Remember last year in New York when Anthony Rizzo busted out an incredible, leg-manipulating slide at third base to steal a base he was totally not going to steal? Remember how it came immediately after the Cubs were entertained by a Joe-Maddon-acquired magician?
Thus, we got to have a whole lot of fun:
Well, Javier Baez took a page out of Rizzo’s book tonight, albeit using his arms for the magical deke … and then he added a physics-defying maneuver with his legs to somehow hold the bag and switch feet all in the same motion.
It was some serious matrix stuff:
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Can't touch this: https://t.co/dkHU1fK9Bi #JavyTime pic.twitter.com/q0cXXK3NTf
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 27, 2016
It’s magic.
More than that, Baez’s slide led to a fourth run for the Cubs … the deciding run in the game.