Incredible sights and sounds from the Guardians' walkoff feel like a movie

The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians conspired to play an incredible Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday. The back-and-forth had a little bit of everything, as both sides hit two incredibly riveting home runs at the exact moment they wanted maximum drama. On a night when so many players took turns playing hero, Cleveland's David Fry went to bat last and hit a walkoff two-run home run in the 10th inning to cut the Yankees' series lead in half and the Guardians' lead -To give fans realistic hope.

It was one of those games that, even as a neutral observer, you couldn't wait to see the highlights once it was over. A sporting event where you text a casual fan and tell them they need to see what happened. And the kind of things that produce almost magical shots of the scene.

Playoff baseball offers such rich storytelling and digs deep to achieve something truly pure. There's so much to be said about a great game where the stakes couldn't be higher and the action couldn't be more exciting, but the sights and sounds are often more impactful.

All this to say that this video, taken a few blocks from Progressive Field as Fry released his bomb into the night and sent a city into euphoria, is one of the coolest things on the internet right now. The tension builds until you hear the crack of the bat. The sound cascades from there. A firework display that captures the decisive moment.

Perfection.

If I ran Major League Baseball, I would make it a commercial for the sport. Heck, it already feels like a commercial made for sports as it conveys a message without words.

Things like this are why the “baseball is dying” narrative and the vague complaints about the sport not marketing its stars become unbearable. There's amazing, almost impossible-to-ignore theater for anyone who can stop complaining long enough to enjoy it. Year after year, the sport seems to do a great job of reminding everyone what it has to offer come October.