From: dggok@pbhyg.PacBell.COM (4E150M)
Subject: Re: "The Catch" (WAS: Randall, Emmitt, and
Reply-To: dggok@PacBell.COM (David G. Gok)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:15:30 GMT

In article <1993Jan12.152955.12421@mksol.dseg.ti.com> dansmith@mcopn2.dseg.ti.com writes:
>In article 93Jan12074335@puffin.ctt.bellcore.com, ik@puffin.ctt.bellcore.com (Ik Su Yoo ) writes:
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>>In article <1993Jan11.190027.14379@ncsu.edu> mcanders@eos.ncsu.edu  writes:
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>>> I too cheered for the Niners over the skins' because as much as
>>> I wanted home field for da Boyz, "The Catch" devistated me (I was
>>> only 7 but believe me it did) and I have wanted a chance at the
>>> Niners ever since.
>>> 
>>> Over/Under on TV replays of "The Catch" this week is currently 40.
>>> I saw it 9 times yesterday alone.
>>> 
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>>Why does the media and everybody else only talk about "The Catch"? If I
>>remember correctly, after the catch was made by Clark Kent, there was

Dwight Clark, right? :-)

>>almost a minute left in the game (55 seconds I think). Sure enough, D.
>>White was marching down the field soon afterwards, until...  "Hacksaw"
>>Reynolds sacked him and caused a fumble near the midfield. IMO, the
>>sack/fumble was as an important play, since Dallas only needed a field goal

Sure was.  Most 49er fans remember it (at least, those fans who were
fans back in 1981!).

>>to win. Does anyone else remember that part of the championship game?
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> Yes I remember it well. I also remember that Drew Pearson caught a pass
> from White and was gone for a game-winning (and would have been glorious)
> touchdown when some dude barely grabbed the end of his jersey and he tripped.

Eric Wright.  He didn't trip.  He was tackled. :-)

> Hardly anyone remembers that of course because of "The Catch", which is the
> most overrated play I've ever heard of. True, it was dramatic, but there was

Yeah.  All it did was score the winning points in an NFC championship
game in the last minute of play.  All it did was cap an 89 yard drive
by a group of playoff inexperienced 49ers against the 'mighty' Cowboys.
Having some problems about losing that game, are you?  

> time left and Dallas damn near won anyway despite "The Catch".

You should join all the Bills fans of 1991.  You "almost" won a
big game.  Face it - you LOST it.

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> So here we have a Catch not even in the last seconds that was a jumping 
> two-handed catch (the jump wasn't even that high). You see catches better

You need to look at the play again (and again and again :-)).  Dwight
jumped has high as he could and caught the ball with both fingertips.

> than that every year in the NFL. Hell, I've jumped up and made two-handed

Yeah.  Like the easy pass dropped by Smith of the Cowboys against the
Steelers in a SuperBowl that the Cowboys LOST by 4 points.  :-)

> catches on the sandlot. For all the hype and replays of this catch, you
> would think it was a one-handed, diving, behind-the-back grab with 1 second
> on the clock. It was a good catch but all this crap about "THE Catch" is

Can't comment on you skill (or lack thereof) on the playing field.
Your Cowboys lost.  You don't like having your face rubbed in the mud
for 11 years about it.  Fine, don't watch the play.  Watch the game
next week and see if the Cowboys can erase their shame.  Oddsmakers
and 49ers fans say NOT!

> getting very old 10 years later.
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