Wolters Attempts to Steal Home with a sneaky slide, a breakdown
What Happened
Tony Wolters of the Colorado Rockies comes up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning, with his team trailing by one run. Wolters takes a mighty swing and rips a double down the line, advancing to third base. The opposing pitcher angrily snaps his bat in frustration, but Wolters is now in scoring position with a chance to tie the game. Sensing an opportunity, Wolters decides to attempt a daring steal of home plate. As the pitcher prepares to deliver the next pitch, Wolters takes off, trying to catch the defense off guard with a sneaky slide into home. Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras quickly reacts, applying the tag and the umpire initially calls Wolters out. However, the umpires then decide to review the play and after a close inspection, they overturn the call, ruling Wolters safe at home. Ian Happ, the Cubs' outfielder, expresses his disappointment, as he was hoping to drive in the run and get the RBI. Nonetheless, the Rockies' dugout erupts in cheers and applause, celebrating Wolters' bold and successful attempt to steal home. Joyce, another Rockies player, jokingly calls Wolters a "nut job" for the daring maneuver. But the drama is not over yet. The umpires take another look at the replay and ultimately reverse their decision, ruling Wolters out after all. The Rockies' dugout is visibly dejected, as Wolters heads back to the dugout, realizing he may have been better off staying at third base and letting Happ try to drive him in. This thrilling moment in the late innings of the game showcases Wolters' creativity and willingness to take risks, as he tries to spark a comeback for the Rockies. Though the final call goes against him, Wolters' gutsy attempt to steal home will surely be remembered by the fans and his teammates. The play highlights the excitement and unpredictability of baseball, where a single moment can shift the entire momentum of the game.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentall right so we got tony walters coming
up he's about to have himself some fun
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sports cards are cool again and so
is stealing home but first tony's gotta
find his way on
second nice piece of hitting slices that
one down the line moves around the third
the pitcher snaps his bat sends him home
now tony's on third base but not for
long he tries the delayed steal of home
he's dead to rights
my dude tucker's got him look at that
what could possibly oh
the ump calls him safe tucker's heart
breaks
no one knows what's going on could it
really have worked it was so
cute uh excuse me going below
um says safe ump wants to make that call
you know what ian happ says ian happ
says hey dude
i was gonna get an rbi though and i was
excited about it
tony goes to the dugout and everyone's
clapping and cheering and like oh my god
and joyce is like what a
nut job then the umps say we should take
a second look at this
so they do and they watch it and they
say
oh he's out actually our bad
and they get the call correct on replay
out and now tony's like oh man
maybe i should have just stayed at third
base and let happ drive me in
damn anyway okay gotta play the field
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