METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE MAY 23, 2022 GAME:
Hot Foot
May 31, 2022
A special and bittersweet day. Bittersweet because it was the day the long-time Mets coach Joe Pignatano passed away, but for the 2022 squad it was a day of celebration because it was Buck's birthday. Before the game the players decorated the batting cage area and Eduardo Escobar led his skipper out there blindfolded to destroy a pinata with a baseball bat.
The Mets were down early, causing me to put on my (lucky) Mets hat. And just like that, a 2-0 deficit turned into a 5-2 lead. After three singles, Lindor hit a double, scoring two to tie it up. The next batter Pete Alonso hit a 3 run home run and the Mets never looked back.
Then in the late innings a memorable moment occurred when McNeil silenced a heckler who screamed," You got no power McNeil!" in range of the SNY and radio microphones. On the next pitch, McNeil hit a ball 408 feet into McCovey cove. Then Canha hit another one right after him for good measure, shutting that heckler up for good.
A good team win, the Met's biggest margin of victory for the year (so far), and a fitting tribute to Piggy.
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