Tony Kemp's gravity-defying catch beat out James Harden's crossover on SportsCenter's Top 10
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Yes, it's Spring Training. They'll tell you "stats don't matter," and that the point of these exhibition games and split-squad matchups is for players to hone their talents and get ready and focused for the regular season.
Some players, though, definitely bring their A-game to the practice fields in Arizona and Florida. One of those players is Astros utility man Tony Kemp, who did this on a line drive to left field in the seventh inning in Houston's 4-2 loss to the Twins on Wednesday:
"I think I need to gain some more weight, because when I jumped up in the air I think the wind kind of took me with the ball too," Kemp cracked to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart when asked about the catch after the game (as seen in the clip atop this post).
In Los Angeles, meanwhile, Rockets star James Harden cooked up another MVP-caliber game in Houston's win over the Clippers -- and also did this to Wesley Johnson:
Why is this relevant? Well, Kemp's astounding catch actually beat Harden for the top spot on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays of the day.
Not bad, Tony. Not bad at all.