Congratulations Pete Alonso
This final series and tonight was about Pete Alonso trying to surpass Aaron Judge‘s single season rookie home run record. It didn’t take long as he absolutely destroyed a Mike Foltynewicz fastball for his record breaking 53rd homer:
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❄️?❄️? ❄️?❄️? pic.twitter.com/v7gUjhzDNQ— New York Mets (@Mets) September 29, 2019
The sheer joy he exhibited as he rounded those bases was incredible. The emotion he showed subsequent was genuine. Not since Wilmer Flores has a Mets player become so overcome with emotion they cried on the field.
Alonso did that.
It shows how much he loves the game. It shows how much he’s overtaken by this just as we all are. We see him being a better and more genuine person than he is a baseball player. When you think about it, that’s saying something.
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Surprised you credited Pete and not Mickey for the homer
That’s a weird comment
Alonso celebrating before he got to first base, not even bothering to trot until he was halfway there, and peacocking for a strictly personal accomplishment surprised me and the people I was watching with, and took something out of it for us.
We were relieved Folty got pulled before Pete’s next at bat. It’s rare when a hitter pulls something like this and doesn’t get put on his arse. Act like you’ve hit one before, rook.
It was a record breaker. He’s allowed to celebrate it.
You’re mortified in the rejoicing of player accomplishments?
Seriously?