One of our favorite announcers in sports is Cleveland Indians radio play by play man Tom Hamilton. Nobody in sports does a walk-off like the Indians announcer and his dueling calls with Hawk Harrelson on last swing Indians victories over the White Sox are a national treasure.
So who else would you rather have at the mic for the unique scene of a walk off balk?
The Indians won a wild game on Wednesday over the Detroit Tigers 11-10 in the 13th inning. After going down a run in the Top of the 13th, the Indians tied the game and had the bases loaded. That’s when Detroit reliever and Mike Francesa’s favorite player Al Alburquerque balked in the winning run.
Here’s the call from Hamilton:
And the video of the play:
