Okay, so I know it’s not cheating, but this list just would not be complete without this items inclusion, as it certainly falls under the umbrella of 'aggressive gamesmanship': this is a play that involves deceiving the base runner about the location of the ball in an attempt to have him tagged out. You gotta be a real dirty bird to pull this off properly. Third baseman, Mike Lowell (then with the Diamondbacks) was the last player to do it. There are several different ways to pull this play off, but I liked the technique that Matt Williams used with success on more than one occasion: he would politely ask the runner at third base to step off the bag so he could sweep off the dirt and would then proceed to tag the runner out once he complied. This is one of those rare, improvised moments in baseball that are nice to reflect upon once you see them happen.
