Tagged: Chicago White Sox
Alex Gordon fools Hawk Harrelson, sets off fireworks with awkward approach to flyball
Yahoo! Sports
The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox are just playing out the string this weekend at U.S. Cellular Field, but at least they teamed up to give us one final unusual play and one last memorable Hawk Harrelson sound bite before they left the stage.
During the sixth inning of Kansas City’s 6-1 victory, White Sox shortstop Alexi Ramirez skied a fly ball to left field that played all kinds of tricks on Alex Gordon. As the ball carried, Gordon drifted back to the wall and momentarily lost sight of it as he changed directions. As the ball continued to carry, Gordon even climbed the wall to prepare for an impossible looking home run robbery attempt. Then he realized something — the ball had stopped carrying, or at least wasn’t going to carry into the left field stands.
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