Lorenzo Cain lost his mind after making an incredible game-saving robbery to beat the Cardinals
On Opening Day 2019, Cain made sure to remind everyone about just how valuable that glove can be. The Brewers were clinging to a one-run lead. All-Star
The ball sailed deep into right-center field, to the warning track and over the wall ...
LO CAIN. FOR. THE. WIN. 😱 #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/2B34gddRLh
— MLB (@MLB) March 28, 2019
... until Cain pulled it back. Instead of a tie game, it was all over and the Brewers won their opener, 5-4.
Cain did his best to convince the ball to stay within range. "I'm talking to the baseball out there, telling it to come down so I could have a chance to make a play," he said. "I timed it well and I was able to bring it back.”
Cain was ecstatic, chucking the baseball into the sky -- seemingly to never land, much like Jesse Orosco's glove after the 1986 World Series.
Cain then went crazy with Yelich and the rest of his teammates. To say that they were enthusiastic about the play would be an extreme understatement.
“Every time he does it, it’s still surprising to me,” said
LoCain!!!!!! NOT TODAY!
— Christian Yelich (@ChristianYelich) March 28, 2019
When I say Lo, you say Cain...Lo!!! https://t.co/gvruoUop6B
— Brent Suter (@bruter24) March 28, 2019
Is there a more exciting way to kick off a season for a defending division champion? It'd be hard to imagine one, especially at home in Milwaukee.
The man knows how to celebrate a victory. We cannot deny that.
Andrew Mearns is a writer for Cut4 whose baseball obsession was born from the shattered dreams of Mike Mussina's perfect game attempt in 2001. He has a startling memory of World Series highlights that barely functions as a party trick.
