'No grand slams for Spencer Steer, let's hope that continues': Here's John Kruk's TV jinx
Former Philadelphia Phillies infielder John Kruk, a color analyst for the team's TV broadcast during Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park, didn't exactly speak Spencer Steer's 10th-inning grand slam into existence.
If anything, Kruk proved that you can't wish away an extra-inning rally from Steer and the "Rally Reds," which won the series opener 6-3 in 10 innings.
"No grand slams for Spencer Steer, let's hope that continues," Kruk said during the broadcast, just two pitches before Steer sent his first career grand slam into the seats to give the Reds a 6-2 lead.
The video and audio from @TalkinBaseball_ via Twitter/X:
"No grand slams for Spencer Steer, let's hope that continues"
Two pitches later... pic.twitter.com/EODCjxFFIa— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 2, 2024
More tweets about Kruk's observation, including from the Reds' official account:
Narrator: it did not continue pic.twitter.com/e6GpCmrNWa
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 2, 2024
The Phillies broadcast moments before this happened:
“No grand slams for Spencer Steer. Let’s hope that continues.”pic.twitter.com/LfPUiQmeNh https://t.co/4OcBxzkznT— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) April 2, 2024
Just a brutal broadcaster jinx from the Phillies booth pic.twitter.com/d8RVJ2ewES
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 2, 2024
@JohnKruk @TMacPhils please, please don’t talk about any opposing players and their lack of grand slams with the bases loaded in extras going forward. You get a mulligan for this one. Thanks. @Phillies
— JP (@JPis53) April 2, 2024
John Kruk totally jinxed this by the way https://t.co/fug9tqXM8P
— Isaac (@philly_isaac) April 2, 2024
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: John Kruk on TV: 'No grand slams for Steer, let's hope that continues'
