If you missed last game, where were you? Let’s fast forward to the bottom of the eleventh in a tie game with two outs, with Ozzie Albies on second base and Ha-Seong Kim at the plate.
Kim has come alive in September to help push the Braves over the line. Let’s look at this again. First of all, this is a pretty standard 106.3 MPH off the bat for a .670 xBA in left field. Pretty standard for most people not named Kim, however. Second of all, Ozzie’s helmet didn’t come off. That feels like a party foul,
but I’ll allow it.
But have a look at this. Hang it in the Louvre already.
So much going on here. You have Kim with the smooth finish. You have tense moments in the crowd.
Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on here.
We have neutrals making scouting reports and taking it all in.
Kim? Hit the ball?
How good does that feel? After the last six months? My. Word.
Then you have the winning hit to bring Kim home.
This is your standard 101.2 MPH off the bat and .490 xBA for a double. Only not so standard for a week period for Drake Baldwin, I guess. He went from August 30th to September 6th without a pulled fly ball or line drive. They’re starting to come back now, even after reaching across the plate to reach this one.
Bullpen is waving them home before this double lands.
All right, the batting helmet is off five steps after hitting second base. This is just good technique. 11/10 no notes.
And the hair is flying. This is what you want to see.
Get down lol jk.
Come at me with that bubble gum.
Wait, where’s Kim?
There we go.
Y’all, we’re almost home. This feels like the Braves are right there and able to put this to bed by the middle of September. Almost there. And Ha-Seong Kim is just getting started.
