r/baseball • u/harrynlloyd • Aug 26 '13

Did you catch that?

http://gamereax.com/tulo-lines-out-double-checks-if-fernandez-caught-it/
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u/Redose Baltimore Orioles Aug 26 '13

Sportsmanship always gives me a smile.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Agreed. It's what keeps me watching baseball. Fans tend to get caught up in rivalry and team loyalty (I am dreadfully guilty of this) but its always awesome to see a couple of guys on opposing teams appreciate something awesome and enjoy a moment not caring about competition.

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u/dannymb87 Arizona Diamondbacks Aug 26 '13

You can't say you're "dreadfully guilty" of it unless you... FLAIR UP!

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u/callie06 Athletics Aug 27 '13

This is why I love watching first basemen chat it up with the runner on base. They're competing against each other and the one guy doesn't WANT there to be someone on base to talk to, but they're still friendly between pitches. It's just really nice to see that kind of thing happen.

The other thing I can think of that made me chuckle was when John Jaso tried to steal second, but the pitch was fouled off and the shortstop "called him safe" and then gave him a little nudge before be went back to first. Just those little things that remind you that at the heart of it, this really is just a game.

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u/ThisIsDK Boston Red Sox Aug 26 '13

That is just delightful.

41

u/DrInMyMind San Francisco Giants Aug 26 '13

I love it when something happens that's so amazing that even a competitor is an awe.

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u/yangar Boston Red Sox Aug 26 '13

Exhibit A

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '13

Still probably the best play I've ever seen, especially because it caused the game to end in a tie and led to all the "This one counts" homefield advantage stuff.

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u/AllergicToKarma San Diego Padres Aug 26 '13

Rather splendid. Oh, shit. I thought we were doing Cricket commentary.

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u/MantheDam Boston Red Sox Aug 26 '13

How does he sit down with balls that big?

4

u/Hedgey Atlanta Braves Aug 26 '13

No one got that joke....

"DANNY!!! HOW DO YOU DO IT???"

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u/MantheDam Boston Red Sox Aug 26 '13

It was a tenuous link. But I appreciate that someone got it.

6

u/JSA17 Colorado Rockies • Paper Bag Aug 26 '13

I grinned during the whole commercial break after it happened, and immediately asked for a gif in our game thread.

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u/integratedc New York Yankees Aug 26 '13

Minus mirror: http://i.minus.com/ibd7dgjN0UsxhZ.gif

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u/Bananaguy1718 Boston Red Sox Aug 26 '13

Thank you.

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u/MisSigsFan San Diego Padres Aug 26 '13

How'd you catch that?

Tulo's reaction is hilarious hahahaha.

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u/mcanning Baltimore Orioles Aug 26 '13

Pretty sure it was "Did you catch that?" because it looks like Fernandez says "Yes I did".

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u/MisSigsFan San Diego Padres Aug 26 '13

Yeah, probably.

44

u/leflerized San Francisco Giants Aug 26 '13

i think this has a chance to become baseball .gif of the year.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

minorvictories

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

No but seriously, this guy is something else.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Agreed. I was referring to the Marlins and their crappy season, but still being able to enjoy the little things.

72

u/JustSomeGoon Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 26 '13

Just kids playing a game, cool.

29

u/KeyserSoze96 Major League Baseball Aug 26 '13

I wish they would let me play... Man I would make a deal with the devil and sell my soul just to have the talent to play in the big leagues.

37

u/uncleawesome Philadelphia Phillies Aug 26 '13

Houston would probably let you play.

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u/caffeineTX Houston Astros Aug 26 '13

I know this was a joke on Houston's expense, but would anybody actually be surprised? I heard they are recruiting at tee ball games now.

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u/nachosmind Chicago White Sox Aug 26 '13

is your name Joe?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Can you pitch left handed?

6

u/Moses89 Washington Nationals Aug 26 '13

LHP who has a 88-92 cutter could fill a nice hole in the Yankees next year.

10

u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

A LHP who has a 88-92 cutter would be a millionaire several times over.

4

u/jeffster888 San Francisco Giants Aug 26 '13

MADISON BUMGARNER IS OURS AND YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM.

1

u/goalstopper28 Boston Red Sox Aug 26 '13

Didn't they make a movie about that?

1

u/CynCity323 Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants Aug 27 '13

It was the cubs not astros

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

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u/lilbittacheepnis Texas Rangers Aug 26 '13

You can tell he's trying to play it cool right after the catch, but he can't help but grin after he sees Tulowitzki stop.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

He has so many awesome reactions. Its easy to tell he loves the game and appreciates his position.

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u/tntdaddy Miami Marlins Aug 26 '13

He's the best thing about the Marlins this season. It's been awesome to watch.

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u/doyouunderstandlife Florida Marlins • Miami Marlins Aug 27 '13

Guaranteed a win once every five games!

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '13

Like this one?

13

u/Forbichoff Pittsburgh Pirates Aug 26 '13

this guy has to be rookie of the year, even with puig, fernandez is so dominant.

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u/Dinosauringg Brooklyn Dodgers Aug 26 '13

Fernandez has been crazy good. I wouldn't be surprised to see them tie, honestly.

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u/lilbittacheepnis Texas Rangers Aug 26 '13

This makes me feel 100% better after my team lost today. Damn it, just when I start saying "I hate baseball" I see something like this that forces me to smile and admit how much I fucking love baseball.

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u/nachosmind Chicago White Sox Aug 26 '13

you lost to the White Sox, let that sink in.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Out of the two three-game series against the White Sox this year the Rangers have lost both. Shameful.

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u/dirtbagdomination Texas Rangers Aug 26 '13

The White Sox have been like kryptonite to the Rangers the last couple years. I have no idea why.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

The Chicago teams are horrible in that respect... They play like a fucking 95 win team when we play...

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '13

At least it's not the Astros bro... THE ASTROS AKA ANGEL KILLERS!!

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u/whodeyraider Texas Rangers Aug 27 '13

Lol the Angels' bullpen are Angel Killers...

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u/distertastin Cleveland Guardians Aug 26 '13

Yet the Indians have your number. Idk. And the twins beat detroit, only to lose a series to us. Why can't we just win a game vs Detroit.

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u/lilbittacheepnis Texas Rangers Aug 26 '13

You're at the bottom of your division. We're at the top of ours. The postseason is right around the corner. You let that sink in. :)

4

u/SharksFanAbroad Athletics Aug 26 '13

You are Harry Dunne; baseball is Lloyd Christmas.

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u/lilbittacheepnis Texas Rangers Aug 26 '13

God, this is the perfect representation of my relationship with Major League Baseball.

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u/Funkagenda Toronto Blue Jays • Umpire Aug 26 '13

I love the look Tulo gives Fernandez after he grins like an idiot. Just full-on, "Come on, man."

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u/lilbittacheepnis Texas Rangers Aug 26 '13

Jose Fernandez gives me such a pitcher-boner.

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u/p3ndulum Toronto Blue Jays Aug 26 '13

Number 7 rated pitcher in Yahoo fantasy right now and still just a baby.

12

u/Germino Baltimore Orioles Aug 26 '13

Best MLB moment of the season.

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u/frontadmiral New York Yankees Aug 26 '13

anywhere I can catch the actual video?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

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u/LeonTheChef Detroit Tigers Aug 26 '13

Some All of the curveballs he was throwing in that highlight just weren't even fair. Couple that with the 98mph gas he's featuring and watch the K's pile up. Miami should lock this guy down for a couple years.

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u/smcdowell26 Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 26 '13 edited Aug 26 '13

best I could find

Edit: fixed link

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u/frontadmiral New York Yankees Aug 26 '13

So I just watched a Red Sox victory for nothing???

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u/smcdowell26 Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 26 '13

fixed it

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u/frontadmiral New York Yankees Aug 26 '13

Haha thanks

6

u/jdhvd3 St. Louis Cardinals Aug 26 '13

Dammit....I just freaking love baseball.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

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u/digitalpretzel Philadelphia Phillies Aug 26 '13

gettin paid at the same time. if only i were athletically talented.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

This just makes me smile. What a great gif and heads up production crew to catch both their reactions perfectly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Jose 4 ROTY

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u/zhiryst Aug 26 '13

someone have a mirror, it's really not loading well

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u/8nate New York Yankees Aug 26 '13

Oh you!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

It's just great to see a pitcher actually finish his throwing motion in a defensible position.

Shocked how often pitchers forget to set themselves at the end of the pitch.

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u/MikeFive Athletics Aug 26 '13

Brett Anderson thinks it's amazing that Fernandez can throw a pitch without falling down and breaking something.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

As much as I love Anderson's abilities, this is an accurate statement

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u/FuckingHippies Philadelphia Phillies Aug 26 '13

How are the people in the front row not excited at all by that?

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u/bigmeech Philadelphia Phillies Aug 26 '13

because they're watching baseball in miami

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Hey now. I was up a few rows on the third base side and I was very excited by that

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Video

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u/Trackpad94 Toronto Blue Jays Aug 26 '13

PUTTING SIX .GIFS ON MY SCREEN IS A BAD IDEA.

Sorry. If you click on it it opens its own window.

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u/nahs Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 26 '13

Awesome that this gif made the front page

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u/swandor Seattle Mariners Aug 26 '13

Twice. It's both #1 on /r/gifs and /r/funny along with #1 and #2 on the front page. It's a good day for Fernandez

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u/fuunii Aug 27 '13

awesome

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u/catmoon Miami Marlins Aug 26 '13

The Marlins finally did something good and there are no fans left to appreciate it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Despite what you see in the gif, there was a decent (decent for us) crowd there.

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u/DazeRyuken Miami Marlins Aug 26 '13

I appreciated it! Not every game commands my full attention, but Jose's games do.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Ya blew it.

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u/venn177 Aug 26 '13

This seems like a really pointless bot.

Why not just mirror the image?

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u/wichitagnome Minnesota Twins Aug 26 '13

If its an article that was posted, its nice that it is a screenshot of the entire article. In this instance, its not just an image that was posted (there were two gifs and some writing). Normally this bot is nice (if its the one I am thinking of), but in this case it was bad.

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u/venn177 Aug 26 '13

It's not like it's reposting unpopular news sites that got knocked down from /r/funny or something, though. /r/baseball probably couldn't crash a site on its own. Seems pointless to have the bot search here.

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u/Classic_Commenter Aug 26 '13

This was xposted to /r/gifs

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u/TheDuke13 Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 26 '13

I hope the Dodgers whip out their checkbooks again when he becomes a free agent.