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I don't know that the play was the bonehead move that McCarver suggests. Pujols has a leg injury; at the time the throw missed third base, Pujols was only a third of the way to first. He'd have been easily doubled up if Zumaya's throw hadn't been errant.
That play should have been both easy and effective, and in a 2-0 game in the World Series, possbily even smart.
Then again, a 1-5-3 DP leaves a runner at second and a 1-6-3 DP leaves a runner at third.
Either way, there's two outs and a runner in scoring position.
It's a tossup.
Unless, of course, you just throw the thing away...
Charlie
