...from the jaws of defeat. What other way to describe last night's Mets - Phillies marathon? Like an old-fashioned heavyweight boxing match, it went back and forth, one contender dropped to the canvas, only to rise again, sustain more punches -- and deliver more punches. Let the newspapers or
websites serve up the juicy details, I was fortunate enough to capture it on my Canons.
Trailing 8-6 in the bottom of the 11th, Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera crushes a Edubray Ramos pitch and plants it in the right field seats. In a flash, a team in danger of spiralling out of the Wild Card picture -- down by two, and having been swept the previous three nights by the Braves -- gets off the canvas, and stands once again.
One of the team's emotional leaders, who besides his solid play at shortstop, is known for tossing away teammates' helmets when they reach the dugout after home runs, Cabrera is celebrated by the rest of the Mets as he reaches home plate.
In a season -- and a game -- where so much went wrong, these are the moments when things finally went right.
The victory keeps the Mets even with the Giants for the NL Wild Card lead. Cardinals, who had Thursday off, trail by just a half-game with nine to go.
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