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The Brewers turned the most overlooked triple play in MLB history

It's not often that a triple play isn't among the top three or even top five most interesting things to happen in a major-league game, but that may have been the case Friday night in Milwaukee.

As the record will show, the Brewers did in fact turn a beautiful 5-4-3 around-the-horn triple play during their 6-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. It happened in the fifth inning, when Miami's Marcell Ozuna hit a sharp ground ball to third baseman Aaron Hill. After Hill stepped on third, he fired to second baseman Yadiel Rivera, who then fired to first baseman Chris Carter.

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It was done with such a crispness that we dare say the Brewers made it look easy. Perhaps that's one reason why people weren't buzzing like they were for this wild White Sox triple play from last weekend.

Then again, maybe it's because all of the buzz that was surrounding the Marlins. There was Dee Gordon's suspension. There was Ichiro Suzuki's 500th career stolen base, which happened in the first inning. There was Adam Conley getting pulled in the eighth inning with a no-hitter intact. There was Jose Urena losing the no-hitter with one out in the ninth inning on a ball Dee Gordon may have caught.

Oh, and then there was Milwaukee nearly completing an insane comeback in the ninth inning. After starting the frame down 6-0, they scored three times and had the potential winning run at the plate in Jonathan Villar. Eventually, he lost a tough battle to A.J. Ramos, otherwise who knows what we'd be talking about right now.

Don't worry, Brewers infield. We know that tucked away in that wild game was a triple play that deserves our attention, and we won't let it go overlooked any longer.

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For future reference though, maybe add in a couple extra throws or look confused for a second. If you want your triple play to trend around baseball circles, you can't make it look routine.

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!