Willie Mays was the man, and little did he know it, when he made this fateful catch in Game 1 of the World Series on September 29th 1954. It was top of the 8th inning, and the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians were knotted up at 2-2. Had Mays not made The Catch, the Indians would've taken the lead and perhaps won the ballgame. As it were, the Giants beat them in the 10th inning, en route to a championship sweep. Had Mays not made that catch, the complexion of the series may have altogether gone in favor of the Indians. John Brenkus and his Sports Science pals draw on sophisticated technology and cool graphics to show us how truly remarkable Mays' catch was. They show us what a uniquely gifted athlete can do that the vast majority of us non-athletes probably cannot do.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
ESPN Sports Science: The Catch
Willie Mays was the man, and little did he know it, when he made this fateful catch in Game 1 of the World Series on September 29th 1954. It was top of the 8th inning, and the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians were knotted up at 2-2. Had Mays not made The Catch, the Indians would've taken the lead and perhaps won the ballgame. As it were, the Giants beat them in the 10th inning, en route to a championship sweep. Had Mays not made that catch, the complexion of the series may have altogether gone in favor of the Indians. John Brenkus and his Sports Science pals draw on sophisticated technology and cool graphics to show us how truly remarkable Mays' catch was. They show us what a uniquely gifted athlete can do that the vast majority of us non-athletes probably cannot do.
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