MLB '09

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Here's a video of the top 25 catches of all time.

I predict even the most hardcore baseball fan here will watch this and say "Who gives a f***?"

Amazing how expectations change when you take the glove away.

Can he make circus catches?
Can he run down well hit balls?
Can he throw a runner out at third from right field?
Can he make a strong throw to first from deep in the hole?

Matt Kemp demonstrated 3 of the 4 in the last 2 days. And given a chance to learn shortstop I Bet he'd be able to add the 4th. It's a shame he's not already on the All Star roster, I certainly hope the final vote ends in his favor.

[Andrew]

Jonathan Sanchez just threw the first no-hitter in 33 years for the Giants. He was perfect until an error in the 7th.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

Unfortunately that first one is frequently a sign of a less then stellar defensive player.

Frequently but not always.

When Juan Pierre makes one of his frequent circus catches it's more often than not because he thought the best route to the ball involved taking a quick nap and starting in the opposite direction and only his speed saved him from embarrassing himself.

Whe Matt Kemp makes it, it's more often than not because he covered more ground than should be humanly possible and got an out that most center fielders couldn't have even considered making.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Frequently but not always.

I agree! Makes me wish I had used a word that meant something other than always.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Seriously, you should be more precise with your diction. And your word choice.

[Andrew]

Oh, and without anyone noticing the Giants have crept into 1st place in the NL wild card, by two games. Sure, it's only halfway through the season, but this is the best they've done since 2003.

[Ghoulish Delight]

That was a pretty generous error call. Well hit ball, bad hop, would have taken a good play to get the out. Ah, the advantage of the home scorer.

ETA: Not saying it was illegitimate. Just one of those calls that under different circumstances could have gone the othery way. I would have like, for instance, to see the scorer's head explode if Juan Uribe were an inning away from an error-less inning streak record.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Baseball numbers geeks rejoice! Either that or their heads will explode.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I would have like, for instance, to see the scorer's head explode if Juan Uribe were an inning away from an error-less inning streak record.

Heads explode all the time in baseball.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Jonathan Sanchez just threw the first no-hitter in 33 years for the Giants. He was perfect until an error in the 7th.

No-hitters are overrated. No Mets pitcher has ever thrown a no-hitter, and they've done just fine. In 1969, at the second game I ever went to, Bob Moose of the Pirates no-hit the Mets. The Mets won the World Series that year. A few years later, Bob Moose was dead.

[Ghoulish Delight]

No wonder Angels fans suck. They're coddled.