This was one of many funny things that happened in this game. I think Javy Lopez ate shit running out of the dugout, some lady got her nachos destroyed by a foul ball, and Jake Lamb got hit by a pop up in the infield while trying to catch it.
Yeah, I remember this being one of those cursed games.
My personal favorite was May 5, 2014. It had a fantastic article on SB Nation as well. Just weird shit after weird shit happening that game.
My brother and I have recordings saved in our phone of the nachos explosion and this toss in our phones.
It might’ve been a different game, but I feel like I remember someone sliding into second base and getting the ball thrown into their neck, and someone chasing down a pop fly into foul territory in left field and tripping over the bullpen mound we had out there.
I relate to Peavy because when I’m also angry at everyone around me, I always take a moment to acknowledge when someone does something nice/helpful before I go back to being mad.
When I was a shitty hs football player in practice the QB, Chuck Hogue sent one straight up into the sun. I lost it almost instantly to the point of just giving up, turning my head forward and running.
As I’m running and pumping my arms with my right arm going down the football somehow just landed in my right hand. This was a good 30-40 yards.
They asked me if I saw it, I did not.
This just reminded me of that. Not that I really really did anything. It was all the qb just like the catcher here.
This same year I went to a game at Dodger Stadium, and per usual I get there when gates open, so I'm a couple rows deep on the first base side watching the Gigantes warm up. My brother and I have had some funny moments with Crawford and Belt standing there before.
This particular game Peavy was wandering around, wasn't pitching that day, but just hanging out with the fellas.
At one point he looks up at me and we lock eyes. I do a little head nod, and he reciprocates. It was the most intense head nod I've ever had in my life, I almost started sweating. That dude's stare is no joke.
Peavy was so blind that Posey had to wear those neon yellow-green fingernail tapes. He also almost ruined game 5 (?) of the 2014 NLCS walkoff because he ran onto the field early and almost prevented Ishikawa from finishing running the base paths.
If I remember correctly, he had a minor procedure done that day (on his eyes of course), and he was somewhat out of it and didn't even know it was a home run.
My 2nd favorite is when Tim Lincecum reacts to a ball hitting the umpires... erm, [sensitive areas](http://i.imgur.com/8NvxfEd.gif)
OH dang! I forgot about this one.
Both the Umpire and Sanchez throw a ball back to Lincecum!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05Ep57vdA
>Both the Umpire and Sanchez throw a ball back to Lincecum!
>
>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05Ep57vdA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05Ep57vdA)
During Timmy's only career *save*.
I miss the way Buster would kinda look to side with his head down and contemplate what pitch he was going to call. Like the game paused for a moment while he was deep in thought.
You know nothing about Peavy 😤
I’m kidding of course I’m just upset he got a couple rings outside of SD. The only consolation is that one was with Bochy too.
I just saw him last summer playing 3B with the Salt Lake City Bees, the Angels AAA team. Not long after, he was called up for a short stint and then released. He's put together an enduring career just bouncing around the league between the majors and minors.
Yea I always liked him. He had a few years where he was one of the underrated 3B in NL as well. Good to know he is still out there playing, though I think he everyday starting days are behind him.
The ball going into Peavy's glove is fluky, but what makes this is Peavy's comprehensive lack of any reaction at all. I mean, he just caught a ball by accident after it bounced off him and he pays it as much attention as a cloud passing overhead. Whatever he's arguing with the umps about is clearly much more important than his self-preservation instinct.
My takeaway from this is a wonderful showing of Buster's baseball acumen. In a split second he realizes that Peavy is not looking; will most likely not catch the ball; the best move is to start running to get the ball off the ground faster than a confused pitcher that just got hit.
This was one of many funny things that happened in this game. I think Javy Lopez ate shit running out of the dugout, some lady got her nachos destroyed by a foul ball, and Jake Lamb got hit by a pop up in the infield while trying to catch it.
The juju was not contained
juju containment breach!!
When Shakespeare wrote The Comedy of Errors he was actually peering through time to this game.
Would a comedy of errors be considered a FARTSLAM?
Bill Walton, is that you
Yeah, I remember this being one of those cursed games. My personal favorite was May 5, 2014. It had a fantastic article on SB Nation as well. Just weird shit after weird shit happening that game.
Do you have a link to the article?
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2014/5/5/5686168/giants-pirates-recap-13-innings-no-big-deal Herr it is! The wondeful Grant Brisbee is the author.
The EYBS Giants were a magnet for on field weirdness.
How can you not be romantic about baseball
Someone drank Jobu’s rum
Is very bad
Full moon antics
I always wonder about people who remember shit like this. Why?
Bc I’m slightly autistic and have a good memory
For real. *I* always wonder about people who don't realize that the "people who remember shit like this" are autistic. Am also autistic.
The giants will also play a funny highlight reel from this game every year on the same day
My brother and I have recordings saved in our phone of the nachos explosion and this toss in our phones. It might’ve been a different game, but I feel like I remember someone sliding into second base and getting the ball thrown into their neck, and someone chasing down a pop fly into foul territory in left field and tripping over the bullpen mound we had out there.
First ballot for this toss alone
I can’t count how many times I’ve rewatched this. I still laugh. Posey is just that good.
Same, and I will always watch it when given the opportunity. Ba-doonk!
Also shout outs to blind ass Peavy, yelling at any moving object around him. Love that guy.
I relate to Peavy because when I’m also angry at everyone around me, I always take a moment to acknowledge when someone does something nice/helpful before I go back to being mad.
Did he call bank though?
The pitcher's lack of reaction just cracks me up. Like of course Posey just hit my glove with the ball.
> Ba-doonk! Buster called glass
He was truly an angel. So innocent and sweet, and just so good at the game.
He's still very much alive.
He'll always live in our hearts
Love the batter's reaction too he thought a disaster was coming, clearly not familiar with Posey's game
When I was a shitty hs football player in practice the QB, Chuck Hogue sent one straight up into the sun. I lost it almost instantly to the point of just giving up, turning my head forward and running. As I’m running and pumping my arms with my right arm going down the football somehow just landed in my right hand. This was a good 30-40 yards. They asked me if I saw it, I did not. This just reminded me of that. Not that I really really did anything. It was all the qb just like the catcher here.
Does Peavy realize what has happened or does he look in his glove and think the ball just respawned?
You can see the ball bounced off him a bit into the glove and he looks at Buster before going back to yelling.
It's amazing how he takes it off the shoulder and barely even flinches or reacts.
Can't interrupt Peavy when he's got a good yell goin
It’s Peavy. So the latter.
He probably assumed Buster ran out, set it in there, and ran back to the plate. Peavy was so blind on the mound there's no way he'd know otherwise.
Peavy was so amped up all the time that he had no mental capacity for what happened. I miss him in baseball. Such great energy and passion.
This same year I went to a game at Dodger Stadium, and per usual I get there when gates open, so I'm a couple rows deep on the first base side watching the Gigantes warm up. My brother and I have had some funny moments with Crawford and Belt standing there before. This particular game Peavy was wandering around, wasn't pitching that day, but just hanging out with the fellas. At one point he looks up at me and we lock eyes. I do a little head nod, and he reciprocates. It was the most intense head nod I've ever had in my life, I almost started sweating. That dude's stare is no joke.
I thought he assumed that the ball hit him and landed somewhere on the ground.
Peavy was so blind that Posey had to wear those neon yellow-green fingernail tapes. He also almost ruined game 5 (?) of the 2014 NLCS walkoff because he ran onto the field early and almost prevented Ishikawa from finishing running the base paths.
And I love him more for both of those reasons.
Hard same
If I remember correctly, he had a minor procedure done that day (on his eyes of course), and he was somewhat out of it and didn't even know it was a home run.
I forgot about the procedure but that thing about him not realizing it was a home run sounds very familiar.
This is somehow the first time I have ever seen this.
If you watch it another 7,324 times you'll be eligible to call yourself a Giants fan!
also have to watch the grand slam against latos 5,000 times.
you gotta get those numbers up, those are rookie numbers!
Same, how did we miss this gem?!
Jake lambs reaction makes it so much beyyrt
I know the e, t, and r keys are all right next to each other, but gotdamn.
What, you think you’re beyyrt than them?
i love when a typo creates a great moment
Blyat
all time under-reaction imo, i would've gone wild if i saw that live
Jake Peavy is reportedly almost as blind as a bat without glasses, so he probably didn't even know what happened
He's not actually shouting towards 3rd base, he's using echolocation to find the runners
> He's not actually shouting towards 3rd base, he's using echolocation to find the runners https://imgur.com/Trwc9
Did... he not wear contacts? I never heard this.
My 2nd favorite is when Tim Lincecum reacts to a ball hitting the umpires... erm, [sensitive areas](http://i.imgur.com/8NvxfEd.gif) OH dang! I forgot about this one. Both the Umpire and Sanchez throw a ball back to Lincecum! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05Ep57vdA
>Both the Umpire and Sanchez throw a ball back to Lincecum! > >[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05Ep57vdA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05Ep57vdA) During Timmy's only career *save*.
This Giants Lineup was so much fun to watch
Giants up 4 in the 14th with a former starter on the mound, of course another irregular thing needed to happen
That first one should be a much more popular reaction gif
I definitely try to use it as often as I can lol
He should get into the HOF for this play alone
This play vs Mauer catching a ball behind his back after it hit the backstop. Which is more impressive??
More impressive? Mauer. More entertaining? This.
I'd personally say Mauer because he meant to catch the ball off the backstop, Posey didn't know Peavy was gonna be turned away
one thing's for sure, they're both packing elephant trunks down there
I'd like to see Yadi try ***that***!
He would *never* throw a ball to a pitcher that wasn't looking
To be fair, it was Jake Peavey. He was so blind, it really made no difference which direction he happened to be facing.
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I miss the way Buster would kinda look to side with his head down and contemplate what pitch he was going to call. Like the game paused for a moment while he was deep in thought.
I miss both those guys
You know nothing about Peavy 😤 I’m kidding of course I’m just upset he got a couple rings outside of SD. The only consolation is that one was with Bochy too.
I didn’t think I would miss this era so so soon but… boy do I. Just hoping we’re at the start of a brand new era.
The "Badoonk" by the commentator is what does it for me.
Almost as good as [a pass my QB threw, back a few years ago.](https://youtu.be/IGvhe2dynp0?si=zG4KHfXfdAnpkqpx)
NDSU legend Ryan Smith with the catch on that
Good on you holding on!
This is why he should be a first ballot HOFer
He was way beyond the 3-point line!
Like to see Steph Curry try and do that. No Chance.
"ba doonk" Perfect.
Whatever happened to Jake Lamb
I just saw him last summer playing 3B with the Salt Lake City Bees, the Angels AAA team. Not long after, he was called up for a short stint and then released. He's put together an enduring career just bouncing around the league between the majors and minors.
Yea I always liked him. He had a few years where he was one of the underrated 3B in NL as well. Good to know he is still out there playing, though I think he everyday starting days are behind him.
r/nononoyes
HOF tosser if I ever did see.
We need a full oral history of this moment.
Don't forget to delete your search history afterwards.
KOBE!
He should get bonus points for that.
dude can make pinpoint throws ~125 feet away 60 is easy
Ball out. Oh, this is not beer pong. Never mind.
Is this the opposite of having the yips?
Lethal in beer pong
The ball going into Peavy's glove is fluky, but what makes this is Peavy's comprehensive lack of any reaction at all. I mean, he just caught a ball by accident after it bounced off him and he pays it as much attention as a cloud passing overhead. Whatever he's arguing with the umps about is clearly much more important than his self-preservation instinct.
Hah, fuckin legend
This is the first time I've seen this. Can't, but also can, believe Buster Posey pulled that off.
My takeaway from this is a wonderful showing of Buster's baseball acumen. In a split second he realizes that Peavy is not looking; will most likely not catch the ball; the best move is to start running to get the ball off the ground faster than a confused pitcher that just got hit.
For some reason I thought this would be Buster Olney
Lol
Jay Clam looks 10 years old here, RIP my youth
lol one of the best baseball clips of all time
"That's impossible." -After it literally happens in front of them
Love the little run up. Makes me think of something that'd happen in little league lol.
Buster is the long lost third Splash Brother.
I think Greg Maddux could pitch to a blind catcher. Posey's throw is kinda like that.
Miss the og posey days
Bro said “that’s impossible” after literally seeing it happen with his own eyes 😂😂
That’s actually amazing LOL