Mets » The Greatest Thing In Mets History http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 BP Mets Unfiltered: This is the Moment http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/07/bartolo-colon-home-run-new-york-mets-best-night-of-baseball-ever/ http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/07/bartolo-colon-home-run-new-york-mets-best-night-of-baseball-ever/#comments Sun, 08 May 2016 01:44:12 +0000 http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=651 We will go ahead and update this as soon as we get the official highlight video, but the impossible dream was realized in the second inning of tonight’s Mets-Padres game. I think I’d better let Gary explain. (Courtesy of Ben Diamond.)

Bartolo Colon, at the age of 43, hit a home run despite usually taking cuts where his helmet falls off.  Here’s a slow-mo video of him carrying his bat with him–ostensibly because he’s a boss–courtesy of Kenny Ducey:

There are few moments in baseball that are just pure joy. I’m not sure anyone (shy of James Shields) isn’t ecstatic about this event. A 43-year-old man took a pitch yard, despite every appearance that this particular event would never happen. He’s an overweight pitcher who spent most of his career in the American League. I love baseball, and I love this team.

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