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Posted on 4/16/13 at 2:47 pm to bbap
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but none of it changes the fact that diving straight at the wall and looking up is harder than running backwards and looking up.
You are way exaggerating his dive and simplifying Willie's "running and looking backward."
Willie ran, almost into the wall, on harder hit ball in a bigger park... longer distance.
Edmonds ran, dove about 6-8 feet short of the wall (absolutely zero chance he would hit it) and made a great catch. I don't think Edmonds himself thought he was going to catch it, judging by his reaction. He threw his glove out there and the ball landed in it, which is impressive.
Mays caught the ball in the shadow of a brickwall, running full speed right at it, somewhere between 420-455 feet deep (20-55 feet deeper than Edmonds' would have even had to run), and then caught the ball at the wall (as opposed to diving 6-8 feet before it).
I guess you think diving is a lot more complicated than I do.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 2:49 pm to CyrustheVirus
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Jim Edmonds
I've said for years that was the greatest catch I've ever seen (in baseball). The greatest play I've ever seen was either Brooks Robinson going 30 feet past 3rd base and throwing a guy out, or Ozzie Smith's diving play.
Brooks Robinson Play
Ozzie Smith, it is the 2nd play
This post was edited on 4/16/13 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 4/16/13 at 2:49 pm to OBUDan
diving to the left or right isnt the hardest thing ever but diving straight away from home plate, yes thats extremely hard.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:04 pm to Tiger in NY
Yeah, those are both unreal.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:08 pm to bbap
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:09 pm to BeYou
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:14 pm to OBUDan
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:17 pm to BeYou
yeah that gary matthews one was great.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:20 pm to bbap
If anyone even brings up the Jeter foul ball catch where he caught the ball then ran half a mile and dove into the stands, I will kill kittens.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:23 pm to reddman
ha yeah that one is the worst.
best catch of all time was manny ramirez cutting off a ball from the centerfielder a good 300 feet from home plate.
best catch of all time was manny ramirez cutting off a ball from the centerfielder a good 300 feet from home plate.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:24 pm to bbap
Damon to Manny
And he DOVE to cut it off.
And he DOVE to cut it off.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:25 pm to reddman
gets me every time i see it.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:26 pm to reddman
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:35 pm to CyrustheVirus
the final catch was swell, but he had to run that down because of the horrible angle and jump he got on the ball.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:56 pm to Lester Earl
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Gary Matthews HR catch
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was at that game, top 3 catch of all time IMO
Posted on 4/16/13 at 4:00 pm to BigBoyTiger
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And Edmonds was great at slowing down to make a catch look better than it was. Hollywood at its finest.
THIS!
Also, the Willie Mays catch is special because the ball came right over his head.
MSB Tard gonna Tard on MSB.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 4:04 pm to BeYou
frick that catch and the resulting contract he signed with the Angels.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 4:13 pm to CyrustheVirus
I know I'm 4 pages late to this party, but I just wanted to point out that every single word in the OP is dead on balls accurate.
Posted on 4/16/13 at 4:28 pm to AstroTiger
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