Watching the Marlins game against the Dbacks, Josh Willingham hits a high pop fly to LF. Byrnes, in left, can't find the ball. Drew, at short, can't find the ball. Chris Young, in center, can't find the ball and is too far away. This is a problem in Dolphin Stadium, where the lights are designed for football, not baseball.
Cantu is on second with the Marlins leading 2-1 and two outs. If the ball drops, he scores, the Marlins have a cushion and the inning continues with Mike Jacobs facing a shaky Micah Owings.
But it isn't going to drop, and you know why? Because Orlando Hudson made the play. That's right. Hudson ran from second base to left field and made the catch of the pop fly that Byrnes, Drew and Young couldn't make.
It was the best hustle play since Jeter's flip to home.
The other thing I liked about it is that Hudson got up after making the catch and yelled at the other guys to get their heads in the game. It was almost a "don't make me do this again!" kind of face.
Love the O-Dog!
Update: On ESPN's Baseball Tonight, this play ranked as the #5 Web Gem. The lead anchor said "I don't know how this one is only #5." One of the baseball analysts (Buck Showalter, I think) said "This is #5 because the people who pick these Web gems never played baseball and don't know how hard this is. This is a great play." True, but way to throw the producer under the bus.
