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NLDS Homer Strikes Retracting Roof Cable, Turns Into Out

Original: Your favorite sports franchise spent billions on biomechanics, TrackMan arrays and exit velocity. Then a ninth-inning go

During an NLDS game in Milwaukee, a ninth-inning go-ahead home run struck a support cable as the stadium's retractable roof was closing, knocking the ball down into the left fielder's glove and turning a certain lead-changing blast into an out. Fans are mocking the billions franchises spend on biomechanics, TrackMan arrays and exit-velocity data, only for a quirk of stadium engineering to decide a playoff moment.

Why now: A freak stadium-roof accident flipped a go-ahead home run into an out in a high-stakes playoff game, an almost unprecedented rules-and-infrastructure oddity.

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• Your favorite sports franchise spent billions on biomechanics, TrackMan arrays and exit velocity. Then a ninth-inning go-ahead homer in the NLDS hit a retracting roof support cable and dropped into the left fielder's glove — because Milwaukee's stadium has been playing elite… · SarcasticRobot · 1

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