Better than Evans? I don't remember much of Smith in a Sox uniform. They weren't on TV here until the early/mid seventies.Reggie's Racquet said:Reggie Smith had the best Red Sox outfield arm I have ever seen.
400 feet? OK, thinking on that, didn't JBJ throw a ball over one of the outfield walls from around home plate? Piersall and Willie Mays did stuff like that too, Piersall hurting himself.bankshot1 said:IIRC Reggie had a cannon, and could throw about 400 ft, but accuracy while good was secondary, Dewey was more a sniper.
By most measures Dewey had the better gun.,
Al Zarilla said:400 feet? OK, thinking on that, didn't JBJ throw a ball over one of the outfield walls from around home plate? Piersall and Willie Mays did stuff like that too, Piersall hurting himself.
Yeah, I can tell you that in games he reached home without a hop throwing from the CF triangle.BCsMightyJoeYoung said:I seem to recall Bill Lee telling an anecdote in his book about Reggie throwing balls into the CF bleachers from home plate ?
Told me this anecdote in person over beers.BCsMightyJoeYoung said:
I seem to recall Bill Lee telling an anecdote in his book about Reggie throwing balls into the CF bleachers from home plate ?
Reggie was just before my time but this is what I remember about Dewey. He had amazing accuracy. His arm was strong but it was the precision that set him apart. He always had great technique to get his whole body into the throw and they always seemed be on target.bankshot1 said:IIRC Reggie had a cannon, and could throw about 400 ft, but accuracy while good was secondary, Dewey was more a sniper.
By most measures Dewey had the better gun.,
Same here.Skiponzo said:When Dewey threw one off target by even a couple of feet it was like "what happened there".
My favorite player of all time.
The guys that I remember as Dewey's peers would be Jesse Barfield, Dave Winfield and Ellis Valentine. Larry Walker had a gun as well.gryoung said:Same here.
But in terms of the strongest arm/best throw observed - for me that would be Vladimir Guerrero. That man had a laser in his prime.
Its funny, that the play that Evans is probably best known for also includes one of his worst throws, but he still doubled off Griffey.Skiponzo said:When Dewey threw one off target by even a couple of feet it was like "what happened there".
My favorite player of all time.
BCsMightyJoeYoung said:The guys that I remember as Dewey's peers would be Jesse Barfield, Dave Winfield and Ellis Valentine. Larry Walker had a gun as well.
And Hard Hittin' Mark Whitten.Savin Hillbilly said:
Let's not forget Dave Parker, who also could produce a laser beam to third or home on a regular basis.
And, of course, Clemente.
Thanks. It's like an out-of-body Bob Beamon moment for him. (And while I'm happy he seems to be doing just fine, it's funny to have Steve Blass proving commentary on that throw.)SumnerH said:And MLB.com had this Jose Guillen throw as the best in history:
Yeah, it's funny. He always had a good arm, but he just totally uncorked that one.dcmissle said:Thanks. It's like an out-of-body Bob Beamon moment for him. (And while I'm happy he seems to be doing just fine, it's funny to have Steve Blass proving commentary on that throw.)
StupendousMan said:I took a quantitative look at one of Rich Ankiel's throws a few years ago. Looks to me as if he threw it about 112 mph.
http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/baseball/ankiel/ankiel.html
Fireball Fred said:also the converted catcher in Milwaukee (senior moment here).
Otis "my man" Nixon could compete with Damon in that category ..........amarshal2 said:Johnny Damon
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Savin Hillbilly said:
Let's not forget Dave Parker, who also could produce a laser beam to third or home on a regular basis.