The Boston Red Sox have had a beleaguered start to the 2012 MLB season. Still reeling from their epic September collapse, not a lot has gone right but at the same time, not a lot has gone wrong as they have as of late managed to play well enough to stand pat around the .500 mark. One of their bright spots has been the play of outfielder Ryan Sweeney who is currently hitting a cool .311. Last night in the second game against the Philadelphia Phillies in their weekend interleague series, Sweeney made what was by far the catch of the year thus far this season. Here's the situation:
Carlos Ruiz is up to bat, and two men are on and the score is 7-4 Red Sox. There's two outs, and the Phillies had been battling against the Red Sox all night, not getting knocked out. Vicente Padilla throws this slow breaking ball and Ruiz hammers it to right center and...
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