The Ozzie Albies Game was definitely played yesterday. There was his home run to take the lead. Then his error in the top of the next inning, which aided Milwaukee into BABIPing themselves into the lead. Then there was this home run to win the game in the ninth.
Ozzie describes this game as “one of his top two games” of his career. Well, that means he has another favorive games that is equal or greater than yesterday’s game. What is it then? An easy answer is Game 6 of the 2021 World Series. That
one has a star on it in my book. But how does that World Championship game compare to a regular season game, even one that he had a big part of winning? I’m not sure it does, and I believe he is considering his personal highlights. The game that reminded me of this one was on August 11, 2021.
This game was one that the Braves had easily in hand, but allowed the Reds to tie the game late and take the lead in the eleventh inning. I remember having this game in the background as I was working day job tasks. The stadium had the energy of resignation, and the home run seemed to come from nowhere.
There’s also this wild game from June 8, 2023 with some other Mets killers in the booth. So what is Ozzie’s “top game”?
