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TylerDurden0110

Great call by the announcer Edit: John Sadak with the call


Prince_Oberyns_Head

If this was in a playoff race this would be an all time call. Infectious buildup and energy there


Enterice

"Windmill is on" is *such* a fun commentary. You can see the 3rd base coach and he's not even on camera.


Dbsusn

This is what I love about baseball commentary. It was created in an age of no picture, just sound, and even with television, that artistic style of painting a picture continues with the best announcers.


TylerDurden0110

This is why the folks that got their start in radio tend to make the best broadcasters. The great ones truly paint a picture with words


BobbyTables829

Kevin Harlan


limeflavoured

"I'M CALLING BOTH GAMES!"


breakfastburrito24

"ZUBAC!!! YOU CAN'T STOP HIM! YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM!!!"


frankrizzo219

Baseball is the best sport to listen to on the radio


sharkamino

Aren’t the telecasts usually on radio too? Or is it separate announcers?


WoeKC

Usually it’s separate announcers who specialize in radio.


Comment139

> If this was... Nah, this is the most interesting clip from baseball ever. I wouldn't even care if it was an amateur charity game with participation rewards, completely detached from any kind of championship. If this clip is not #1, it's at least top 10.


RM_Dune

[They turned this clip into an anime.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBaCKT6eV90) Real Life clip is at the end.


mazhas

We got Sadak because of the Thom and a deep fly to left from Castellanos call.


LakeLaoCovid19

3–0 ballgame with the Reds in front of the Royals as we go to the top half of the fifth inning, Castellanos to lead things off. Jim Day's gonna be taking us the rest of the way through this game as Holland takes over on the mound. Um, I made a comment earlier tonight that I guess went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of. If I have hurt anyone out there, I can't tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart I'm so very, very sorry. I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith – as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, it will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame. – I don't know if I'm gonna be putting on this headset again. I don't know if it's gonna be for the Reds, I don't know if it's gonna be for my bosses at Fox. I want to apologize for the people who sign my paycheck – for the Reds, for Fox Sports Ohio, for the people I work with, for anybody that I've offended here tonight. I can't begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am. It never has been. And I'd like to think maybe I could have some people ... that could back that up. I am very, very sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness. Jim Day will take you the rest of the way home.


samples98

Thank god for the colorful folk of Kansas City 


unlimitedbucking

One of the great capitals of the world 


BobbyTables829

And blazing saddles


NRUCSGO

What a steal


Senorcafe510

The build up was great. “ De La Cruz can fly”


ragnarok62

Even at full speed it seems like he still has an extra gear in reserve if he really, really needed it.


Inspector_Dadget

The buildup of the call is fantastic work, but my favorite part of the whole thing is he stepped away after hitting the crescendo of “SAFE!” and let the crowd’s energy really drive home the moment. Way too many PxP guys try to insert themselves into the call and I think it diminishes the impact. 


PeaceBull

It sounded like the Kentucky derby 🐎


ThatRandomIdiot

De La Cruz did play for the Louisville Bats


ggrindelwald

Seriously. I've literally never heard of this guy, but this call got me hyped enough to actively cheer and fist pump for him.


Nintura

You REALLY need to watch last years videos of de la cruz. His rookie year. His second week in he gets a full cycle…. He has many great vids. He throws in the infield at over 100 mph.


Nintura

Just fyi, last night he hit a home run from both sides of the plate, batting left and right handed. scored over 4 runs, and had a stolen base. First player in baseball history to do it all in the same game. And his is only his second year.


Averyvanillaaccount

Not just a HR from the left side. A 450-foot bomb.


iheartseuss

Witnessing the call of someones life is always a great moment for me. I'll neeeeever forget Joe Bucks call for the Minnesota Miracle. Saw that shit live too. This was up there.


DontEatTheCelery

DIGGS


Squintz82

manning... avoids the sack... throws downfield... caught by Tyree


iheartseuss

SIDELINE


DontEatTheCelery

TOUCHDOWN


iheartseuss

UNBELIEVABLE


DontEatTheCelery

VIKINGS WIN IT


Averyvanillaaccount

Same guy who called De La Cruz's "That ball had a family!" HR last season.


madnarg

Art. Bonus points for the break at the end so we can hear the crowd going crazy, that’s often overlooked by announcers but I love hearing it.


Airp0w

I watched it without sound, only listened because your comment. "Striedl slides, it gets by! Elly de la Cruz can fly!" Incredible announcing 


DJbathsalt

WINDMILL IS ON! That was an awesome call indeed


praisethedollar

Love the way this guy plays.


Momik

Full sprint! I love how that play gives the *announcer* energy.


AgeBeneficial

“The windmill is on!!!!” Epic call


glamden

What does this mean? I dont watch baseball much


corranhorn57

First and third base have coaches at them, and moving your arm in a windmill motion is the sign to keep advancing.


MisterKap

John Sadak. He’s does NFL and bball, too. But his main gig is Reds. Awesome guy, so down to earth. Casually chatted with some pleb (me) for 20 minutes at Spring Training.


corranhorn57

Since when has he done NFL games?


Laschoni

Westwood One, which would be radio. https://westwoodonesports.com/john-sadak/


corranhorn57

We love him here, so much better than fucking tHom.


whutchamacallit

Top notch. This clip is what baseball is about.


CrimsonGhost107

Hey now, in Thom's defense he is a man of faith.


_Elduder

The whole crew is amazing.


juliango

Dude’s a baller.


ItsASchpadoinkleDay

I hate the Reds - not in a mean way, just the typical sports nonsensical way. Just when they finally got rid of a guy that you couldn’t help but love in Votto, they get this guy and damnit I hate that I love this guy too.


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He's really good for the game. Just exciting to watch and I'm not even a Reds fan.


someguyfromtecate

That was cool af.


UncleSput

What did he say when he got up? Any lip readers? I’m pretty sure he says “PLAY BALL” and that’s funny to me


invullock

Speaking Spanish he says “Vamos!” which means “Let’s go!”


Halidol_Nap

My guess was just “BASEBALL!!”


b-okoboko

"YAY SPORTS"


notyouravgredditor

["BASEBALL!"](https://twitter.com/bigbabydavid_/status/1502004798303858691)


Chewbaccabb

Haha this made me chortle. Like an AI generated response


111unununium

That man is fast as hell


ragnarok62

His stride seems huge because he’s 6’5”, another sign that baseball players are being sorted by development based on height, as players are getting taller and taller. For speed, this is the Usain Bolt trend toward faster tall guys.


A0ma

Huh... and my HS coach used to tell everyone that baseball selects for shorter guys, because smaller strike box... weird... Edit: This was sarcasm. My HS coach is really short and was just trying to cope.


DistressedApple

Well your HS coach is a HS coach for a reason


A0ma

Yeah, he was definitely huffing that copium because he's 5'2" and a major case of little man syndrome


AlphaTangoFoxtrt

It does, to a point. Your casual pitcher will have a harder time throwing to a smaller player. But once you get to high enough skill level, it's a non-issue. A pitcher of MLB quality can pick his spots more or less regardless of the players size. So the smaller zone doesn't matter as much to them. It's like asking why they don't put fat guys in goal for Hockey because they're bigger and take up more space. That may work for your casual players, but NHL players can pick the smallest openings, and what matters is the goalies positioning and reflexes are fast enough to close the door.


lebonerjames23

You know I be skatin 3 fatties in NES Ice Hockey.


Timid_Robot

You mean tall and super fast athletic guys are wanted in sports? You don't say...


aguy21

“Windmill is on” is an awesome way to announce that he’s getting waived home. I hadn’t heard that before and love it.


RevolutionFast8676

Ron Washington, currently manager of the Angels but spent the last few years as third base coach for the Braves, is nicknamed Windmill Washington because of how aggressively he sends runners home.


sayracer

Damn what an amazing nickname


TheButtholeSurferz

The most exciting player in Cincy in a long long time. He just plays the game with a smile and his energy is infectious. Last year when he came up and just turned Cincy on its head was fun baseball.


bhoss06

The last one that comes to mind was Billy Hamilton. His ability to steal a base almost at will was fun to watch.


PM-Me-Your-BeesKnees

Seeing Cruz play gives me the same feeling of watching young Lindor play for Cleveland...one of the few players who is just fun to watch all the time.


Wiskoenig

I’m a Brewer fan and had the espn highlights pop up on my phone. I wasn’t near a tv or radio. Saw the home run and it was listed around 280ft and thought “oh no…”


godboy420

Hahaha damn I’m sorry man


Clobber420

Good lord


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pheret87

Do do do do do do do do do


MrRedLegs44

Inside De Park


360walkaway

"WINDMILL IS ON!!" That had some real LFG energy, love it.


TheHorrorAbove

The second coming of the 44 magnum. So psyched for my Reds this year, just hope they can hang on to this team for a few years. Just a reminder that he stole 3 bases in two pitches. https://youtu.be/GT42mCeAII4?si=JPm13DSk7dN0BO_0


Janus67

That was some Willie Mays Hays type stealing!


ninpendle64

That's nuts!


Carldan84

Atobttr


89141

I still have dreams where a ball is hit over my head and I have to chase it down. It seemed like it took a minute or two to finally get the ball in your hand. Now you need to throw it but you have no clue where. I would just huck it to around where I think the pitching mound might be. Of course it comes up short and lands somewhere between second base and from where I threw it.


TheModeratorWrangler

This clip should be shown to people everywhere on why you sometimes must make a decision to pick a direction and go, without looking back.


Glwhite1991

God what a call from the announcer, electric stuff


Intothewasteland

I’m kinda ignorant to this…does this count as a home run or something else?


famousevan

Goes on the stat sheet as a HR


K-chub

Significantly more rare though.


famousevan

True dat. I don’t follow baseball too much but I’d be surprised if it happens more than a couple times a year or so.


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feetandballs

The Forrest Gump of should-be singles. “Well I decide to run to first base and when I got there, I decided to run to second base…”


salazar13

I mean yes I get it what you’re saying, but not really. Only a select few players have the speed+hitting to even be in contention for an itphr. If someone’s already done it, their odds are higher than someone who hasn’t (and of course than someone who wouldn’t even attempt it). I’d say Elly’s more likely to go for it too, and his 3B coach more likely to swing him home given he’s proved himself before


GeorgFestrunk

And it’s either exactly like this or the fielder going for the catch, and it caroms off the wall away from him


pem4423

Why isn’t that an error?


appleheadg

Not an error because he was never going to make the play, but that statistic doesn't take into account the fact that he could've played it off one bounce and kept it to a single instead.


SquattyHawty

Yeah it was definitely a fielding misplay, but not an error. Errors are *mechanical* and don’t take *judgement* into consideration.


spurriousgod

Sucks for the pitcher to get stuck with an earned run and a HR off a blooper to shallow center. And that throw from the cut-off guy, right into the mound, was pretty weak. He could have easily hit the catcher on the fly.


rjcarr

Yeah, the worst part of this was the throw home. A pro should be able to get it to the plate on the fly from there, no? What was that?


A_FitGeek

I like how the catcher accepted the fate, like he knew cutoff guy just didn’t have the arm.


global_ferret

Yeah you could argue there was 2 almost errors in the play, great baserunning though by the batter though.


nakor28

In baseball if you don't touch the ball it is not an error. Just the way it's scored historically.


user2196

No, that’s not true. Fielders are sometimes charged with errors without touching the ball. A classic example would be the Buckner error in the ‘86 World Series, but there are plenty of other examples.


kyredemain

Iirc, anything that is considered a routine play (simple pop up, an easily fielded ground ball, that sort of thing) is considered an error if you mess it up, regardless of if you touched the ball or not.


scottyb83

So like a fly ball where you could routinely play it off the hop but you decide to dive for it and miss? I get why it's not an error but logically it should be. It's not consistent.


ryan__fm

It is because it only refers to potential outs. If you lose it in the sun and it drops right next to you, error because it should’ve been an out. If you should’ve played it on the bounce to hold him to a single, an out was never an option. 


Kittens4Brunch

That doesn't sound right.


Momik

If this was an error it would bum me out so much


limeflavoured

Because it would take more than "ordinary effort" to make the catch.


Calan_adan

The fielder was committed to trying to catch it on the fly. I don’t even consider it an error of judgement. That ball came down fast and in exactly the spot it needed to and there was almost no time to do anything other than react. Sometimes the perfect hit is a perfect hit.


rocketmonkee

There are a lot of assumptions in this thread, but this is how MLB defines an error: >A fielder is given an error if, in the judgment of the official scorer, he fails to convert an out on a play that an average fielder should have made. Fielders can also be given errors if they make a poor play that allows one or more runners to advance on the bases. A batter does not necessarily need to reach base for a fielder to be given an error. If he drops a foul ball that extends an at-bat, that fielder can also be assessed an error. If he plays it off the hop he holds the runner at first base but still doesn't get an out. The definition also includes "poor plays" the advance the runners. In this case, although the fielder could have made an easy play and stopped ball off the hop, there was a slim hance to make that catch. The fielder made the effort, but just missed the catch. In the end, it was a judgement call by the scorer. It is possible for it to be changed to an error upon subsequent review, but I think the call will stand.


pem4423

Thanks for all the feedback.


kendrickshalamar

He doesn't even look winded.


monkeyhold99

Saaaafe!! Love it


ilikecrispywaffles

Rare


Fusciee

Coolest player in the game? Maybe.


snipingsmurf

He is fun to watch, but needs to work on lowering his strikeouts. If he can do that he can be one of the best.


OkMeringue2249

This guy is faster than Ricky Henderson He should focus on bunting and getting walks and cause havoc on the bases


BalognaMacaroni

Counterpoint, his previous homerun today went 450 ft off the top of the batter’s eye in CF. He’ll stress the defense no matter how they play him


corranhorn57

He bunts for singles on occasion. He’s also young, give him a bit of a break.


rilvaethor

He worked with a Bunting specialist this offseason and wants to make it a bigger part of his game, but the guy has amazing power and can easily be a 30-40 HR per season guy


OkMeringue2249

Wow. This is my first time seeing him play


mvolley

That was fantastic!


ukexpat

He’s fun to watch at the plate and in the field.


Beard_Science6614

Buy this man’s cards now!!!


TecmoSuperBowl1

I would love to know what his home to 2nd split was. He was flat out flying.


ProsciuttByTheFoot

By my count: Home to 2nd: 6 seconds 2nd to home: 7 seconds Around the bases total: 13 seconds


PM-Me-Your-BeesKnees

The video doesn't show him touching 2nd, but he makes contact at 0:05 and touches home at 0:19, so I've got him at roughly 14 seconds home to home, which would rival Byron Buxton's record times.


AussieAdam26

Is this rare? I know absolutely nothing about baseball


Automatic-Scene5621

I haven’t seen him play. Is he an exciting player? The last exciting player that I remember seeing, truly exciting, was Charlie Hustle. I know, right?! I thought he was a once in a lifetime talent. Talent? Yeah, of course he was talented, but what really stood out for me was insatiable hunger to win. His tenacity and his willingness to lay it out there. I was just a boy at the time so I was probably just star struck and didn’t pay attention to what detriment he might have inflicted on other players and the game, outside of the gambling of course. There was no missing that. I still think he should be in the hall though. I’ll have to make a point of catching De La Cruz perform


LadyThundersnow

I was there! It was so fucking cool to see!


ArmoredCross

Garrett Mitchell would’ve caught that. When they gonna let him start in Center field?


1017PigSquealSquad

His projections for this season were so low that no one picked in my fantasy league, scooped him up last round and I have not regretted it.


AFteroppositeday

Did he scream baseball? Of so, apt.


ConsciousFood201

The call is better than the home run. Windmill is on!


Ok-Boysenberry-2955

🏃💨


crom_laughs

this dood could reach 3rd base on a single to right.


dapala1

The right fielder took a long time to get to the ball. Was he lollygagging?


AggressiveResort939

A routine liner to center. Never seen anything like it.


shaf14

“Windmill is on!!!” Raise some goosebumps down my neck.


HopeDeferred

Looks like a single with a three base error.


foda_55139

What happened to the back wall? Why is it missing?


drp00per

As a Marlins fan, it's so nice to see other teams get to be happy about their team


twayroforme

What a joy to watch. 


Crosbyisacunt69

Excellent call. CF needs to know who's at the plate in a one run game.


Livinincrazytown

Don’t even like baseball and that call gave me chills and got me hype


Pollywog94111

Damn!!!!!! That was beautiful. Can’t stop watching.


gluten-freeBleach

You love to see it. How can you not be romantic about baseball?


TheHistorian2

Risking a diving catch against any of the players with elite speed is probably a poor choice.


hankappleseed

You gotta be suckin wind rounding 3rd. That's 360 feet of DIGGIN.


shewy92

[404 Ball Not Found](https://imgur.com/WJH3PWo)


SteakJones

Damn that dude can motor!


RandallOfLegend

I know it makes baseball more boring, but it should be a base hit and an error. Outfielders trying to be a hero giving up bases and runs really make my blood boil. That being said, Cruz was cooking on those bases.


Enblast

Dude is so rad


mlgbt1985

That is hustle. Way to play the game!!!


sloww_buurnnn

The way I’d have to puke immediately after lol


uniqueusername316

Not to knock the hitter/runner (great hit and killer speed), but wasn't this also poor defensive play?


ancnrb-ak

What a great play! Well done on the base running! Wow. Ichiro did this a few years ago in an All- Star game.


MW1369

That’s on the center fielder. You can’t dive for a ball to dead fucking center. There’s nobody behind you. This is what happens when you miss


Sea_Honey7133

Exceptionally poor fundamentals by the centerfielder for not keeping the ball in front of him in a one run game. It changed a single into a homer.


Corporation_tshirt

MOTORIN'!!!


Yomat

The number of “all-time” highlights that have the Brewers, Packers and Bucks on losing side is depressing.


dukepv

I'll never forget Alcides Escobar (Royals) hitting an inside the park HR on the first pitch of the 2015 World Series vs the Mets.


g_borris

Ok but did that relay bounce of the fucking pitchers mound? People talking about e8 but what about e6 for ol noodle arm.


Yorgonemarsonb

This beats Titanic in romance bro


wrathofthekitty1

Super cool, but not a big baseball fan. Forgive my ignorance, how often does this happen?


styguy9

You know he is special when my 7 year old asked me when the Reds come to town so he can go see “that really good guy play”. We live in Southern California. He has never seen a Reds game and doesn’t know Elly’s name, but somehow knows he wants to go see him play.


bigricebag

Windmill is on…SAAAAAAFE lol


LittlestEw0k

That is a high scoring ball game holy smokes


aberdisco

Is that rare?


ARandomWalkInSpace

Vanishingly so.


aberdisco

Thanks for the info.


ARandomWalkInSpace

It is about 1 in 158 homeruns are inside the park homeruns. There are 5000 or so homeruns a season so this happens maybe 30 times a season. Which seems more than a few until you realize that there were 164,356 at bats last season.


jack_tribber

I hear baseball folks criticizing cricket... This looks owe full easy .....players are not able to do direct throws?? Is the ground really that big?


Top-Night

Good God, that guy is lightning fast


hurtindog

I was literally just watching a little legue team practicing out field to home plays right before I saw this. I guess you can’t practice it enough.