Forget the Kentucky Derby. Forget playoff basketball and hockey. Forget March Madness and the Super Bowl.
The greatest sports moment of 2016 — no, the greatest moment period — happened Saturday night, when Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon hit his first career home run at Petco Park off Padres starter James Shields. The 42-year-old Colon, all 285-pounds of him, rounded the bases with an enormous grin as the Mets bench went absolutely bonkers.
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SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen summarized the moment perfectly, exclaiming, "The impossible has happened!