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GiantsMissy wrote:

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Extra Baggs after the game today:

Hey Bochy, should Fred Lewis have caught Angel Pagan's fly ball in the fifth inning?

"Yeah, I think Freddy would say so," Bochy said.

Actually, no. Lewis said the ball popped out of his glove when his elbow hit the turf. But that doesn't resemble the play as I saw it, either live or on replay. Lewis lost the ball instantly.

For some reason, it's very difficult for Lewis to own up to a mistake. That's got to be infuriating to fans, and I'd imagine it doesn't endear him to teammates, either.

Lewis' error (even though it was scored a "hit" - what a joke) is *exactly* why I hate players who think they are up for an academy award out there. Lewis was setting himself up for an "amazing diving" catch - when all he had to do was continue trotting over to catch the ball, instead of slowing down and trying making an "artful" catch on the dive. That was an easy out, a "can o' corn". Had Lewis simply played baseball instead of working on his acting, that would have been an out, and the two Mets runs would never have scored. That error was 100% Lewis - and his "hot dogging".