May 21, 2005
Cruz Control
I have not seen the highlights, but Bob McManaman describes a catch by Jose Cruz, Jr. last night that can only be described as lucky. It reminds me of Lou Piniella sticking out his glove in the 1978 playoff game against the Red Sox to stop a hit from going for extra bases.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I just saw it on the D'Backs site. Yes, it certainly looks like a lucky grab -- and not a very graceful one, either. I prefer Ichiro's "Spider-Man" catch.
It looks like he was expecting to hit the wall, and was doubly surprised when he didn't crash into it, and the ball ended up in his glove.
Thanks for the link to the video, Robert.