It was a classic double-play: One of the city’s best hitters and one of its most cherished voices pairing up before the first pitch at Citi Field.
Legendary newsman Pete Hamill sat down with famed Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez in the SNY broadcast booth before Sunday’s game against the Phillies — a reunion more than 20 years in the making.
“It’s a far cry from Elaine’s, huh?” Hernandez, 62, said to the 81-year-old author, recalling some of the memories they shared at the iconic Upper East Side celebrity hangout.
“We really had some fun times.