best "arm" in baseball or that you have personally seen ??

[Wolfman]

Most teams would put their "best arm" in right field. This should not discount Willie Mays or others who played mostly left or center. My favorite is Rocky Colavito. I saw him make some amazing plays on runners going to 3rd from deep in right field. He used to challenge other players to contests throwing balls out of the park from home plate. Recently I've seen
Alex Rios of the Blue Jays impress. Some swear that Ichiro is tops. Opinions ??

[ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2]

Talk to
me
about the games
in which you
saw Keeler,
Speaker, and Ott.

[indyfrisco]

On the mound: Nolan Ryan

In the outfield: Bo Jackson

[jiminphilly]

Other than highlights etc.. I never saw Bo play but he clearly had the best arm I've ever seen tv or otherwise.

In terms of attending games:

Shawn Dunston had an absolute rocket and I saw him play at the Vet a few times. I wish I could have seen him throw a few from the outfield.

Wes Chaimberlain was a Mark Whitten clone but couldn't sustain a career. LIke Whitten he had a great arm and was fairly accurate too.

Dave Hollins was a nutcase but could throw laser beams across the diamond. He might have been the most intense player I've ever seen. He's field a grounder, take a few steps and with his feet in the grass, throw a rocket to first. A few times you could see Kruk catch it and the momentum of the throw push the glove into his chest.

Currently Phillie, Jason Werth has a very very strong arm too and has been taking shots at getting guys out at first recently. You don't see many guys run on him.

[indyfrisco]

Ken Caminiti had a hell of a cannon too. Scott Rolen as well.

[Terry in Crapchester]

Best arm ever: Roberto Clemente. Mark Whiten is the only guy I've seen who I'd even put in the same class.

[The Seer]

1. Clemente

2. Mondesi

[Bill Lumbergh]

Bo Jackson had the best arm in the history of the game.....

[War Wagon]

In the 9th inning of a tie ballgame, I saw Bo throw out a Seattle base runner at home from the freaking left field corner, right from against the wall. Most amazing play I've ever seen.

Everybody in that stadium knew he was going to score and it was game over. Why even bother with a throw? So the runner is cruising home and the catcher is just standing there looking non-chalant and the next thing you know the ball is in his glove.

The Royals went on to win that game in extras.

[Laxplayer]

Aurelio rodriguez from 3rd had a freaking rocket.

[JMak]

Much to the dismay of tards everywhere, Obama's name certainly won't appear among those with great arms.

BTW - I can't find a vid of Bo gunnin Reynolds at the plate. I remember the highlights as the look on Reynolds face was priceless. Comin into third he's home-free and then coming round third he sees a teammate telling him he's gonna have to slide. Then realizes the ball gets to the catcher on the fly.

[indyfrisco]

I searched awhile and could not find much. This link is blocked from my work so I don't know if it is working or not, but it says it is the throw where Bo throws out Reynolds. I also could not find the video of him running up the wall.

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k78UICei ... &related=1

Another link...

http://soxanddawgs.com/2008/10/17/harol ... e-was-out/

[War Wagon]

Absolutely GREAT find Indy. Racks abound.

I watched that shit. I stayed up late watching that left coast game when I should've been in bed because I had to be at work early the next day... but I stayed up, and I watched that shit as it happened. I'm still dumbfounded by that amazing throw... and I still stay up late watching those late Royals games because I don't want to miss a play like that. Of course, there will never again be another Bo Jackson.

War Bandwagon?

dude...

I have passionately supported some of the most losing teams in history.

Lose the sig. Not that it offends me, just that it's inaccurate at best and downright ignorant at worst.

[indyfrisco]

I have never spent more than 5 minutes looking for something on the net. I literally spent 2 hours trying to find that video of Bo throwing out Reynolds. Don't know why it is so protected.

Maybe LeBron knows why...or maybe that's why he has vids pulled.

[Mikey]

From the OF (that I've seen during my considerable number of years as a baseball fan),

Clemente
Mays
Bo
Dave Parker

[Diego in Seattle]

On the mound: Randy Johnson

In the field: Dave Winfield

Sincerely
Audubon Society

[socal]

Not that he was the best arm I'd ever seen but one of the best throws was Joe Ferguson throwing out Sal Bando at the plate in Game 1 on the '74 series. Dude took it off of Jimmy Wynn's glove and rifled it home on a bee line right to Steve Yeager beating Bando's headfirst slide.

Can't find video. Here's the aftermath:
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