Watch as Justin Verlander checks David DeJesus for weapons from 60 feet, six inches way. He then looks to his left and reports to his first baseman, "Nope, he's clean! You can let him on!" Kind of looks like he suddenly thinks he's playing football and sees the guy in the white is only covered by a guy who's squatting and an old guy.
VIDEO: Justin Verlander Beans David DeJesus During Balk Attempt
The play resulted in base advancement for Oakland, but probably should’ve given the A’s two free throws, a power play, and fifteen yards.
I’m not smart enough at baseball to know what’s actually going on here -- it appears to involve a botched balk, which sounds like the worst thing a baseball player could possibly accomplish, short of maybe a sacrifice fly that turned into a triple play -- but I do know you simply cannot be too cautious in modern baseball parks.
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