SAN FRANCISCO — By now, you have seen Nolan Arenado’s incredible catch. Even Arenado thinks it was pretty special, as he explained in the above video.
Rockies manager Walt Weiss said it was one of the best plays he’s ever seen.
Arenado said the collision scared him and he won’t be running full speed into tarps in the future.
Here is what others around baseball were saying about Arenado’s catch:
In other news not needing any more confirmation Nolan Arenado is ridiculous at 3rd base.
— Brett Anderson (@BrettAnderson35) April 15, 2015
Just watch Nolan Arenado be ridiculous over and over… (via @MLB) pic.twitter.com/iXLDRcJJZg
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) April 15, 2015
VIDEO: Nolan Arenado slams full speed into tarp to make ridiculous catch http://t.co/xp1trzmdBo
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 15, 2015
Nolan Arenado sacrifices body, collides with tarp during tremendous catch: Few young players have m… http://t.co/BaUO8GvWrR #SportNews
— Sportbook (@SportBookiOS) April 15, 2015
Nolan Arenado, Gold Glove third baseman and crash-test human (Do not try this at home, folks): http://t.co/VvFCUOlQdP
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) April 15, 2015
@Rockies win again in SF 4-1…you have to see Nolan Arenado’s catch in the 8th…he is an absolute freak show defensively!! 5-0 on road…
— Drew Goodman (@DrewGoodman42) April 15, 2015