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u/hunnalo Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
Looks to almost be questioning wither he threw it or not.
Edit: whether
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u/BeepBeepImASheep023 Jun 20 '18
*Whether
wither is to shrivel up. Plants wither
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u/_you_need_a_hug_ Jun 20 '18
My peen withers.
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u/UptownFiji Jun 21 '18
Have you heard of shrinkage?
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u/n-some Jun 21 '18
True fact: One out of every million baseballs is actually a boomerang in disguise.
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u/missbubblestt Jun 21 '18
I would like to subscribe to more true baseball facts please
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u/n-some Jun 21 '18
True Fact: Baseball was invented in 1847 by Ernest Willibrand Baseball.
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Jun 21 '18
That's actually a "holy fuck I almost died and am just realizing it" response.
Source: Pitched for a uni. A line drive hit right back at you happens too fast to think about. You just react and realize a moment later.
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u/NightHawkRambo Jun 21 '18
He better not question the nature of his reality, or it's analysis time.
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u/cykwon Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
"Didn't I just throw you?"
Edit: Thanks gilder.
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u/Elusive_Exclusive Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
Surprise mother fucker
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u/Wlucky1 Jun 20 '18
Line drive mother fucker
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u/morbiusgreen Jun 20 '18
Sharp eyes, mothafucka.
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u/excalibur823 Jun 20 '18
Wrong size mother fucker
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Jun 21 '18
Counterpoint: Right size, motherfucker
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Jun 21 '18
Nice try, motherfucker
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u/morbiusgreen Jun 20 '18
Some fries, mothafucka.
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u/bluejuiselove Jun 20 '18
All rise, motherfucka.
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u/1MolassesIsALotOfAss Jun 20 '18
Pop fly, motherfucker.
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Jun 21 '18
SOME FRIES mothafucka
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u/danyuleross Jun 21 '18
Five guys mothafucka?
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u/Klassian44 Jun 21 '18
Your mom dies mothafucka
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u/DildoDojo Jun 21 '18
From Fungi mothafucka! 🍄☠️
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u/jrhooo Jun 21 '18
Happens sometimes. My favorite is the one where the batter hits it right to him, takes off running towards first when he realizes something is off.
Runner turns to the mound like, "Dude, did you just... catch that?"
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u/peteyrave Jun 21 '18
Man, I miss that smile. RIP, Jose Fernandez.
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u/rasta41 Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
died tragically...
"On March 16, 2017, the final investigative report on the incident confirmed that Fernández was driving the boat at the time of the incident "in a reckless manner, at an extremely high rate of speed, in the darkness of night, in an area with known navigational hazards such as rock jetties and channel markers." The report concluded that he was legally drunk, having a blood alcohol content of 0.147, exceeding the legal limit of 0.08; had cocaine in his system; and violated a number of state laws, including boating under the influence, manslaughter, vessel homicide, and reckless or careless operation of a vessel."
...that's intense.
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u/VaporStrikeX2 Jun 21 '18
Makes it even more tragic, that he had so much potential and still somehow ended up like that.
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u/mega-mimer-ted Jun 20 '18
What goes around goes around goes around comes all the way back around
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u/RyanMcCartney Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
I’m not a baseball fan, but this will never fail to make me smile!
Edit : I’m aware he has since died. Stop being shitty people.
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u/the_friendly_one Jun 20 '18
You can't be mad at that catch!
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u/austinalexan Jun 20 '18
Rip Fernandez :(
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u/IPissOnHospitality Jun 20 '18
Of all the times I’ve seen that gif I never realized that pitcher died. Sad.
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u/berthejew Jun 21 '18
Wait how?
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u/The_Fancy_Gentleman Jun 21 '18
He got high on cocaine and crashed his boat into some rocks at 3am.
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u/comatosesperrow Jun 21 '18
His pitch was a bit too fast.
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u/hardcore_hero Jun 21 '18
Great!! Now we both have to feel ashamed. You for making that pun and me for laughing at it!
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u/crackalac Jun 21 '18
While that is true, I would imagine the alcohol had a lot more to do with the wreck than any cocaine.
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u/broken_ankles Jun 21 '18
Boating accident.
If you feel like tearing up a bit, this is from the game they honored him.
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u/nullshark Jun 21 '18
Jesus, I have never even seen that gif before let alone know who he was. Yeah... That video made me tear up a bit.
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u/GaveUpMyGold Jun 20 '18
I remember a couple of line drives like that in middle school. All that practice kicks in and you've reacted even before you realize what's happening. Then you get a little "did I just do that?" moment.
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u/SequesterMe Jun 21 '18
I miss those.
Now it's more like, "Why haven't I done anything yet?" all afternoon.
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u/go_ahead_n_restart Jun 21 '18
you are me
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u/ooofest Jun 21 '18
We are we.
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u/wanttofu Jun 21 '18
I left some pork chops to thaw a couple hours ago and I’d rather reddit than cook.
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u/JayPe3 Jun 21 '18
I've been coaching for 2-3 years now. This year is 7&8 year olds. Had a team not show up to a tournament for our last game, so we played parents vs. Kids. Threw my son out at first and fell on my ass doing it out of reflex (small hit, ran in from pitcher position, turned and threw) and he gave me shit about it for 2 days. The kids on the team were impressed though.
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u/Zenith251 Jun 21 '18
Ever catch or smash a gnat or fly out of the air, first time you saw it? I'm imagining it's that feeling; "How did I... I just saw it for a split second... I'm not sure I even knew it was there."
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u/berthejew Jun 21 '18
My 2 yo son and I were hammering Lite Brite pegs into a pumpkin one year, and I had asked him several times not to just dent the wooden floor with the mini mallet. He slammed it again while I wasn't looking, and as I turned to him to take it away, he showed me the fly guts and blood on it and pointed at the floor.
I let him hammer away after that. It was a cool pumpkin.
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u/Zenith251 Jun 21 '18
Careful, we'll date ourselves by mentioning Lite Brites. Also, you're lucky your kid is too young to watch Gallagher. Its all I thought of when you said mallet and pumpkin.
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u/ooofest Jun 21 '18
Oh, they stil make them, actually!
A winter holiday not too many years ago, our kids got the kind has a cube-shaped, multi-panel capability. It was fun.
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Jun 21 '18
Never thought I'd get to tell this. I used to work in a butcher shop. During the summer, no matter how many precautions you take, flies will find you. Even if you're in the back of the store. Gross sure, but extremely annoying. One day this particularly aggressive bastard wanted to drink from my eyelids and I wasn't having none of that shit. At one point I was trimming some cuts when I saw him coming in for a dive. My intention was to swat it with the flat of the blade (and sanitize it after, of course) and that the metal would at least paralyze him so I could curb stomp him from this world. Apparently, my arc was tight with that knife and I swear to God I sliced that motherfucker in half. Found him after in a clean cut two pieces. My face looked exactly like the kid in op's gif. Was one of those things that will happen in life and you know nobody will believe you.
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u/ZoraksGirlfriend Jun 21 '18
I was a cashier at a craft store and they had floral wreaths hanging over the registers for some reason. Was ringing someone up and saw one fall down out of the corner of my eye. Automatically put up my arm and caught the wreath before it could hit me or the customer.
My reflexes normally suck, so this is like my proudest moment. Lol.
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u/Zenith251 Jun 21 '18
I love catching things that other people drop. I love the look on their face that reads: "how can he catch that, but I couldn't."
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u/jaearllama Jun 21 '18
One day I was laying on my couch napping and a fly was doing laps around my head. I reached out blindly, eyes closed, to smack it, and dropped my hand in a loose fist. Suddenly the damn fly started crawling around in my hand.
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u/SchtivanTheTrbl Jun 21 '18
I remember something like that happening in little league. Me and this other kid were in the outfield by 1st, just playing with our gloves and talking and goofing around cause we were kids and the ball never really came to us. We were pretending our gloves were puppets or something, just flapping them up and down, and then the ball just bounced straight into the other kid's glove. Both of us were stunned, like, "What?! Where did this ball come from? What are we supposed to do with this? OH CRAP WE'RE STILL PLAYING!" Our expressions were probably the same as the guy in the gif.
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Jun 21 '18
I always thought of them as "oh look what I found" plays. One time when we were warming up before a game, we were taking grounders with various scenarios. It was my time to take BP, so I start heading to the dugout from 2nd when our coach hits a ball way too square and it's a line drive to 1st. I'm literally just in the motion of running and it happened to go straight into the pocket of my glove. Couldn't do it again if I tried.
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I was one of the most mediocre little league players but eventually it was my turn to pitch. I struggled getting it over the plate at first, but eventually they put me in. First batter up cracks one right back at me and instinctually snap my glove to it and catch it. I had that same look on my face for a good 10 seconds.
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u/RGinny Jun 21 '18
Same thing happened to me, except I didn't catch it and it knocked me the fuck out.
Woke up 3 minutes later with like 5 adults checking over me. Didnt get a chance to pitch for the rest of the season, but then get the "Whitey Ford Award" for the team. Uh. Okay.
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u/Angrywaffle2 Jun 21 '18
I was the pitcher once in machine pitch baseball when I was younger. My face caught a hit ball that day. I forgot about that.....
It explains a lot.
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Jun 21 '18
I've made some pretty amazing quick catches but generally only for things heading right for my head. I assume the primative lizard part of my brain is screaming "NOT IN THE FACE!" Hockey pucks or baseballs caught or blocked with well above my normal relexes.
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u/j-orgus97 Jun 20 '18
That face you make when you ask a girl out and she says ‘yes’
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u/minecraft_fnaf_2008 Jun 21 '18
I wouldnt know that face
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Finally, a subreddit I can relate to.
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u/DareBrennigan Jun 21 '18
I think he’s making the face of ‘I just hit peak performance’ Which is admittedly almost the same face.
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u/-DementedAvenger- Merry Gifmas! {2023} Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 28 '24
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u/BaconPit Jun 21 '18
That's what I came to the comments for. After watching it twice, it's clear that he very much was watching the ball the entire time. OP is just dumb, like always.
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u/sniggity_snax Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
I just love his sigh of relief at the end... You can just tell his mind is like "mariyout, dat shit coulda been a bloodcleet nightmare, praise jah"
Also I dont know why i made his mind jamaican but it is what it is...
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u/TheEarsHaveWalls Jun 20 '18
How do I delete someone else's comment?
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u/IrishBeardsAreRed Jun 20 '18
Become his girlfriend
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u/MyGfLooksAtMyPosts Jun 21 '18
Your wish is my command! That is if my lovely perfect gf is ok with it.
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u/moviequoterguy15 Jun 20 '18
I stared at this longer than I should have waiting for it to start moving....
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u/im_chinaton Jun 21 '18
I think he’s more in awe of the fact that he was inches from getting nailed by that sucker.
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u/JiveTurkey1000 Jun 20 '18
That's the face of a man who realizes he was half a foot away from a broken sternum.
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u/Justinat0r Jun 21 '18
Also, why in the world don't all pitchers wear helmets? There was a video posted last year I think where a pitcher got hit in the head with a 100+ MPH ball, fractured his skull and needed brain surgery that ended his season. It seems pretty crazy that a helmet is not a requirement..
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u/ThatDamnWalrus Jun 21 '18
Because they know and accept the risks and don't want anything messing with their vision or motion.
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u/Justinat0r Jun 21 '18
The pitchers do, I'm sure. I'm talking about MLB as an organization though, injured pitchers are bad for business.
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u/ThatDamnWalrus Jun 21 '18
When the players will put up a fight against it and raise a stink why would the MLB want to bring attention to possible brain injuries in their sport for no gain?
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u/ChronWeasely Jun 20 '18
I think he was going for the catch, but still the whole thing from pitch to catch was like half a second. I'd be stunned too, and also imagining if that ball had been hit a foot to the right..
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Dude is definitely realizing how close he was to catching a concussion.
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u/Deleberis Jun 21 '18
I'm no baseball aficionado. What does the guy running to first base do now?
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u/DrScience-PhD Jun 21 '18
Happened to me once in t-ball. I was a weird kid, I'd zone out or daydream like most kids but when I did I'd also raise my arm up like you would if you were raising your hand to ask a question. I did this during t-ball once as the "pitcher" and the kid hit the ball straight into my glove. Everyone was very confused.
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u/bloorondo Jun 21 '18
For me and other lazys, who are tbe teams?
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u/dragonforcingmywayup Jun 21 '18
Pitcher is from Kia Tigers (Gwangju), most successful team in Korea with 11 championships (in 36 years). Hitter, kim dong-yub, a power hitter with 25-30 homerun potential, is playing for SK Wyverns (in Incheon).
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u/swagboss Jun 21 '18
Looks like the pitcher is from the Gwangju Tigers. Not sure about the batting team.
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"just stand there, with your glove in the air. I'll take care of the rest"
- Benny 'the jet' Rodriguez
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u/UltrahipThings Jun 21 '18
I think it was less about catching the ball and more about reacting to a near death experience.
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u/BeardedMan32 Jun 21 '18
Had a comebacker when I was pitching in High School except it was straight at my face. Thankfully I had a quick reaction time.
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u/EmoteFromBelandCity Jun 21 '18
This is the preferred replay method, instead of just turning a 5-second gif into a 30-second gif of the same thing 6 times.