Walk-off homer ends longest playoff drought in U.S. sports, a breakdown 

Heading to second base he realized he actually did what we all pretended to do in our backyards when we were kids.

I figured out the special sauce of your breakdowns: You don't mock people. You're on EVERYONE'S side. The fans, the players. No matter how goofy or wacky something is, you're just in on the fun with everyone. That's what makes a person likeable and it's what makes this series so great.

The craziest part is that O’Keefe, a Triple-A catcher the Mariners called up, this was his first game ever on a major league roster. What an insane 1st day for him😂

The best thing about Jomboy is that he makes baseball exciting for the non viewers and the viewers I don't watch baseball but love these videos. Thank you Jomboy

As a Mariners fan, this is the greatest thing in the world…you have to realize I was 16 in 1991 (First winning season in Francise history), 20 in 1995 (first Playoff in history), 26 in 2001 (Last time made playoffs), now I’m 47…..you all can’t believe the joy…I cried this night…

Congratulations to the Mariners and their fans!

As a Mariners fan I was in tears last night. I never thought I will witness a playoff run again in my lifetime.

I lost my best friend of 45 years this time last year to suicide. He was a die hard mariners fan and we live in bumfuc NC. I still have his original mariners hat and have been wearing it all year. He would have loved to see them back in the playoffs. I know it’s not likely but I hope they win the thing. Rest easy my brother!!

Fun fact: Julio Rodriguez was only a few months old when the Mariners last made the playoffs

As a Philly fan who's lived through a curse or 2 this just warms my heart. S/O to all the real ones in the PNW who sat through 2 decades of Mariners baseball for this very moment. GL in the post season y'all.

If only Dave Niehaus was alive to commentate this. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, go Mariners!

I’m a lifelong Dodgers fan, but my all-time favorite player was Ken Griffey Jr., so I’ve always had a soft spot for the Mariners. Congratulations to the Mariners, and what a feel-good moment for the fans!

Edit: For people asking, I posted my video to my channel. As a lifelong Mariners fan, this was the single most awesome experience I've ever witnessed. I cried like a baby, and I started looking around and seeing my family not crying because they don't have the same connection to the M's yet, but smiling for me. But then I look around to the other seats and I see other grown dudes and ladies with tears streaming down their cheeks and it was awesome. Got it all on video, never deleting it. One thing I was hoping you were going to talk about is Tony Kemp. He sat down in shallow right field and just watched the celebration for probably close to ten minutes. We kept checking back on him to make sure he was still there, and he was! I saw that he's done similar stuff before in other games, and that's really cool. Makes me like him more as a player. Go Mariners!

As someone who is 23 years old and has been a life long mariners fan this brings tears to my eyes…

I was there in person! That was the most magical moment of my life! Let’s go Mariners!

This brought tears to my eyes AGAIN! Been waiting the last 21 of my 37 years on this earth for this moment to FINALLY go back! I was 10 years old in 1995 screaming at the TV when they lost in the ALCS. This team is much better in my opinion & so excited to shed more happy tears in the future! GO MARINERS!!!!

Everything about this is so good. Cal Raleigh, one of the best-hitting catchers and a real bright spot of the second half of the season for the M's, slapping a homer on a slider, his pimped as hell bat flip, it dawning on him as he rounds second how incredible it is. The crowd cheering. And I didn't even notice, but it's super cool to see Luis Castillo get so excited for the Mariners considering he's only been here for half a season. Him and Carlos Santana have really embraced this team and it's so good to see. The WHOLE TEAM, staff included, getting in on the victory jig was just such a delight to see, too. Scott Servais looking like a proud dad finally getting the team he's worked so hard to get right to the promised land.

Raleigh’s walk off HR hit the windows of the “Hit It Here Cafe” in right field. Awesome night in Seattle.

The guy who Servais hugged is the Mariners' owner. I also appreciate how he jumped into it.

Who else loves these breakdowns just as much for the gum toss/ high 5's/ fan lip reading? Jomboy you're too good to us!

Realized about halfway through the video that I was smiling ear to ear like I'd been a lifelong Mariners fan, what a cool video and such a feel good baseball moment.

Love that we get to watch probably the best moment of this dude's life and his realization of what he did as he's rounding first. Awesome

God this post season is about to be insane. So much star power, legends of the game, and amazing young rookies

I was there on Friday, and it was really emotional for me once the realization hit that we had clinched a playoff spot. I was 3 when I went to the 95 ALDS series in New York (first playoff game) and 9 when the Mariners last went to the playoffs. I grew up believing in the Mariners with my never say die mantra. I am so happy that I get to see another playoff. If we make it to the postseason, I will be so delighted, but for now, I am so glad that we have broken the playoff drought. Edit to add at 5:21 That guy's name is John Stanton.

As a life long Mariners fans, I’m not exaggerating when I say this is a top 5 moment of my life. This fan base has been through so much and to finally witness that moment was unreal. I love this team ❤️

I was at this game. Been going to mariners games since 1996. I love this team more than any other sports team and I cried buckets there at the stadium. I get teary eyed when I watch the replays. Thank you for such a good breakdown!

No matter who your team is, you can’t help but smile from ear to ear and be happy got these guys. Baseball rules!

When Biyd hugs Raliegh it had to be super emotional. He's from the Seattle area and was 9 in 2001

Scott Servias lighting up that playoff pack was the best thing I have ever seen! Can’t wait to see them in the playoffs, I never have in my life.

i’m a life long mariners fan, i’m yet to see a playoff game until now. couldn’t have been more proud of the guys!

I WAS THERE! literally the best moment in my life. I’ve been waiting my entire life for this since i’ve never seen my favorite team in the playoffs!

I was a baby when we last made the playoffs. This was the greatest moment in mariners history that I can remember. So proud of all of them. Sea us rise!

Not a mariners fan but damn it feels like I am with how much I want this team to get the ring this year

I was a Freshmen in HS when the M's last went to the playoffs and I was lucky enough to be at this game with my two sons--12 and 9. I'm telling you...when Cal hit that ball, the place EXPLODED like I've never experienced before at any sporting event---people screaming and jumping around, throwing beer up into the sky, lots of drunk-hugging between strangers, and lots of tears by grown men like myself after a very long 21 year drought. For me, the only thing that would've made it better would have been having my own dad there to experience it with us, but he passed away 9 years ago. My dad LOVED the Mariners. And last Friday was one of the moments where I've felt closest to him since his passing. For fathers and sons...baseball is something truly beautiful. Btw..at @5:15, that's the Mariner's majority owner, John Stanton--makes it even better that a billionaire jumps into Servais' hug like a little child 😂

As a bills fans congrats to the mariners :) We know your pain with a 18 year football drought and currently a 12 year NHL drought (tied for the longest in nhl history)

Almost feels like year the Hawks won the SB. Youngsters playing their hearts out and living the dream. Let's get this championship!

Guy at 5:20 is John Stanton the owner

I was there... It was amazing. The post game party in the stands lasted like 2 hours!

As a lifelong mariners fan, this brought tears to my eyes

I was so happy to be here for this. Been a Mariners fan since I was 6 years old, been waiting for this moment since 2001. Big Dumper is my hero

Congratulations to the Mariners from an O’s fan!

Long time Mariners fan (in a slumber for 20 years until last year's team woke me up) and wasn't at the game but was so happy to watch this magical moment at a bar with friends in person and it felt really special. My buddy was hyped for Cal to be on deck and we had a feeling it was gonna end in the 9th. Unbelievable experience we'll all remember being together for, especially after years of covid. LFG MARINERS

Raleigh’s batting average was .206, Seattle’s area code. chills.

I go back and rewatch this moment to remind myself these guys earned our patience as fans during this frustrating season.

As an A's fan, I'm rooting for the Mariners this post season.

This is my favorite Jomboy video. You got everything here. From the importance of each pitch to Cal’s emotional epiphany to the excitement and fun of the celebration. Great job!!!

I love Jomboy's enthusiasm for baseball in general, he is a Yankees fan but you can feel him cheering for everyone. That's kinda how I am with baseball, my team isn't going to the playoffs but I'm rooting for the underdogs, whoever they are. I'm super happy for the Mariners.

Was in Switzerland when I saw this. Grew up around Seattle. Didn’t know if I’d ever see it again. I cried. People on the train were concerned.

I get tears every time I watch a replay/commentary on our playoff birth, this feels so good

I love this, that dudes face when he's rounding first, that's what it's all about. Being an adult is chasing that feeling you used to get when you were a kid, when magic was possible.

Waiting for this breakdown felt as long as the wait for the playoffs 😅 So many tears of joy at this HR. Go Mariners!

I've been waiting for this moment since I was 10 years old. I've rehearsed my feelings about it so many times, I've cried at the simple thought of it. I've always been passionate about baseball and the Mariners in particular. When it finally happened, I let out the biggest contented sigh and felt the frustration wash away. This doesn't feel like a fluke, we'll be right there next year again, no doubt. I'm about to be 32 now and this moment feels even more special than the Seahawks taking home the Lombardi. Can't wait to see how far we go. #goodvibesonly

One of THE best nights in Seattle sports history. Period. Cal, only MLB player to pinch hit a HR to clinch the playoffs. 🇺🇲🇺🇲💥💥💥💥

One of your finest efforts Jomboy!! Loved the 'Holy Fu*ks', loved the spotlight on the helmet and bat. Ripper breakdown. Much love from Down Under 🇦🇺

One of the best moments of this season. Congrats to the M's.

Great breakdown. I watched the replay at least a hundred times over the weekend. AMAZING. Some M’s fans were rooting for Baltimore to lose on Friday… but not all of us… this was way better 🎉

That's John Stanton leaning into the hug and kicking up his heels. You love to see it.

I've been scared about my Dodgers blowing it and getting clowned on for the rest of history, but videos like these are the perfect reminder to take some perspective and marvel in the beauty of the sport. Congrats to the M's on ending their long drought. Thanks for the video Jomboy

seeing JRod celebrate like a little kid is priceless so stoked for him and the mariners

I have no feeling one way or the other toward the Mariners, but I do LOVE a great sports story. Seeing the joy on these men's faces brings a tear of joy to my eye. Congratulations, Mariners and their fans who have stuck through the drought.

Congratulations to the mariners! I’ve been a life long Braves fan and seeing them World Series last year was such an amazing feeling. Hopefully the Mariners fans that feel the way i felt can witness their team do the same thing in the coming years.

I got off work at 8:30 and biked down to the stadium. I couldn't find a ticket (or another way) to get in, but I watched what I could through the windows to the team store inside of The 'Pen. I couldn't see the field, but I could see the crowd in front of me and the upper deck on the otherside of the field. There was also a TV that I could see-but it was on a several-second delay. This is all to say that I knew the situation: two outs, nobody on, full count to Cal Raliegh; and the eruption of the crowd told me the rest. Thanks for recapping this moment, Jomboy. There are many fans who have never even seen their team play in the postseason, and this team has taken ownership of their ability to change that. I've seen some of the most humble, and aware commentary I've ever seen from a collective of players and coaches in regards to the importance of ending the drought this past season. This team is playing for thier community as much as they are for eachother, or themselves. It should be pretty fun to watch them take the field on friday.

I'm not a Mariners fan but holy cow was that emotional and lovely to witness!

Sitting up in right field for this was unreal, felt pretty cool to be the only guy I saw wearing Cal's jersey as well. Go Mariners!! 💙💚

Thanks for this Jomboy. One of my earliest childhood memories was getting a bobble head at Ichiro Rookie of the Year Bobblehead night in 2001. Little did I know it would be the last playoff up until now.

From a fan of the reigning champs, congrats to the M’s and their fan base! I hope to see y’all again in a few weeks!

Lots of love from Boston. Love the mariners, a really special moment. Hope they take it all the way!

Thank you and congratulations Phillies for clinching and making the longest drought go to the Angels! Makes our drought ending just that much sweeter.

As a lifelong Mariners fan, I needed this.

My dad and I were at the last Mariners playoff home game in 2001. Thank God we can finally go again

So happy for Luis, Suarez and Wink. They deserved to be on a team that has chance at the playoffs and they got it. It’s going to be a long time before the Reds ever make it back again. Said life of a Reds fan, but we can live through our 3 former players who have made it

I remember having an A-rod mariners poster and Ichiro bobblehead back in the day. Always liked the mariners but became a rays fan early on. Can't believe I was 10 during the Ichiro playoff season. This was exciting to see and the Vader helmet just feels so right.

I knew once Cal was pinch hitting that we would have a walk off homer! Best game I have ever been to!

I’m a Reds fan, so watching a bunch of my favorite players get traded to Seattle made me start watching their games. Started researching the teams history and all that and it really resonated with me because a lot of us Reds fans have felt this same thing with the Bengals. Go M’s and I will be wearing my Jesse Winker Mariners Jersey ALLLLLLLLLLL postseason long. CONGRATS SEATTLE!

I’ve been a Mariners fan since Ichiro’s first season! Which was also the last time the M’s had made the playoffs. I can’t believe how long it’s been, but how sweet it is now!!!

I was 9 in 2001, I’ve been watching the Mariners since ‘95. This moment brought tears to my eyes. 21 years of frustration is over. Let’s Go Mariners. Drought f**king over!!!

Grew up a mariners and by golly that was amazing! Brings tears to your eyes. It’s a beautiful thing. This team is exciting and hopefully will be for years to come! Go Mariners!

The mid celebration sign edit is the best thing iv even seen that was thought of while laying in bed the day before the game and deserves my comment and honestly the feature on tv and in this video it’s just the brightest among us shining the brightest it’s okay let it be. 😊

'Let's go Cal!' guy is a friend. Thrilled and a little jealous he made a Jomboy breakdown.

Pro sports doesn't get any better than this. The old coaches rocking the 2" verticals are funny as hell.

I’ve been wearing these colors since 1976. We really needed this. After the 116 win season in 2001 and then losing to the f’ing Yankees in the ALCS hurt like hell. The only satisfaction that came from the 2001 season was the Yankees losing to The Big Unit and the Diamondbacks. And here we are. Let’s do this!! 🤘

The last time I saw the mariners in the playoffs, I was in kindergarten in Bremerton Washington. I'm so happy they're back.

That brought tears to my eyes. Way to go boys.

As a Braves fan i was sad we lost that come back when Julio tied it, but excited y’all broke the drought

Reminds me of the movie Dodgeball where they qualify for the tournament because of a technicality due to a disqualification. Adding a playoff spot ended this drought.

I find so heartening that every team has made it to the playoffs in 20 years so you know every fan base is getting an opportunity to see their team in the playoffs even if it’s only once every two decades

Hey, Jomboy. Thanks for celebrating that with us, and thanks for the peek inside Cal's head. The only thing you might have mentioned is that he is nursing a jammed thumb on his left (glove) hand, which is why he was available as a pinch-hitter. I've been keeping an eye on Caleb Raleigh since Jerry Dipoto drafted him in the third round of the 2018 draft. A switch-hitting catcher who hit for power and average at Fla. State. As if being a catcher didn't put enough on youur plate, he added batting from both sides to skills he had to build. Like Mike Zunino, whom we all loved up here, he raked all the way to AAA. Unlike Z, he didn''t get called up sooner than he was ready at the plate. But Zunino's receiving skills had been praised from the start; Cal's were not so highly rated when he was drafted. Like Zunino, he scuffled at the plate when he came up last year, and agin at the beginning of this season. His average was like .069 when he got sent down this year, but he was called up sooner than expected because we lost a veteran catcher for the season. His average a long way to go to get over .200, but as he raised it, I noticed he was doing so largely in clutch situations (unlike Zunino). He didn't have quite as much raw power as Mike, but he wasnt striking out if he didn't go yard. He was putting the ball in play a lot more. Meanwhile, he developed into a catcher that the whole pitching staff was praising. They like his calls and his ability to block and frame pitches. Even though he is practically a rookie, he has the maturity to visit a vetern on the mound and help him get back in the groove. And he is the only member of the catchers' 20-20 club this year with 20 or more each of home runs and runners gunned down. He was relatively late to sign when he was drafted. As the 90th overall pick his slot was rated for a signing bonus of $632,700. He actually signed for $854,000. That one swing on Friday night was worth the extra $220,000.

Thanks for the love man!!

Gratz to the mariners and their fans. Amazing moment

I think that was part owner/ CEO/Pres., John Stanton jumping in to the hug of the Scott. Long time coming! These young guys are LEGIT GO M's

We are still crying in Seattle‼️ this is amazing

I legit cried JomBoy..a grown man crying like a baby

I have never seen my dad move faster in my life than his celebration for this moment

Congratulations to the Mariners, I love the jersey colors.

Watching it happen, watching cal round second, I lol’d when I read his lips. Was really hoping for this lip reading vid from you specifically for that moment 🤣🙏🏼🙌🏼

“Oscar doesn’t like the noise but he’s excited about what he’s gonna see” had me dying lol

One of his best celebration breakdowns ever. AT LEAST top 5 for sure. Congrats mariners

I got to watch the home run from the third base side on the 100 level. As soon as Cal hit it I knew it was gone. Next thing I knew we were all screaming and hugging each other. I legit cried from the excitement and relief. I have been waiting for this since I was 8 years old and it couldn't have ended in a better way. THANK YOU BIG DUMPER!!!!!

I’ve been a Mariner’s fan since the early 1980s. I’ve seen it all. Till now, the biggest highlight has been The Double by Edgar. This HR is now tops! What a moment!

I just think it’s amazing how they managed to do it in front of their home crowd