randy. This is Randy. That's Kiermeier. There's the runner on third. This is the State Farm sign. Look what happens. It's pretty wild, man. I've never really seen it that much. The center fielder runs all the way over, cuts him off, throws it home, doesn't make the play. He's safe. The lead goes to Oakland. Randy's saying, I got it, I got it. He gets behind it. Randy had his momentum ready to go forward. Kiermeier goes, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'll do it. I'll do it, even though this ball's to left field and I'm the center fielder. And then Kiermeier's pissed because Randy didn't get out of his way. And Randy's pissed because that's the most embarrassing thing someone can do to you. And just big league you like that. He's shaking his head like, okay, I guess what's this guy's problem? The next ball goes to center field. Kiermeier catches it. Randy stays in left field like a natural left fielder, kind of normal. And then they walks off. And it's just kind of the most big league you can big league guy ever. He throws his gum. Now, he's not upset about the optics. He's upset because he didn't make the play. His interview after the game about this is just as bizarre as the play itself. Listen in. Thought long and hard about this. And I, you know, got to tread lightly with my wording on it. I'm in a unique position with what my defensive skill set is, and I'll never shy away from that. I believe I'm the best defensive outfielder in the game. I put my talents up with anyone. I don't know if you can say I got to tread lightly and then the next sentence is I'm the best outfielder in all of baseball. But, I mean, Kiermeier is really, really, really good defensive outfielder, like very, very good defensive outfielder. But I'm going to tread lightly here. I'm the best there ever was. I wake up in the morning. I piss excellence. Very confident in saying that. Now, with that being said, on the play, I always tell my outfielders, especially when there's a sack fly situation, I tell them, hey, if I can get to this area, I'm throwing. Yeah, so this area, guys, this area right here, that's all me. If it's a sack fly anywhere I can get, that's me. That includes all the way to the left of the State Farm sign. I knew right away I could get behind it and work my momentum back towards the plate. From Randy's standpoint, it's a play you hardly ever see. I've done it before. It's worked in my favor back in the minor leagues, and I did it one time back in St. Louis with Corey Dickerson in there and left, and it was a very close play. So, yeah, he remembers exactly that he did this before, Corey Dickerson, and left. He gets out of his way, lets him do his thing. Same result, the throw's offline and not in time. I have one of the best arms in the big leagues, and I've had that since the day I came here. So, I mean, hey, one, you've got to respect the confidence and cockiness there. I don't know, you can sit down and be like, I'm going to tread lightly here. I really thought out my answers. I'm the best there ever was. I have the best arm in the big leagues, and every ball in the outfield should be mine if I want it. I think I caught Randy off guard. Oh, you think, dude? You know, kind of stood his ground, and that hindered my ability to get behind the ball a little bit more than what I wanted, rightfully so. So, he's like, yeah, Randy got in my way. He needs to get out of my way there. Dude, you jumped over him. But then, like, the good angel on his shoulder is like, well, rightfully so. Randy, he did nothing wrong in that play whatsoever. Once again, I'm a playmaker out there, and I'm very confident in my abilities. I know I could have done it if circumstances were a little bit different. If Randy didn't get out of my way, I would have done it. I know that he's got the right to be there, but he hindered my play. But also, I know he's got the right to field his own position, but if he gets out of my way and lets me field his position, like, I could have done it. But once again, if anyone's at fault, it's me for doing that. I trust Randy in his ability, but in that moment right there, I was trying to get to a certain spot and make a throw, and it didn't work out, and I'm upset over it with myself. If any other center fielders out there, you know, it might not be the right play. Any other center fielder, obviously they don't do this, but me, my unique skill set, being the best there ever was, I'm going to make the play. I could have made that play, and I'll have a convo with him, let the dust settle. I'm sure he's not too through with me, and he might not see eye to eye about it forever. And I can plead my case, he can plead his. My arm feels really good, feels really powerful, and once again, if a ball's hit in the air and I can get to it, I want to throw. And I think that gives our team the best chance of winning, and I'll stand behind that any day of the week. So in the end, I'm going to keep doing this, and I'm going to let Randy know he's got to get out of my way. Dude, I don't know how to think about this. It's so bizarre. The play itself is so bizarre. The interview is so bizarre. Like, Kiermaier is one of the best center fielders in all of baseball, but that doesn't mean, like, that's still the correct play, but you got to admire his confidence, and maybe you don't admire his cockiness, but maybe you admire his truthfulness, but maybe you don't admire his cockiness. I really don't know. The only thing I do know is he is good. He goes and gets balls, and Tyler Glassnow loves it. We had him reacting. It was like, God damn it, Kev. Kev gets everything. So if you want to hear Glassnow talk, we got a show called The Chris Rose Rotation. You can do that, or you can pick up Glassnow in fantasy or bet on him in a Kuiper on the DraftKings app, and when you do, download the DraftKings app. You should use code Johnboy to let him know that, you know, you like me. It's just kind of we're all forting with each other. Download DraftKings app like Johnboy sent me. Wink, wink. We're the best there ever was, all of us.