Earlier, we brought you the story of the Cardinals setting off fireworks after a Kris Bryant home run. That was pretty funny, and for most games, would be perhaps the most viral moment from a random late-September baseball game between one team that’s going to the playoffs and one team that isn’t.
But instead, we got a whole different story, thanks to Addison Russell’s hustle, a Cardinals fan ordering a giant tray of nachos, and those two forces quite literally colliding down the third base line at Busch Stadium:
That's nacho cheese, Russell 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/DDvkfFqZXb
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) September 26, 2017
It’s that delayed “Ooooo” from the crowd once the nacho carnage went up on the video board that really makes that highlight. Well, that and Russell’s hand being just coated in nacho cheese. Here’s the moment right before the chip chaos:
Addison Russell dives into the crowd but is unable to catch a foul ball, while knocking the fan’s nachos out of his hand.
📷Jeff Roberson/AP pic.twitter.com/j3MeZY7NA0— Dylan Heuer (@dylan_heuer) September 26, 2017
Normally, that would be that. But wait! There’s more! Addison Russell himself delivered some replacement nachos to the fan:
So that @Cardinals fan's nachos Addison Russell knocked over? The @Cubs shortstop makes things right. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/m0c0TqoPyA
— Bally Sports Midwest (@BallySportsMW) September 26, 2017
Nacho Man, revealed as Andrew Gudermuth, instantly became a sensation:
@cardinals thanks for the loaded nachos @cubs thanks for the plain nachos. Thank you cubs and cards. Unforgettable. #nachoman pic.twitter.com/OGvnyfRN7t
— nachomanstl (@guder82) September 26, 2017
Addison Russell and #NachoMan building bridges between bitter rivals
For more nacho development, stream here: https://t.co/Jvy4jHB7Gq pic.twitter.com/pL0bGPkZPn
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) September 26, 2017
Cardinals fans have nothing left. They've resorted to taking pictures with Nacho Man. pic.twitter.com/YU07UxhX3m
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) September 26, 2017
I can't wait until someone finds Nacho Guy's reddit history at midnight.
— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) September 26, 2017
Get you a man that can do both pic.twitter.com/lAnZQhekWH
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 26, 2017
Well played, Nacho Man. And Addison Russell, and the Cubs, who are winning in the eighth inning.