Looking Back

6
0
 Looking Back  Links2
 Looking Back
The following is a recap of the Mets’ first post-September 11 home game, played ten days following the events of that tragically fateful morning. At this point, the team had already played a number of road games since the tragedy, but baseball had yet to return to New York City. No one in the city was anywhere close to the point of healing, yet Mike Piazza and the Mets gave an ... (link)

Tags:

Comments

Links (2)

Blog: Time Is Now & 9/21 Remembered
Published 9/11/2007 by Mike Nichols at MetsBlog.com
... Bortone also pens an excellent post on his trip to Shea Stadium for the Mets first post-September 11 home game against the Braves in 2001. ...

Looking Back: Piazza's Most Significant Home Run
Published 9/11/2007 by Cecilio's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... . To all those in the crowd, it was simply unforgettable. As Piazza's ball sailed over the centerfield wall, 41,000-plus gave themselves a moment to...well, lose themselves again. To embrace innocence. To be a fan - and nothing else. ...

Related Content

Related Stories
1

On Deck: The Mets Are Running Away

Filed under: Tigers , Rangers , Braves , Mets , Dodgers , Padres On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchups New York Mets (82-61) vs. Atlanta Braves (73-71)-7:05PM Est. It wasn't too long ago that the Mets were ...
2

Tim Hudson is a bad baserunner, big whiner

During 3-2 loss to the New York Mets, Altanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson took a huge lead off second, got picked off by Oliver Perez and then cried about it like a big little baby: "Every time a pitcher gets on base now, I'm gonna pick," said Hudson, upset that Perez would focus on picking off a fellow pitcher. "Obviously I'm not a very good baserunner."
4

What is Tim Hudson Talking About?

During the sixth inning of last night’s 3-2 loss to the New York Mets, Braves pitcher Tim Hudson was picked off while straying too far from second base by Mets starter Oliver Perez. After the game, Hudson showed his bitter side by insinuating ...
2

GLAVINE:1 MORE YEAR | By KEVIN KERNAN | New York Mets

September 11, 2007 -- THE Mets ' pitching picture is a lot brighter with Pedro Martinez ' s return from shoulder surgery, but there is more positive news. Tom Glavine wants to come back for a 22nd major-league season. " I ' m having as much fun as I ' ...
4

The Time is Now

Anyone who knows me understands that I don’t believe in the “big series”. And I certainly never thought that a lousy six-game stretch in early September would be any more meaningful than one in early May. But a week like the one the ...