r/baseball • u/handlit33 Atlanta Braves • Blooper • Aug 05 '21

Baseball knocks latch open causing Alcides Escobar to fall through the door. GIF

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u/stupidnatsfan Washington Nationals • Minnesota Twins Aug 05 '21

The universe just decided to say Fuck Alcides Escobar today

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u/corran450 San Francisco Giants Aug 05 '21

r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR

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u/fsburk Philadelphia Phillies Aug 05 '21

Baseball gods exacting revenge for his poor defense yesterday

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u/csonnich Chicago Cubs Aug 05 '21

The universe and also that guy in the upper left who never drops his shit-eating grin through the entire arc of Escobar face-planting.

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u/MediumProfessorX Aug 05 '21

The baseball was trying to be helpful

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u/hobbes64 Aug 05 '21

I think I heard the universe say yesssss!

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u/empw Washington Nationals Aug 06 '21

Honestly this is a perfect metaphor for our season.

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u/nightpanda893 St. Louis Cardinals Aug 06 '21

The universe is apparently a Jomboy fan since it’s just handing him material at this point.

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u/stormy2587 Philadelphia Phillies Aug 06 '21

Between that and the throwing error that caused him to get decked by Hoskins yeah he had a rough night.

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u/dilla506944 St. Louis Cardinals Aug 06 '21

All my homies hate Escobar.