and to hard to try to score. You don't want to make the third out at home.
Good defensive play nonetheless.
I guess the third base coach thought that he could take a chance since the guy wasn't in great position and had screwed up earlier. Maybe he thought his psyche was a little weak.
Holliday might not have touched the plate, but earlier in the game, Atkins hit a HR that was called a double. He ended up not scoring. The Holliday play should have never even happened.
He is a nice guy and was unhittable in high school. I've still got an autographed ball from him somewhere in the attic that I got the day after the Mets drafted him. He coaches Tupelo's American Legion now.