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Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | NYY@BAL: Cano throws across his body for the out - Video | yankees.com: Multimedia
BALTIMORE -- To hear the Yankees describe the general state of awesomeness that is Robinson Cano in the month of April was like listening to people read aloud the large type you'd find on movie posters.
Amazing! Brilliant! Remarkable!
The way Cano's going now, he deserves two thumbs way up: one for his bat and one for his glove.
His 3-for-4 rampage in a 4-0 victory against the Orioles on Thursday night included a pair of homers, a double and a highlight-reel defensive play. (Check out the video, courtesy of mlb.com).
"He's playing as well as I've ever seen him," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said of Cano, who awoke this morning as the major league leader in batting average at .407.
'No chance'
That's what starting pitcher A.J. Burnett thought of Cano's chances of making a play when Nolan Reimold hit his grounder up the middle. Right then, Cano ranged to his right, retrieved the ball, and uncorked a perfect throw, all while his body was off-balance and falling away.
"I was amazed," Burnett said. "He's quick, he's confident, and he's locked in."
Following the game, Yankees manager Girardi listed the things needed to pull off such a play:
1.) Range
Said Girardi: "Robbie goes to the right and makes that play better than anybody I've ever seen. It's incredible. There are some good second baseman in our league but it's hard to say that there are others who could make (that play)."
2.) Arm strength
Said Jeter: "Everyone knows how much arm strength he has. There's not many second baseman that can make that play because it's a long throw. But he works on it and he works extremely hard."
3.) Instincts
Said Cano: "Those kind of things just happen. That's nothing that I practice or anything. They just happen."
4.) Ability to throw accurately without looking
Said Cano: "It's really hard because I didn't turn all the way through. I turned halfway. I was blessed making that play. Good thing I have a good arm."
5.) Practice
Said Girardi: "It's one thing to get to it. It's another thing to throw a strike all the time, which he does."
For Robinson Cano, 'those kind of things just happen' | - NJ.com
BALTIMORE -- To hear the Yankees describe the general state of awesomeness that is Robinson Cano in the month of April was like listening to people read aloud the large type you'd find on movie posters.
Amazing! Brilliant! Remarkable!
The way Cano's going now, he deserves two thumbs way up: one for his bat and one for his glove.
His 3-for-4 rampage in a 4-0 victory against the Orioles on Thursday night included a pair of homers, a double and a highlight-reel defensive play. (Check out the video, courtesy of mlb.com).
"He's playing as well as I've ever seen him," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said of Cano, who awoke this morning as the major league leader in batting average at .407.
'No chance'
That's what starting pitcher A.J. Burnett thought of Cano's chances of making a play when Nolan Reimold hit his grounder up the middle. Right then, Cano ranged to his right, retrieved the ball, and uncorked a perfect throw, all while his body was off-balance and falling away.
"I was amazed," Burnett said. "He's quick, he's confident, and he's locked in."
Following the game, Yankees manager Girardi listed the things needed to pull off such a play:
1.) Range
Said Girardi: "Robbie goes to the right and makes that play better than anybody I've ever seen. It's incredible. There are some good second baseman in our league but it's hard to say that there are others who could make (that play)."
2.) Arm strength
Said Jeter: "Everyone knows how much arm strength he has. There's not many second baseman that can make that play because it's a long throw. But he works on it and he works extremely hard."
3.) Instincts
Said Cano: "Those kind of things just happen. That's nothing that I practice or anything. They just happen."
4.) Ability to throw accurately without looking
Said Cano: "It's really hard because I didn't turn all the way through. I turned halfway. I was blessed making that play. Good thing I have a good arm."
5.) Practice
Said Girardi: "It's one thing to get to it. It's another thing to throw a strike all the time, which he does."
For Robinson Cano, 'those kind of things just happen' | - NJ.com