Chris Taylor's 'throw' toward first was more of a shoulder shove after a grounder totally ate him up

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Sometimes, you don't play the ball. Sometimes, the ball plays you. 
Chris Taylor found that out the hard way in the Dodgers' 11-8 win over the Rockies on Friday at Coors Field. Nolan Arenado cracked a grounder up the middle, and Taylor ranged over from shortstop, made a slick sliding stop to get the ball, prepared to throw it to first for the out, and then ... this happened:

What's that they say about the best-laid plans again? 
To Taylor's credit, he laughed off this mishap, which really wasn't any fault of his own, and then hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning. So all's well that ends well. 

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