PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Everyone knows the glorious end of this story.
Ron Swoboda made The Catch to save the Miracle Mets in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series. The Mets won in the 10th inning on a throwing error and went on to capture their first world championship the next day, October 16, against the Orioles.
To fully tell that miraculous tale, Swoboda, 74, digs through his locker at Mets Fantasy Camp on Friday to pull out The Glove that made The Catch.
The leather shows all the wear and tear of 50 years, but just like the man himself, the Rawlings glove remains strong, reliable and there is that miraculous webbing, where Brooks Robinson’s line drive settled after a backhanded dive by Swoboda.