My favorite X-off moment was a few years ago to the A's advantage over the Angels when they won on a "Walk Off Flubbed Return Throw."
Bottom of the ninth, tie game. Francisco Rodriguez doesn't like the ball call on the pitch he'd just thrown and is stomping around a little bit and only makes a half-hearted backhanded stab at catching the return throw from the catcher. It bounces off his glove and gets far enough away that the guy on third scored and game over.
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