Asdrubal Cabrera... WOW

[GiantsSuperCollector]

Alcides Escobar makes plays like that all the time. Deeper in the hole too.

With his bare hand and on wet grass? C'mon...

Here is virtually the same play. And Escobar does mind-boggling plays way more frequently:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15471105

Check out video of Escobar's great defense here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/search/media.jsp?que ... trackVal=1

That first link...Escobar is not deep in the hole onto the grass throwing it across his body, he waits for the ball and picks it barehand, Asdrubal was on the move into the hole as well.

 

[OhioBobcat3]

Alcides Escobar makes plays like that all the time. Deeper in the hole too.

With his bare hand and on wet grass? C'mon...

Here is virtually the same play. And Escobar does mind-boggling plays way more frequently:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15471105

Check out video of Escobar's great defense here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/search/media.jsp?que ... trackVal=1

That first link...Escobar is not deep in the hole onto the grass throwing it across his body, he waits for the ball and picks it barehand, Asdrubal was on the move into the hole as well.

Exactly my take as well. No comparison really.

As for Escobar making these sorts of plays more frequently than ACab, I don't know about that. I have watched almost every Indians game this season, and Asdrubal has amazed on several occasions.

 

[Derriz]

Brandon Phillips has been putting in some nice plays at 2nd as usual.

Here's a scene from an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. There's like birds everywhere.
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/video/pl ... d=15987611

Ok...not the greatest play of the year but one of the odder ones.

 

[RedsFan2993]

Brandon Phillips has been putting in some nice plays at 2nd as usual.

Here's a scene from an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. There's like birds everywhere.
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/video/pl ... d=15987611

Ok...not the greatest play of the year but one of the odder ones.

B-Phil is a SS playing 2B. I love watching him play.

 

[Weimer]

Pretty sweet play by Cabrera. I can dig it.

 

[daveyou]

that is an awesome play!

the one memorable top ss play that i can evern recall til this day was the ozzie smith diving to his left on a hard hit grounder. takes a super bounce up and while he's landing, reaches up with his bare hand and catches the ball, throws out the runner...sickest play ever. wish i can find that video somehow

dave

 

[smapdi]

I have to admit, I don't think I've ever seen a play like Escobar's, with the fielder backing up from the ball to catch it on a hop. You're always coached to charge the ball.

All those plays were great, stop hatin'. Cabrera's plays both look like he was surprised the ball hit him in his bare hand.

And, finally, since watching sports with my friends as kids we always tried to come up with vulgar nicknames in our mock PbP. Therefore, I've always read 'Asdrubal' as 'Ass-poopal'. You're welcome.

 

[sheetskout]

I have to admit, I don't think I've ever seen a play like Escobar's, with the fielder backing up from the ball to catch it on a hop. You're always coached to charge the ball.

All those plays were great, stop hatin'. Cabrera's plays both look like he was surprised the ball hit him in his bare hand.

And, finally, since watching sports with my friends as kids we always tried to come up with vulgar nicknames in our mock PbP. Therefore, I've always read 'Asdrubal' as 'Ass-poopal'. You're welcome.

I am certainly not hating on Cabrera's play. It is amazing. My point is that Alcides Escobar makes plays like that on a routine basis. Check the second link from my post above. The results are peppered with plays that put that one to shame. It, in turn, is a shame as Escobar is bound to get snubbed for the next ten years as it's extremely difficult to win a Gold Glove with his current offensive output.

 

[Todd44]

That's certainly a great play, but is there a reason why he barehands it? It seems like he could've put himself in better position to use his glove to field it on a bounce or even catch it in the air. Unless the trajectory fooled him off the bat, which it may have done.

 

[RL24]

That's certainly a great play, but is there a reason why he barehands it? It seems like he could've put himself in better position to use his glove to field it on a bounce or even catch it in the air. Unless the trajectory fooled him off the bat, which it may have done.

Well, it seemed like it happened really fast. You make it seem like he should have maybe tied his shoe, signed an autograph, had a cup of tea, got in a better position and then made the play. I think it went like this "Look-there's-the-ball-snatch-it-whew!got-it!!"



The one from last year is insane. Just catching the ball was amazing, throwing the runner out while sitting down was awesome, and the way he checked the runner at third.... WoW! He made it look like he doesn't really need silly things like a glove... or legs! :lol:

 

[Firebirds11]

Great play! Cabrera and Peralta should both make it into the AS game. Cabrera has better defense though.

But I don't know how you Indians fans deal with Tom Hamilton ::facepalm::

 

[jbone17]

Cabrera's play was a MILLION times mnore difficult than Escobar's play. Both are nice don't get me wrong, but the ball that Cabrera bare handed was a rocket. Escobar did not have to go far back in the hole on that play and Cabrera not only bare handed his in the whole, but the throw does it for me. Cabrera's throw was difficult.

 

[Watt]

Great play! Cabrera and Peralta should both make it into the AS game. Cabrera has better defense though.

But I don't know how you Indians fans deal with Tom Hamilton ::facepalm::

I don't know what you're talking about, Hamilton is great... He and Joe Tait are the two voices of Cleveland sports IMO

 

[Firebirds11]

Great play! Cabrera and Peralta should both make it into the AS game. Cabrera has better defense though.

But I don't know how you Indians fans deal with Tom Hamilton ::facepalm::

I don't know what you're talking about, Hamilton is great... He and Joe Tait are the two voices of Cleveland sports IMO

The dude gets way too excited. I can see some excitement, but every play he raises his voice like a miracle happened. The Indians will be down 10-1 and LaPorta will hit a homer and he'll scream like the Indians just did something amazing.

 

[shephech]

That boy can play some defense... Honestly I think that very D should get him into the AS Game... Jhonny Peralta & Him should be the pairing at the all star game but I get the feeling we will see Jeter & Andrus not that there's anything wrong with Andrus .

Shep

 

[abeabe]

Now I feel like a dope for only having his '11 topps auto in my collection.

 

[sheetskout]

Cabrera's play was a MILLION times mnore difficult than Escobar's play. Both are nice don't get me wrong, but the ball that Cabrera bare handed was a rocket. Escobar did not have to go far back in the hole on that play and Cabrera not only bare handed his in the whole, but the throw does it for me. Cabrera's throw was difficult.

The point was that Escobar does it more often. And the plays weren't ALL that different. I think you're exaggerating a little.

Escobar's Defense > Cabrera's Defense

(I am NOT HATING ON ASDRUBAL! My point is that this play, although great, isn't CLOSE to what it would take to be the play of the year. I can come up with five or more plays Escobar has made that would put this one to shame)

Here's just one! Ironically to get....Asdrubal Cabrera

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14176405

"This is becoming routine for him...." - Announcer

 

[sheetskout]

I mean seriously.....this was ONE INNING last season.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8689365

 

[sheetskout]

And this is probably the best play at SS I have EVER seen....

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=6631109

 

[OhioBobcat3]

Cabrera's play was a MILLION times mnore difficult than Escobar's play. Both are nice don't get me wrong, but the ball that Cabrera bare handed was a rocket. Escobar did not have to go far back in the hole on that play and Cabrera not only bare handed his in the whole, but the throw does it for me. Cabrera's throw was difficult.

The point was that Escobar does it more often. And the plays weren't ALL that different. I think you're exaggerating a little.

Escobar's Defense > Cabrera's Defense

(I am NOT HATING ON ASDRUBAL! My point is that this play, although great, isn't CLOSE to what it would take to be the play of the year. I can come up with five or more plays Escobar has made that would put this one to shame)

Here's just one! Ironically to get....Asdrubal Cabrera

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14176405

"This is becoming routine for him...." - Announcer

Not better than Cabrera's play from yesterday, but a great play nonetheless. As for Escobar doing it more often, I don't know where this is coming from. Do you watch the Indians every night like I do? I see Cabrera make outstanding plays all the time. That doesn't mean I'm discounting Escobar, as I don't watch every Royals game. I'm not going to say that one of them makes great plays more often than the other when I haven't watched both of them night in and night out to make a fair comparison. I would however say that both of them do so on a pretty regular basis based upon what both of us have seen.