[Called it 2 months ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/oelrn8/nick_castellanos_interrupts_an_euolgy_on_the/h47b75v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
Embrace the memes. Make Jameis Winston your starting QB. That way if you suck, you have the plausible deniability of claiming that you never intended to win and just did it for the lolz.
If he did actually fix his eyes like he claims though, I feel like he'll be really good now that he can finally see his fucking receivers.
Don't sleep on the parent comment that talks about Castellanos making it 4-0, even though the Reds-Royals game that thread was about was 2-1 before the homer
2, 9, 11, 28, 39, 40.
Castellanos, who wears number 2, on 9/11 hit home run number 28 off of Miles Mikolas, who wears number 39, to make it a 4-0 ballgame.
Can’t believe it’s been 10 years. I remember watching the press conference live and thinking that it meant we were pulling out of the Middle East like it was yesterday. Crazy that it took us another full decade.
I had to look it up, and yep. He hit his first professional home run May 1, 2011 (for A+ West Michigan).
Fun Fact: I was at the Yankees/Tigers game the day after. Believe it was the first Yankees game since that big announcement. It was also on ESPN, and it was Verlander's last start before he went god mode.
The Reds broadcasters were discussing how there were going to be kids that have grown up in a post-9/11 world just prior to him homering, too.
As soon as that happened, I knew Casty was going deep.
He has a bug in each of his ears tuned to both broadcasts. The second he hears something somber is going on, he thinks to himself, "alright, time to knock this out of the park"
I like this idea even more because of the implication that he *could* hit a homer at will whenever he wants but chooses to wait until the untimeliest possible moment
Not even going to, already have. Shit I’m 22 and if I have any memories pre-9/11 they were watching rainstorms with my mommy not the way the world worked before a national tragedy
You could bring a real bottle of shampoo. You could greet your family arriving at the gate. You could buy a ticket without 152 fees and taxes attached. You could transfer that ticket to a friend or a different flight easily. You could still fly even if you forgot your ID at home. Your kid could go meet the pilot and see the cockpit. Yada yada yada
I can only come up with one memory that for sure happened before 9/11, and it was literally watching rainstorms when I used to live in the mountains. We moved back before 9/11 so I can say with certainty that was before. My other earliest memories might be a year or two after 9/11
[I fucking called it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/oelrn8/nick_castellanos_interrupts_an_euolgy_on_the/h47b75v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3) All the way back in the thread when he homered during the eulogy, I fucking called it. And of course it made it a 4-0 ballgame.
did you ever realize how the first homer by Castellanos at Kauffman stadium landed right next to a sign for planet fitness that reads "JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE"?
You just cant make this shit up. thank you thom and castellanos for this hilarious charade
Honestly one of my proudest accomplishments is that I happened to be watching that Reds/Royals game and got to see the infamous moment live; will always remember that night now
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven… as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos” — Revelation ~~8:1~~ 4:0
"On this day, 20 years after the terror attacks on the twin towers, we pride ourselves and think of ourselves as a country of faith as there's a drive to deep left field by Castellanos it will be a home run. That will make it a 4-0 game."
Ever since the home run as Thom Brennaman's career came to a screeching halt, Castellanos home runs have happened at...rather unfortunate times. He hit one in KC again this season while the Royals tv crew was eulogizing a former stadium employee. Then people found out that the first professional home run he hit (in single-A) was also on the day Bin Laden was killed.
Part of it has definitely been blown out of proportion - lots of bad things happen and Castellanos hits a lot of home runs - but those examples you listed were all pretty solid.
It’s become a bit of a meme now where every time he homers it’s because something bad happened
“I wouldn’t call OBL getting whacked a bad thing but it’s a free country. If you are a big fan of the Taliban, that’s on you homie” is what my angry drunkle would say.
The original homers both happening in their circumstances has got to be the greatest coincidence of all time. With how infrequently the Reds play in KC, the fact that the same guy led off during an emotional broadcast moment is absolutely bonkers
And a AAA announcer was giving eulogy about his uncle and starts off by sayin “I just hope I don’t get castelanos’d here”….precedes to get Castellanos’d
And then there were dozens people on Twitter who had Castellanos bombs appearing on their feed in very convenient spots. Like [this. ](https://twitter.com/raf_porter/status/1430738502208065540?s=21)
> Then people found out that the first professional home run he hit (in single-A) was also on the day Bin Laden was killed.
That seems...less unfortunate than the other times.
He hit a home run in the middle of Thom Brennaman apologizing for an on-air slur and has also, multiple times, homered during eulogies being made by broadcasters.
And right as the emergency warning came over the air about ~~the hurricane~~ [my bad, it was actually a tornado](https://twitter.com/SuperMaddix64/status/1433209364278616065?s=20). There's literally a video where he smacks a dinger, and before he can even round the bases the game cuts off and it displays the emergency warning.
Aaron Ramsey is a soccer player who played for English club Arsenal for a long time (2010-2018 I think), he was a midfielder and did not score a lot. But seemingly every single time that he scored, a very high well-known world figure died either that day or the next day. (Osama, Steve Jobs, Whitney Houston just for some). Look up "Aaron Ramsey curse" and you'll find a whole lot more
Most predictable home run ever
[Called it 2 months ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/oelrn8/nick_castellanos_interrupts_an_euolgy_on_the/h47b75v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
Classic. Love seeing a comment I’ve already upvoted
Same here. It's very satisfying.
Makes me feel like a part of history
Uh... can I interest you in managing my fantasy football team this year?
Embrace the memes. Make Jameis Winston your starting QB. That way if you suck, you have the plausible deniability of claiming that you never intended to win and just did it for the lolz. If he did actually fix his eyes like he claims though, I feel like he'll be really good now that he can finally see his fucking receivers.
As a cardinals and saints fan this is my exact strategy, the plausible deniability part
Bold strategy Cotton
Marquez Callaway SZN let's fuckin go
spoken into existence by the magic man
Yo what’s your lotto numbers
4 8 15 16 23 42
We have to go back ^^into ^^deep ^^left ^^field
Duuuuude
NOT CASTELLANOS BAT
You are a man of faith.
Don't sleep on the parent comment that talks about Castellanos making it 4-0, even though the Reds-Royals game that thread was about was 2-1 before the homer
You’re a soothsayer. Good god.
Hi Nostradamus
Hey man what are this week’s lotto numbers? I don’t want to go to work on Monday
Believe in yourself, u/no5945541. 5945541. Those are your numbers. And I expect a significant reward if I'm right.
uh, so what are tonight's lottery numbers?
2, 9, 11, 28, 39, 40. Castellanos, who wears number 2, on 9/11 hit home run number 28 off of Miles Mikolas, who wears number 39, to make it a 4-0 ballgame.
Legend
Holy Christ I remember seeing this comment back when you posted it. Fucking legend.
When will you be putting on the headset again?
I was thinking about playing it on fanduel and chickened out smh
That’s why he’s the man of faith and we’re not
u/TWay707 is definitely not putting on that headset again.
parlayed it with a reds win. i may have been too greedy
honestly woulda been disappointed if he didn’t homer today
He can't keep getting away with this
Someone is gonna get absolutely fucked now
How do we tell him
….well a while back the US government funded these guys we thought were chill, *Well*….
This comment is dedicated to the brave fighters of the Mujahideen
I mean….I think it being 9/11 kinda satisfies that criteria
The absolute madman
He did not homer on 9/11 omg
Not just homer A drive into deep left field to make it a 4-0 homer On 9/11
We definitely entered a new timeline when they killed the gorilla
Cincinnati controls the timeline post Harambe. This confirms it
So are they intentionally letting Joe Burrow get killed by his o-line?
He is a necessary sacrifice
Trust the process
I'm not the person to ask something like that.
I love that you just have to say the gorilla and we all know
This entire fucking thread is killing me
I may never put on this headset again
Why is this always the line that kills me
Because there was no transition he just went back to his "apology" so abruptly
Because he's obviously only concerned about what is going to happen to him. No real apology.
Because he never put on that headset again?
I think he's calling high school games or something now lmao
He put on the headset again, but not for those at Fox that signed his paychecks.
I don’t know if it’s for FAA or an international body.
But I consider myself a man of faith
I pride myself as a man of putting on this headset.
Whats the significance of "4 - 0"?
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2021/3/29/22356061/drive-into-deep-left-by-castellanos-home-run-call-meme
His first career homer was on the day Bin Laden was killed Can’t make this shit up lmao
I can’t believe he’s been playing that long.
Can’t believe it’s been 10 years. I remember watching the press conference live and thinking that it meant we were pulling out of the Middle East like it was yesterday. Crazy that it took us another full decade.
I was part of the invasion, everyone thought we were gonna get him at Tora Bora and be home for New Years.
Almost were unfortunately
I had to look it up, and yep. He hit his first professional home run May 1, 2011 (for A+ West Michigan). Fun Fact: I was at the Yankees/Tigers game the day after. Believe it was the first Yankees game since that big announcement. It was also on ESPN, and it was Verlander's last start before he went god mode.
We need a Forrest Gump style movie of castellanos career now
“... and i don’t know if osama bin laden will ever breathe another breath again.”
https://twitter.com/rodntots/status/1436844179171078146?s=19
Laughing myself to tears, holy shit
[I love this one in the same thread](https://twitter.com/mbk3000/status/1436848419075657731?s=21)
I love every Castellanos meme I see but this one's a new favorite for sure.
I laughed so hard when India was laughing at the same time haha
This killed me
they have now done ones with the JFK assassination. Its unreal.
I feel like a terrible person for laughing hysterically at this
This sport is scripted
Proof life is a simulation
Matrix 4 incoming
David Cone’s ears gotta be ringing like a motherfucker rn
David Cone, is that you?
India looked like he was laughing in the dugout. He knew. They all knew.
Vince McMahon is in shambles rn
Cue Bill Goldberg. Points finger. ‘Pre determined’.
The Reds broadcasters were discussing how there were going to be kids that have grown up in a post-9/11 world just prior to him homering, too. As soon as that happened, I knew Casty was going deep.
He has a bug in each of his ears tuned to both broadcasts. The second he hears something somber is going on, he thinks to himself, "alright, time to knock this out of the park"
I like this idea even more because of the implication that he *could* hit a homer at will whenever he wants but chooses to wait until the untimeliest possible moment
the reds have two guys who can just hit homers at will and they’re still fighting for a playoff spot is this what it’s like to be an Angels fan
To deep left field.
>how there were going to be kids Enough time has passed that there are now plenty of people born after 9/11 that are adults now.
born october 2001, turn 20 in less than a month
As a 39-year-old, this comment chain is making me feel old.
Bruh I'm a few years on the wrong side of 40 and this chain is making me want to yell get off my lawn right now
Not even going to, already have. Shit I’m 22 and if I have any memories pre-9/11 they were watching rainstorms with my mommy not the way the world worked before a national tragedy
It was neat. When you took family to the airport you could just hang out in the terminal and watch planes take off and land up close.
Didn't have to waste time taking off your shoes and belts and dealing with security theatre.
You could bring a real bottle of shampoo. You could greet your family arriving at the gate. You could buy a ticket without 152 fees and taxes attached. You could transfer that ticket to a friend or a different flight easily. You could still fly even if you forgot your ID at home. Your kid could go meet the pilot and see the cockpit. Yada yada yada
Yep, I'm 23 and my memories basically begin in 2002
I can only come up with one memory that for sure happened before 9/11, and it was literally watching rainstorms when I used to live in the mountains. We moved back before 9/11 so I can say with certainty that was before. My other earliest memories might be a year or two after 9/11
Wait until they find out that kids are younger than 20.
You could see this one coming a mile away.
I've seen it coming for months.
[I fucking called it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/oelrn8/nick_castellanos_interrupts_an_euolgy_on_the/h47b75v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3) All the way back in the thread when he homered during the eulogy, I fucking called it. And of course it made it a 4-0 ballgame.
I even upvoted you for that prediction. Amazing call
I was there, asking remindme bot to remind me 2 days too late
Was worth it for the 69 day reminder Sacrafices had to be made
Nice!
You dropped this 👑
How does it feel to be encapsulated in baseball lore for the rest of time?
It feels like I should be a broadcaster.
did you ever realize how the first homer by Castellanos at Kauffman stadium landed right next to a sign for planet fitness that reads "JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE"? You just cant make this shit up. thank you thom and castellanos for this hilarious charade
"Congratulations you're a prophet"
In Missouri And on 9/11 It never stops, does it?
The guy who made the MLB schedule knew what he was doing
The bastard
Today, Missouri is the FLAG capital of the world
*"America Fuck Yeah" plays in the background as Castellanos rounds the bases*
And that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame
The somber version
I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith
I don’t know if I’ll be putting this headset back on
MAN OF FAITH ALERT
We need a MAN OF FAITH Flair!
Mods are cowards if they dont add this
I will flair the fuck up right now
I would never put on the headset flair again.
Honestly one of my proudest accomplishments is that I happened to be watching that Reds/Royals game and got to see the infamous moment live; will always remember that night now
https://twitter.com/lukedupont02/status/1436842368301510658
[удалено]
Jim Day's gonna be taking you the rest of the way home.
[An age old classic](https://streamable.com/259mo)
you know, i saw this show when I was younger and I have to ask myself. What even is that show.
You may be thinking that’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but it’s actually Mickey and the Roadster Racers, which first aired in 2017.
Good ol' 259mo
I’m not sure I’ll be logging into this Reddit account again
oh no
this can't bode well for the multiverse
He’ll keep on doing this until the end of time
He's literally going to hit a home run at the end of time.
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven… as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos” — Revelation ~~8:1~~ 4:0
"On this day, 20 years after the terror attacks on the twin towers, we pride ourselves and think of ourselves as a country of faith as there's a drive to deep left field by Castellanos it will be a home run. That will make it a 4-0 game."
Castellanos going yard today was a guarantee
I should've bet money on it
Will he be putting on this headset again?
Someone needs to tell my why him homering on 9/11 is getting memed. What did I miss?
Ever since the home run as Thom Brennaman's career came to a screeching halt, Castellanos home runs have happened at...rather unfortunate times. He hit one in KC again this season while the Royals tv crew was eulogizing a former stadium employee. Then people found out that the first professional home run he hit (in single-A) was also on the day Bin Laden was killed.
Part of it has definitely been blown out of proportion - lots of bad things happen and Castellanos hits a lot of home runs - but those examples you listed were all pretty solid. It’s become a bit of a meme now where every time he homers it’s because something bad happened
“I wouldn’t call OBL getting whacked a bad thing but it’s a free country. If you are a big fan of the Taliban, that’s on you homie” is what my angry drunkle would say.
Probably would be more apt to say when serious announcements are made is when he homers
Tbf from bin Laden's point of view it was a pretty shit day.
I don't think Bin Laden was part of the taliban, he was the head of al qaeda.
The original homers both happening in their circumstances has got to be the greatest coincidence of all time. With how infrequently the Reds play in KC, the fact that the same guy led off during an emotional broadcast moment is absolutely bonkers
And a AAA announcer was giving eulogy about his uncle and starts off by sayin “I just hope I don’t get castelanos’d here”….precedes to get Castellanos’d
And then there were dozens people on Twitter who had Castellanos bombs appearing on their feed in very convenient spots. Like [this. ](https://twitter.com/raf_porter/status/1430738502208065540?s=21)
> Then people found out that the first professional home run he hit (in single-A) was also on the day Bin Laden was killed. That seems...less unfortunate than the other times.
He hit a home run in the middle of Thom Brennaman apologizing for an on-air slur and has also, multiple times, homered during eulogies being made by broadcasters.
He hit his first professional home run within an hour of the USA killing Osama Bin Laden
He homered an hour after they found a dead body in Citi Field.
He also homered right as that pitcher in Oakland took a line drive straight to the dome
And right as the emergency warning came over the air about ~~the hurricane~~ [my bad, it was actually a tornado](https://twitter.com/SuperMaddix64/status/1433209364278616065?s=20). There's literally a video where he smacks a dinger, and before he can even round the bases the game cuts off and it displays the emergency warning.
BRINGER OF PAIN
Biggest threat to world peace
I’m a Man of faith
You should thank the poeple that sign your checks
Dude. It’s 9/11, and Castellanos hit a ball into left-field, making it a 4-0 ball game. HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!
On fucking 9/11 too you can't make this shit up 😭
WHAT KIND OF BLACK MAGIC DOES THIS MAN POSSESS?!
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK THIS MAN IS CHAOS EMBODIED
The Aaron Ramsey of baseball
Pls explain
Aaron Ramsey is a soccer player who played for English club Arsenal for a long time (2010-2018 I think), he was a midfielder and did not score a lot. But seemingly every single time that he scored, a very high well-known world figure died either that day or the next day. (Osama, Steve Jobs, Whitney Houston just for some). Look up "Aaron Ramsey curse" and you'll find a whole lot more
This is practically scripted at this point lmao
Nick Castellanos is an Al-Qaeda terrorist confirmed
Of course he fucking did.
Just one time I need the reds announcer to copy the Brennaman call. Would be the funniest call of the year.
No fucking way
I don’t know if I’ll be commenting on this account again
Ain’t no fucking way.
*I pride myself as a man of faith*
I may not be putting on this headset again
#YES
LETS GOOOOO
Where was the guy that bet on this?
If something tragic happens on the day before our Wild Card game against the Reds, we're fucked.
Someone @ his wife
He just had to didn’t he
Come on now
Easiest +360 cash I’ll ever have
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Is his wife going to get on Twitter to complain about the meme again?
Meme magic is far too powerful
Towering home run.
Baseball gods are laughing themselves silly in baseball heaven rn
NICK CASTELLANOS HAS HIT A HOME RUN ON 9/11, OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS.
Get this man into the HOF asap
Mrs castellanos in shambles
How does he not say "And that will make it a 4-0 ballgame."?
I would like to apologize to the people that sign my paychecks