This Australian home run call is the standard by which all home run calls should be measured
This Aussie homer call may be greatest HR call ever
The Australian Baseball League has been a godsend. Otherwise trapped in a cruel, baseball-less winter, the ABL has been kind enough to broadcast many of their games live on YouTube, with their next game coming up on Jan. 24 at 1:30 am ET. Set your alarms.
And while the collection of amazing beards:
When I grow up, I want to be able to grow a beard like @SydneyBlueSox 1B Josh Dean. Holy cow. pic.twitter.com/ZrKOuntLWk
- Tyler Maun (@TylerMaun) November 5, 2014
And brawls have all been very entertaining:
The very best part may be Chris Coleman's calls for the Canberra Cavalry. Bringing along a delightful sense of humor, Coleman may have been at his best for this Luke Hughes home run. Here was his call:
Click here to check it out. Believe me, hearing Coleman's call is completely worth it.
Hughes, who famously homered in his first Major League at-bat with the Twins in 2010, had also homered earlier in the series, making sure to kiss his bicep as he crossed the plate.
Australian Baseball, I love you. May you never end, continuing to play long after your season was supposed to be over.