Last night's walk-off, come-from-behind, 2-strike, upper-deck grand slam is the stuff they make movies about. It's like Roy Hobbs bashing a ball into the light standards, setting off explosions. It's not quite Al Michaels screaming "do you believe in miracles?" but it was by far the highlight of this disappointing season. It's the stuff kids dream about.
And for those of you who haven't seen it or care to re-live it, here you go. You're welcome.
And as soon as Harper connected, John Kruk yells "OH MY GOD!" I've watched this replay at least a dozen times already this morning. And here are the stats on the highlight of the year:
But let's step back for a second and go over what's transpired this week.#Cubs 5 @ #Phillies 7 [B9-1o]:— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) August 16, 2019
Bryce Harper hits a grand slam (25) to RF
Hit: 412.54ft, 112.97mph🔥, 39.74°ðŸš€
Pitch: 95mph Sinker (LHP Derek Holland, 19) pic.twitter.com/s2DFszZw5w
- The Phils brought Charlie Manuel back to serve as hitting coach.
- The Phils swept the Cubs and have won 3 straight games for the first time in almost 3 weeks.
- They've leap-frogged past the Mets in the standings are a just a game out of the wild card.
And some of the bats are starting to come to life. Harper has 5 HR and 13 RBI in the last 7 games. JT Realmuto is hitting .381 and slugging .810 in the last 7.
For the last 2 months, manager Gabe Kapler has said he thinks this team has a hot streak coming. Let's see if the magic can continue against the Padres this weekend. But let's enjoy this.
Here's the Bryce swing and Kruk's "OH MY GOD" on repeat pic.twitter.com/mxepLSgw3d— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) August 16, 2019
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