re: Most Overrated Moment in Sports History

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willie mays over the shoulder catch

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this!

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I think what it did to Lidge's entire mentality is rated higher than the actual moment

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I actually think that HR did as much as anything else to cost the Astros the world series. He was an absolute wreck after that and never recovered. Prior to that HR that postseason and the postseason before Lidge was the most unhittable pitcher in baseball. After he gave up a frickin homer to Scott frickin Podsednik to blow game 2.

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I think what it did to Lidge's entire mentality is rated higher than the actual moment

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This aspect of it is a bit overrated too. Going into that game, he hadn't been as dominant as he was during the regular season and previous postseason. He was walking more batters. He was kind of shaky. I remember being nervous about him before the Pujols HR.

Mays was playing in due to the fact that he wanted a good shot to throw the runner out at the plate on a single. Also, he didn't turn a double play. The throw was so great because the ball was hit so deep in the ballpark that the runner could have actually scored from second on a sac fly. He had to get the throw in quick to keep the runner from advancing two bases instead of one. It was NOT a double play. He covered an unbelievable amount of ground to catch this ball and if you have ever played outfield you know there is no way this play is overrated. For those interested here is a great excerpt about the catch from a Willie Mays biography that just came out. The Catch

My vote for most overrated goes to the Bartman play. Cubs could have gotten out of that inning easily with a double play. Stupid Cubs fans just needed someone to blame besides their players like always.

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Don Denkinger.

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Seriously. If Jack Clark catches a popup, it's a non-issue. And the Royals won Game 7 by about 1000 runs.