That, my friends, is about as close as I’m probably ever going to get to a walkoff home run.
That’s my friend Matt, standing across the aisle in the light blue jacket. He got his hand on the ball, but couldn’t grab it. It rattled around on the back of the concourse and Mike Bojanowski nearly got it, but he was outrun for it.
We’re all happy anyway, as Contreras’ homer, the third walkoff homer in the Cubs’ last five games, gave them a 2-1, 15-inning win over the Brewers on a miserable, cold, rainy afternoon at Wrigley Field.