Great Moments in Stealing Home
Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Mike under MLB, phenoms, social media, sportsJacoby “The Jet” Ellsbury steals home, the Sox close out the sweep of the Yankees at home, and my roommate and I had the first simultaneous “Holy S#@t” yell of the young 2009 MLB season (in the friendly confines of our home).
It was Ellsbury’s first steal of home plate since College, and the first one for the Red Sox since Jose Offerman did so in August 1999. Still, that one was part of a double steal; the last straight steal of home (love that expression) for the Sox dates back to 1994 (Billy Hatcher)
In honor of Ellsbury and all you grifters out there, I give you 10 videos featuring Great Moments in Stealing Home. We’ve got another Pettitte failing, some video game footage, Jenny Finch as a teen, and of course the classic 1955 steal by Jackie Robinson. (Also, something that doesn’t technically qualify as stealing home. I’m a sucker for a well-executed clothesline, what can I say.) Enjoy!
Jennie Finch (age 16) steals home
Backyard Wrestling “Don’t Steal Home”
Tsuyoshi Shinjo stealing home plate
Delayed Steal to Home Plate (2007 Little League World Series Japan vs. Curacao)
Johnny C steals home as batter swings (Here I F@#%ing COME!)
Jackie Robinson Steals Home (Game One, 1955 World Series, Dodgers vs. Yankees)
Aaron Hill Stole Home!
And last, but not least…
…OK, they wouldn’t let me embed this one. Please, go watch it. Just read the description:
April 27th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Great job with the compilation.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
You forgot to ad the greatest stealing home from a movie, followed shortly by one of the best thumbs up in all of the sports. How do you leave the jet stealing home from the Sandlot
April 27th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I scoured the Earth for that clip, to no avail. If you can find it I’d be more than happy to throw it in (probably deserves it’s own post).
April 27th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
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April 28th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
A couple of those “steals” (like the little girl’s) are not really steals, but a runner advancing on a wild pitch or passed ball.
November 2nd, 2010 at 6:24 am
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