Consigned to the Mets bench just 24 hours earlier, when manager Terry Collins named Lucas Duda his regular 1st baseman, Ike Davis was sent in to Saturday's game against the Reds as a pinch hitter. It was an inviting situation -- his team down a run, the bases loaded and nobody out. Give Davis credit: he seized the moment. This swing resulting in a walk-off grand slam homer and a 6-3 New York victory. Look carefully in the image below and you'll see the ball dropping toward the seats directly under the A in Subway.
Initially, I wasn't sure about the image below. An unidentified Reds fielder intrudes on our view of the scrum awaiting Davis at home place. But on further review, the Cincinnati player walking off field in shadow, and likely in a bad mood, contrasts so well with the Mets in their bright white uniforms soaking in the sun and the joy of Ike's home run.
Of course, a walk off homer means the Star of the Game TV interview (with post-game radio reporter Seth Everett in the dugout waiting his turn).
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