You've never looked as cool as Javier Baez does sliding into home for the win

Another day, another cool Cubs win.
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You've never looked as cool as Javier Baez does sliding into home for the win
CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 20: Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs beats a tag at home plate by Raffy Lopez #1 of the Toronto Blue Jays to score the winning run during the tenth inning at Wrigley Field on August 20, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

Nobody has ever looked cooler doing anything than Javier Baez did sliding for and accounting for the game-winning run in the Cubs' walk-off victory against the Blue Jays last night.

In the tenth inning with one out and the bases loaded, Alex Avilla slapped a single into right field which resulted in a freakishly cool play at the plate.

YES. Let's watch that again several times in slow motion.

One more time.

How COOL is that slide? I mean come on.

Being a Cubs fan in 2016 and 2017 seems like it has been an endless reward for Chicagoans, so enjoy it while you can. As a fan of mostly bad teams, I can safely say that good, special things like this team don't last forever (go Reds 😢).

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Tyler Schmall is a humor writer based in NYC and a friend of yours. You can follow him on Twitter @tylerschmall where he has been known to post "tweets."

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