Here’s my question on this play:
We have all these rules for what constitutes a catch: Must make a football move, must survive the ground, must take a third step, etc.
In this instance, if the Denver defender didn’t come up with the ball and it ended up the ground instead, it would have pretty clearly been ruled incomplete, not a fumble.
Right?
Knowing what we know now about Scott's availability, Kershaw did what he needed to for the team, as he has all his career. That's it. Saved their trust tree arms for today and from another look from the Phillies.