Thursday, September 2, 2010

Darren Ford for President

The kid who was a traded for an aging Ray Durham has finally made a name for himself.  There has been many tales of how Darren Ford scored from second on a fly-out.  Well let's add another story to "The Tales of Darren Ford."

On a day where Darren Ford's flight was delayed two hours, which caused him to get to the ballpark during the game, he may have put himself into Giants playoff run lore. 

There is no doubt that people will not forget the day they saw Ford takeoff for third on a ball that bounced once in front of the catcher and help Tim Lincecum get his first win since July 30th against the Dodgers.

That has to be one of the most amazing plays I have ever seen.  To take off like that when you have no idea how far the ball would bounce and then cause the throwing error by Miguel Olivo that allowed him to score the winning run.

I doubt he will get much playing time from Bochy outside of late inning pinch-running duty but he will always be remembered and may become the next cult fan favorite.

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