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defska17
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 Posted: 7/13/2002, 11:49 pm Post subject: Great Defensive Plays |
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What is the best defensive play you have seen all season?
We all say Torii Hunter's great all-star game catch which was simpy amazing, but what has been your favorite defensive play all season.
Mine, honestly, is a play that I bet noone here saw because it was a Padre that performed it, but was honestly one of the best defensive plays I have ever seen. Our second baseman (I wish I could remember who it was at the time, it was one of three people and I think it was Ramon Vazquez) ran towards the outfield, back to the infield on a bloop ball. In shallow right center he dove straight backwards and made a Willie Mays-esque basket catch to end the inning. We all saw the unbelievable catch the Jim Edmonds made a few years ago, this catch was almost identically like that.
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Patrick
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| Posted: 7/14/2002, 8:41 am Post subject: |
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This season... not sure.
My 3 favorite defensive plays were all made by D. Jeter:
Last years playoffs, makes catch on run of errant throw, back hands ball to Posada - that is the playoffs there, in my opinion. One play. If Jeremy Giambi isn't out - we don't advance.
Last year as well, Jeter goes back into the stands, makes this amazing backhand catch on a ball that he probably should have never gotten.
Finally, the World Series a few years ago, ground ball in the hole between 3rd and short, he backhands the ball, leaps in the air and fires it over to Tino to get the out.
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Wedge231
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| Posted: 7/15/2002, 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Jeter had some great plays when I've seen him play in the World Series every year 
I remember a few from the 2000 one against the Mets specifically.
Rey Ordonez has had some nice plays this year. But I guess I'm used to those by now.
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BlaBla3459
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| Posted: 7/15/2002, 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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i think the greatest catch this year was when i think the tiger first baseman (not sure of that) sort of dived into the stands to catch a ball. i think it was just a couple of days ago. if u watched sportscenter the following day, it said he dived into mustard or sumthing...o well
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