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[–]Ex_Digg_User 1082 points1083 points ago

This is about as real as the urine Lindsay Lohan gives for her drug tests.

[–]garo01 740 points741 points ago

To be fair it is from an ad.

So it is a professional fake.

[–]Blahblag12321 1035 points1036 points ago

[–]amh2011 140 points141 points ago

Perfect.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

Chop busted fellow adult.

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[–]baitingforyears 93 points94 points ago

Welcome to Costco, I love you.

[–]CostcoFries 36 points37 points ago

Yes, love me for my fries.

[–]CaptCon 19 points20 points ago

Redditor for 2 months. Hey, you're ok mister.

[–]sleeplessone 2 points3 points ago

I love you for your cheap hot dogs that I always end up buying when I'm leaving.

[–]brandinonian 1 point2 points ago

You like money too?

[–]Rlight 25 points26 points ago

Here's the full video

[–]GuitarBike55 5 points6 points ago

Thank You.

[–]Timid_Pimp 6 points7 points ago

As mentioned by the 1st comment if you look at the batter swing you will see where the baseball starts going towards left field and then where they edit that out and cg the new ball.

[–]lud1120 16 points17 points ago

Looked pretty real once or twice, so rather professional indeed.

[–]hypertown 5 points6 points ago

Probably one of the best baseball ads I've ever seen though. Everything in it, from the CGI of the ball to the camera shake is picture perfect.

[–]ConansBeard -1 points0 points ago

Except you know... that part where the ball was going to left field disappeared and was replaced with a line drive to that lady's face

[–]lordkabab 4 points5 points ago

To me, like a lot of other players, it looks like the ball just curled there.

[–]ConansBeard -1 points0 points ago

Did you watch the video? Watch it carefully, right when the batter hits the ball you see one ball going straight to left field then quickly disappears replaced with a second ball coming at a completely different angle, not like how a ball curves.

[–]lordkabab 4 points5 points ago

Yes, but seeing as it's an ad, it's generally not watched carefully.

[–]hypertown -1 points0 points ago

But it has to be CGI. All that guy needed to do in the take was swing. They wouldn't make him hit a real ball every time if they were just going to CG in another one.

[–]ConansBeard 0 points1 point ago*

Watch the video he grounds a ball to third but it disappears and another comes flying towards first. Yeah all he had to do was make a swing but you dont know if they made him hit balls every time or not, the people can be stupid directing.

[–]habitsofwaste 2 points3 points ago

You guys are always ruining the magic tricks people post on here!

[–]geosh 2 points3 points ago

I'd like that ad agency to do my resume.

[–]Ex_Digg_User 10 points11 points ago

I agree. Pretty damn cool nonetheless.

[–]Theawwsomeone 23 points24 points ago

The urine was real. Just not hers. Although it had been on her......

[–]vulpes_occulta 6 points7 points ago

Lindsay Lohan can't waste that good piss. It's so loaded with drugs that she sells it on the black market.

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[–]wesman212 0 points1 point ago

Nice try, Linds.

[–]Creativation 2 points3 points ago

Snopes agrees. It's viral marketing.

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[–]riggsinator 11 points12 points ago

she has tits now?

[–]PaleWithBlueEyes -1 points0 points ago

[–]Norwazy 7 points8 points ago

"having breast implants on her breasts which were implanted by a plastic surgeon."

I would hope so, she has the money to do it safely...

[–]riggsinator 2 points3 points ago

That whole blurb they wrote there made my head hurt. I guess so people who troll social media for Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan news can understand it.

[–]localh81 -1 points0 points ago

This must be your go to comment for karma. I've seen you post this a number of times now.

[–]Ex_Digg_User -1 points0 points ago

What the fuck are you talking about?

[–]samfreez 157 points158 points ago

This was from an ad. I don't remember which one, but no, it isn't real folks.

I wish it was though, because it LOOKS badass :D

[–]jesperher 37 points38 points ago

Gillette.. look at the top in the video

[–]shouoken 76 points77 points ago

Still, it was a close shave.

[–]scseth 7 points8 points ago

They really cut it close

[–]Not_Irish 8 points9 points ago

His reflexes must be really sharp.

[–]tads 9 points10 points ago

That ball was moving at Mach 3

[–]Burst_of_Speed 8 points9 points ago

Shaving pun.

[–]CheezeburgerTroll 1 point2 points ago

Damn, now I'm disappointed : (

[–]Zombare 134 points135 points ago

Came here to be disappointed by others pointing out this was fake.

Wasn't disappointed.

[–]N05f3r47u 78 points79 points ago

But.. You... Hm.

[–]thejnr 13 points14 points ago

He came here to be disappointed by learning it was a fake. By learning it was a fake, he was disappointed. But he WASN'T disappointed by people pointing it out, because he expected it coming in.

Disappointed that it's fake.

Not disappointed by people pointing out that it's fake.

[–]SkaveRat 8 points9 points ago

I... I don't know what to think anymore...

[–]dja0794 4 points5 points ago

wait... what?

[–]SimilarImage 574 points575 points ago

Age User Title Reddit Cmnt Points
1 month ripples2288 The badassinist. /r/gifs 124 706
11 months ReducedFat Like a "Big League" Boss /r/gifs 83 388
3 weeks King_0f_Scotland What, that? Don't you worry about that. /r/gifs 13 125

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[–]aspyhackr 169 points170 points ago

This is, By far, The best bot on Reddit.

[–]WolfDemon 21 points22 points ago

It's pretty far up there with tweetposter and originalfinder, as well as the one that takes the test from quickmeme for people who don't or can't go to quickmeme

[–]Psythik 2 points3 points ago

Now all someone has to do is make a RES extension that automatically hides all the repost that it detects. BAM! reddit is saved.

[–]cali4nia3 2 points3 points ago

do you really want to see reddit become a ghost town?? YOU MONSTER.

[–]coolong 16 points17 points ago

I love seeing this bot. It's the ultimate way of calling out a repost.

I love you.

[–]Exnie 6 points7 points ago

I try not to look at it as saying "fuck you, reposting scum," but rather "if you liked this comment thread, here are some others you could look at."

[–]ReasonShallPrevail 1 point2 points ago

...So, what's the purpose of calling out a repost?

[–]Lovvi 7 points8 points ago

To feel superior and better, nothing else.

[–]teekayfourtwoone 1 point2 points ago

I found this comment shallow and pedantic...and redundant and tautological.

[–]Poppwall 5 points6 points ago

I found your comment pretentious and I don't know any other big words.

[–]goodguysteve 1 point2 points ago

Yeah I remember the first time I saw that gif when Moses showed it to me it was awesome.

[–]chapster88 0 points1 point ago

It should filter all new submissions so the user is alerted to their imminent repost before they actually post it.

[–]i_fap_faps 0 points1 point ago

I tried posting this video with an equally shit title and made no upvotes (or friends).

[–]FluoCantus -2 points-1 points ago

I love reading all the other titles this was posted as. "Like a 'Big League' Boss" is hilarious.

[–]ronin1066 -1 points0 points ago

So how does it get 770 fucking upvotes? wtf?

[–]ReasonShallPrevail 4 points5 points ago

I know it's hard to comprehend, but not all people have the same daily schedule as you, thus they aren't always exposed to the same Threads as you.

[–]Xenc 93 points94 points ago

Eva Longoria has really let herself go.

[–]wheres_the_clitoris 6 points7 points ago

What surgeons can do nowadays!

[–]RageDoll 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, she had a sun bed accident and after that just stopped giving a fuck...

[–]deadkandy 10 points11 points ago

I'll admit i thought this was real the first time i saw it, then after another go i realised how stupid i am

[–]listn2moremetal 4 points5 points ago

Anyone read his name as Eva Longoria? ಠ_ಠ

[–]rhs856 43 points44 points ago

If I were the reporter, I would have made love to him then and there.

[–]SRSLY_GUYS_SRSLY 16 points17 points ago

Longo has women lining up already

[–]rhs856 32 points33 points ago

That's fine. I'm not a woman.

[–]lost_cosmonaut 12 points13 points ago

checkmate

[–]emptygroove 2 points3 points ago

Kudos, I got a good chuckle out of that.

[–]SRSLY_GUYS_SRSLY 1 point2 points ago

you would be for Longo

[–]PoPJaY 1 point2 points ago

That's my last name, and this is now my favourite comment on reddit.

[–]Awen89 13 points14 points ago

Mud wrestle you for him :P

[–]pheonixblade9 10 points11 points ago

scrambles for video camera

[–]breakmyheart 0 points1 point ago

Agreed.

[–]Im-postle-able 0 points1 point ago*

After successful take of fake catch?

"Oh baby! They will manipulate the fuck out of this footage in post production TAKE ME NOW!!"

[–]jesperher 4 points5 points ago

this was part of a campain for Gilette.. if you look at the top of the video you can see the "gilette"

[–]mark636199 1 point2 points ago

Agreed I even remember this airing on tv

[–]Lucky75 8 points9 points ago

If you watch the video you can see the ball disappear and jump at the 0:16 mark.

[–]wilc8650 3 points4 points ago

Besides the fact that this "news organization" has no logo at the bottom of the screen.

[–]MarkDTS 2 points3 points ago

Also the batter doesn't react at all. CGI.

[–]d12gu 6 points7 points ago

GUISE, CMMON, GUISE! THIS IS FAKE!

[–]B0xp0und 7 points8 points ago

I wonder when the old nfl ads are gonna make their way onto reddit and get reposed 300 times

[–]travtrav 2 points3 points ago

It is an old Gillette commercial. You can see the logo in the background.

[–]d4ve 2 points3 points ago

fake. cool. but fake. and old.

[–]Domin1c 4 points5 points ago

It's a commercial. Let's just down vote and be on our way.

[–]zakyop 14 points15 points ago

I call fake, there's no reaction from the batter at all

[–]KajiKaji 5 points6 points ago

The ball is also moving pretty slow and at an unrealistic arch. If he's 120ft away and the ball takes 1.2 seconds to get to him that's 100ft/sec or 68MPH...

This just seems wrong to me. Sure he's not hitting full power and its from a pitching machine which also isn't throwing full speed but surely it's throwing at 70mph and a line drive like this wouldn't lose speed coming off his bat.

[–]VeniVidiVicious 13 points14 points ago

You have too much time on your hands.

[–]Xervicx 6 points7 points ago

You clearly have never played baseball or watched in in person. A ball can make even stranger curves and stay in the air far longer. Not every hit is a grand slam, and not every pitch is at 90MPH, so not every hit is going to be fast. Not only that, but I've caught a ball going about as fast as this looks to be going. It was a total fluke, all luck, and stung like a bitch. Still, it's possible.

Also, the time it takes for the ball to get to him is slightly longer. Not sure if that makes a difference or not. You don't seem to understand what I "line drive" is either. A Line Drive is sharply hit, and is called a LINE drive for a reason. The ball in this gif curves far too much to be a line drive, and would have lost plenty of speed before reaching the player who caught it.

Is it possible that it is fake? Yes. But not for the reasons you spoke of. Comments farther down discuss video manipulation, which is far more reasonable.

[–]thegoldenavatar 2 points3 points ago

Major Leaguers don't take batting practice from a pitching machine.

[–]KajiKaji 5 points6 points ago

So you're saying pitching machines don't need to practice?

[–]tontyismynameyeh 1 point2 points ago

The fakeness is strong with this one.

[–]Winstonia 1 point2 points ago

Wow its almost as if he ripped it right off the photoshop layer.....

[–]nidi617 1 point2 points ago

Re-god-damn-post.

[–]Dub124 1 point2 points ago

Just had to say it: Go Rays!

[–]RandomStranger79 1 point2 points ago

I read that as Eva Longoria and was very confused for a minute.

[–]sharksfan93 1 point2 points ago

Pretty old and fake

[–]Mudsnail 1 point2 points ago

It makes me cry a little when, not only a repost, but a reposted fake makes it to front page...

[–]quilmes86 1 point2 points ago

Repost x 24 . Fake. 12 Year old or Soccermom?

[–]bloodmetal55 1 point2 points ago

Upvote cuz I live in fl

[–]babailey1217 1 point2 points ago

At first glance I thought they said he was Eva Longoria.

[–]izakk1220[!] 1 point2 points ago

He didn't

[–]orangegluon 1 point2 points ago

I had a situation similar to this once. In my sophomore year of high school, I was in tennis early in the morning, in ~10ºF weather, and all of the team was bundled up in coats and gloves. Class was nearly over, we started picking up the tennis balls and putting them back into baskets and started moving the ball machines back into storage. So I'm up at the middle of the net, all the machines are off, and I'm scooping up the tennis balls lying around there as fast as I can. In the corner of my eye I see one of my coaches run behind the machine and I hear a beep (the dude was a bit of a tool). I picked up another ball with my racket and heard a girl on the team scream "look out!". I looked up, heard a mechanical whir, shoved the ball in my pocket quickly and shot my hand out. The machine had shot a ball at relatively high speed (we had been doing drills at some fairly fast settings), and I caught it cleanly and tossed it back toward someone near a basket without a word or hint of an expression. Girl who screamed was silent, didn't say anything to me about it, and no one who saw mentioned anything.

Was a weird experience, but I felt like a ninja.

[–]mad_maxx17 1 point2 points ago

I think it's funny that his name is Evan Longoria.

[–]skyclown 1 point2 points ago

When i was a teen i caught a javelin one handed leaning back like something from the fuckin matrix. I was wandering where I shouldn't, heard a shout, turned and caught it last second. Pure fluke.

[–]seanymacmacmac 1 point2 points ago

I'll believe that when me shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet!

[–]dissapointedorikface 0 points1 point ago

Would mine do? Because, in that case...

[–]ATHEoST 1 point2 points ago

Hmmm... I've seen a few videos on youtube by a fellow named Captain Disillusion. He debunks several videos that claim to be real. Mayhap the video to which you are referring is in his list. Pretty interesting stuff...

[–]markth_wi 1 point2 points ago

Well ,this is either very fake or the force is fucking strong with that one.

[–]TwasARockLobsta 1 point2 points ago

I don't understand how people can look at this and think it's real for even one second. Do you know nothing of physics or reaction times? This guy has 'spider sense' apparently.

[–]jpop23mn 4 points5 points ago

I know this will sound fake especially because the video is fake but I was waiting in line for the drive in move and the windows were down. A kid throws a ball and his friend misses it goes through my dads driver side window and without moving his head catches the ball with his opposite hand right next to his face. Was fucking incredible to see

[–]hisnamewaschaz 6 points7 points ago

fake

[–]orangefly 4 points5 points ago

cgi

[–]ronin1066 1 point2 points ago

That's ok, one time I was in burger king with friends and there were some young punks about 2 tables behind me throwing fries at each other. I just thought "How could would it be if I moved right as a fry came at me?"

I moved my head to the right and a goddamn fry flew past me and hit my friend in the chest.

[–]jpop23mn 0 points1 point ago

that's ok? mine was way better

[–]ThankYouDriveThrough 1 point2 points ago

Pretty sure they wouldn't do an interview on the first base line when people are hitting baseballs.

[–]redhedted 1 point2 points ago

I did something like this once. I was at a free concert downtown with a bunch of friends and we're all standing in the middle of the crowd, and before anyone knew what happened including myself I reactively caught a foam stress ball that people where throwing around in the crowd. It came from my right and up and if it were any further right or up it would have been out of my periphery. Nobody else in my group saw it so it appeared pretty ninja esque to them.

tl:dr Did a very similar thing, but it was real.

[–]garbieleus 1 point2 points ago

interesting tale, brethren

[–]ninjasaurxd 1 point2 points ago

it's so weird seeing you in the real world man

[–]garbieleus 1 point2 points ago

woah. hey aakarsh.

[–]UncleDrunkle 1 point2 points ago

This is from a Gilette commercial

[–]akumadiavolo 0 points1 point ago

Did you really fall for this?

[–]judokalinker 0 points1 point ago

Aren't you familiar with all those news/sports stations that don't put their channel title in the marquee?

[–]ThatGuy482 0 points1 point ago

Why didn't the batter react at all?!?!?!??!!!!

[–]shrugalicious 0 points1 point ago

He's Spiderman. It's the only logical explanation.

[–]Quazz 0 points1 point ago

I was going to say morphic fields, but the Reddit investigation team already said it's fake so there goes my karma.

[–]gvedd941 0 points1 point ago

They shot that at McKechnie in Bradenton. It's like 2 minutes from where I live.

[–]noonbaug 0 points1 point ago

Finally Rays make it to front page of Reddit =)

[–]howardsostrich 0 points1 point ago

You can see that he hit the ball towards left field if you look closely. Still cool though.

[–]kamishizuka 2 points3 points ago

And ignoring that, there is zero recoil on his arm from catching a ball moving that fast.

[–]Yankeessfan13 0 points1 point ago

repost

[–]Punkgoblin 0 points1 point ago

Those fouls sting like a bitch without a glove. I saved someone in the stands like that - only I was facing the ball and they weren't.

[–]wonderboy1227 0 points1 point ago

[–]CAPSFTWLOL 0 points1 point ago

Oh, this gif again.

[–]razorleaf97 0 points1 point ago

Jesus?

[–]pilismasher 0 points1 point ago

[–]abhorrentautomaton 0 points1 point ago

old, fake, still pretty cool though

[–]BANDG33K_2009 0 points1 point ago

"So as for my career in baseball.. hold on catch as I was saying..

[–]thebigboy155 0 points1 point ago

The force is strong with this one.

[–]jerisho 0 points1 point ago

CGI, that's how :)

[–]Enigmaenigmas 0 points1 point ago

This .gif is so old it used to babysit Yoda!

[–]nataliek86 0 points1 point ago

So, tell me Internet, if this is fake, how was it done? I am impressed, and I will not stop being impressed until somebody shows me a "making of" and then the reason for why it was done! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[–]EmuKamikaze 0 points1 point ago

More fake than Kim Kardashian's ass.

[–]McBeastlyPwn 0 points1 point ago

FANTASTIC,

[–]quippinit 0 points1 point ago

thumbs up for tampa bay!!

[–]shatfield 0 points1 point ago

We've got a badass over here!!!

[–]KetzerJefe 0 points1 point ago

A Jedi can feel the force flowing through him.

[–]SgtSausage 0 points1 point ago

Not.

Real.

Dumbass.

[–]bobandsilentjau 0 points1 point ago

this was an ad campaign for gillette shaving products. The best a man can get

[–]Boom_Boom_Crash 0 points1 point ago

If he had turned earlier and had a chance to see it coming I would believe this. Elite athlete is elite.

[–]warhol451 0 points1 point ago

real or not real, I have an involuntary boner.

[–]MidwestProduct 0 points1 point ago

the only reason I like Evan Longoria is because a picture of his cock got leaked on the internet. And it's huge.

[–]shinnmaster92 -1 points0 points ago

not sure if i should upvote...or upvote...

[–]cincyfan04 -3 points-2 points ago

Either karma whore or a fucking idiot

[–]SonicSlice 2 points3 points ago

Why not both?

[–]garbieleus 0 points1 point ago

why not zoidberg?

[–]TheShader -1 points0 points ago

Why can't he just be posting? Last I checked, this was /r/funny, not /r/totallynotfake.

[–]dissapointedorikface 0 points1 point ago

I'm making that subreddit. EDIT: Done.

[–]cincyfan04 -1 points0 points ago

Because its been posted a ridiculous number of times, and the title leads you to believe that the Op thinks its real or trying to pass it of for real.

[–]trablabla 0 points1 point ago

Looks like the ball is cgi. He's holding a ball in his other hand off screen and he just puts his hand up to pretend to catch it. You can kind of see that the ball looks weird in his hand while he's bringing it down and he pretends to transition it to his other hand. Also the batter takes no notice that his ball was about to hit someone or the amazing save; he immediately resets.

[–]YNot1989 0 points1 point ago

Ok, that's a legitimate superpower.

[–]mask2697 0 points1 point ago

this may be the only epic thing ever to happen in baseball

[–]mattwest3 0 points1 point ago

he has great reflexes. this is so real. i bet 80% of baseball players can do this

[–]rabid-clanger 0 points1 point ago

Real or fake, repost or not. Still fucking awesome. And if it is real i bet he isn't sleeping alone tonight.

[–]MELSU 0 points1 point ago

So when reddit tells you that "this link has already been submitted" what is your rational before posting anyways? This influx of old bullshit reaching the front page makes me feel as, I can only assume, 4chan feels about reddit.

[–]g8thrills -1 points0 points ago

like a BAWS

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[–]sml6174 5 points6 points ago

Dude seriously? Just look up

[–]SonicSlice 1 point2 points ago

whooosh

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[–]chodestevens 4 points5 points ago

That is, indeed, his name.

[–]pyrosterilizer -1 points0 points ago*

My first guess was that he heard it moving through the air.

However, after reading this article, turns out it's an ad...but still, even so, it's pretty cool.

[–]Nerdherd99 -1 points0 points ago

This man is a JEDI

[–]joshychrist -1 points0 points ago

I did something similar with a snow ball before as a kid.

[–]jimothyjenkins -1 points0 points ago

always liked this gif.

[–]dr_funkenberry -1 points0 points ago

Even tho it's just an ad, it's a badass ad.

[–]BestBlkKidEver -1 points0 points ago

Maybe hes the real spiderman an thats just his day job

[–]BestBlkKidEver -1 points0 points ago

Maybe hes the real spiderman an thats just his day job

[–]skintigh -1 points0 points ago

Had a highschool gym coach do that, but with a shot put, and the near victim was oblivious.

[–]Mr0riginal -1 points0 points ago

Props to photoshop Br@h

[–]Lord_Smaximus -1 points0 points ago

Repost

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

fake and gay repost of fake gayness