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Hamilton!



Meade sent me that link. My response was "Almost Broxtonesque" (referring to this, from a couple weeks ago).

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Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

I had the wrong embed there for a few seconds. Sorry for any confusion (and for wasting your time now if you were not within the few seconds zone of error).

Trumpit म्हणाले...

"CATCH. OF. THE. YEAR."

I don't know who started this breaking of sentences into its constituent pieces for dramatic effect, but I. Don't. Like. It.

Jake म्हणाले...

Broxton catch was better.

Wince म्हणाले...

Broxton's leap may have been more spectacular, but Hamilton's focus and amazing footwork leading up to the catch demonstrated more athletic skill.

Bill Peschel म्हणाले...

He kept his eye on the ball and yet knew to time his leap, and it was an awkward position to be in to catch the ball. I agree with EDH: that took tremendous athletic skill.

mezzrow म्हणाले...

Cubs killer. Scourge.

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

How about that!!!?

Humperdink म्हणाले...

Catch of the year? Don't follow baseball, but isn't the "year" only half (+/-) over?

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

The half glance to see where the wall is AND the skill (it has to be practiced) to jump at the wall and kick up high enough to catch the ball while not taking your eye off the ball (because the last split second the ball is rapidly moving in your field of vision) is incredible.

Baseball is so much about vision (i.e. reading the spin of a pitch as it leaves the pitcher’s grip).

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Looks like EDH, Bill Peschel and I all had the same thoughts.

TwoAndAHalfCents म्हणाले...

I. Agree. With. Trumpit.

M Jordan म्हणाले...

Great catch but none will rival Travis Snider’s feat in 2012: https://youtu.be/05BbHwP8uPQ

Tom म्हणाले...

We were at a Reds game the other night behind home plate. He has a "score from first on a steal and an error" and he threw a guy or at home. The kid is an amazing baseball player when he gets on base.

Humperdink म्हणाले...

@M Jordan. I agree with you on Snider's catch. That was amazing.

(He's now in the minors.)

Big Mike म्हणाले...

It's what he's paid to do, isn't it?

Lance म्हणाले...

Great catch.

I woulda said Loftonesque. But then I don't want much baseball these days, so my references run a bit older.

Tom_Ohio म्हणाले...

Here is the ball girl at a triple A ballpark doing yeoman's work on a foul ball, its a spectacular catch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jAxHa8HPD8

Assistant Village Idiot म्हणाले...

Jackie Bradley Jr.
Repeatedly.

bagoh20 म्हणाले...

Big friggin deal. An athlete jumps 2 feet up a padded wall and catches a ball with a glove. I just don't get what is so impressive. Couldn't just about any ball player do that. The only thing that makes it special is just that he had the opportunity to do it when it counted on TV, but it is not an amazing feat of athleticism.

Curious George म्हणाले...

I'm with bagoh20. Not that hard.

Bricap म्हणाले...

Did he judge it correctly from the get go, or did the ball catch a tailwind while aloft? He made a great recovery, however it happened. The recovery added to the drama of the catch.