KC Royals: Alex Gordon Five Biggest Moments
By Scott Dillon
Gordon could’ve topped the list with that play that could have been.
In the 2014 World Series the Royals were down to their last out in game seven. Alex Gordon came to the plate in this situation also.
He laced a single into left-center field that was misplayed and rolled all the way to the wall. There is was misplayed some more as Gordon tried to get around the bases.
What ensued was an entire conversation about whether or not the Royals should have sent him home. Would he have been out? Probably, but it would have been more eventful than a foul-out to end the game.
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The Royals learned what can happen when you force the issue in the highest pressure situation ever. Throws go wide from time to time and Gordon may have scored. So much would have had to go right for them to get him out.
The throw had to be on line, the ball had to be caught, the tag had to be applied, the catcher couldn’t impede the baseline, etc.
Either way, the Royals rode that wild ride all the way back to the World Series in 2015 and captured the trophy they had come so close to the year before.
Alex Gordon is going to continue to regale us all with his great defense in left field. Hopefully, if the Royals are ever in need of a late inning home run, Alex Gordon will be up to bat.
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When Alex Gordon signed his new contract with the Royals, he all but guaranteed his spot in the Royals’ hall of fame. He’ll likely never have the numbers to be a MLB hall of famer, but that’s okay. The Royals don’t need him to be.
So what do you think Royals’ fans? What are your favorite Alex Gordon moments? Which should have made the list? What moments do I have listed that shouldn’t have made the list? Let me know your thoughts in the comments’ section below.