Brewers react to Jackson Chourio’s Game 2 walk-off hit! Unforgettable. https://t.co/S8spy7KaL4
— Sophia Minnaert (@SophiaMinnaert) October 5, 2026
ALSO: He went!This angle makes you appreciate how well Sal set up to depart second base and not stop. Just epic. https://t.co/67SYZ4hal7
— paulpressey25 (@paulpressey25) October 5, 2026
Sheets draws the walk after it was ruled he did not swing here. https://t.co/ypUZCHBF2C
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 4, 2026
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What was the count? And usually the guy on second is going to score on a single, unless he is unusually slow or it's pretty much an infield hit.
Had Sal turned his head, in an attempt to see for himself where the ball was, it would have slowed him down, thus making the play at the plate closer. The runner is supposed to look for the 3rd base coach signal and Sal did, allowing him to run as fast as he could. Text book running.
"Stunning and brave ..."
I was present at Game 7 of the 2001 World series when Luis Gonzalez hit the winning run for the D-backs in the bottom of the 9th. The great Mariano Rivera was on the mound to close for the Yankees, but gave up an RBI double to Tony Womack to tie the score at 2-2. The next batter, I forget who, made it to first to load the bases. Gonzo blooped it past the drawn-in shortstop for a single and drove in the runner on 3rd (Jay Bell) for a walk-off win. It was the only time in Rivera's career he ever blew a chance at a save in a World Series game, which is saying something about a guy who pitched in 7 World Series for a total of 24 games and 11 saves. MLB ranks it the 3rd-greatest Game 7 of all time, behind only Mazeroski's walk-off home run in 1960 and the Cubs finally shaking off the Curse in 2016.
Those moments are worth watching any number of boring games where the outcome is a foregone conclusion by the 7th inning stretch if not before.
"Those moments are worth watching any number of boring games"
The waiting (boring) makes those rare moments all the more excitingly memorable when they arrive.
With two outs the runner can always go on contact. He got the huge lead off second because the shortstop and 2nd baseman were far away from the base, so they weren't going to try to pick him off, especially with the tying run at 3rd. Even so, a perfect throw might have gotten him. The throw came to the 1st base side, so Frelick was in fairly easily.
The crowd reactions are fun to watch. There's a roar and much jumping around when Chourio hits the ball, and an even bigger roar when the defender fails to catch the ball. And, of course, a third roar when the winning run is safe.
This is a very good baseball team. Perhaps this year...
I'd like to see a Rays-Brewers World Series myself.
My most famous game I saw in person was Jim Kelly's Bills being down to the Steelers by 12 points with 6 minutes to go, and facing a two hour drive home, leaving early, hearing cheers from the parking lot, and having to see the end of that game for years in that segment during games that they used to call "Fantastic Finishes."
Yes, it was impressive base running for the guy on second to take off the minute the batted ball hit the ground. Equally impressive, maybe more so because it was a mental thing, was how the runner at first advanced to second but went no further, no risking being thrown out before the runner crossed home.
Watching the replay, the 3rd base coach was waving Sal home the second the ball was hit. The worst that could happen would be Sal thrown out at home and extra innings. Could that result in a loss, sure but this is the playoffs you gotta go for it.
What a friend we have in base ball, all our pain and sins to bear.
All because we do not carry, all our faith to them who fail.
"cassandralite said...
Yes, it was impressive base running for the guy on second to take off the minute the batted ball hit the ground. Equally impressive, maybe more so because it was a mental thing, was how the runner at first advanced to second but went no further, no risking being thrown out before the runner crossed home."
Neither was impressive. There were two outs, the runners going on any batted ball. Guy on second has to score there, and was waved in by the coach. Guy on first must only safely advance to second, no need to go further, his advancing past second is meaningless.
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