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BY SAM KOROTKIN
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Ten days following the 9/11 tragedies in 2001, the New York Mets capped off an emotional night with a home run to finally give the New York home crowd something to cheer about. On Sunday night, the home run hitter, Mike Piazza returned to the Mets ballpark for the ten-year anniversary.
“I’m sorry, I just remember that day and I just distinctly remember praying and saying please God help me get through this night.”
The Mets honored those fallen on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with pregame ceremonies on Sunday, but according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, something was missing.
“There was no logical reason- none- for baseball forbidding the Mets from wearing caps honoring the New York City uniformed service departments on the 10- year anniversary of 9/11.”
The league said no to the caps during the game-- and Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey took to Twitter to explain why the team didn’t just wear them anyways.
“For all those upset that we didn’t wear the hats, I understand your anger. However, they physically took them from us after the ceremony."
What’s the reasoning behind the ban? Joe Torre, MLB’s executive vice president of baseball operations explains to WFAN...
“Certainly it’s not a lack of respect. We just felt all the major leagues are honoring the same way with the American flag on the uniform and the cap. This is a unanimity thing.”
ESPN’s Buster Olney reports the MLB believed the hats were quote ‘sacrosanct,’ and Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Kaduk explains...
“I also got the sense that baseball was looking to be as respectful as they could this weekend and not appear that they were trying to put a commercial spin on the tragic milestone.”
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