One of the oldest sayings about baseball is that on any given day you can see something you’ve never seen before.
Friday’s Oakland-Detroit game was one of those given days.
The Tigers thought they’d scored in the fifth inning when Ian Kinsler tagged up and tried to score from third after A’s first baseman Yonder Alonso made an over-the-shoulder catch in foul territory.
Alonso came up throwing, and Kinsler stopped. But when the ball skittered past catcher Steve Vogt at the plate, Kinsler was able to cross the plate uncontested.
Except that home plate umpire Joe West pointed at Kinsler and said two words: “You’re out.