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  • Gagnon39
    Windy City Sports Fan
    • Mar 2003
    • 8544

    #1

    Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

    Like many of us on here, I’ve played thousands of games of video game baseball in my life. But I have to say that The Show is one of the very few sports games that, albeit only every once in a while, makes me jump out of my seat, cheer, yell, etc. My wife always yells at me while I’m down in the man cave immersed in my Cubs franchise. Or she’ll say, “you’re ridiculous,” when I come up for a snack or drink during an MLB The Show binge.

    Last night I had one of the most exciting moments I’ve ever had in a game, and that’s saying a lot. It made me jump up out of my seat in anticipation, get close to the screen cheer, and eventually fall back on the couch with my hands on my head saying, “noooo.”

    It was the bottom of the tenth inning against the Tigers at Wrigley Field, me as the Cubs, as always. Brandon Morrow had just blown a save and the Tigers had tied the game at four in the top of the ninth. Addison Russell singled to lead off the bottom of the tenth but after two consecutive outs it looked like the game was going to the 11th. But Kris Bryant squared a ball up, shooting a hard line drive into the left-center field gap to the ivy covered wall. I immediately set Russell for home upon contact and that’s when I was jumping up and down like I was nine years old again, saying, “go, go!”

    The throw hit the cutoff man, who related home as the winning run was on the way to the plate. I could tell the throw was off line and I slid away (headfirst I to foul territory a little), as I started to cheer the catcher caught the ball, swiped a tag in desperation and by just inches tagged Russell on the shoulder just in time for the final out of the inning.

    It was an incredible moment. And then I lost in 11 innings.

    What are some of your moments like this? I love how organic the game feels (most of the time).


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  • DJ
    Hall Of Fame
    • Apr 2003
    • 17756

    #2
    Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

    I got fired up yesterday when Michael Conforto leaped high and robbed Anthony Rizzo of a HR in my Mets Franchise (Sorry, Gagnon!). I play on Auto fielding, so it was really cool to see Conforto take his route to the wall, gather himself, leap and ultimately catch the ball.

    Walk-off HR's always get me to pump my first and/or yell, although I've tried to cut back on that to prevent the eye roll from the wife and dog, lol.
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    • Caulfield
      Hall Of Fame
      • Apr 2011
      • 10986

      #3
      Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

      'bout 3 or 4 years ago, I played San Fran in a Wild Card game.
      long story short, clinging to a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the 9th,
      I walked the bags full with Jason Grilli. desparate, I yanked him and put AJ Burnett in, then struck out the side, including Kung Fu Panda to end the game.
      that was my Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic king of the hill moment. I really didnt expect to make the playoffs when I started, so knocking of the giant Giants was pretty thrilling. I've had a ton others, esp. w/Atlanta but that one always leaps immediate to my mind. on the flip side, last year I played a season with the Pale Hose and I saw my season flash before my eyes when I lost Yoan Moncada for the season. IN APRIL. he was a big reason I even wanted to play that season. I briefly considered starting the season over and dealing him back to Boston for Chris Sale, but my sadistic side wouldnt let me.
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      • RogerDodger
        MVP
        • Sep 2016
        • 1082

        #4
        Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

        My most recent was a walkoff home run in the 11th against the arch rival Giants.

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        • KariLetsThemIn
          Rookie
          • Jun 2018
          • 64

          #5
          Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

          My most recent moment(s) are definitely my two past games, which both ended via walk off homers. The first by Charlie Culberson clinched the NL East!

          Last edited by KariLetsThemIn; 08-31-2018, 07:34 PM.

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          • reyes the roof
            Hall Of Fame
            • Mar 2009
            • 11526

            #6
            Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

            For me it's a HR to take the lead when I'm losing or when I'm pitching and there is a guy on second with no outs and I register a K to prevent the guy on second from advancing so he can't score on a productive out.


            I play on auto fielding and nothing makes my heart stop more that seeing an outfielder make an ill advised dive for a fly ball

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            • Gagnon39
              Windy City Sports Fan
              • Mar 2003
              • 8544

              #7
              Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

              I was wrong about the inning and the score, it was 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth and I lost in the tenth. But check out the video... at the 1:00:45 mark....

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              • KariLetsThemIn
                Rookie
                • Jun 2018
                • 64

                #8
                Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

                Just won my third consecutive franchise game via walk off home run. I've never had something like this happen in a sports video game... Culberson, Acuna, and Matt Adams are responsible for my vocal chords aching this week! lmao

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                • KnightTemplar
                  MVP
                  • Feb 2017
                  • 3282

                  #9
                  Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

                  Originally posted by Gagnon39
                  I was wrong about the inning and the score, it was 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth and I lost in the tenth. But check out the video... at the 1:00:45 mark....

                  https://www.twitch.tv/videos/303461249
                  Great video. Didn’t watch it all, but not a single problem with what I saw. Beautiful game, liked your batting view.

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                  • RogerDodger
                    MVP
                    • Sep 2016
                    • 1082

                    #10
                    Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

                    I made a double steal yesterday, first inning of the game because I was determined to jump out into an early lead. And I jumped out of my seat.

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                    • TheWarmWind
                      MVP
                      • Apr 2015
                      • 2620

                      #11
                      Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

                      One that never fails to get me is the clutch strikeout, especially to end the inning, and especially especially in the 9th. In fact any key out in the 9th is exciting to me, even if it's a lazy flyout.

                      Finished off the 2019 season with a pretty clutch play to win the world series. I get a large early lead on the Nats, but they grind it out vs my starter and I'm forced to pull him to start the 6th. All of a sudden my bullpen, which was the undisputed best in all MLB, starts hemorrhaging runs left and right. Meanwhile my offense hase gone completely cold. Soon enough we're in the 9th, tying run at 3rd, winning run at first, and one out.

                      After them getting solid hit after solid hit since the 6th, I finally get a grounder to my 2B. 4-6-3.

                      I may have had more chances to win the world series afterwards if they won the game in the end, but I find the saying "give them an inch and they'll take a mile" applies to this game more often then not. Felt good to close out the World Series against a tough opponent. Yer darn right I jumped out of my seat.

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                      • countryboy
                        Growing pains
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 52789

                        #12
                        Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

                        Up 2-1 in the 8th against the Giants. Pence trying to score the tying run, gets gunned down at home.


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                        • Gagnon39
                          Windy City Sports Fan
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 8544

                          #13
                          Re: Moments that make you jump out of your seat.

                          Just had one of my best moments with this game, and that's saying a lot.

                          I took a 3-0 lead on the Mets and looked to be cruising. Then in the sixth I give up a two-run homer and in the seventh a sac-fly and the game is tied. The game goes to extras and in the top of the 10th I give up a solo shot and the Mets now lead 4-3. Bottom of the 10th no one on, Rizzo up and has two strikes on him. He manages to single up the middle. Next batter is Kyle Schwarber who has absolutely killed it this year and is the current front-runner for NL MVP with 47 home runs.

                          I cannot count the number of times I've said in my head in situations like this, "please just hit a home run." Well, he did this time. A bomb into the bleachers in right field. Cubs win, 5-4. Not many things in this game better than a come-from-behind walk-off.

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                          Last edited by Gagnon39; 09-22-2018, 06:04 PM.
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