I was at the game where he did that, Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. I should say, I was at a game where he did that – I think he did it a few times. The funny thing was, when you saw it in the stadium, it seemed like a pretty reasonable thing to do. He caught the ball, going near full speed, and you're thinking "Oh shit, he's going to hit the wall!" The O's lost outfielder Steve Finley for the season on a shoulder separation hitting the wall like that, though I don't remember if that was before or after this game. Anyway, Bo barely decelerates at all, you wonder if he's going to try to take on the wall like a linebacker. Then he runs up the wall, decelerating with the large muscles in his legs, and you're like "Oh that makes sense."msr2112 wrote:I think my favorite part was when they talked about how he [Bo] nonchalantly ran up the outfield wall after making a catch. Worth a watch particularly if you were around at that time.
He made another casually incredible play in the game, this is maybe the most amazing baseball play I've seen on my life. On a routine single to center, Bo threw out the runner at first. The ball dropped in front of Bo, and the batter should have been safe by a mile. But Bo charged that ball so goddam fast, and threw it so goddam hard, the ball got to first base before the batter. I just sat there blinking. "Did that just happen?"
He was ridiculous in the on-deck circle. He had the butt and thighs of a power athlete; the other ballplayers looked spindly next to him. He was so much stronger and faster than everyone else on the field, it was tough to process.
