The new greatest catch of all time

[FabulousFabregas]

 

Did Christopher Lloyd help out old Mother Shucker there?

[nate]

It is an amazing catch but it isn't GOAT.  He was able to get back to the wall before having to jump, it wasn't simultaneous.

[nando714]

Must of been the chili dogs

The third one tasted kinda funny

[FabulousFabregas]

Seeing these guys like Calhoun and Shuck play is a lot more fun than the overpaid weenies.  Shuck may not be the most talented player but he plays hard every day.

[sneaky_flute]

that was pretty cool but endy chavez's catch during the 2006 nlcs is one of the best i've ever seen.

[The God of Runs]

Say Hey Shuck

[reteegz]

I'm at the game. Awesome grab.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

It's the best catch today. 

[AZMike]

I still think Bourjos' catch in Baltimore was the best Angels defensive play this year

[Erstad Grit]

Not taking anything away from Schuck. How does the umpire know if he caught it? 

[Season Over]

He's no Vernon Wells.

 

[mancini79]

One of the few times watching baseball I had to ask myself "Did that just happen?!".

 

Catch of the year in my book.

[Docwaukee]

that was an amazing catch.  how can a guy look so awful on defense and do something like that?

[markb]

The Bourjos and Trout catches still had a higher degree of difficulty because they made them on the dead run, but Shuck's wins for the "this is gonna hurt" factor, especially since nobody cushioned his fall.  Was pretty much headfirst into chair/ground.

[AZMike]

The Bourjos and Trout catches still had a higher degree of difficulty because they made them on the dead run, but Shuck's wins for the "this is gonna hurt" factor, especially since nobody cushioned his fall.  Was pretty much headfirst into chair/ground.

 

In Shuck's case a couple fans at least tried to cushion his fall. In wells situation most of the fans near the wall had their back to Wells watchin the ball sail over their heads only to turn around and see him on the ground with a puzzled "oh, look it's Vernon" expression

[fan_since79]

I still think Bourjos' catch in Baltimore was the best Angels defensive play this year

I agree.

[Second Base]

It's the catch of the year in my book.  Still, when I talk to Angels fans about "The Catch" everyone knows exactly what I'm talking about.  Not sure if it really put Mike Trout on the map, but it was that very moment, when Trout went from being a West Coast phenomenon to a worldwide superstar.  Nobody jumps that high, nobody reach back that far.  No one has that authentic boyish reaction like a kid at a little league park.  No one watches themselves on instant replay without being labeled a premadonna.  Only Mike Trout. 

[Splint7438]

Was so nice to see a highlight reel catch that didn't come off an angel bat. I still think that Edmunds catch in Kansas City was the best catch of all time. Only one close is Mays off wertz and only because that one was in the series.

[xboom28x]

Edmonds' catch is still GOAT in Angels history to me.

 

But Shuck made a great effort on that. Well done

[Chimi]

[sneaky_flute]

[Kenny]

Hard to argue that Chavez catch.  It was in the playoffs, and a double play.

 

But As Angels fans, you got to go with Edmonds.  We are pretty lucky.  After this year, when MLBN does their 100 best plays of the year, the Angels will have at least three of the top 20, all three being home run robbers.

[fan_since79]

Too bad there's no film of the terrific over-the-shoulder catch by Al Simmons of Lou Gehrig's attempt at a fifth home run on June 3, 1932, in the 9th inning. It was hit to the deepest part of centerfield in Philadelphia's Shibe Park, 470 feet from home plate. Descriptions vary, but all agree that it was a spectacular catch. It's not clear whether the ball would have left the park. I imagine Gehrig might have had an inside-the-park HR if Simmons hadn't made the play.

 

 

[Splint7438]

Chavez catch was a clutch play. No doubt about it. But as far as degree of difficulty it probably isn't even top 100. The stage is the only reason any of us even remember it.

[Kenny]

Bautista's reaction was definitely GOAT.