Greatest baseball catch ever?

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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    https://youtu.be/s8Ks4qFXVZ0
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    You go, Ball Girl!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmSZwj4q3Lc
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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzq_iOyECfg
  • Amongst the Ani
    Amongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    You see lots of catches where guys dive to the side or in front of them. Not many with a dive going towards the wall. Also preserved a perfect game:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36XwmiLEg4
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    Willie Mays Hays in Major league - caught the ball in his hat.

    not quite his hat
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfkdZ3tXFSs
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ8MbqrVJk4
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    Does this count?

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,564
    I know this is an old thread and I haven’t read it, but the only answer is Gary Matthews, Jr.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,434
    Haha, Even though I didn't see it I'd still go with Willie Mays and Sandy Amoros since they were in the World Series.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    mookieblalock said:
    I know this is an old thread and I haven’t read it, but the only answer is Gary Matthews, Jr.
    Was it him or McCrae that went through the wall in the minors?
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,434
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mookieblalock said:
    I know this is an old thread and I haven’t read it, but the only answer is Gary Matthews, Jr.
    Was it him or McCrae that went through the wall in the minors?
    Rodney McCray, who briefly was on the Mets in 1992: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rodney-mccray/
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRTrpVsJmis
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,807
    That was amazing
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,564
    It will always be Gary Matthews, Jr.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,230
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    Haha, Even though I didn't see it I'd still go with Willie Mays and Sandy Amoros since they were in the World Series.
    cutz said:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWCvCTR3o3g
    Matthews catch
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    I remember this one as a kid.  I think Lynn broke his ribs on this play?
    https://youtu.be/MQqL7WuxzkE?si=wuLBZIVvzrkWk1zY
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Then this one too and hearing the voice of God known as Mel Allen telling us about This Week In Baseball.
    https://youtu.be/C_O6BqlZKc8?si=L75uECwOR_JNAxCs
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,230
    ^^^Reminds of this one (I did Post earlier)

    https://youtu.be/z2zCI2ZANHU?si=rw63CssExIJBCdyE
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5RnsRv6JZg
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA

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