Alexei Ramirez just made one of the sickest plays I've ever seen...not the best but one of the sickest this year no doubt. I'll try to find this video tomorrow
What's your favorite play of all time?
Mine has to be Ozzie Smith when he was diving up the middle and the ball hit a rock and he bare handed it while in the air....sick
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 11:00 pm
by ToTheLeft
You beat me to posting about this. That play was awesome.
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 11:04 pm
by Hold My Own
Yeah I posted in your thread but I guess you deleted it...
They say this guy could be an All-Star SS in the future...I'd have to agree...he's way to athletic to be a 2nd baseman....that's one of the sickest play's I've seen
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 12:33 am
by qkslvrsrfrboy
As a Cubs fan, I have nothing to say about the white sox that is positive. Unfortunately, I dont have much positive to say about the Cubs right now either.
( I say this because Ramirez plays for the white sox for those who dont know)
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:10 am
by 01LUGrad
qkslvrsrfrboy wrote:As a Cubs fan, I have nothing to say about the white sox that is positive. Unfortunately, I dont have much positive to say about the Cubs right now either.
( I say this because Ramirez plays for the white sox for those who dont know)
cheer up, my man. Sori is back and so is the offense. It's gonna happen!
Oh, sorry about that...favorite play? Not the best ever, but David Wright's barehanded over the shoulder grab a couple of years ago comes to mind.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:17 am
by ToTheLeft
You mean the "I could have used my glove but since I am a d-bag I used my barehand" catch?
No thanks.
Jim Edmonds over the head diving catch, or -shudder- Endy Chavez's robbed homerun are my all time favorites...
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 9:08 am
by Hold My Own
Didnt Endy rob two in one game? Maybe it was back to back games....I remember something like that though
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 9:08 am
by jcmanson
When Derek Jeter chased down the pop-up in Yankee Stadium during the postseason and came out of the stands all bloody.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 9:23 am
by Ed Dantes
jcmanson wrote:When Derek Jeter chased down the pop-up in Yankee Stadium during the postseason and came out of the stands all bloody.
Except that wasn't in the postseason. That happened during a regular season game, in July, I believe.
And it would have been a great play -- except he didn't really need to jump into the stands. A much better play done by Jeter, which actually was from the postseason, was the "flip" to Posada to get Giambi out.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 9:57 am
by WinthropEagleFan
jcmanson wrote:When Derek Jeter chased down the pop-up in Yankee Stadium during the postseason and came out of the stands all bloody.
That was a good play, yet you'll see the same play made about once a month in the Majors (a guy on the Reds, I think it was Freel, made an even more impressive dive in the stands that same season as Jeter), but they don't receive the same amount of fanfare as when Jeter did it.
The best play I've seen in person was Devon White practically climbing over the fence at Camden Yards to rob a homerun.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 9:59 am
by flameshaw
1. "The Catch" Willie Mays 1954 World Series. (Sly probably saw it live.)
2. Jim Edmonds over the shoulder diving catch.
3. Nolan Ryan's 7th no hitter.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 10:28 am
by adam42381
flameshaw wrote:1. "The Catch" Willie Mays 1954 World Series. (Sly probably saw it live.) 2. Jim Edmonds over the shoulder diving catch.
3. Nolan Ryan's 7th no hitter.
Which Jim Edmonds over the shoulder catch? He probably made at least 50 amazing diving and/or over the shoulder catches in his prime. He wasn't the fastest guy out there by any means and made every play look hard but he was amazing with the glove.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 10:39 am
by adam42381
One of the best catches I can ever remember was Gary Matthews Jr. for the Rangers a couple years ago.
Play #4 at the 5:21 mark.....actually, any of the top 10 are sweet.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 12:12 pm
by Sly Fox
The home run ball bouncing off Canseco's dome. I can never get enough of that one.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:24 pm
by adam42381
blwall1416 wrote:Rey Ordóñez
Play #4 at the 5:21 mark.....actually, any of the top 10 are sweet.
Some of those plays were just sick. One of the best gloves I ever saw at shortstop. Too bad he broke his arm back in 2000 and never really recovered. Since he had no bat and his fielding was diminished he was out of the league at age 32. Kinda sad.
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:26 pm
by SumItUp
Will someone post a video of the Alexei Ramirez play from last night?
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:37 pm
by Hold My Own
Yeah Edmunds has a ton of good catches but there is that one dive that is head and shoulders above everyone else's
Yeah I agree, I'm not sure Jeter had to run into the stands...it's funny all the Yankee Haters say he didnt have to and all the Yankee lovers say he did
The flip in the postseason was sick...just born to play the game is about all you can say about those instincts
This is from espn. You may have to do a little looking to find the game highlight, but it's worth it...unless you think he was a d-bag for using his glove and not his hand (looking in your direction, Lefty).
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:41 pm
by HenryGale
As a Met's fan, Bill Buckner ranks up there!
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:47 pm
by Hold My Own
Amen thanks to Buckner I got a 86 World Series Ring!!!!!!!!!
THANNNNNNK YOU BUCKNER!!!!!!!
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:47 pm
by Rooster Cogburn
Randy Johnson hitting the Bird with a fastball!
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 1:49 pm
by Hold My Own
HAHHAHA how great was that....that never gets old
Posted: July 24th, 2008, 2:11 pm
by 01LUGrad
Rooster Cogburn wrote:Randy Johnson hitting the Bird with a fastball!
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Amazing play. How did they rule that? (I know...foul ball...) But really, was it a re-do or did they call it a ball?
