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Don't care if none of you are baseball fans, I have to mention this:
My boy, Mark Buerhle, just finished off a perfect game for the White Sox:
9 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Only been done 17 times before in history. Woo! 
Not a baseball fan, but I still feel it worth applauding.
*clap*
Did one of the CWS players in that game catch a hit that was almost over the wall in the 9th?
Did one of the CWS players in that game catch a hit that was almost over the wall in the 9th?
You mean this one? 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPnsOjPXh0
Did one of the CWS players in that game catch a hit that was almost over the wall in the 9th?
Indeed. Dwayne Wise sat on his ass for eight innings, then went out as a defensive replacement for the ninth. That catch was on the very first ball hit in the inning.
Considering the circumstances, there are many people saying it was one of the greatest plays EVER.
Considering the circumstances, there are many people saying it was one of the greatest plays EVER.
Eh, I don't think I'd buy into it being one of the greatest plays ever. Players make plays similar to it almost every day. The only reason it's being talked about is because of the perfect game situation.
I think the greatest catch (in the outfield) I've ever seen was one by Jim Edmonds a few years ago. Running with his back to the wall, he had to fully stretch out going toward the fence.
If you've ever played in the outfield, whether it's little league, at the pro level, or even slo-pitch softball, you know how hard that is.
Utterly unbelieveable.
For me, when one catch comes to mind, that's it.
Eh, I don't think I'd buy into it being one of the greatest plays ever. Players make plays similar to it almost every day.
Yes, I've seen a lot of plays that in isolation are as good or better (although the second catch in his bare hand as he is falling to the ground makes this one a little different) -- but considering what was at stake, and the fact that it was the first ball hit in play after Wise had been riding the pine for eight innings, it's pretty darn good.
Probably the only similar play in a comparable situation that I can think of was Willie Mays in the '54 World Series.
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