One More Thing On That Amazing Pederson Catch

Look, I agree, Joc's game-saving catch in the ninth inning last weekend was indeed incredible. But I have to laugh when reading shoddy journalism like this mlb.com recap from Lyle Spencer:

Like the incomparable Willie Mays, the eternal gold standard for center fielders, Pederson has the knack of anticipating where a ball is going to land and turning and sprinting to that location. It is something his father taught him when he was a kid, Joc said.If Willie Mays is incomparable, then why the heck are you comparing him to Joc Pederson?!

Spencer goes on to make sure we are not, in fact, comparing this catch to any of Mays' catches:

In the grand scheme, there likely never will be a catch to match…