Aside from the fact that it was the regular season and not Game Seven of the World Series, David Bote’s home run last night was THE maximal version of any kind of home run you could possibly hit. It was the EXTREME version of the moment you dream about as a kid taking hacks in the backyard. And Bote actually did it, only a couple years after he was nearly out of the sport entirely.
Suffice to say, it is extremely rare that a homer plays out like that:
David Bote just hit the Golden Homer: a walk-off grand slam, down three, and with his team down to his last strike.
For all the years we have pitch data, there are just two other Golden Homers: Chris Hoiles on 5/17/1996 and Alan Trammell on 6/21/1988.
— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) August 13, 2018
Bote is the 2nd player in MLB history to hit a walk-off grand slam with his team trailing 3-0 at the time.The other was Samuel Byrd for the Reds vs the Pirates on May 23, 1936. But Byrd did it with no outs. Bote with 2
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) August 13, 2018
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After last night's 110-mph blast, David Bote remains the hardest-hitting batter in all of baseball. pic.twitter.com/qxEVdoAQbM
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) August 13, 2018
After hitting a walkoff grand slam (with two outs and two strikes, down three in the ninth), David Bote tried to put the moment into words to @Kelly_Crull. pic.twitter.com/CW7uCNIQmV
— NBC Sports Chicago (@NBCSChicago) August 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/TitanicBaseball/status/1028843854580121600
Legends. pic.twitter.com/DMqTKN99J5
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 13, 2018
When you both know. pic.twitter.com/GldlJ6eIAl
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) August 13, 2018
BEST way to end the summer @Cubs grand slam by BOTE pic.twitter.com/4cnwyXJz7D
— hannah (@hahahannah6412) August 13, 2018
Safe to say I and thousands of others lost their minds after David Bote crushed a walk-off grand slam. Wrigley Field was deafening and absolutely electric! Fly The W!#Cubs #EverybodyIn@Cubs @BleacherNation @LMBFSports pic.twitter.com/1I1Z8K8M7q
— Nicholas Austin (@CallMeNAP33) August 13, 2018
— Adam T. Cooper (@ISelChiProperty) August 13, 2018
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Oh, you rascals. pic.twitter.com/GaNoKJ87Nt
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) August 13, 2018
Here's my story from April on Bote & the swing change that allowed him to tap into his latent power & completely changed the trajectory of his career. It's a great story, but what he said about his wife when he first spoke to us is what impressed me most https://t.co/bLXnStox5A pic.twitter.com/be0tEa3YWi
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) August 13, 2018
David Bote, a minor leaguer whom many thought had no shot at the big leagues as recently as two years ago, is now hitting .329/.418/.539 in MLB while filling in for a former MVP.
Chase your dreams, kids.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) August 13, 2018