Did anyone else see this throw?

[gregr2]

Pretty amazing!

[djson1]

Wow...the catcher didn't have to move an inch! Those Cuban arms...(I'm also thinking of Puig's accurate rifle).

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

I heard about this throw. It is even more impressive than I expected. His arm reminds me of Vladimir Guerrero.

[brightair]

Great throw, but doesn't it look like he slid under the tag?

[Touch'EmAll]

Unbelievable top notch defensive plays always take the cake in my book! Awesome throw! Could watch it over and over and over again.

Then images of Bo Jackson pop into my head - Wow! I will always remember that warning track throw to get Harold Reynolds at the plate - the single best baseball play I have ever seen in my life!

[the 'stache]

Pretty incredible throw!

That reminds me of a Bryce Harper toss made last year.



These kinds of plays don't show up in the box score (well, they do, but you really have to be looking for outfield assists), but they can have the same impact as hitting a home run.

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.

[71buc]

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.

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

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by brightair

Great throw, but doesn't it look like he slid under the tag?

There's a home plate angle out there, that shows him tagged out in time.

It was also reviewed and upheld.

Amazing how he dropped that throw in right over Kendricks head as he was running down the line.

He supposedly made another great throw the next night to nab Pujols, but I have not seen it.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

There's a home plate angle out there, that shows him tagged out in time.

It was also reviewed and upheld.

Amazing how he dropped that throw in right over Kendricks head as he was running down the line.

He supposedly made another great throw the next night to nab Pujols, but I have not seen it.

The Pujols throw (below) did not impress me as much because Cespedes originally booted the ball.

http://nesn.com/2014/06/yoenis-cespe...t-third-video/