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I agree that Drew's attempt was probably a good idea: Lo Duca had his back to the third base line while applying the tag to Kent, and was unaware that Drew was coming home. The only reason Lo was able to tag out Drew was because Maine, backing up Lo Duca, alerted him to Drew's approach. It may seem obvious for Maine to do this, but I have seen many defensive "non-communications" result in a pay-off for the offensive team. For example, a few innings later Met's second basemen, Jose Valintin, tried to turn an impossible double play. He should have gone for the sure out at first. Someone should have been screaming at Jose, as he was coming up with the ball, to throw to first. Anyway, Maine is the reason that the Dodgers failed at the plate. A minor heads up play by the young pitcher.
