Turn Off Ads?
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 22

Thread: 1990 Nlcs

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Maine
    Posts
    1,850

    1990 Nlcs

    Remember the throw that nailed Bobby Bonilla @ third? Who threw the ball, Eric Davis or Paul O'Neil?

    This isn't a trivia question. I saw it reported that it was Davis and I seem to remember it being Paul. Now I'm confused.

    Anyone?
    Last edited by MaineRed; 06-01-2007 at 12:32 PM.


  2. Turn Off Ads?
  3. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Chapel Hill NC
    Posts
    3,788

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Hmm, ya got me, but I would have guessed Davis, from limited memory.

  4. #3
    Beer is good!! George Anderson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Indianapolis
    Posts
    5,964

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Quote Originally Posted by MaineRed View Post
    Remember the throw that nailed Bobby Bonilla @ third? Who threw the ball, Eric Davis or Paul O'Neil?

    This isn't a trivia question. I saw it reported that it was Davis and I seem to remember it being Paul. Now I'm confused.

    Anyone?
    I remember O'Neil nailing a runner at third but I thought the runner was Van Slyke.
    "Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard

  5. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Maine
    Posts
    1,850

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Aaaaarrrrrrgggggg!!!!


  6. #5
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Austin, TX
    Posts
    226

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Paul O'Neill made the throw. Van Slyke was the runner. That was one awesome throw and a great tag by Sabo.

  7. #6

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Definitely O'Neill. I can still remember screaming (for joy) when they called him out.
    Chad D
    Redleg Nation: A Cincinnati Reds Blog, Fan Community, and Therapy Group

  8. #7
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Bluffton, OH
    Posts
    8

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Wasn't there also a play in the NLCS where ED came from LF to CF (backing up Hatcher) fielded the ball and spun to throw a strike to 3B to nail the runner (Bonillia possibly)?

    I may be wrong but I was thinking both ED and O'Neill had spectacular throws to 3B.

  9. #8
    Member redhawkfish's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Sarasota
    Posts
    623

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    The throw to get Bonilla at third by Davis was spectacular. Rijo was getting drilled in that inning, and Davis bailed him out with some help from Bonilla!

    Both O'neill and Davis had great throws in 1990 NLCS. O'Neill's was in game two at home, and Davis' throw was in game 4 in Pittsburgh.
    Last edited by redhawkfish; 06-01-2007 at 01:54 PM.

  10. #9
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Chapel Hill NC
    Posts
    3,788

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Quote Originally Posted by Peyton's Place View Post
    Wasn't there also a play in the NLCS where ED came from LF to CF (backing up Hatcher) fielded the ball and spun to throw a strike to 3B to nail the runner (Bonillia possibly)?

    I may be wrong but I was thinking both ED and O'Neill had spectacular throws to 3B.
    I think thats the one I was thinking of above^

  11. #10
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Downtown
    Posts
    171

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Retrosheet says that it was Davis who threw out Bonilla.

  12. #11
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    1,783

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    oneill

  13. #12
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Maine
    Posts
    1,850

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Here is why I asked:

    http://www.nypost.com/seven/06012007...l_mushnick.htm

    Since 1990, when the hideous, cool-over-function trend of jogging toward first or immodestly loitering near home plate in the often erroneous presumption the ball will land over the fence had fully set in, big-league games have been determined by inexcusably indifferent - make that insane - base running.

    To this day, Reds OF Eric Davis is recalled for making a great throw to third to nail the Pirates' Bobby Bonilla, by a foot, in Game 4 of the 1990 NLCS. And that foot, and then some, was the result of Bonilla's failure to initially run hard, apparently thinking he had homered. The ball smacked off the wall and back toward the infield before Davis ran it down.

    When Bonilla swung, there was one out in the eighth and the Bucs were down a game and a run. Bonilla should have been on third, one out. Pittsburgh would lose that game, 5-3, and the series in six. And what's regarded among the biggest plays in that series was the byproduct of a big leaguer's conditioned failure to adhere to Little League Rule No. 1: hit ball, run.

    Bonilla never got his own message. In the years that followed, he remained disinclined to run after hitting a deep fly, continuing to look TV-highlights slick at the risk of appearing terribly foolish. Manny Ramirez, Rickey Henderson and Mike Piazza all cost their teams plenty, choosing not to run, but that never stopped them from not running.
    I thought the columnist was wrong so I was going to email him, but I thought I better ask Redszone first.

  14. #13
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Wheelersburg, Ohio
    Posts
    930

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    O'Neill threw out Andy Van Slyke in Game Two at Riverfront and Davis gunned down Bonilla at Three Rivers in Game Four after the ball eluded Billy Hatcher in centerfield.

  15. #14
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    190

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    it was definately Davis throwing out Bonilla. I watched Wire to Wire 100,000 times and that was my favorite part.

  16. #15
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    2,383

    Re: 1990 Nlcs

    Biggest play of that series (for me) was Glenn Braggs robbing Carmelo Martinez of what would have been a game-tying home run. I can't remember what game it was in, maybe Game 6?


Turn Off Ads?

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please.

Thank you, and most importantly, enjoy yourselves!


RedsZone.com is a privately owned website and is not affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds or Major League Baseball


Contact us: Boss | Gallen5862 | Plus Plus | Powel Crosley | RedlegJake | The Operator