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Playing Catch during a rain delay
May 21, 2017 2:11 AM
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bruhwhat069
it took me about 5 hrs to realize it was a loop
WhateverWhateverIDoWhatIWant
They also had a dance off in the dugouts. That is a video worth looking up because I don't know how to link to a Facebook video.
tft57
That's just too cool!
ibringthezahs
IonXenon
Plot twist: He's trying to give the kid the ball, the kid keeps throwing it back.
twinrider1
Regular season baseball is pretty boring to me, but that slow pace makes the best fan moments possible.
RobertGorenIsMySoulMate
Baseball ????⚾️????⚾️
WildBuffalo
They played catch for a long time. I had to stop watching.
Sohnsy
Can we just acknowledge the throw of that kid? He looked young af but that was impressive
JickityChi
I love how this team is bringing the old school cubs feel back to wrigley. Another example: zobrist riding his bike to the park everyday
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rxk3r
Would you want to be the catcher or the boy more?
bac00137
Truly what the sport is about. Awesome to see, he has really made a difference in this kids life just by playing a game of catch with him...
WestSideBomber
Love this. I see it happen fairly regularly at games and it warms my heart every time.
WHOLEMILK
Unless that kid lives to be 115 years old he will not live see another Cubs World Series championship
innocenteacher8
We need more role models like this!!
Fatboy333
amazing...made that kid's year....
Ryannihilation
"Keep it" "nah" "Cmon kid, keep it" "nah"
denumbaone
"It's got my autograph" "nah"
StinyZ
So proud to be a Cub fan right now. Love Contreras.
WHOLEMILK
That is very cool. Love baseball, dislike the Cubs. Brewer fan, the other team involved in that rain delay. +1
DonQuixotic
Go Crew!
WHOLEMILK
Thanks. Cubs canceled Saturday game because it possibly was going to rain. It did not rain a drop. They wanted to rest their pitching.
SwarthyBastard
I'm in my 30's, and that would be unbelievably cool even now. Like getting to catch a pass from Tom Brady, or throw an alley-oop to Lebron.
DarkSidhe
Alex Baldwin offered $ 10K to Staubach's favorite charity if Staubach would play catch with him. Said it was the best money ever spent.
WHOLEMILK
I love would love to hang out with Brady and let the air out of a bunch of balls.
ConvertsToBananas
30.0 feet is approx. 51.43 Bananas. (beep boop ima bot)
WaToBurn
It's impossible not to love Contreras.
Wuz314159
Gaaaaaaay!
bizon1829
Gives 100% on every play he's involved with, and you dont always find that at the professional level. He's young and just having fun.
cobrien77
Contraras to popular belief.,
HoleyNutSack
Yes
vitaminalgas
Jajaja
SixHundredThousandBees
This is cool but I don't like him. Yes, I'm a salty NE Ohioan before someone says it. Plus, he seems like he is a fucking human rain delay.
WaitLetMeGetaBeer
How do you feel about Ben zobrist?
SixHundredThousandBees
Fuck Ben Zobrist, Willson Contreras, and Javier Baez in particular.
WaitLetMeGetaBeer
Sounds about right. Well hopefully we'll meet up in October again for a rematch.
boneh3ad
I don't love him if only because I'm a Cardinals fan, but he seems like a genuinely good dude, and I respect the hell out of that.
UrbzGaming
Go Cubs Go!
WaToBurn
Now you know how we feel about Yadi.
SpecialAgentCharlesCarmichael
I was about to say a buddy of mine is a Cardinals fan and he doesn't particularly care for Contreras.
evandr
As a Cubs fan I have infinite respect for Yadier Molina, just a solid dude
boneh3ad
Except those neck tattoos. Those are pretty obnoxious.
tremonti
Just a... A very hefty, dense shank of manmeat. You know.
MayTheTriforceBeWithU
Wait, you can't play baseball in the rain?
JIRAtheman
Mostly cause of the metal helmets. If it's only rain, then play ball, but lightening or thunder will cause a delay
noyouratowel
Only if it's heavy rain usually.
cryptzicle
It was a out 40 degrees with downpours today
GODDAMNlT
This week has been absurd. It was like 80 on Thursday, and then cold as hell Friday. It's ridiculous.
InFin0819
The physics of baseball are very fined tuned. Water screws it up a ton. So beyond playing on dirt rather than grass which doesn't hold up 1/
InFin0819
Well in rain. The mechanics of the game change drastically. Pitches especially get very dangerous as a wet ball has huge shifts in motion.
bizon1829
Big risk is for pitchers. The mound would turn to slick mud and they'd risk hyperextending their knee on every pitch. Not worth it.
bizon1829
Also, adding a slippery surface to something going 90+ mph makes it go out of control quick.
OutlawAggie
Exactly, some pitchers are wild enough as it is, don't need to add water that that equation. Plus you'd see a ton more walks==slow game
madjackwastaken
Can't play cricket or tennis in the rain for similar reason - pansies.
hawks88
This is such a stereotypical Internet comment
madjackwastaken
Its just bants.
SwarthyBastard
Probably has a lot to do with gripping the bat and ball, if I had to guess.
sqlyoda
Ever had a dirty baseball come flying in the direction of your eyes at 110mph spinning off flecks of dirt and pebbles?
DafeDub
Good point
gnarlyfartz
Constantly, I don't know what to do about it.
Inappr0priate
Lmfao! Great response
ZoaBallardkain
Im sure if I got payed 1/100th of what MLB players get payed I wouldn't be bitching about dirt in my eyes.
Immutablespellingderp
As someone who sucked at baseball as a kid, getting a fast ball to the face and breaking your nose sucks.
hawks88
People really don't understand how fast that ball is coming
Immutablespellingderp
All the dirt around the bases would turn to mud.
ISayFuckAllTheTime
Seems like astroturf would solve this, and make rainy slides into second astounding...
MayTheTriforceBeWithU
Excuse my ignorance but, so?
Shadowman55
Yeah don't forget about sliding
Anthroposapien
What a bunch of pussies.
sqlyoda
When you get paid $6 million per season, your boss usually doesn't let you do shit that could hurt you. Even in football, dudes take a knee
hawks88
They are very expensive asset
hailinghydrate
And. Normally when something happens chances increase for another similar if not worse injury.
Kisato
Yeah! Why can't we slip and slide and possibly ruin an athelete's career by breaking a leg? /s
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Kabba
Rugby never stops for nothing.
bizon1829
Big risk is for pitchers. The mound would turn to slick mud and they'd risk hyperextending their knee on every pitch. Not worth it.
ACEPILOT666
Cause in other aports its useally played on turf or a feild nkt dirt. Baseball involes alot of sliding and whatnot. High leg break chance
marcusyoyo
And here's Tom:
PanicAtTheCostco
Lmao
BenStein40
I love how he is just like" yep thats my life"
ColonelSteveSanders
Congratulations. That's a new record for the hardest I've ever laughed at a gif. Well done.
amop
http://imgur.com/7u6ypzC
MikeyDooDa
That lady looks like a complete bitxh
sketchbrah
"Bruh".
penguinpab
ARE YOU FUCKING SORRY???
Molton0251
SlightlyLewdAnimeCollection
He probably just lost 5-10$ worth of beer.
Azerai
20$ is 20$ ?
pragmatao
Actually only about $.25 worth of beer. Priced at $25.
Neoqueen
Tom from MySpace!?!!?
Wildzebucxl
i thought he switched to spacebook
Ryebread91
Does he even have anything in his hand?
pragmatao
You can see a ball being thrown.
Ryebread91
Ah. Kept thinking it was the beer cup sent flying.
druu
I think it actually is. His hand sure looks pretty empty as if he's just mimicking
Ryebread91
There's definitely something. You see the cup drop to the ground but something does go up and over.