I thought it was interesting that Correa's infield single that stuck in Featherstone's glove was clocked at 111 MPH. The bomb that Trout hit in the first inning was clocked at 110.
awesome. Any idea where to get that info in general? Wondering how often infield liners reach that speed--because it didn't appear to be much crazier than a typical line drive
I saw the Correa info here: http://m.mlb.com/video/v478551283/h...improbable-comeback/?affiliateId=clubMEGAMENU The Trout info is here: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v478340583
Impressive that Correa's single was only 1 MPH slower than his 469 foot HR. I guess it is even more impressive that Featherstone reacted and stopped it.
it was legen-dairy stuff, like when the natural knocked the cover off the ball. I had never seen anything like what correa did.
I suspect this will be the first of many things we've never seen until Correa. I can't believe he's 20. It's nuts.
I have seen this earlier this year, in fact. John Lester that had it happen to him and he threw his glove to 1st and got an out. https://youtu.be/RubJOmPmqwA
I've seen it with pitchers before but the second baseman is a lot farther out in the infield obviously. I've never seen it with a middle infielder.
Radio guys said that it's a sometime occurrence with the pitcher, but haven't seen this happen on a ball hit that deep on the infield. Hence the legendary status of Correa.
It reminded me of those old Powerade commercials of fake improbable sports moments. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EZqox4TLYLs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
My first thought was Roy Hobbs; he hit the ball soooooo hard... It was really odd; I'm thinking, "Does Weatherston know that Correa is fast" - I thought he was just taking his time. Guy made a hell of a play. Man, between that and Calhoun Rahim Moore'ing the home run, I'm still in shock we won that game.
Featherston's glove was seen drinking after the game at a local pub, and shortly thereafter notified major league baseball it was calling it quits.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the opening Carlos Correa's 111-mph smash stuck into <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Angels?src=hash">#Angels</a> 2B Taylor Featherston's glove Sunday. <a href="http://t.co/DOgzT93Z3J">pic.twitter.com/DOgzT93Z3J</a></p>— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeDiGiovanna/status/643564218529091584">September 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the hole in Taylor Featherston's glove where the ball stuck yesterday. Yes, it's small. <a href="http://t.co/qqbok0YCCB">pic.twitter.com/qqbok0YCCB</a></p>— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/643564068456919040">September 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It can be argued as minutia, but Correa has ridiculous bat speed and hand strength. I watched young A Rod and they are remarkably similar. As Correa becomes more discerning in his pitch selection, he will drive more and more balls with authority. This is all first time observation of Correa, but he has the natural abilities of young A Rod. 10# of muscle, which is almost a given, along with some 4 hole protection could turn him into the most dangerous hitter in the game. Guys...this year is house money. Dont be surprised if he blows up to MVP status as soon as next year.
