Rockies broadcast trolls Pete Crow-Armstrong as deflating moment overshadows cycle

The Pete Crow-Armstrong experience was on full display for the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Crow-Armstrong not only hit for the cycle, but did it in reverse fashion. It was an effort that proved that when he's right, Crow-Armstrong is a superstar. However, the moment also served as a reminder of the enigma that Crow-Armstrong is.

Immediately after Crow-Armstrong collected the single in the seventh inning to notch the cycle, he was picked off first base. It was a deflating moment and one that Craig Counsell had fun with after the game.

Counsell said that his excitment was short-lived, and even Crow-Armstrong pointed the finger at himself for the gaffe.

“I absolutely put up great at-bats tonight, and I’m proud of the work that I’ve done,” Crow-Armstrong told reporters. “But the game’s not over until it’s over. I did everything I could to help the team, but I also had a real lapse in focus, and that really could have hurt us.

As for the Rockies' broadcast crew, they had fun in the moment. The Wrigley Field faithful erupted after Crow-Armstrong's single, and before they realized what could happen, he was on his way back to the dugout. A moment that the Colorado crew couldn't help but acknowledge.

Cubs continue to live and die with Pete Crow-Armstrong

Crow-Armstrong (and Ben Brown in the starting rotation) has been keeping the Cubs afloat in recent weeks. After offensive struggles to begin the year, Crow-Armstrong is once again producing at a MVP level. Through 309 plate appearances this season, Crow-Armstrong is slashing .277/.351/.493 with a wRC+ of 135. He's on pace for his second 30-30 season in as many years, and it's hard to not be impressed with the adjustments he's made this season.

All that said, the mistake Crow-Armstrong made on base paths on Monday night simply can't happen. Especially when the Cubs were clinging onto a one-run lead at the time. If it weren't for heroics from Pedro Ramirez and Co. in the ninth inning, Crow-Armstrong's mistake would have been a larger issue for the Cubs.

The hope is that Crow-Armstrong can continue to be the catalyst that pushes the Cubs in the right direction. As a whole, the offense still looks lifeless outside of the 24-year-old center fielder. That will need to change if the Cubs are truly going to turn the page from their struggles over the past month.

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