Re: Comparison between cricket and baseball
> I remember Mark Ramprakash taking a stunning catch (against the Aussies
> again?). He dived to his left(?) and realised the ball was dropping away
> from him - readjusted in mid air and stuck out a hand to pluck it out of the
> air. Breath taking!
Sounds similar to a famous play by Ozzie Smith for the San Diego Padres
on April 20, 1978. He was in mid-air while diving after a ground ball
hit to his left. The ball took a bad hop and suddenly was headed over
Ozzie's hip instead of going toward his outstretched left hand. He
reached up and grabbed the ball with his right hand, bounced up off the
ground and threw the runner out at first.
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- Jeff Lichtman
Author, Baseball for Rookies
http://baseball-for-rookies.com/
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