Tag: Tomas Nido

The Mets’ third base line was the real MVP with 2 hits that somehow barely stayed fair

“It’s gonna stay on the line, OH MAN!”

The New York Mets clearly had magic on their side Monday night. That or some incredible luck. In a battle against the San Diego Padres, it was almost impossible to tell the difference.

Let’s take it to the bottom of the seventh inning.

Luis Guillorme is up to bat against San Diego’s Yu Darvish. He drops a sinking bunt that somehow stayed fair on the thinnest of margins on the third-base line — much to the disbelief of New York announcer Gary Cohen. Two batters later, Tomas Nido tried to get one over on Darvish. He also got a hit that somehow perfectly straddled the third-base line.

What a twist of events seemingly no one watching could’ve fathomed:

Artistry. Pure artistry. New York would go on to win 5-0, but the victory wasn’t necessarily the star of the show. It was the third base line smiling on the Mets’ fortunes twice in one inning.