For those who doubt a person’s ability to envision something into coming true, consider the case of Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

With one out in the top of the ninth inning and a runner on the move from first to second, the Red Sox outfielder hit a easily playable chopper. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez fielded the ball and tossed it to shortstop Hanley Ramirez for the force out at second. Ramirez had no play to make at first, so he held onto the ball and watched Ellsbury reach safely and then walk off toward the dugout.

Ellsbury apparently thought there were three outs. Ramirez trotted over to the confused Ellsbury to make his misconception a reality.

Here’s Ellsbury’s perspective (via SBNation):



Fortunately, as it goes roughly half of the time, the blunder was moot and the Red Sox beat the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium for the first time in history.