I feel like that headline should have a weight-ier article behind it. Instead, I'm just here to point out the unusual base Torii Hunter stole in yesterday's 1-0 12th walkoff walk win.
No, it wasn't home - that would be rare, but not unusual. It wasn't first - that would be unusual, but I'm not sure it was possible. It was 2nd base, like he's stolen a hundred times before. It was unusual because of the circumstances.
After a 10th inning 2 out single, Hunter noticed Freddy Dolsi was marching circles around the rubber and second baseman Placido Polanco was pondering something existential that he noticed behind the right field wall. Hunter took off. Dolsi noticed in time to turn and throw, but with nobody available to cover, he couldn't chase Hunter down before Hunter slid safely into 2nd. Jim Leyland came out to argue, but to no avail, as apparently time had never been called.
I call it double unimportant because even after stealing and advancing to 3rd on a wild pitch, Hunter was left stranded, only to be intentionally walked 2 innings later, then forced to 2nd on the walk off walk.
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