Coolest play you remember seeing in a baseball game on TV

Ty Hope · Nov 13, 2012

Time to get discussions going again! What play absolutely blew you away when you saw it on TV?

For me as a kid it was Kevin Mitchell's bare-handed grab. Freaking awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b_NY5iA3hw

Raider408 · Nov 13, 2012

Same here....

rum151man · Nov 13, 2012

1.Bo Jackson's catch then running up & across the fence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX82AEh7CrQ
2. Jim Edmonds over the shoulder dive going straight back

3. Ozzie Smith diving up the middle then snagging the bad hop bare handed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwNNqgrKOM

rum151man · Nov 13, 2012

& on the opposite end, manny being manny as the extra cut off man in left field.... Lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0wkYbpEEuo

Raider408 · Nov 13, 2012

Also, but not really a play, but Nolan Ryan beating up Robin Ventura like he was his daddy!

rum151man · Nov 13, 2012

I was at this game best play ive ever seen in person for sure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkTYR8VdIjI

notjomommasclint · Nov 13, 2012

David wright making his barehanded catch or Rodney McRae running through the wall.

jbhofmann · Nov 13, 2012

rum151man said:
I was at this game best play ive ever seen in person for sure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkTYR8VdIjI

you should be perma-banned for posting that

markakis8 · Nov 13, 2012

Asdrubal Cabrera's barehanded play, falling on his ass, while the ball redirected was the first thing that came to my mind. That was unbelievable.

MrMet · Nov 13, 2012

I don't know about on tv, but the best play I saw in person was Endy Chavez's "the catch", robbing Scott Rolen in game 7 of the '06 NLCS

jbhofmann · Nov 13, 2012

uniquebaseballcards · Nov 13, 2012

I couldn't believe this when I saw it on TV:

Of course there's this although I didn't see it live (sucked for the bird though):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxEUW3pQX6A

MojoDan · Nov 13, 2012

Kevin Mitchell is my #1 as well.

JackLondon · Nov 13, 2012

This play was so amazing to watch on tv waaaaaaayyyyy back when I was a kid. Can remember at first being annoyed that Joe Ferguson cut in front of a favorite player of mine, Jimmy Wynn, to make the play, but when I saw the throw and Steve Yeager's tag? So awesome.

Hendersonfan · Nov 13, 2012

I've seen many amazing highlights, but the best play that occurred during a game I was watching? The catch so save Beurhle's gem from the replacement CF.

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1st4040 · Nov 13, 2012

the video seems to have been removed from youtube but the Jose Canseco 5th deck homerun in Skydome is my favorite highlight. Remember watching the game on tv back in the day. Have also seen some great catches by Griffey Jr like the spiderman one in Seattle that stick out in memory.

rum151man · Nov 13, 2012

jbhofmann said:
you should be perma-banned for posting that

Only video of the play I can ever find

dmarren349 · Nov 13, 2012

Was at the game where Mark Buehrle tossed the ball between his legs and Konerko grabbed it bare handed for the out.. Or how about Randy Johnson nailing that bird.

rsmath · Nov 13, 2012

While there are many great candidates here, the one I'd have to mention as a new candidate is a ball donking off Jose's empty head and going over the wall for a homer. What timing for a major leaguer to miss catching the ball entirely and then have the luck to hit off his head just right to go over the wall.

markakis8 · Nov 13, 2012

I never really understood why the Mitchell play was so great. I've seen drunken fans catch balls with their beer cups that was more impressive. I've seen many fans catch a ball with a single bare hand too.

What always made me shake my head is that the reason Mitchell has to catch it with his bare hand is b/c he took a horrible route to the ball and misjudged it. The Ozzie Smith and Asdrubal Cabrera bare handed plays are more impressive b/c they used their bare hand at a split-second moment to react and still threw the ball to first to make the out.

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