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Posted on 7/11/11 at 11:37 am to jose canseco
Depends on which Polo Grounds, they changed it multiple times. I doubt that Mays had to cover as much gound as others because the ball was hit so hard, it didn't have as much hang time. I think that was in Polo Grounds IV.
The most ground I've seen someone cover was when Bo Jackson ran up the wall in old Memorial Stadium.
The most ground I've seen someone cover was when Bo Jackson ran up the wall in old Memorial Stadium.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 12:01 pm to TigerintheNO
May's catch was in the '54 WS which I believe Polo Grounds had the ridiculously deep center-field. If i remember the highlight correctly, Mays seemed to be "close" to the wall when he made the catch. He probably wasn't 485' , but it had to be a far run.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 12:42 pm to Rex
I don't know but the fasted outfield I ever saw was the Shell Royals, Lafayette/Carencro, circa 1968. Ron Guidry who was their top pitcher later said they were better than any NY Yankee outfield he played with.
All 3 were track stars. They showed off their speed. High fly to dead center...the RF called him off and caught it. High fly to RF, the CF called him off and caught it. It was brutal.
All 3 were track stars. They showed off their speed. High fly to dead center...the RF called him off and caught it. High fly to RF, the CF called him off and caught it. It was brutal.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 12:47 pm to xiv
I saw somewhere that even Willie has been quoted stating his catch ended up looking great as an over the head catchup-job, but really he took a bad initial angle and had to run for his life to catch it
Posted on 7/11/11 at 1:06 pm to Shankopotomus
How far away do you play in CF? 250'? The ball was hit about 430'. Factor in a hypothetical hypotenuse in there, and WM probably ran 190' to get it. I can't think o a situation when anyone would have run further.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 1:15 pm to xiv
Id go with Mays as far as catches Ive watched. Kenny Lofton covered a lot of ground for the Indians back in his prime.
I remember one catch he made. Was playing shaded to left field, took off on the crack of the bat and ran it down jumping the fence in right center to rob the home run. (cant find it on the Tube) I remember at the time thinking that it was the greatist catch I had ever seen.
I remember one catch he made. Was playing shaded to left field, took off on the crack of the bat and ran it down jumping the fence in right center to rob the home run. (cant find it on the Tube) I remember at the time thinking that it was the greatist catch I had ever seen.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 1:16 pm to xiv
I am not hating, it very well might be....I am just saying I some some of his own comments once and thought it was interesting
Posted on 7/11/11 at 1:18 pm to Shankopotomus
quote:Keep in mind that that was before Ali and only seven years after they were allowed to play; of course he's going to be modest.
I am not hating, it very well might be....I am just saying I some some of his own comments once and thought it was interesting
Posted on 7/11/11 at 1:23 pm to xiv
From a similar thread months ago:
Less than 5% of today's outfielders could make that grab even if they knew it was coming.
quote:quote:Mays made the catch right at the warning track about 10 feet to the right of that right angle in deep right-center field. At the time the ball met the bat, he was standing almost exactly halfway between second base and that very spot (maybe a little closer to 2nd).
Basically, the ball was hit about 430 feet, and it was hit directly over the head of Mays, who was standing about 280 feet from the plate. A 50-yard dash for a ball that had less than 6 seconds of hangtime?
Less than 5% of today's outfielders could make that grab even if they knew it was coming.
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Posted on 7/11/11 at 1:59 pm to xiv
quote:
Less than 5% of today's outfielders could make that grab even if they knew it was coming.
I agree with that, but I believe that other outfielders have covered more ground to make an out than
quote:
A 50-yard dash for a ball that had less than 6 seconds of hangtime?
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:16 pm to COTiger
I'm partial to Amoros' catch in the 1955 WS over Mays'.
Posted on 7/11/11 at 9:30 pm to Rex
I was listening the other day, and one of the announcers on ESPN said that a catch as good or better than Mays was made once a week in todays game.
I don't know if it is true or not.
I do think that Griffey could cover as much distance as Mays could.
Players are so much faster today, it is hard to believe no one has ever covered more distance.
Think about this Dieon was the 4th faster NFL player ever and he played outfield. The difference is that the world record 100 meter was 9.95 in 1968. Today it is 9.58.
I don't know if it is true or not.
I do think that Griffey could cover as much distance as Mays could.
Players are so much faster today, it is hard to believe no one has ever covered more distance.
Think about this Dieon was the 4th faster NFL player ever and he played outfield. The difference is that the world record 100 meter was 9.95 in 1968. Today it is 9.58.
This post was edited on 7/11/11 at 9:31 pm
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