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Originally Posted by the 'stache
As a huge fan of Roberto Clemente, it does my heart good to see players making the same kinds of throws he did in his day. I truly appreciate great defense.
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Surely you jest
Cespedas has an amazing arm but IMHO it rates a 6on the 8 point scale. Clemente's arm was a true 8. His arm is the one all others are measured by. The velocity and trajectory of his throws set the standard. His throws actually seemed to pick up velocity as they approached the infield. The only recent player I have seen who may be even remotely close to Clemente's arm is Ichiro. My 74 year old father has made some outlandish claims about Rocky Colavito's arm that I find hard to believe and there no video evidence to support those claims. He tells me that many times he saw Rocky Colavito throw balls from home plate over the center field wall during batting practice at Municipal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UUy65ZpSP0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5PgPOM4HCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFAbXnlzZGQ