He deserves a statue at Kauffman
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A lot of folks like to reduce his contributions to the 2014-2015 team to that homer. That’s unfair, and a bit of an uninformed/revisionist take. Gordo has clutch AB’s in (and this is just from memory) Games 2 & 3 of the 2014 ALDS, Game 1 of the 2014 ALCS, Game 3 of the WS, Game 7 of the WS, Game 4 of the 2015 ALDS, Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS, Game 2 of the 2015 ALCS, Game 1 of the 2015 WS, Game 2 of the 2015 WS, & Game 5 of that same WS, and this is purely focused on his bat (his catch in Game 4 of the 2014 ALCS and Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS were just as important to our victories). He honestly was one of our most clutch players ever and deserves to be remembered that way. |
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Then in the 2015 ALDS he had the groundout that gave us the lead during the Game 4 comeback against the Astros. Then when we were down in Game 5 he hit the double that really started the rally there. It led to Alex Rios coming up and tying the game. He has way more clutch moments than people probably remember that are overshadowed by the fact he had a famously clutch World Series HR. |
That homer off Familia was as clutch as clutch gets. His triple off Bumgarner in the 9th inning of game 7 of the WS was as clutch as clutch gets. In another universe Perez drives him home and we're back to back champs.
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We may have not had a George Brett on the 14-15 teams (as much as I love Cain), but Gordo deserves Frank White status in our org. Heck, check this out Frank White career WAR: 34.8 Alex Gordon career WAR: 34.7 |
This is the home run people won't talk as much about. Won game 1 against the Orioles and set the tone for the series to help get us to the WS.
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Alex was the only one who didn't seem overwhelmed by the moment. Even Hosmer (normally Mr. Clutch) looked like a deer in the headlights that entire AB (Bum flat out toyed with him). |
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I don’t think there was anything that could be done. Bumgarner was just on another level. I remember talking to my dad the day after that game 7 and he said “they ran into Koufax. What can you do?” |
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Best wishes Gordo- thanks for the memories and WS title.
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He fought and worked hard
Bust to greatness |
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