Ok, we here at the satellite office have made no secret about our life-long fanship of the Atlanta Braves. And for the 1st time in a very...very long time, we have not been able to watch games on a regular basis, either in person or on TV. Last night was a treat.
By now, most baseball fans are beginning to find out about the legend of Jason Heyward. The OSG have been keeping tabs on the prodigious youngster from McDonough for several years. And as much as we thought that he would end up a star one day, nobody could have forseen this.
20-years old, he hits a 3-run homer on his 1st official MLB at-bat. He wins a game last week against Colorado with a 2-run single with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. He ties Tuesday's game with Philadelphia on a low outside pitch, one that he merely pulls and deposits in the Right-Center field seats.
Trust us when we say that everything that you've heard about the young man is true: it is. He's one of the guys who is going to change the game of baseball. Really. We are very sure that all of this talk about him isn't going to go to his head, he's not that type.
Heck, he's gotten the city of Atlanta and his Braves teammates riled up like they haven't been in years. Last night, to top his game tying HR, Centerfielder Nate McLouth, who was hitting .138, wins the game on the 1st at-bat in the bottom of the 10th inning. He circles the bases only to find the time emptied the dugout, there was nobody to celebrate with until he went into the tunnel.
You'll have to go to the Braves website to see the video. You can find it HERE
For anyone not familiar with Mr. Heyward, check this out: Thanks You Tube
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