That was fun. It’s certainly a contender for game of the year, and the spectacle was very much contained within the smaller moments. Although there were plenty of big moments, too. It felt like a really great stage play, with all the big story turns built around character motivations and grand emotion.
Pablo Sandoval hit the walk-off single in the 11th inning after Joe Maddon had auto-passed Brandon Crawford to first base and populated the infield with an outfielder, a pile of his dirty hoodies, and a stack of old Sports Illustrateds atop a furniture dolly.