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As promised on Wednesday, the SnakePit Awards get under way today, beginning with the Play of the Year. This is always fun to put together, because I basically get to spent a couple of days assembling highlight reels. However, there are bound to be examples which escaped my attention, and that’s why we have this pre-ballot thread. As well as filtering down the nominees, it’s also your chance to make a pitch (pun, for once, not intended!) for any candidates which may have escaped my attention. Typically,
we will have five nominees, and these usually include one home-run, two infield plays, and two outfield plays. But I am prepared to hear arguments to the contrary! Here’s how this will work.
- Go to the comments section.
- If your choice is already mentioned there, give it a “rec”.
- If your choice is NOT mentioned, copy paste the FULL description, and leave that as a new comment.
- If it’s not listed, I’d recommend posting a link to a video. The MLB Video Search tool will be very helpful: here are 186 plays for your consideration!
- Duplicate nominations will get deleted.
- Mid-week, I’ll tally up the recs, and use those as a guide towards a list of five or so nominees.
Home-runs
- Ketel Marte walks off the Giants – May 19
- Ketel Marte blasts one 452 ft. At night. In San Francisco – May 26
- Geraldo Perdomo gets an inside the parker – July 19
- Ryan Waldschmidt walks off the Dodgers – August 7
- Ryan Waldschmidt walks off the Cubs (WP +85.5%) – August 25
Infield
- Jose Fernandez’s catch in the netting – May 1
- Nolan Arenado’s crafty double play – May 12
- Ketel Marte’s barehanded play – May 12
- Kevin Ginkel picks off Luis Arraez at 2nd – May 27
- Nolan Arenado’s nifty play for the third out – June 12
- D-backs turn 6-2 double play – June 23
- Ketel Marte’s defensive play in the 6th – July 17
- Gabriel Moreno throws out Shohei Ohtani at second – August 7
- Geraldo Perdomo’s jump throw to second – August 10
- Ildemaro Vargas nabs Bryce Eldridge at the plate – August 29
Outfield
- Alek Thomas’ diving catch – April 3
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. throws out Myles Straw at second – April 18 [for some reason, MLB wouldn’t let me include this one in the reel below – you can see it here]
- Tim Tawa’s incredible backhanded running catch – May 1
- Tommy Troy robs Jacob Young of extra bases – June 6
- Jordan Lawlar makes a stellar play in center – June 12
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s home run robbery – July 3
- Ryan Waldschmidt’s great leaping catch – July 27
- Corbin Carroll ROBS a home run! – August 7
- Ryan Waldschmidt’s rolling grab in the 4th – August 14
- Lars Nootbaar’s leaping catch at the wall – August 19
See you all in the comments!
