MLB Greats Who Bordered on Post Season Zero's Or Mediocre

Peter_Spaeth · #1 10-19-2022, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Its true. I also heard about a Catch he made in the '54 Series. Supposed to have been really impressive or something.

The astonishing thing about the catch is not how much ground he covered so quickly, but how he instantly judged the flight of the ball and ran to the exact right place.

Casey2296 · #2 10-20-2022, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The astonishing thing about the catch is not how much ground he covered so quickly, but how he instantly judged the flight of the ball and ran to the exact right place.

And then fires a bullet to 2nd base to keep the runner on first from advancing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLt2xKaNH0

rats60 · #3 10-20-2022, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Casey2296

And then fires a bullet to 2nd base to keep the runner on first from advancing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLt2xKaNH0

Clemente would have thrown the ball on a fly to the first baseman and doubled up the runner.

Yoda · #4 10-20-2022, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The astonishing thing about the catch is not how much ground he covered so quickly, but how he instantly judged the flight of the ball and ran to the exact right place.

What got me was how after the catch he instantaneously turned and fired the ball back to the infield.

Yoda · #5 10-20-2022, 10:15 AM

I believe it was the '52 WS, between the Yanks and the Dodgers, when poor Gil Hodges seemed hopeless at the plate. He was about 0-15 when his local priest in Brooklyn asked at Mass for all to pray for Gil. The Yanks won in 7 games, thanks in major part to Billy Martin's sensational infield catch. 'Dem Bums! Wait till next year.

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