Showing posts with label akamatsu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label akamatsu. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Another Japanese Off The Wall Homerun Stopper

Two weeks ago we were wowed by Hiroshima outfielder Masato Akamatsu's dazzling, ninja-like catch off the outfield wall.

According to Deadspin, history has pretty much one-upped itself in Hiroshima's Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium. This time Hiroshima center fielder Amaya Souichirou uses samurai skills to scramble up for an amazing home run stopper.

Source:
http://www.brobible.com/story/another-japanese-baseball-player-uses-ninja-moves-to-make-an-amazing-catch

Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Greatest HomeRunSaving Catch Ever GIF

As for this outstanding over-the-fence catch by Masato Akamatsu of the Nippon Professional Baseball League's Hiroshima Carp, it may not have saved a perfect game, but just the sight of him scaling the entire wall is easily enough to make this the new front-runner for greatest home-run-saving catch ever.

Source:
http://www.totalprosports.com/2010/08/04/masato-akamatsu-makes-the-greatest-home-run-saving-catch-ever-video/