Coco Crisp makes an amazing home-run-saving catch [video]

By Houston Mitchell

Oct. 10, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;People who say baseball is boring just don’t know what they are talking about. Case in point: &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT008356”&amp;gt;Coco Crisp&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In the second inning of Tuesday’s playoff game between the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000021”&amp;gt;Oakland A’s&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000011”&amp;gt;Detroit Tigers&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;, A’s centerfielder Crisp made an amazing leaping grab of a ball to rob &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000010042”&amp;gt;Prince Fielder&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; of a home run. You can watch the play above.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The catch helped preserve a 2-0 victory for Oakland, which was facing elimination in the game. The A’s still trail the best-of-five AL Division Series, 2-1. And part of the reason the A’s are trailing in the series is because of a key error made by Crisp in Game 2, when he dropped a fly ball while attempting to make a basket catch. He made up for it in Game 3.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”It was a confidence-booster. Obviously, the dropped fly ball was huge for us and that can kind of wear and tear on you a little bit. Obviously, I was replaying it in my mind and I wish I would have caught it,” Crisp said after the game. “Things could have been different for us that previous game. But to be able to come out and make a catch like that, that was big for myself and for the team as well.”&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;And his pitcher in Game 3, &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000009866”&amp;gt;Brett Anderson&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;, sure appreciated Crisp’s grab.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”It was unbelievable. Coco robbing the homer kind of set the tone,” Anderson said. “We scored a run early to kind of ease me into the game a little bit. You can’t say enough about the defense.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p class=”body”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nfl-power-rankings-20121009,0,6231814.story”&amp;gt;Falcons, &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”taxInlineTagLink” href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/topic/sports/football/houston-texans-ORSPT000043.topic”&amp;gt;Texans&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nfl-power-rankings-20121009,0,6231814.story”&amp;gt; top The Times’ NFL power rankings&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-jerry-sandusky-sentenced-30-years-20121009,0,7159240.story”&amp;gt;Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years in prison&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-mark-sanchez-20121009,0,1954605.story”&amp;gt;Mark Sanchez, not &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”taxInlineTagLink” href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/topic/sports/football/tim-tebow-PESPT008528.topic”&amp;gt;Tim Tebow&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-mark-sanchez-20121009,0,1954605.story”&amp;gt;, is Jets’ starter, &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”taxInlineTagLink” href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/topic/sports/football/rex-ryan-PESPT0008602.topic”&amp;gt;Rex Ryan&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://arstechnica.netblogpro.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-mark-sanchez-20121009,0,1954605.story”&amp;gt; says&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Coco Crisp makes an amazing home-run-saving catch [video]

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