I like basketball or football when a particular player gets “in the zone” and effortlessly destroys the whole opposing team’s attempts to stop him.
Think Larry Bird or Joe Montana in the heyday…
This has gotta be up there. Always hilarious. One year, one of the Seahawks’ defensive tackles actually lead the team in interceptions at one point after two fluke INTs in the first two weeks of the season.
Mike Brown, former Chicago Bear, winning two games in a row with overtime interceptions for touchdowns.
How about the time Fred Dryer (yes, Hunter) of the Rams scored two safeties in one game?
Yes, thank you. I should have said unusual plays and formations.
Jason Kubel of the Twins hit for the cycle last night. Not only was the home run the last hit of his cycle, it was an eighth-inning grand slam that put the Twins ahead and won them the game.
Another play i find exciting is an outfielder going over the wall to rob a hitter of a home run. At some parks, this is going to become a thing of the past because they build the walls so high. The Mets’ new home ground is one example. For most of the outfield areas, the wall is so high that the ball is either going to clear it, or bounce back into the field of play. It’s too high for an outfielder to jump up and get the glove over the wall. I think that’s a shame.
Does mountaineering count?
If so, I nominate “THE belay.”
Not only was this one of the greatest feats of strength ever, it saved six human lives.
I nominate scoring from first base on a single. Shawon Dunston did this once for the Cubs, I believe against the Mets. It took a combination of extraordinary hustle on Dunston’s part and a lack of attention on the right(?)fielder’s part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-qkpsygNYoThe Hail Mary pass is phenomenal when it works. Doug Flutie’s Boston College pass is one of my favourite highlights to watch.
ETA: Here.
Sorry for the gimpy edit.
What about stealing home in baseball? Does anyone do or even attempt that anymore? I read that Jose Reyes might try to do so, in honor of Jackie Robinson (who did it a few times in his career), over the coming few seasons.
Derek Jeter - The Flip
For the record, it was two safeties in one quarter.
One I really like,that is very common, are misdirections(I think is the term) by hockey players to score a goal.One player takes a shot and a teammate deflects it with his stick into the goal.
Nother neat one is the hidden ball trick to pick a runner off base.Ozzie Guillen got caught with this ruse three times in his career,two of them were within a few days of each other, IIRC.
Gene Michael, the shortstop of the dreadful late Sixties and early Seventies Yankees, pulled off the hidden ball trick 5 times.
Oh, sure. Aaron Hill did it just a couple of years ago for the Jays against the Yankees. A straight steal of home.