The Mets were on the verge of getting swept by the Chicago Cubs; a series where the Mets bats were non-existent (whats new) when Kirk Nieuwenheis hit a walk off - three run home run.
Going into the ninth inning the Mets had just three hits, and had committed two errors on the same play which resulted in 2 runs for the Cubs. They literally looked like a little league team throwing the ball all over the place gifting the Cubs with 2 runs. There was no hope, the Mets had lost their last 4 games and went into the 9th with only three hits, when suddenly Marlyn Byrd hit a solo shot to cut the Cubs lead to 3-1. Watching the game you saw a Mets dugout that had the look of a team that was about to get swept, go 1-7 on their home stand, and lose yet another game to a sub-par team but when
“When Marlon hit the home run, there’s a huge bolt of energy through the bench,” Terry Collins (Mets Manager) said. “And then when Lucas (Duda) walked, there were guys saying, ‘We’re gonna win the game.' Sure enough, it was true.” Mets Catcher John Buck then singled and moved Duda to second base and Omar Quintinilla executed a sacrifice bunt to put the two runners in scoring position. However, that was not needed. Kirk Nieuwenheis blasted a walk off home-run into the second deck and the Mets finally looked alive!
This is what the team needed. As they are auditioning half of their minor league system for next year, they need some of those young guys to show some promise and show they belong in the big leagues. Kirk made a bid last night, although he has not looked too promising so far at the Major league level, he hit a clutch home run which will give the Mets something to hold their head high about going into a series against the division leader the Atlanta Braves.
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