2) Warren Foegele’s Walk-Off
This one was cool. The Carolina Hurricanes, armed with newly-acquired Nino Niederreiter, took the fight to Edmonton as the struggling Oilers came to play at PNC Arena. The Canes ended the night on top with a dominant showing by a team desperate to continue their slow march towards playoff relevance.
The Carolina Hurricanes hit a walk-off home run after their win.
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) February 16, 2019
This celebration is AWESOME pic.twitter.com/0zLXQkCM5b
This celebration, seeing Warren Foegele blast an imaginary pitch out of the park for a walk-off re-enactment, does not just display the kind of fun these players are having, but sends a message to the sport. Baseball is synonymous with a culture that’s anti-fun, and no act is more discouraged than the wretched and juvenile bat-flip. These players are taking the opportunity to remind the most grizzled and stubborn sports pundits that this is, after all, just a game.