Surprisingly, Martínez emerged from the dugout, a jacket on his arm, taking a wave, which no doubt thrilled the Astros.
Flopping to their bellies for greater speed, they could be kids taking a wave on a surfboard.
Often it was the guy who had just taken a wave who would do this, standing up on the sandbar as he walked back out to the breakers.
Persuaded to take a wave, McNamara, 44, found himself on a freak mountain of water 90ft (30m) high, surfing one of the biggest waves ever ridden, probably the largest in Europe and the biggest recorded on film.
No need to even take a wave.
The girl's father, a surfer, recounts how when taking a wave, you become one with its incredible energy.
It shouldn't have taken a wave of constructive criticism — but it has — to alert us that we've made a mistake, possibly several mistakes.
"If we are going to change things," he said, "it is going to take a wave of Americans... standing up and saying 'enough' on behalf of our kids".
Despite their second-half wastefulness, Spurs held firm to clinch a victory that their focus and commitment deserved, and they take a wave of momentum with them into Thursday's UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg against Inter Milan.
