This one time on a baseball field, Jason Vargas betrayed some emotion and … smiled. Honest.
You probably remember it: With the Royals leading the Giants 4-1 in Game 4 of the 2014 World Series and the bases loaded and two out, Vargas took what he thought was ball four and headed to first.
Alas, it was only ball three. When he realized his gaffe, Vargas froze in place, beaming with his arms extended like a tightrope walker before sheepishly heading back to home plate.
“That was a kind of a genuine response to being caught off-guard and being embarrassed on national television on the biggest stage of your sport,” he said Thursday.