"Ah, May 15. A particularly happy memory day. It's been eleven years, but I feel like you still know the play. The moment. How much stupid, silly, hilarious fun it was when the Cubs were trying to walk off the Pirates at Wrigley Field back in 2015."
"What you may not remember is that, but for a NEARLY IDENTICAL pop up to right a couple innings earlier that DIDN'T walk the Cubs off, the 12th inning play never even would've had a chance to happen. In other words, I thank my lucky starts that Matt Szczur hit one to short right in the 10th, that Gregory Polanco gloved it and fired, and that Starlin Castro was out at the plate."
"Not only did that set up the eventual 12th inning magic, but it also made it all the more magical because we had JUST SEEN this EXACT play go terribly wrong for the Cubs. But then, the second time, it went terribly wrong for Polanco and the Pirates in a way I had never seen before, have not seen since, and might never see again."
"He simply fell down and the Cubs won:"
A happy memory centers on a Cubs game at Wrigley Field in 2015, where a late sequence led to a dramatic 12th-inning outcome. An earlier, nearly identical pop-up to right in the same game did not end the Cubs’ run, allowing the later 12th-inning play to occur. Key moments included Matt Szczur hitting a ball to short right in the 10th, Gregory Polanco fielding and throwing, and Starlin Castro being out at the plate. The later play felt even more magical because the same type of play had gone wrong for the Cubs earlier, and then went wrong for Polanco and the Pirates in an unusual way. Polanco fell down, and the Cubs won.
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