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The move is not described very well in the article. It's not really a countermove per se (because the time to impact is maybe 2 or 3/10ths of a second), but som
by jerrycruncher 10y ago
The move is not described very well in the article. It's not really a countermove per se (because the time to impact is maybe 2 or 3/10ths of a second), but something that the wrestler decided to do before the match began. Before the initial charge, the two are crouched a few feet apart from each other, and instead of charging forward, one wrestler jumps to the side rather than engage the opponent.
I can't immediately think of any corollaries in other sports, but it'd be a bit like a baseball batter jumping into the middle of the plate in order to get hit so that he can 'win' against the pitcher.
- abearnamedpoo 10y agoThe cricket equivalent would definitely be the "Infamous Underarm" incident[1] [1]https://youtu.be/d2qpj-yBkwY?t=4m21s https://youtu.be/d2qpj-yBkwY?t=4m21s
- failrate 10y agoI think a better comparison would be to point to the grandstands, signaling a home run, but then bunting.
- jerrycruncher 10y agoThat is a better comparison, yes. Thanks!
- m_myers 10y agoJumping into the plate to get hit would not work since the batter must attempt to avoid the pitch. Another commenter has mentioned bunting after pointing at the fence. I would instead propose bunting to break up a no-hitter. It's completely legal, often the best strategy (e.g. it's a 1-0 game and you really need to get someone on base), and there's not even deception involved. But it's against the unwritten codes of baseball. See http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/9/16/6231827/bunting-to-break-up-a-no-hitter-domonic-brown-andrew-cashner http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/9/16/6231827/bunting-to-bre... for an example.