With no live sports taking place, re-airing and rewatching classic games has become a new trend.
Last week, MLB Network aired Games 5 through 7 of the 2016 World Series. Anthony Rizzo was one of those to watch and it gave him some eerie flashbacks.
One of the big moments in Game 7 was Rajai Davis’ two-run home run in the eighth inning that tied the game. Davis blasted an Aroldis Chapman fastball over the left field wall on the seventh pitch of the at-bat. At the time, it was obviously a huge momentum swing.
Despite knowing the ending, Rizzo was screaming at his TV like any other fan rewatching that game.
“When Davis hits the homer, I’m standing there in the kitchen and I’m just like, ‘Throw the slider!’” Rizzo said on Monday’s Kap & Company radio show on ESPN 1000. “He hits it, and I swear I got the same numb chills feeling that I did playing at first base. It was cool to see all that because I really haven’t seen much of it as far as live. I might go back and watch [them] all and start from the DS.”
Of course, Rizzo probably wouldn’t be able to watch that play if the Cubs didn’t go on to win in extra innings.
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