Happy Friday, friends! You’ve made it through another week and are hopefully well on your way to winning your fantasy matchup. If not, hopefully, you’re on your way to an incredible comeback that your league mates will talk about for years to come.
Yesterday was an excellent day of baseball; we had plenty of very exciting moments, including an Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference, “El Mago” living up to his nickname, and a traffic jam that affected baseball in a curious way! Read on for more.
Big Time Baseball IQ
If you think you’ve already seen this from every big baseball media outlet on the planet, think again!
Javier Baez just had one of the most exciting doubles we’ve ever seen 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/961j6I5cHL
— Andscape (@andscape) May 27, 2021
In hindsight, the first baseman (Will Craig) should have just let Javier Báez get on over to first base. Or, they could have just tagged Báez out a little quicker. Either way, I’m not sure if this a brilliant play by “El Mago” or a low baseball IQ play from Craig. There were already two outs, Will! Come on!
But, it definitely warms my heart to see the Cubs bench react in the way that they did. Rizzo is just laughing! They simply cannot break up this core, it’ll just suck the joy out of Cubs games. And, worst of all, I’ll be sad.
“Dayman! Ah-Ah-Ahhhh!”
I can always appreciate an Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference in a baseball game, regardless of time or place. The broadcast pulled it off and even turned it into some wordplay! Huzzah!
It’s Always Sonny in Philadelphia:
“Dayman, fighter of the Nightman, master of the sun.”
— Very Baseball Moments (@verymlb) May 28, 2021
For the uninitiated:
Un Bay-Lievable!
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the United States of the Western Hemisphere of the Planet Earth of the Solar System of the Milky Way Galaxy had a game in Oakland yesterday. They stayed in a hotel in San Francisco and set out in a couple of buses from their hotel. In order to get to RingCentral Coliseum, the Angels’ bus had to cross the Bay Bridge. Unfortunately, there was an accident on the Bay Bridge as the Angels tried to cross it, which delayed their buses.
Joe Maddon said Ohtani was switched to DH tonight because … there was an accident on the Bay Bridge and he had to take the BART instead
It pushed back his routine too much. Suzuki and Gosselin were also on the delayed bus, which is why they're out
You can't make this stuff up
— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) May 28, 2021
Yes, Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his pitching start because of an accident on the Bay Bridge. BART also weighed in:
First, wow, what an honor to host a baseball superstar like Shohei Ohtani on BART.
We did not experience any issues on our end. We confirmed with Operations Control Center there was no delay for any Coliseum-heading train during the Bay Bridge incident. https://t.co/Ve3E4McdlJ
— BART (@SFBART) May 28, 2021
Shohei and Ippei, fresh off the subway pic.twitter.com/hESly7GZfI
— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) May 28, 2021
So, Ohtani just DH’d tonight. Hopefully, he gets to take his turn on the bump tomorrow.
Mic’d up Madness
Sorry, Mr. Hoskins, @rhyshoskins was just REALLY excited. pic.twitter.com/bJJYAqG72M
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 27, 2021
I am once again asking MLB broadcast teams to mic up players at every opportunity they can. I really enjoy hearing players react to the game in real-time and allowing fans to learn more about their favorite players. Look, maybe some players have a catchphrase we’re missing out on because we’re not hearing them say it!
Pujols HUSTLES
Look at the wheels on this dude!
he's a freak. he's the fastest kid alive. pic.twitter.com/yWF5njwjOz
— Foolish Baseball (@FoolishBB) May 28, 2021
The slowest player in baseball gave it all he had, legging out that double. Phenomenal hustle.
Now, get out there and watch some Friday baseball! Catch that Ohtani start on TV! (Maybe catch some playoff hockey and basketball too, that’s pretty fun to watch.)
Photo by Icon Sportswire | Adapted by Justin Paradis (@JustParaDesigns of Twitter)