Nava, in right because Shane Victorino left the game with lower back tightness, went back toward the wall and tried to make an awkward-looking
basket catch on Avisail Garcia's fly ball.
Arguably the greatest catch in the history of baseball was the
basket catch Willie Mays made of a long fly ball in center field in the Polo Grounds in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, on September 29, 1954.
Lee also played superb defence, making a behind-the-back stab of Robinson Cano's grounder up the middle, and nonchalantly making a
basket catch off a pop fly from Johnny Damon.
Then, with an outfield wall bearing down upon him, he makes an over-the-back
basket catch of what should have been an extra-base hit.
He told great stories, and he had great timing, and his descriptions were unfailingly accurate and so vivid that you could feel the chill wind of Candlestick Park and picture Willie Mays tapping the glove, making that
basket catch in center field.
Her catch in center field in the top of the fifth inning was nothing short of spectacular, as she sprinted straight back to the center field wall, turned at the last second, and made an over-the-head
basket catch on a hard-hit fly ball that had extra bases written all over it.
His signature
basket catch and trailing cap remain indelible images of baseball lore.
He went 5 for 5 at bat, stabbed a hard-hit line drive, and made a running
basket catch in foul territory on a shallow pop up.
Arena came up big for Milford in the same inning, making an over-the-shoulder
basket catch at the left-field wall to rob Nicholas of a certain extra-base hit.
CUTLINE: Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka salutes Coco Crisp after the center fielder made an over-the-shoulder
basket catch on a ball hit by the Braves' Scott Thorman in the fifth inning of Game 1.
The nifty removable
basket catches the trimmed nails for no-mess disposal.
Such a
basket catches 7, 11 and 13 or 2,707, 2,711 and 2,713, and the harvest presumably continues forever.