Greatest catch EVER? (Baseball)

[Chamillitary Click]

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OMG, that's fucking absurd.

[MistaNova]

Old news dude, still, nice catch by Akamatsu. Lol, he's already being compared to in Ichiro's videos.

(look at the most recent comment)

[Chamillitary Click]

It's old? It was just on ESPN this week for top play of the week.

[MistaNova]

The Carp appearently now has two spider-men (skip to about 0:56).

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This time it's no. 49 Sohichiro Amaya.

[Mo Z. Dizzle]

damn, those catches were incredible 

[Chamillitary Click]

The timing is ridiculous.

MLB players don't get the chance to make a catch like that though; I can't think of a MLB stadium that has a small fence like that behind the wall, because that's what these guys are holding onto to make the catch.

No disrespect to either of the catches though; they are amazing.

[MistaNova]

MLB players don't get the chance to make a catch like that though; I can't think of a MLB stadium that has a small fence like that behind the wall, because that's what these guys are holding onto to make the catch.

I'd say the closest would be the Oakland Coliseum, there isn't a fence but the wall isn't exactly one that would be hard climb up. The thought of someone climbing the ivy at Wrigley Field also comes to mind, lol.

Edit: Looks like the minor leagues have their fair share of catches as well (not the players though, lol).
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[Chamillitary Click]

LOL. That was a commercial. First time I saw it, I took like a quadruple take; but that's fake.

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http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=5352947

Devon White 92 World Series....

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http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=5352947

Devon White 92 World Series....

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I personally prefer this catch; starts at the :35 mark.

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http://www.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=5352947

Devon White 92 World Series....

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I personally prefer this catch; starts at the :35 mark.

Nice catch, but I still think the Devon White in center field tops this.  If you read up on Whites catch, alot of people even say it was better than "The Catch" by Willie Mays in the world series.  Same kind of catch, but White crashed into the wall and mays didnt.  And the ground that White covered to get to his ball was more impressive also.  AND, it should have been a triple play!  In the World Series!

[Chamillitary Click]

^I'd mark it as the greatest play ever if they turned three on it.

But I'm just talking about the catch; a triple play would require what we saw; a catch, a throw back in, people whipping it around the infield, etc.

With that Endy play, he timed that so beautifully, full extension, over the fence; the throw back in to double the guy up at first was impressive too, but just the flat out catch is what I'm talking about.