Everth Cabrera: Catch him if you can

August 12, 9:19 PMSan Diego Padres ExaminerJudson Green

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Everth Cabrera swipes third against the Giants as Pablo Sandoval goes sprawling.

"Boy, that Everth Cabrera is crazy on the basepaths, huh?"

"What are you talking about? He only has 15 steals."

"Yeah, but only two times caught."

"So? Max Carey stole 51 bases while being caught only two times in 1922. And that was in the days when people got caught half the time."

"Okay, fair enough. But the thing that catches my eye is that he's taken third base six times, and not been caught yet. That's forty percent of his steals. That's nuts."

"It's only six steals."

"But it's the way he does it. On three occasions, he has swiped second, and then taken third while the same batter was up. Twice he stole third on the very next pitch. It's like he's mocking the catcher. 'Couldn't get me at 127 feet? Try 90.' Once he stole second, stole third, and scored on the catcher's throwing error trying to nab him at the hot corner. Catch me if you can. No one's done it yet."

"Except at 127 feet."

"Buzzkill."

"Sorry. I just found that ironic."

"I'd like him to go around the world. Steal second, third, and home."

"Jesus. That'd bring the house down."

"Petco would be rockin'. Well, unless they were down by ten runs or something."

"Nothing like 'round the world thievery to get the fans going."

"Yeah. Even though that consecutive steal thing has only happened three times this year, I still get a charge out of it."

"I'm with you, despite my apparent negativity. I can't deny the rush."

"About time you got on board. Hell, I bet the guy ranks among the league leaders in thefts of third base. And the other guys are stealing thirty, forty, fifty bases."

"I looked at the steals of third numbers for the MLB leaders in steals. That seems like a fair assessment."

"Impressed yet?"

"Well, it's only six steals, so I don't make much of it, but considering the general rarity of the event, yeah, I guess I am."

"There you go. Everth Cabrera, demon of the basepaths."

"At least in taking third."

"Agreed."