or you've been otherwise occupied, after helping to load the bases in the ninth inning with two clumsy plays, Philadelphia Phillies utility guy Eric Bruntlett pulled off an unassisted triple play for just the 15th time ever on Monday night.
These are rare treasures as they're far rarer even than perfect games - there have been 18 of those.
Of the 15 unassisted triple plays that have been pulled off, all have occurred at second base. As our newest contributor, Chad pointed out, it can really only occur either at second or at third under extremely bizarre circumstances.
What's even more remarkable than the rarity of this play is how often they've occurred of late. Since 2000, we've seen five unassisted triple plays including one every year for the past three years.
I'll leave you with this. Prior to Eric Bruntlett's gem, the last person to pull off this feat was Asdrubel Cabrera of the Cleveland Indians. If that isn't a reason for you to name your firstborn "Asdrubel", I don't know what is.
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