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C.R.'s Sweeney saves A's with great catch
Apr. 30, 2009 7:23 pm
Former Cedar Rapids Xavier standout and Oakland Athletics center fielder Ryan Sweeney made one of the best catches of the early season Thursday to help give his team a 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
With two on and two out in the eighth, Ian Kinsler of the Rangers hit a drive to dead center that Sweeney went back on and made a leaping catch of over the fence.
"I didn't know just what it was going to do," Sweeney said. "I tried to get back, and I was trying to time it. It surprised me [that] I got it in my glove. It was a good feeling."
"That was No. 1 for me in person," said Oakland starting pitcher Dallas Braden, who got the victory. "That's just a 6-5 athlete making a great play."
Here's a link the game story and video of Sweeney's catch, courtesy of MLB.com:
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