After seeing the last out in game 6 of the 2010 NLCS, I feel compelled to compare that at-bat to an infamous AB in Mets history. For those who missed it, the Phillies were down by one run in the bottom of the ninth in a must win game 6. They were able to get runners on the corners and at the plate is one of the most well-known Phillies for the bat, Ryan Howard. Fast-foward the story, he struck out looking.
Carlos Beltran was at the plate in game 7 of the 2006 NLCS, down by two runs with the bases loaded and struck out looking at an Adam Wainright curveball.
Now, there are a lot of differences. Beltan was game 7, Howard was game 6 (mentally completely different, even though they are both elimination games). Beltran was down two runs, Howard down one run. Howard was on a team that just won two straight pennants including a World Series, Beltran was not.
Differences aside, on the fan perspective, the feeling of “hope” was almost identical. At their respective given times, victory felt more than possible because of the players at the plate. That fleeting feeling of hope, I argue, should be the same between last night and 4 seasons ago (wow that was a long time ago, but feels like yesterday).
Well, just a thought.
