There Are Bad Breaks and Then There’s What Just Happened To The Padres With a Possible 9th Inning Go Ahead Homer Turning Into An Out Because It Hit a Cable On The Roof In Milwaukee

And there I was thinking Rasmussen shoving his dick down my throat along with Wells terrible baserunning was the worst way to lose a postseason baseball game today. Nope, it's this!

Ty France connected on a ball with a 105 mph exit velo and a ridiculous 49 degree launch angle. Off the bat it sure looked like it was heading for the seats. Instead the ball struck the roof (or a cable wire) in Milwaukee, resulting in it falling down in the field of play and into the glove of Chourio for the second out of the 9th inning. 

Listen, I'm not a physicist. If you’re trying to bring numbers and stats and data points into this argument then I don’t want to hear from you. We all have eyes. That was going out and that’s final. Trying to tell me nothing hit with that velo and launch angle has ever been a home run, well first time for everything. A ball that never hit the roof in that stadium before. Also, what about this?

Spin rate on the batted France's ball is the real decider here and we don't know that information. I firmly believe that was clearing the wall and if I have to die on that hill I’m content doing so. It’s one of the worst ways I’ve ever seen a sports team lose a playoff game. I think it’s beyond dumb for a ball to hit the roof and not be ruled a dead ball. How is it a thing where that’s a live ball? I’ll never understand that ground rule. That’s a Banana Ball rule, not the Major Leagues.

I’d never sleep again if I was a Padres fan. I guess the only saving grace is it was just Game 1, but that’s a tough one to swallow, especially after a super tight, well played game. One of the worst breaks you can be handed. That close to bringing in Mason Miller for the save and stealing one on the road. Denied by the fucking roof. 

Props to Stammen for keeping his cool and not complaining much. Gotta turn the page and get ready for Game 2, nothing you can do now about that play. 

P.S. something like this is definitely gonna happening Tampa on Monday isn’t it?