Unfortunately for Royals’ Franklin Morales, his gaffe will be long remembered
Royals pitcher Franklin Morales hesitated on a ball hit back to the mound by the Mets’ Curtis Granderson in the sixth inning of Game 3 of the World Series.
Morales didn’t get an out in that key moment on Friday in New York, and it helped break open the game.
turn ur brain on, Franklin Morales https://t.co/ZflVaT5hj0
— MetsCiti (@metsciti) October 31, 2015Old friend Joe Posnanski summed up the play very well:
I do not envy Franklin Morales for the GIF that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) October 31, 2015Here is what others were saying about that play:
That throw by Morales pic.twitter.com/P9cR2jxGRQ
— KCody Tapp (@codybtapp) October 31, 2015Franklin Morales has been sent down to the Blue Valley Rec league to work on fundamentals.
— DoubleK (@kenkilgore) October 31, 2015Impression of Morales on that last play: #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/88eCW3sf9G
— Jane (@janeybird226) October 31, 2015Morales....there are no words...
— jayhwk01 (@jayhwk01) October 31, 2015Morales looked like he was doing a horrible Chicken Dance or Hokey Pokey at a wedding dance on that come backer to mound.
— Jerry Lutz (@Jlutz1954) October 31, 2015Frozen Morales #WorldSeries
— Nish J (@DailyDoseOfNish) October 31, 2015Morales acted like he was being stung by a swarm of bees.
— Chris Allison (@ChrisESPN730) October 31, 2015Thor. @Royals #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/Z3WeF9jt0E
— Jason Rust (@JasonRust) October 31, 2015Morales looked like Chuck Knoblauch throwing that ball...
— Jake Kates (@kates3points) October 31, 2015Next time I see somebody dancing really poorly, I'm going to call it The Franklin Morales.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 31, 2015I think the pressure of the World Series may have gotten to Morales a little.....
— David Walburn (@YouCraveDave) October 31, 2015Deer in the headlights Morales #WorldSeries
— Daniel Sapata (@dsapata) October 31, 2015Franklin Morales with the rare quadruple-pump before booting a DP ball, setting up big inning for Mets pic.twitter.com/Yg19chI6kA
— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) October 31, 2015Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff
This story was originally published October 30, 2015 at 9:53 PM.