Posted By:
Al C.risafulliI agree that there's nothing like a great defensive play. I grew up a Nettles fan.
I've heard about, read about, and seen many great plays. I watched Nettles in the '78 series, I've seen or read accounts of Willie Mays, Sandy Amoros, Brooks Robinson, Billy Cox, etc.
But I can't imagine I'll see anything like Ozzie Smith's dive over the middle, when the ball kicked up off a pebble and changed direction - in mid-dive, Ozzie reached up and snared the ball with his bare hand.
Unfortunately it seems like MLB has removed the clip from YouTube, but if anyone could find it online anywhere it would be a pleasure to watch again.
-Al