{"id":2600967,"date":"2026-05-10T15:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mlb-team-makes-middle-school-mistake-as-season-continues-to-spiral\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:12:56","slug":"watch-mlb-team-makes-middle-school-mistake-as-season-continues-to-spiral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mlb-team-makes-middle-school-mistake-as-season-continues-to-spiral\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: MLB Team Makes &#8216;Middle School Mistake&#8217; As Season Continues to Spiral"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-mlb-team-makes-middle-school-mistake-as-season-continues-to-spiral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The cincinnati Reds were overwhelmed by their NL Central rival, the Chicago Cubs, losing 8-3 at Wrigley Field and getting swept in the process. The defeat extended cincinnati\u2019s slide to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennis-italian-musetti-defies-odds-to-lift-maiden-title-in-hamburg\/\" title=\"Tennis-Italian Musetti defies odds to lift maiden title in Hamburg\">seventh straight loss<\/a> while the Cubs kept winning, including a run that gave them their longest home win-streak as 1935.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the poor results,the loss also followed a season-worst collapse for the Reds: after beginning the year strong,they have slipped to last place in the division and entered the game winless in May.<\/p>\n<p>In the game\u2019s fourth inning, the Reds\u2019 problems worsened after a costly baserunning\/fielding mistake. With the Reds down 2-0 and facing a bases-loaded, no-outs situation, a potential double-play prospect went wrong when the play resulted in an error by the catcher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unloads-on-fauci-after-fauci-claims-credit-for-developing-vaccine-in-record-time\/\" title=\"Trump Unloads On Fauci After Fauci Claims Credit For Developing Vaccine In Record Time\">home plate<\/a>-highlighted as a \u201cmiddle school\u201d level mistake by announcers. The cubs went on to improve their lead in the division as cincinnati fell to a 20-18 record going into Friday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s bad enough to be swept by a division rival in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s much worse when that sweep to simultaneously bolster one rival\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-u-s-wrestler-wins-gold-in-astonishing-buzzer-beating-comeback\/\" title=\"WATCH: U.S. Wrestler ...s Gold In Astonishing Buzzer-Beating Comeback\">win streak<\/a> and another\u2019s losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s something else entirely when that sweep is capped off by the sort of blunder that would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >make grade school baseball prospects blush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Reds lost to their National League Central rivals, the Chicago Cubs, to the score of 8-3 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did the Cubs sweep the Reds, but the win at Wrigley Field has secured Chicago its longest home win-streak since 1935, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401815249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The loss was the seventh straight loss for the Reds, and ninth straight victory for the Cubs, who now lead the NL Central.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all enough to sting Reds fans plenty, but compounding matters is the fact that this freefall came after a 20-11 start, which was good enough for first place in the NL Central at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds are now in last place in the division \u2014 and winless in May going into Thursday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-brace-for-fight-over-party-platform-on-abortion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Republicans brace for fight over party platform on abortion - Washington Examiner\">stinging loss<\/a>, as pointed out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/reds-announcers-fume-middle-school-mistake-vs-division-rival-cubs-horrid-losing-streak-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> \u2014 which is all bad enough.<\/p>\n<p>But Thursday\u2019s loss added insult to injury, after a boneheaded blunder from the Reds in the fourth inning all but guaranteed that their woes would continue for another game.<\/p>\n<p>Already down 2-0 to the Cubs, the Reds had a golden opportunity to get out of a very sticky situation (bases loaded, nobody out) when they appeared to be set-up for a double play.<\/p>\n<p>But when the Reds baseman stepped on third base and rifled the baseball to the home plate, his catcher appeared to forget a rather important rule in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look for yourself and see if you can catch it before the announcer does:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This just can\u2019t happen in the big leagues, man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XKKszGAJTi\">pic.twitter.com\/XKKszGAJTi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reds Daily (@RedsDaily4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedsDaily4\/status\/2052478177981690173?\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Without diving into baseball jargon and rules, because the third baseman had stepped on third base, which takes away the force at home. 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