I'm guessing that Nashville Sounds manager Don Money didn't have his team work on this during the spring.
But if the skipper does have a page in his notebook devoted to the ol' off-the-glove, off-the-head, make-the-catch, then-complete-the-triple-play, his team executed it flawlessly in Omaha on Saturday night.
In the bottom of the third inning with runners on first and second, Nashville outfielder Logan Schafer broke forward instead of back on a drive to center field hit by Omaha's Clint Robinson. The ball appeared to be headed over Schafer's head, but he changed course quickly and started to run back, at least giving himself a chance to track it down.
Schafer got just enough of his glove on the ball to keep it in the air. The ball bounced off the his head, and he snared it with his glove. With the play still live and Omaha's baserunners more or less bewildered, Schafer made a quick throw to second baseman Eric Farris(notes), and he relayed first baseman Mat Gamel(notes) to complete the triple play.
There was probably a good amount of relief to go with that disbelief. If Schafer doesn't make the catch, at least two runs score and perhaps Omaha produces an even bigger inning.
Instead, the Sounds got their triple play and eventually went on to a 4-1 win. Goofy plays are much more fun when they also save the game.
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