mets prospect bat catch

How The Hell Did He Do That?

On the last edition of “How The Hell Did He Do That?,” I brought you this video of a dude doing the now oft-replicated heater flip.

Having totally useless skills. #TFM

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This edition of HTHDHDT (catchy, right?) sees the heater flip and raises it by about 2 pounds and 20 mph. Somehow, this Mets prospect had the reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and lack of self-preservation tendencies that only life as a minor leaguer can bring you to snag a whirling bat out of mid-air while his prospect colleagues cower in fear.

I’m TFM’s resident MLB expert. I know a lot about the MLB, as my parents used to be Tampa Bay Rays season ticket holders (they were 2 of the 400, meaning they, by themselves, comprised 0.5% of all Rays season ticket holders) and my best friend’s little sister’s ex-boyfriend is now an outfielder in the Brewers organization. And I, with all of my MLB knowledge, think this guy’s got a bright future ahead of him.

Those dudes in the dugout with him who dove out of the way, though? Sorry, bubs. Have fun being 36 years old and the backup catcher for the Montgomery Biscuits.

[via Deadspin]

Image via Deadspin

  1. LaneTrain

    Opening up TFM and seeing two baseball-related articles is a boner activator

    9 years ago at 3:33 pm
  2. James Grossweiner

    I was watching that game on MLB Network when that happened.
    He never moved from that spot after the catch either.
    Acted like he’d done it a thousand times before

    9 years ago at 4:24 pm
      1. HGL_JMU

        Chronic masturbation isn’t a sport….Finger blasting your ass isn’t a sport either…

        9 years ago at 8:26 pm
      2. thevaginator

        No but mma is, and I’d sure as hell beat the shit out of you in that so how about you shut the fuck up little man.

        9 years ago at 10:43 pm
      3. dcp123

        Aren’t you the pussy who didn’t show up to take a richly deserved beating?

        9 years ago at 1:55 pm
      4. thevaginator

        Not quite squirt. I’ll happily knock your fucking teeth in though if you got something to say

        9 years ago at 5:45 pm
  3. Walter Hobbs

    Wow, he should be the new most interesting man in the world, and not that greasy caveman fuckhead they got now.

    9 years ago at 4:33 pm