Groundhog Day: 5 moments from 2016 we'd love to see repeated
Groundhog Day isn't your everyday holiday.
No one gets the day off work, and frankly, the entire purpose of it is to see if we're going to get an early spring or longer winter.
While there's nothing to scientifically back up whether the groundhog seeing its shadow or not affects the weather, Groundhog Day is perhaps better commemorated by the 1993 movie of the same name starring Bill Murray, in which TV weatherman Phil Connors relives the same 24 hours over and over again, which leads us to our list.
Here are five moments from the 2016 season we wish would happen time and time again:
Odor clocks Bautista
It happened so early in 2016, but it still might've been the most hard-hitting moment of the season. In a bout of retaliation, the Texas Rangers threw at Jose Bautista almost six months after his infamous bat flip in the previous postseason's ALDS. He didn't take kindly to it, taking out Rougned Odor at second base with a hard slide shortly thereafter. The scrappy infielder fought back with a right hook to Bautista's jaw that landed cleanly.
Bartolo's home run
The beauty of this is that it'll probably never happen again. Bartolo Colon, one of the most lovable players in baseball, did what can only be interpreted as the impossible. Colon instantly became a legend when he took James Shields yard at Petco Park in a moment no one will ever forget.
Hamilton scores from 1st on single
Sometimes, things happen on the diamond that are so unbelievable, they don't hit you in that moment. This was one of those moments. By now, we all know Billy Hamilton is one of the most destructive players on the basepaths. In this instance, though, he gave Joey Votto an RBI after motoring around the bases to score from first on a single. Yeah, that doesn't happen.
Dyson's catch
Similar to Hamilton's hustle, this catch was another one of those moments that becomes even more incredible with every repeat viewing. In what instantly became the play of the year, Jarrod Dyson did something special in the first inning against the Miami Marlins. Christian Yelich clobbered the Edinson Volquez offering to center field, but due to his amazing speed, Dyson ranged all the way to the fence and robbed Yelich of extra bases, if not more.
Vin Scully's final game
The Los Angeles Dodgers will never be the same, because after 67 years in the booth, Vin Scully called it a career. His final home game ended with a Charlie Culberson walk-off homer, and he waved goodbye to baseball for the final time. While his time was bound to come, we wish Scully's voice could echo at Chavez Ravine forever.
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