Former A's and Cardinals major league pitcher and current ESPN analyst Mark Mulder posted this video on his Instagram page Thursday afternoon of unarguably the greatest strike-three call in history. I can't stop watching it. The video was sent to Mulder by Bobby Crosby, a former A's teammate of his. Crosby's brother is a scout in northern California and is the one who took the video.
The umpire lifts the chorus from Tag Team’s early 1990s hit “Whoomp, There It Is” to ring up a batter, and it is glorious.
Whoomp, There It Is
The umpire lifts the chorus from Tag Team’s early 1990s hit “Whoomp, There It Is” to ring up a batter, and it is glorious.
Whoomp, There It Is