Lucas Duda played 87 games for the Royals in 2018. By far, this moment remains his biggest contribution to the club 😂

@jasonpeters9716

3 ай бұрын

Your not giving Hosmer enough credit for taking off w/ 2outs/dwn 1run/tp9th. Taking off on a routine play that 19/20 times is an O U T!

The great thing about Hosmer's heads up base running is aside from the play at home, he realized that nobody was holding him on at third once Wright fielded the ball. Gave him plenty of room to make a dash for it

@josephhiggins4880

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have no idea why the 3rd baseman decided to field the ball. It was hit right to short. If the shortstop fields it Hosmer can't edge off third

@dash_r_media

Жыл бұрын

If this game had happened back in the 1930s, a sportswriter of the day would have called it "Hosmer's Mad Dash".

The base running was unbelievable because nobody could believe that he actually went for it

@aaronaguilar9172

Жыл бұрын

but if he got thrown out at the plate wouldn’t everyone be saying horrible base running

@bman-ef6ji

Жыл бұрын

They scouted Duda and knew he had a high chance of screwing up that throw. It was a gamble and it paid off

0:49 lmao everyone in the stands reacting to duda's throw gets me every time

@michaelguaman5907

2 жыл бұрын

You won’t be laughing when it happens to your team one day

@chuckHart70

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelguaman5907 actually we will. But let's enjoy our once and 30 year celebration. Mets fans love you but just weren't as good as the Royals. Should have been swept

@scottjones9973

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelguaman5907 Oh it happens to us most of the time. We usually don't see them on this big of a stage. Ken Harvey hit with a throw to the plate (twice!) comes to mind.

@potatofarmer2099

Жыл бұрын

it was my desktop background for years, lol

@boppo16

26 күн бұрын

@@michaelguaman5907My team actually won the world series last year so nah

Something very symbolic about the fact that Sal Perez was up last year and they were 90 feet short...and this year, the Royals just decided to take that 90 feet. Relentless. I'm an A's fan, but we were the first team to see how strong their will to win was...and only Madison Bumgarner's immortal Gm 7 performance prevented back to back championships and perhaps talk of a Royal dynasty instead. Well done, well earned...just try not to get your blood sugar up eating all that BBQ sauce celebrating K.C.!

@frankfurlacker5219

8 жыл бұрын

+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot We still have a couple more years with this core so it can still happen, sometimes I think thats why Madbum shut us out, because we were about to have our own dynasty and 4 straight championships was going to be too much. :)

@AG_27272

5 жыл бұрын

@@frankfurlacker5219 welp this comment didnt age well

@frankfurlacker5219

5 жыл бұрын

Neither did your face.

@johnduggan1421

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankfurlacker5219 Nice.

@chuckHart70

Жыл бұрын

A true man for saying that though. If I cheer for a New York team it'll be the Mets. But I still don't understand why everybody hates on the Royals that year. They were hot

I can't throw from first to home, Duda, Duda, the Mets are going home, Oh Duda day

@Animontius

8 жыл бұрын

everything about this post is beautiful

@majinmexican9833

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@BLT1967too

8 жыл бұрын

+James Bond Scans better with New York Mets, but yeah, +1.

@SgtPrice1000

5 жыл бұрын

Holy shit this comment made me spit out my drink. 😂😂

@psanford421

3 жыл бұрын

you win

That 2014-2015 Royals team on paper their stats didn't wow you, but they had that clutch factor that few teams have.

@ChiefBlue4298

3 жыл бұрын

That is what I really like about them

Royals play pure baseball. You dont need to hit monster homers to win games. A pleasure to watch this series.

@chiefmac88

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye Yes it was an absolute pleasure to see the Mets choke and the Royals make all the clutch plays and win it on their stupid field. Fuck the stupid Mets. They won't be back in my lifetime.

@that70sschwinn

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye The Royals did make the Mets look shitty in a great series where the best team won just like they did all year leading up to the World Series.

@that70sschwinn

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye Maybe you're right.. but that doesn't say much for the other National League teams the Mets made look shitty, like the Dodger and Cubs who beat the Cardinals who were arguably the best team in the NL all year. There is always next year

@mleiblie0513

8 жыл бұрын

+vx5xx mx9xx other than the top of the central division, the national league was down this year

@C4lmaria

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye It was a hard throw. All about odds man.

I like how a whole bunch of the Mets fans did the "I can't believe they're going to do it AGAIN" hands-on-their-heads stance during that play.

2 words........ magical season! RIP Yordano Ventura #30

Thats Why I Have Always LOVED Eric Hosmer

This was the BEST moment of the 2015 World Series.

Watching....still crying..... #LGM

Damn, I was so hyped when this play happened. What an amazing ride this season was. Thanks Royals, I hope we can get into contention this year.

Y'all. Joe Buck did not call it unbelievable baserunning because of the result. Unbelievable doesn't mean excellent or smart. It means incredibly gutsy. He was right, it was unbelievable because 9/10 times, even up 3-1 in a series, people don't generally take off in that instance.

@washingtonrojoskins2849

6 жыл бұрын

Wii G thank you I thought I was the only one that said that

@vaughnshinkus4178

6 жыл бұрын

Wii G "9/10 times people don't take off in that situation." There's a reason for that.

@yurifrommw215

4 жыл бұрын

Well, he took that 20% chance 😂

@mikez2784

4 жыл бұрын

Right? It was actually horrible base running but it was unbelievable it worked out in such a game lol

@johnsain

3 жыл бұрын

Ballsy....I miss Hosmer.....He'll bring San Diego a championship one day.

magical moment! i still watch this

Thanks for the throw Duda! You helped the Royals in 2015 and now you're back to help us lose 100 games for another run in a few years

@vaughnshinkus4178

5 жыл бұрын

HIGHLY doubt you go on another run in a few yrs.

Man this game was legendary - started a trend of championships on KC

0:52 that lady in the gray coat and red scarf gives Duda the cold stare. 😂 😂

Unbelievable base-running? No. Incredibly fucking gutsy and historic base-running. Absolutely. Eric Hosmer will be remembered a 100 years from now for not making the same mistake that his team did in 2014.

@BiggestPLANTS

Жыл бұрын

The base running was unbelievable because nobody could believe that he actually went for it

@chuckHart70

Жыл бұрын

​@@BiggestPLANTSwhich is also why it worked. The Royals learned in 2014 that you have to take chances to win championships. They weren't about to leave a guy on third again.

I like how everyone is blaming Duda but all of this was on Wright. All Wright did was look at Hosmer instead of getting proper footing for a throw home so Hosmer knew he wouldn't be able to make a throw home so he took off for home. Duda wouldn't have time to get proper footing so he threw anyway and missed.

@hagamapama

6 жыл бұрын

Goes a bit beyond that. That wasn't Wright's ball in the first place, it was the shortstop's. Wright's place on that play was holding Hosmer at third. If Hosmer tried that stunt and Wright is where he is SUPPOSED to be, that's a rundown and an easy out.

@gregorybell8355

4 жыл бұрын

Wright is the “golden boy”. Duda the “whipping boy”

This feels like the 88 NLCS when the Dodgers tied the game in the top of the 9th at Shea when Mike Scioscia hit that HR, and the Dodgers celebrated wildly at the dugout steps.

I was born in '85 but I'm glad as an adult I witnessed a Royals World Series victory. So many times they could've lost and somehow found a way to win. Even losing the year before was exciting when they swept Angels and Orioles- most of those games came down to the end and before that needing a crazy win vs As. Then in '15 the way they won vs Astros almost eliminated. The exciting win to clinch vs Blue Jays. And then Royals won 4-1 over Mets but needed to tie in 9th inning in 2 of those and another win was close too. Just amazing all that happened. A treasure to remember.

Absolutely LOVE Gordan's face in on deck circle when Hosmer popped up after head first slide into home plate. Gordon? "OK then Hoz..ok"

amazing season, amazing moment.

The faces on the Mets fans.....priceless!

@michaelc.6532

3 жыл бұрын

Their hands on their heads in consternation was something to see!

@dirty.dan37

2 жыл бұрын

0:53

The Wizard of Hoz !!!!

Love how gordon isn't even cheering or anything, just getting ready to hit.

Here after Hosmer announced his retirement.

They're like the bad boy Pistons. Every other team and its fans hate them but they win regardless make KC proud

@claynichols9764

8 жыл бұрын

Not at all like the Bad Boy Pistons

@frankfurlacker5219

8 жыл бұрын

+Clay Nichols Yes they are in a way. Everyone hates our guts.

@majinmexican9833

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Furlacker yeah people didnt like us this year but we were nothing like the bad boy pistons. i think the hate came from we were 90 ft away the year before and we were determined to show the world that we were the best so we looked cocky and arrogant

@franko8858

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Recinos Don't see many simarities, other than people hating at times. The Pistons were douchebags on the court, and let the Celtics and Lakers know it with over the top fouls, intimidating techniques, etc. I would think there is much more stronger hate towards the Pistons, who basically were a dirty team, as opposed to the Royals, who were clean much of the season, despite a few early season scuffles with a immature Ventura, and the media fueling this whole "bad guy" image every time they could, which was pure nonsense. For the record, Ventura really turned the page in the second half, and grew up a little, and helped us go forward.

@christopherrecinos2988

8 жыл бұрын

Frank O When I posted this, I'm not sure what I was thinking at the time except for maybe how everyone hated them

Its "Unbelievable baserunning" just because Duda made a wild throw. If he made a decent throw he would have been dead at the plate and everyone would call it horrible base running.

@drewm5545

8 жыл бұрын

it starts with david wright nobody is covering third and he sits there like a duck all david had to so was run him back to the bag salvador a very slow base runner

@jmoneymaker96

8 жыл бұрын

Idk man even a decent throw would have been close. It would have had to be a perfect throw to get him.

@djvk11

7 жыл бұрын

***** Just because it worked out doesnt it make it good. It was incredibly stupid baserunning, he was dead with a normal throw.

@djvk11

7 жыл бұрын

***** Ok maybe it doesnt matter but it doesnt change the fact that it was horrible baserunning. The fact that Duda made a bad throw is totally independent from the ill advised base running decision that Hosmer made. If you cant acknowledge that then you know absolutely nothing about baseball. The baserunning decision was bad, the result was good/lucky.

@djvk11

7 жыл бұрын

***** No Joe Buck twisted it by calling it unbelievable baserunning, im just pointing out that it was absolutely retarded baserunning. Putting yourself in a situation where a major leaguer just needs to make an average throw from 90 feet to get you isnt "putting pressure on the defense" it is profoundly stupid and Hosmer and the Royals are incredibly lucky that it worked

A good throw by Duda and there would have been a game 6.....

The advanced scouting by the Royals that year was off the charts. They knew Bautista always threw into second base after running toward the right field line, and they knew they could run on Wright and Duda. #tookthecrown

good throw nails him.

ALL the Mets had do was insert Closer Familia in tp9th. BEST CLOSER in NL that Season.

The image of Hosmer diving across the plate with d’Arnaud on his knees and all the Mets fans in the background with their hands on their heads could be a Renaissance Painting

Give the camera operator credit. He knew the biggest action was at 3rd and didn’t focus strictly on the throw to first. Excellent job.

@JDizzle785

3 жыл бұрын

Never really noticed that. Good call

@DSMTheEditor

Жыл бұрын

As someone who works in baseball telecasts, also props to the director who certainly made all the ops aware of what to chase with the infield in. Especially with a large camera setup like Fox's, you can have a lot of flexibility in letting some ops focus on the play at first while allowing others to go chase the runner if he breaks

as a mets fan, i literally cried so hard after this game. it was our opportunity, we should’ve had games 1 and 2 but we sold it. Duda and Harvey ruined it for us

@michaelguaman5907

Жыл бұрын

I started crying when Cain cleared the bases that was when every single person knew it over

It was a turning point

Nice play!

I remember seeing him run home and think “He’s out, game over.” Well, I was wrong,

Shit like this... This is how you know the Royals winning was destiny.

@frankfurlacker5219

8 жыл бұрын

+Enisei A small market had to win it all eventually and the Baseball Gods chose our beloved Royals. I thank them for this. :)

@ByakuyaReborn

8 жыл бұрын

Frank Furlacker Well, this series was also the first time two expansion teams were to first to fight for a ring. Glad it was us who won that.

@frankfurlacker5219

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, we're not going to have the chances that teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, and Giants have, gotta cash in when you can. Heck it took the Giants years to finally win in San Francisco, its tough.

Epic. You know Buck is right when he says 0:23

@michaelguaman5907

Жыл бұрын

It gave me comfort later knowing that my Mets lost to an all time great Royals team

David Wright why did u steal this ball from Flores when he was playing the best defensively he ever played

Now a Padre.

Four different mistakes by the Mets infield there. Wright should not have charged the ball If Wright is at third when the ball gets to the shortstop, Hosmer can be put in a rundown. Look at the play, Hosmer's more than a quarter of the way home before Wright even gets to the ball -- with a defender at third and the ball basically right at the shortstop, there's no way Hosmer's that far off the base and no way he can pull this off. The Shorstop should have come in on the ball, Wright moved because the shortstop was playing the grounder too casually with less than 2 outs and a runner at third in a 1 run game. Alternatively the shortstop should have called Wright off if he felt he was playing it right. If he calls the ball and Wright stays at third, Hosmer can be put in a rundown. The throw to first was also a mistake. Concede first base if necessary in a 1 run game in the World Series with less than 2 outs in the 9th and a runner at third base. Getting the out is not as important as not letting the run score. Letting the batter take first on the fielder's choice would have been a very conservative play but definitely would have been the lesser of two evils since throwing to first created the opening Hosmer exploited. Not having a defender manning third base made the decision easier for Hosmer, and allowed him to take a very aggressive lead, but they could have still caught him in a rundown if Wright goes home, and the shortstop rushes to third base. And of course, Duda needed to set his feet before making his throw, he mad an off balance throw which is why it went so wild.

@bartholomewtheapostle8664

8 жыл бұрын

i can find 4 things wrong with your post

@r.c.9163

3 жыл бұрын

Totally dude.

This is 'The Sliding' which will be recorded in MLB history in the future

@johnsain

8 жыл бұрын

+Byounggwan Kang Stealing home

This was so amazing

The ball is hit directly to SS /Flores let him make the damn play .if wright let's him do that they win or if Duda could throw they win

thrilling

I love This when teams like teams like Giants, Royals,Nationals Won the world series they made their own history it doesn't matter if they are the underdog I love the small baseball stolen bases,bunts and good Pitching stuff

Wizard of HOZ

Pain

The Mets lost their perfect style of play so much in the World Series that even if they had forced Game 6 it likely would have changed nothing in the scheme of things.

Sad that this is all that Duda is known for now, at least this is the first thing I think of when I hear his name. Choking this throw allowing the Royals to win. I remember being in shock watching it happen live

@chuckHart70

Жыл бұрын

Oh bulshit The Royals are going to win anyway. The Mets only won one game it could have easily been a sweep.

you cant really blame duda or any of the mets. Ideally Wright should have let Flores get the ball and wright couldve been covering hosmer

Chills

Go KC! My favorite team! Seerously Todd!

The loudest I've cheered in my life

This 9th inning was the end of Harvey’s career. His ego and hubris got the better of him.

He should’ve just bluffed or faked the throw to first . And then throw it home for the out

Duda choked on that throw 😂 plenty of time

Think about what was riding on that - had Hosmer gotten thrown out at the plate it would have been the final out of the game, would have cut the Royals' series lead to 3-2 and ending a game on a play like that would have given the Mets all the momentum to carry into the final two games back in KC. They would still have been the underdog but they sure would have had a good chance.

Kind of like David Letterman's segment of "stupid pet tricks" but "Stupid Met tricks"😂

boy if that throw to home had been accurate.....whew!

@hagamapama

6 жыл бұрын

Counting on Duda to make a mistake under pressure at first base is a fairly safe bet

@michaelterrell2108

4 жыл бұрын

Royals lose if the throw is accurate and momentum likely goes to the Mets in the series.

Mets singing the piano man was the only good thing they did the whole series. O plus noahs first pitch '60 ft 6 inches' lol Royals celebrated taking the Crown exactly there. 60 ft and 6 inches away lol fuck the mets LETS GO ROYALS

Truth is - a solid throw home and Hosmer is out, a half way decent throw home and Hosmer is still out and a terrible throw home Hosmer is safe.

@chuckHart70

Жыл бұрын

Truth is the Royals new duda I could not make that throw

And for 90ft of running & scoring? ERIC HOSMER never has pay for a drink again, here in KC.

If Duda makes that throw Hosmer is out by a mile

I hate on joe buck a lot, but this was an excellent call.

Luda wanted no part that throw

AMAZING Postseason 14&15 bye my Kansas City Royals.

Wright Sold so hard

This is competition

He did NOT want a repeat of 2014

@jmoneymaker96

8 жыл бұрын

It was still game 5 though. But glad he did it anyways.

After this game they went back to being bad

Let's go royals ⚾

Is it just me or does Matt Harvey look so much like Negan?!?!

@imcracked5811

4 жыл бұрын

Yea he does

Duda is Dudu...

Easy out at home. But they wanted double-play.

@kierantintle6185

8 жыл бұрын

Uhh no... Did you not see him look the runner back?!

This wasn’t unbelievable base running, he’s out if that throw is online.

@BiggestPLANTS

Жыл бұрын

The baserunning was unbelievable because nobody could believe that he actually went for it

LMAOOO mets fans after the wild throw hahahaha

Lucas Du Du Du Da Da Da

Hosmer gets the credit because duda must up

Wasn't even Dudas fault, had Wright stayed on third instead of fielding it, Hosmer wouldn't have scored and since he did field it, he should of faked the throw and threw it at home

If that was a good throw they would’ve had him

Good on Hosmer to take that risk. If he hadn't did that, there would've been a game 6.

@jtrevor99

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye Wrong. They were one out from losing the game and he knew his run home was their best chance, particularly because the Royals' scouting report had said the Mets' first baseman tended to be inaccurate if rushed into a throw to home plate. Look it up - it was in Hosmer's post-game interview.Sure, it was a gamble, but he only had to beat the 2 in 3 odds (or higher) that the next guy would strike out.

@jtrevor99

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye You just called a professional scout who does this for a living stupid as well. You also called the Mets' first baseman worse than the worst first baseman in sports. The scouting report, and hundreds of hours of film, said that he only hit his target around 55% of the time when rushed into a throw to home plate. And you know what? 55% is less than 67%. Go listen if you don't believe me. Or consider that you didn't think about the important fact that this is in RUSHED situations. Of course any first baseman would make that throw 95% of the time when not rushed.But go ahead, call me stupid. Call the professionals who get paid thousands of dollars to do this for a living stupid. Call everyone who disagrees with you stupid. You MUST know better than both the empirical facts and the guys who get paid for this.I will give you this much, though...your misplaced narcissism and self confidence were pretty cute.

@jtrevor99

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye I already cited my sources - Hosmer's post game interview. Go listen. Or was "it was in Hosmer's post-game interview" too difficult for you to understand?

@G0Chiefs

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye The Royals were up 3-1 in the series. It wasa risk worth taking. And I also heard Hosmer mention when talking to the MLB post game crew about the Mets problems with throwing errors.

@franko8858

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Jahye Disagree. There were so many variables in that sequence that you didn't get. First, Hosmer is getting a fairly big lead, second, after initially "checking" the runner, Wright throws to first, but Hosmer breaks immediately. However, I don't think that the Mets actually banked on Hosmer taking this chance and trying to take home after the throw. It was an element of surprise, which would have to do a lot with the wild throw from Duda. Thirdly, they had done their scouting report on Duda: this was a risk worth taking, and they were up 3-1 in the World Series. For you to call this play "moronic" is moronic.

Go royals

Extremely poor base running decision! Sure hindsight is 20/20 but pause the video when the ball is about even with the catchers glove. Look how far the runner is from home! Absolute minimum 10 feet away, probably closer to 15. And with 2 outs! Imagine losing the game on that play? Series shifter? Unlikely. But not a positive way to end a game. The only explanation I can think of is Duda crumbled under pressure. It’s inexcusable to miss that badly from only 90 feet ( actually a little less since he stepped into it). But hey, sometimes the worst gambles pay off the most.

Wow they just blew the win 😂😂

@yellowflamegaulent3902

6 жыл бұрын

RasonBrand I know right how could he have mised the throw.

@michaelterrell2108

4 жыл бұрын

@@yellowflamegaulent3902 he rushed it.

This was a play that many high schools run against poor defensive teams. Shame on you Lucas Duda for the poor throw. Choke city!!

Imagine if Wright faked that throw... Would've been such an easy out at home then and just give the runner first base.

@TheJeffMiller

8 жыл бұрын

Well, that's dumb. 1) There was no one protecting the bag at third base, so Wright had no play there. 2) Hosmer did not release for home until AFTER wright threw to Duda. 3) That was no accident. Thanks to the Royals scouting report on Duda, Hosmer knew that he has a suspect arm. Before the game ever started, the Royals had decided that if they had the opportunity, they were going to put Duda's arm to the test. The Mets made two mistakes on this play, one mental, one physical. First, Wright should have let the short stop field the ball. That would have left Wright free to protect third base and deny Hosmer the big lead. That's the first mistake. The second, obviously, was Duda's bad throw. Take away either of those and Hosmer doesn't score.

@edsquitcigsbyvaping6309

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Miller yup I agree..especially the part where he should play his bag and let short field it.. He literally went in front of him..

Love that Matt Harvey look of despair!

we choked 3 games, we should’ve won the World Series

@chuckHart70

Жыл бұрын

Hahhaha you should have got swept. KC was the better team

Gg

Dumb play by David. Should have caught hosmer in the rundown and take your chance that Salvy won't beat you to the plate

Mets led in the 8th inning in four of the five games and THEY are the ones that lost in five. Only my stupid Mets would do that.

Poor Mets fans. Looked like someone poured salt over over slugs.

well royals won

TERRIBLE decision by Mets Wright. All he had do was flinch 1st...