The beauty of October baseball was on full display in Philadelphia. “It’s weird. It’s wacky. It’s beautiful.’’
Segura endured every emotion of that in one single inning, and lived to tell himself, going from a goat to a hero to a goat to a hero.
“That's the play that I probably made 3,000 times in my life,’’ Segura said, “but for some reason I missed it. … As a player, you learn from your mistake, and you never put your head down. Just keep it up, continue to play the game because you don't know how the game's going to end.’’ Well, redemption was just around the corner. The Phillies rallied in the bottom of the fourth with runners on second and third with two outs. Segura walked to the plate.
Segura swung anyway, and hit a soft fly ball to center field. He watched the ball drop. Spiked his bat. And ran to first base. Segura threw his right hand into the air. Kicked his right leg up towards the sky. He jumped up, came down, flexed his muscles, and screamed, “Let’s go!’’ Six outs later, and the Phillies had their victory, leaving them just two victories away from reaching the World Series for the first time since 2009. “The way I handle pressure since I was a little kid, I love it ….’’ Segura says. “It’s just the way we handle the pressure in Dominican Republic.
“I waited 11 years for the opportunity,’’ Segura said. “I'm not going to go back. I'm going to do the best I can to continue to grind it, to continue to help the ball club, and bring something positive every single day. Funny, the entire Phillies organization can say the same, going 11 years without reaching the postseason, and 4,388 days without winning an NLCS home game, dating back to Oct. 17, 2010.
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