Giants' Matt Chapman makes absurdly dumb decision to end San Francisco's weekend vs. Mets
This just can't happen ever.
Giants' Matt Chapman makes absurdly dumb decision to end San Francisco's weekend vs. Mets originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The San Francisco Giants had some work to do, but Matt Chapman got on base to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Mets . That's when the veteran third baseman did something absurdly dumb. Chapman took off.
He was trying to steal second off of Devin Williams, the Mets' closer. It wasn't particularly close, though. Chapman got thrown out, and any hint of a rally went by the wayside.
It's hard to fathom why Chapman would run in this spot. Gary Cohen: "A terrible decision by Chapman as he gets gunned down for the first out of the ninth with his team down by three runs! " Todd Zeile: "Gunned down, and rightly so.