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The Catch (2005 Film)
The Catch may refer to: Film and television * ''The Catch'' (TV series), an American mystery television series * ''The Catch'' (1961 film), a 1961 film by Nagisa Oshima * ''The Catch'' (1983 film), a Japanese film by Shinji Sōmai Music *The Catch (American band), a rock band from Seattle, Washington *The Catch (British duo), a new wave duo * ''The Catch'' (album), a 1984 album by Nazareth *The Catch, a band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart before they formed the Tourists Sport *The Catch (baseball), a defensive play by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series *The Catch (college football), a winning touchdown catch by Clemson in 1977 against South Carolina *The Catch (American football), a winning touchdown reception by Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship *The Catch, a defensive play by Endy Chávez in the 2006 National League Championship Series *The Catch, a catch by Alabama receiver Tyrone Prothro that won 2006 ESPY Best Play of the Year *The Catch, Tony Gabriel's wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catch (TV Series)
''The Catch'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 24, 2016, to May 11, 2017. It stars Mireille Enos and Peter Krause, was created by Jennifer Schuur, Kate Atkinson, and Helen Gregory, and developed by Allan Heinberg, and was executive produced by Shondaland's Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. Julie Anne Robinson also served as an executive producer and directed the pilot episode. The series premiered on May 12, 2016 and was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on March 9, 2017. On May 11, 2017, ABC cancelled the series after two seasons. Premise ''The Catch'' follows Alice Vaughan (Enos), who runs a private investigation firm in Los Angeles, California. After being defrauded by her fiancé, she is determined to find him—between working on other cases—before it ruins her career. Her fiancé, Benjamin Jones (Krause), is revealed to be a master con artist working for a high-stakes international crime operation along with Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endy Chávez
Endy de Jesus Chávez Meza (; born February 7, 1978), is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. Chávez is the older brother of Ender Chávez. Early life Chávez was born in Valencia, Venezuela where his father, Alirio, worked as a handyman. Growing up in Venezuela, he honed his hand-eye coordination by hitting pebbles out of the air with sticks. He initially drew attention from Colorado Rockies scouts at 18 years old but, when their interest wavered due to his slight stature, he signed with the New York Mets. Career Minor league Chávez made his Minor League Baseball debut in 1997 with the Gulf Coast League Mets, a rookie-level affiliate of the New York Mets. He remained in the Mets organization through 2000, spending time with the Kingsport Mets, Gulf Coast Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Ross
Thom Ross is an artist based in Lamy, NM, known for painting, book illustrations, and installation art featuring life-sized cutout figures depicting famous people and historical events. Biography Ross was born in San Francisco, California in 1952, and raised in Sausalito. As a child he became interested in the history of the American Old West by watching television shows such as ''Bonanza'', '' Rawhide'', and ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', as well as John Wayne films. In 1974 he earned a degree in fine arts from California State University, Chico. Ross had what he describes as an "epiphany" on June 25, 1976, at the hundredth anniversary commemoration of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn, after sitting through a windstorm and observing protesters from the American Indian Movement as well as supporters of General George Armstrong Custer. He decided as an artist to portray iconic American people and events in new ways to bring out a more complex story than the tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soft Voice Of The Serpent
''The Soft Voice of the Serpent and Other Stories'' is the second short story collection by the South African writer Nadine Gordimer, and her first to be published outside South Africa. It was published on May 23, 1952, by Simon & Schuster in the United States, and in the United Kingdom by Gollancz in 1953. It overlaps substantially with her first short story collection, ''Face to Face'' (1949), and the stories are set in South Africa. Stories The bracketed dates record, for stories which had previously been published elsewhere, the first appearance of the story in print. *"The Soft Voice of the Serpent" (1948) A husband adjusts to the loss of a limb. Sitting in his garden, he feels religious awe at the natural world he is observing. First published as "The two of us" in South Africa.Venter, Delina Charlotte (1991)"The interaction of race, gender and class in a selection of short stories by Nadine Gordimer."(MA thesis). Retrieved 2011-11-09. *"The Catch" (1951) A young white co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catch (short Story)
The Catch may refer to: Film and television * ''The Catch'' (TV series), an American mystery television series * ''The Catch'' (1961 film), a 1961 film by Nagisa Oshima * ''The Catch'' (1983 film), a Japanese film by Shinji Sōmai Music *The Catch (American band), a rock band from Seattle, Washington *The Catch (British duo), a new wave duo * ''The Catch'' (album), a 1984 album by Nazareth *The Catch, a band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart before they formed the Tourists Sport *The Catch (baseball), a defensive play by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series *The Catch (college football), a winning touchdown catch by Clemson in 1977 against South Carolina *The Catch (American football), a winning touchdown reception by Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship *The Catch, a defensive play by Endy Chávez in the 2006 National League Championship Series *The Catch, a catch by Alabama receiver Tyrone Prothro that won 2006 ESPY Best Play of the Year *The Catch, Tony Gabriel's wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chas McCormick
Chas Kane McCormick (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). McCormick attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and played college baseball for the Millersville Marauders, Marauders. Drafted by the Astros in the 21st round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, 2017 MLB draft, he made his MLB debut in 2021. Early life McCormick was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Robert and Nancy Jo McCormick. At Henderson High School (Pennsylvania), Henderson High School (West Chester High School), he was four-time All-Ches-Mont League, and became the first player in school history to score 1,000 career points in basketball and record 100 career hits in baseball. College He attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania, an NCAA Division II school, and played baseball for the Millersville Marauders. McCormick set Millersville career records in hits, runs, RBIs, and triples, became the Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Grey Cup
The 64th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1976, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–20 in what is considered one of the most thrilling Grey Cup games, featuring some of the most exciting plays in Grey Cup history. The attendance was 53,467—at the time, a Grey Cup record—due to the recently completed stadium reconfiguration to accommodate the Toronto Blue Jays, a Major League Baseball expansion team that commenced play the following year. Toronto's Grey Cup attendance record would last but one season before being broken by the 65th Grey Cup at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Scoring Ottawa Rough Riders - 23 Touchdowns - Tony Gabriel and Bill Hatanaka Field goals - Gerry Organ (3) Converts - Gerry Organ (2) Saskatchewan Roughriders - 20 Touchdowns - Steve Mazurak and Bob Richardson Field goals - Bob Macoritti (2) Converts - Bob Macoritti (2) Game summary After an early field goal, Ottawa increased t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrone Prothro
Tyrone Prothro (born May 24, 1984) is a former United States, American college football, football wide receiver who played for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, University of Alabama between 2003 and 2005. High school career Tyrone was an all state selection as Junior (2001) and Senior (2002). As a Junior, Tyrone played in the 2001 AHSAA Super Six 4-A Championship in 2002 they lost to State Champion UMS-Wright. In 2002, his senior year, Tyrone led Cleburne County back to the 4-A Semi-Finals where they lost to the North Jackson Chiefs. Collegiate career Prior to the 2005 season, Prothro was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference, SEC for return specialist and, despite his injury, was named to the second-team All-SEC for wide receiver at the end of the season. Prothro won an award for Best Play ESPY Award, Best Play at the 2006 ESPY Awards, as well as the Pontiac Game Changing Award of the Year for his outstanding catch, labeled by many as "the Catch", in which he caugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catch (American Football)
The Catch was the game-winning touchdown reception in the 1981 NFC Championship Game played between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on January 10, 1982, as part of the 1981-82 NFL playoffs. With 58 seconds left in the game, the 49ers faced 3rd down and 3 yards to gain on the Cowboys' 6-yard line. San Francisco wide receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping grab in the back of the end zone to complete a 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Montana, enabling the 49ers to defeat the Cowboys, 28–27. ''The Catch'' is widely regarded as one of the greatest plays in National Football League (NFL) history. It came at the end of a 14-play, 83-yard game-winning drive engineered by Montana. ''The Catch'' symbolized the end of the Cowboys' domination in the NFC since the conference's inception in 1970, and the beginning of the 49ers' rise as an NFL dynasty in the 1980s. Game summary First half After San Francisco forced Dallas to punt on the opening drive, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catch (1961 Film)
''The Catch'' ( ja, 飼育, Shiiku, Breeding) is a 1961 Japanese war drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It is based on the prize-winning novella ''Shiiku'' (translated as ''The Catch'' or ''Prize Stock'') by Kenzaburō Ōe. Plot During the summer of 1945, a U.S. plane crashes in a rural Japanese area. The villagers capture the surviving black pilot and lock him in a stable, awaiting official instructions how to proceed with their prisoner. While waiting, seething conflicts in the community come to the surface. Takano, the domineering and abusive local landlord, uses the villagers' anger and frustrations, which they blame on the captive, to turn the attention away from his own misdeeds and eventually kills him. Shortly after, Japan's defeat is declared. The community decides to make deserter Jirō, who had been hiding in the woods to escape his draft, responsible for the incident. Jirō first agrees, but then rebels against the plan, and is accidently killed in a subsequent fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catch (college Football)
The Catch may refer to: Film and television * ''The Catch'' (TV series), an American mystery television series * ''The Catch'' (1961 film), a 1961 film by Nagisa Oshima * ''The Catch'' (1983 film), a Japanese film by Shinji Sōmai Music *The Catch (American band), a rock band from Seattle, Washington *The Catch (British duo), a new wave duo * ''The Catch'' (album), a 1984 album by Nazareth *The Catch, a band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart before they formed the Tourists Sport *The Catch (baseball), a defensive play by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series *The Catch (college football), a winning touchdown catch by Clemson in 1977 against South Carolina *The Catch (American football), a winning touchdown reception by Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship *The Catch, a defensive play by Endy Chávez in the 2006 National League Championship Series *The Catch, a catch by Alabama receiver Tyrone Prothro that won 2006 ESPY Best Play of the Year *The Catch, Tony Gabriel's wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catch (baseball)
The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. During the eighth inning with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on base poised to score. However, Mays made an over-the-shoulder catch while on the run to record the out, and his throw back to the infield prevented the runners from advancing. The Giants won the game 5–2 in extra innings, and eventually the World Series. The Catch is regarded as one of the greatest plays in baseball history. The play In the top of the 8th inning with the score tied 2–2, Giants starting pitcher Sal Maglie walked Indians lead off hitter Larry Doby. Al Rosen singled, putting runners on first and second. New York manager Leo Durocher summoned left-handed relief pitcher Don Liddle to pitch to Cleveland's Wertz, a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
