Masato Akamatsu, outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team, made incredible catch that has been dubbed the Spider-Man catch.
During the game, Shuichi Murata hit a fly ball to deep left field. Akamatsu can be seen running as fast as he can towards the left field wall. The ball looks like it is going to be an easy home run, or so everyone thought.
Out of nowhere, Akamatsu jumps up the fence, places his left food on the top of the wall, and snags the ball out of midair, robbing Murata of a home run. Sports media has dubbed the play the Spider-Man catch, as Akamatsu scaled the wall just like something the comic book hero would do.
The skill required to run full speed at a ball, jump up the wall, not fall over, and make the catch is just amazing. Japanese baseball is exciting to watch. Seems like most professional players would just give up and let the ball go over the fence.
Posted on August 01, 2010 4:17 PM Tags : Baseball | Sports
Chris Coghlan, outfielder for the Florida Marlins, was added to the disabled list last week after he injured his knee during a post game pin in face celebration.
Coghlan celebrated his teams win by planting a shaving cream filled pie to the face of teammate Wes Helms, who hit a game winning single against the Atlanta Braves last Sunday.
It was all fun and games until reigning NL rookie of the year Coghlan twisted his knee awkwardly. An MRI on Monday revealed that the injury was a torn meniscus in the left knee and he could be out of to eight weeks if surgery is needed.
This freak injury comes a couple months after Angels first baseman Kendry Morales broke his leg after leaping onto home plate celebrating his walk off grand slam. Not surprisingly, Marlins' manager Edwin Rodriguez has decided to ban future pie celebrations.
I am an Angels fan and it was so tough and embarrassing to watch Morales break his leg in such a stupid way. Now he is probably out for the whole season. Coghlan is lucky to be out only weeks at most, but his injury was more embarrassing. I am not a fan of the pie in face in celebration. I will be glad to see it go.
And who is that yelling at the end of the interview?
A Texas Rangers fan has been seriously hurt after he fell from the second deck at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington while leaning for a foul ball during a game against the Cleveland Indians. The unidentified man lost his balance as he was attempting to catch a Nelson Cruz foul ball. He fell about 30 feet from the second deck to the field level seats below. Four other fans were also injured.
Several players on the field, along with the umpire, were shook up as they saw what had happened. Play was then suspended for 16 minutes and the field was cleared while paramedics helped the injured fan.
The man was taken to John Peter Smith in Fort Worth where he is stable and responsive and able to move his arms and legs.
At first thought this sounded funny. After seeing the reactions by the umpire and the players, I now feel horrible for the fan, coming from a fellow baseball fan. The good news is that he is stable and responsive and should recover. I hope he somehow gets the foul ball he was reaching for and maybe a few tickets to a future Rangers game.
Watch as the Yankees fan on his cell phone gets hit in the face by a ground rule double baseball. As the announcer says, you got to use a hands free device.
A child was caught drinking from a beer bottle live on television during a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game on Sunday. During the game between the Phillies and Padres, a child is seen grabbing a beer bottle, placing it to his lips, and taking a swig of it. Nearby fans do not seem to notice the child and the beer bottle.
Phillies spokeswoman Bonnie Clark can only speculate that the bottle was empty, but it will never be known as the child has not been identified. Police are not launching an investigation.
I think it is pretty funny to see this kid drinking out of a beer bottle. That is, I think it is funny to see a random child who I do not know drinking out of a beer bottle. I don't have kids, but I would be ashamed if it was my child in this video even though I don't think it is that big of a deal. Looks like they are starting early though.
But what is up with all these stories about Phillies fans for better or for worse. Mostly for worse. At least I have more stuff to write about. Can't wait for the next fan incident, so check back often.
