In 1994, former Mets’ great Keith Hernandez published a personal favorite of mine called “Pure Baseball.” In it, Hernandez insightfully dissected baseball strategy and nuances from the perspective of a knowledgeable spectator attending two Mets games.
Today Hernandez works as TV color analyst for the Mets. Interested in a few more Hernandez baseball insights, I watched the WPIX New York broadcast of all four recent Cubs-Mets games (via MLB.TV). And rewarded I was, especially in the last game Sunday when the most interesting and exciting play of the series happened.
Here’s a transcription of Hernandez and Gary Cohen’s fascinating call of Javier Baez’s pivotal steal of home in the 7th inning.