What made Willie Mays cath h so good was the polo grounds in New York had a centerfield wall that was 465 feet from home plate. He had to track it and get to it with essentially unlimited real estate in front of him.
The Mays catch was iconic because he had to judge it with his back to it and make adjustments on the fly. Anyone who has tried it since has been compared to Willie. He set the bar so having him at #1 makes sense. I would have been disappointed if it was any other.
These are great but only a couple should even be considered top 10. These just happened to be in big games. You could watch just a griffey Jr highlight reel and see better than these. No worries tho. Just a thought.
The amount of ground that mays made up on that catch is insane you can’t even see how far he had to run on the video plus the catch was a hard style of catch and if I’m not mistaken the throw held the runner from reaching home
Yeah the angle doesn't show how deep the CF is. Plus it's hard to appreciate an over-the-shoulder catch, when practically blind to the ball for the last second when watching it on a clip.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. might just be the greatest father and son duo to ever play the same professional sport on the same team at the same time. Both are in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame together. Senior was a little before my time, but Junior was my second favorite player growing up behind Barry Bonds (his father Bobby Bonds was also an MLB player, but they never played together). It’s really an amazing and inspiring example of family achievement that you should react to on this channel.
Sr. is not in the hall of fame. I grew up with the Big Red Machine, going to games regularly. I guess you can't put the whole team in HOF but I would have.
I'm not a huge fan of this list. The Jim Edmonds catch wasn't even the best of his career, and the David Wright barehanded catch not being on here is terrible
I knew Willie Mays would be number one, but how could they leave out Kirby Puckett saving the world series in game 6 1991? The Jeter catch was nice but he just tumbled into the seats with momentum, that doesn't even crack the top 50.
How the heck did Ken Griffey Jr not make this list with all his circus catches in center field? Yes, the one they showed was special because it was against his own dad but the man literally sacrificed his body out there game after game and not one shows up on this list? Shame...
Jeter's last at bat getting a walk off hit was such an appropriate ending to his amazing career. I don't remember his face looking so busted on that catch that was in this vid but the multiple replays definitely showed he took a header.
yet always came up huge when it mattered with some of the most amazing clutch defensive plays of all time. IMO in cases like this, stats dont tell the whole story of how great a player is.
It's funny how losing track of his footing somehow makes that play "iconic". No player has ever had their legacy more inflated by playing for the Yankees. If he played his career with literally any other team nobody would even remember his name.
These are obviously very good, but this is one person's subjective list. One could easily come up with 10 such lists or more. Hell, I could come up with a list of 10 by Roberto Clemente alone. So these are by no means the greatest catches in MLB history--the title is clickbait.
That Derek Jeter catch is one of the most overrated plays in sports history. There's catches made nearly every week in the MLB that are better than that.
This list is heavily biased towards the playoffs, most of these aren't even close to being top 10 all time. The Jim Edmonds catch that's in this list is only at most his own third best catch. Obviously, Ken Griffey Jrs catch is completely routine. Lmao, I really cannot understate how much i hate this list, the only catch that actually belongs on here is Willie Mays' catch.
Willie caught that in the '54 World Series against the Indians. Center field at the Polo Grounds was 490 ft.
In some ballparks that might have been out of the park.
@@hifijohn All parks
That is #1 not least for the fact that single catch condemned the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) to 30+ years of futility...
What made Willie Mays cath h so good was the polo grounds in New York had a centerfield wall that was 465 feet from home plate. He had to track it and get to it with essentially unlimited real estate in front of him.
The Mays catch was iconic because he had to judge it with his back to it and make adjustments on the fly. Anyone who has tried it since has been compared to Willie. He set the bar so having him at #1 makes sense. I would have been disappointed if it was any other.
Well said.
not only that, but the polo grounds had the deepest center field in MLB history
He caught it 60 feet past the wall at any other ballpark.
yes that was Deion Sanders
and he’s currently watching his team get that ass beat by Oregon 😂
I believe Ken Griffey Sr. & Ken Griffey Jr. hit back to back home runs, too.
These are great but only a couple should even be considered top 10. These just happened to be in big games. You could watch just a griffey Jr highlight reel and see better than these. No worries tho. Just a thought.
Yes that was Deion Sanders on the 2nd play at 2nd base
Seems like Aidens been playing MLB The Show
Yes that was Deion Sanders. He played for the Braves in the early 90s while playing for the Falcons (American football).
May's catch is iconic
The amount of ground that mays made up on that catch is insane you can’t even see how far he had to run on the video plus the catch was a hard style of catch and if I’m not mistaken the throw held the runner from reaching home
Yeah the angle doesn't show how deep the CF is. Plus it's hard to appreciate an over-the-shoulder catch, when practically blind to the ball for the last second when watching it on a clip.
@@Timmycoo I can’t remember who but a channel did I deep dive on the catch
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. might just be the greatest father and son duo to ever play the same professional sport on the same team at the same time. Both are in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame together. Senior was a little before my time, but Junior was my second favorite player growing up behind Barry Bonds (his father Bobby Bonds was also an MLB player, but they never played together).
It’s really an amazing and inspiring example of family achievement that you should react to on this channel.
Sr. is not in the hall of fame. I grew up with the Big Red Machine, going to games regularly. I guess you can't put the whole team in HOF but I would have.
@@michaelsmith-iu1be oh, I guess he is in the Reds Hall of Fame then. Thank you for the correction.
no problem@@MlTCH
I'm not a huge fan of this list. The Jim Edmonds catch wasn't even the best of his career, and the David Wright barehanded catch not being on here is terrible
I knew Willie Mays would be number one, but how could they leave out Kirby Puckett saving the world series in game 6 1991? The Jeter catch was nice but he just tumbled into the seats with momentum, that doesn't even crack the top 50.
Ken Griffey Sr. was a Hall of Famer with the Cincinnati Reds
You have to watch KTO’s what the nfl was like 10 years ago it is very good
Even cooler, Ken Griffey and Junior once hit back to back home runs. Pretty special.
The ball sticking out of glove is called a 'snow cone'
You need to watch the Field of Dreams game featuring Ken & Ken, Jr. in the intro.
RIP Willie Mays ❤️
David Wright's bare hand catch should be here.
2:29 Deion sanders
I cant believe the Mike Trout catch vs the Mariners aren't on there.
I was waiting for the Kevin Pillar catch when he scaled the fence. One of the most ridiculous catches I've ever seen
Check out Kevin Pillar catches
How the heck did Ken Griffey Jr not make this list with all his circus catches in center field? Yes, the one they showed was special because it was against his own dad but the man literally sacrificed his body out there game after game and not one shows up on this list? Shame...
Willie Mays Catch doing the World Series
This video missed Otis Nixon's catch. It was an unbelievable catch. How this video missed this is beyond me. A must watch.
I was the game where Kevin Mitchell made the bare handed grab. We were sitting in left field and it was right in front of us. Amazing play.
Yes...the Edmonds catch laying out stright to center field is the best catch ive ever seen. Nobody has caught one like that before or since
Ken Griffey Jr’s catch headfirst into the wall should’ve been #1
Kevin pillar catches reaction
that was deion!
How can they not have Edmonds Angels catch?
I was at the Gary Matthews Jr game in 2006 holy what a time to be there
#5 has always been my favorite. Very underrated catch.
Jeter's last at bat getting a walk off hit was such an appropriate ending to his amazing career. I don't remember his face looking so busted on that catch that was in this vid but the multiple replays definitely showed he took a header.
Unfathomable overrated. Dude ran 20 feet after making the catch so he could dive into the stands.
Willie Freaking Mays 🐐
It was Deion
Wille freaking Mays is right. Hands down the best all-around player ever.
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Derek Jeter was a bad defensive shortstop
yet always came up huge when it mattered with some of the most amazing clutch defensive plays of all time. IMO in cases like this, stats dont tell the whole story of how great a player is.
@@donny5318Cope
The exclusion of the Kenny Lofton wall climb catch makes this list invalid, and the inclusion of the overrated Jeter catch makes this list a joke.
As many in the comments mention that Willie Mays catch was not only an impressive performance, but historically noted as well. Easy #1.
The Jeter "dive" is the most overrated play in the history of baseball. There is no single play that has been as overhyped as that.
It's funny how losing track of his footing somehow makes that play "iconic". No player has ever had their legacy more inflated by playing for the Yankees. If he played his career with literally any other team nobody would even remember his name.
These are obviously very good, but this is one person's subjective list. One could easily come up with 10 such lists or more. Hell, I could come up with a list of 10 by Roberto Clemente alone. So these are by no means the greatest catches in MLB history--the title is clickbait.
alot of better catches that wernt on here
That Derek Jeter catch is one of the most overrated plays in sports history. There's catches made nearly every week in the MLB that are better than that.
Derek jeter is not one of the best shortstops ever... so overrated
Austin Jacksons flip over the wall to rob hanley ramirez in boston shouldve made this list
If the player goes over the wall with the ball, it's a home run.
This list is heavily biased towards the playoffs, most of these aren't even close to being top 10 all time. The Jim Edmonds catch that's in this list is only at most his own third best catch. Obviously, Ken Griffey Jrs catch is completely routine.
Lmao, I really cannot understate how much i hate this list, the only catch that actually belongs on here is Willie Mays' catch.