5/8/2009 Howie Kendrick
Part-timer provides the punch...with his feet: 2-4, 2B, IPHR, R, 2 RBI
It's one of the most fun and confusing moments in all of baseball. The mad dash for four. But when Royals right fielder Jose Guillen overran a high fly ball to the line, Kendrick was off to the races, plating his fourth home run of the season and the majors' first inside-the-park homer of 2009.
With the ball glancing off of Guillen's glove on the play, one has to wonder if Royals pitcher Gil Meche will pay the fee to protest the scoring call out of his own pocket.
So there is a non-zero chance that Kendrick's line could become a far more mundane 1-4, 2B, R before all is said and done.
And that would be a shame, but in all likelyhood, it would be the right call.
Kendrick: Speed Demon [Sam Miller / Orange County Register]
