Eric Thames hit two-run HRs to beat the Reds in back-to-back games and the photos are almost identical
In baseball, repetition is the key to success (unless you're doing this, don't keep doing this). But when you hit a two-run home run to beat a team, 2-0, as
As you can see in these photos below, Thames literally did the same exact thing the next day:
4/17/2018: Eric Thames hits 2-run homer as Brewers beat Reds 2-0.
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2018
4/18/2018: Eric Thames hits 2-run homer as Brewers beat Reds 2-0.
Time is a flat circle. pic.twitter.com/2apizM15Z5
If only Reds catcher Tyler Barnhart had stood up a little bit more for Wednesday's picture. I guess he was busy playing baseball.
MLB.com's Adam McCalvy talked to Thames about his performance postgame.
"It was weird. At least, we were getting guys on base, in scoring position. Just one big hit. We'd hit a ball hard, right at a guy. We're catching some tough breaks. A 'W' is the most important thing. We won, everyone is happy. Come back at the Marlins tomorrow. As a team, we're just going to try to win series."
Thames now has 18 homers over the last two Aprils and 10 against the Reds. The way he copies his swing in those two photos, it's hardly a surprise.
