In one of history's greatest TOOTBLANs, Jack Cust trips mere feet before tying the game

As sports fans, we tell ourselves that the games we watch are wholly decided by the players. That there is order to our little universe. That excellence will be rewarded, each contest decided by skill and determination, each win or loss justly earned. And then we behold the baserunning fate of poor Jack Cust, and forget everything we just said beacuse nothing makes sense anymore. 

To set the scene: On August 16, 2003, the Orioles trailed the Yankees, 5-4, with two outs in the bottom of the 12th. Cust drew a pinch-hit walk off Jeff Nelson, and Larry Bigbie followed with a line drive into the gap in right-center. Cust immediately got on his horse, looking to score the tying run, but he was held up just as he rounded third -- and that's when disaster struck. Cust tripped and fell, and was soon caught in a rundown. Jorge Posada and Aaron Boone were closing in, and it looked like all hope was lost.

But wait! After Posada threw to third, a miracle: No Yankee had thought to back up home plate, and the game-tying run was right there for the taking. Cust already had a head start on Boone, so all he had to do was run home.

... all he had to do was run home: 

That's shortstop Jose Morban in the on-deck circle who can't even bear to look anymore. Just remember, everyone: #WeirdBaseball is out there, watching and waiting for the exact moment when you feel safe and secure, ready to strike.