Matsui, looking to cut the ball off, tried to barehand and ended up kicking the ball into left-center with his right heel. |
When you barehand a ball, if the ball doesn't go in your hand just right, the guy's safe. |
He simply had to barehand the ball, or watch it drop in for either a single or a double. |
Brown also tried to barehand a hot smash in the sixth inning, a reckless habit he has had his entire career. |