During the third inning of the Mets 12 inning loss to the Dodgers, Marlon Byrd stepped to the plate with one out and runners on first and second, hoping to extend their 1-0 lead. Byrd took the first pitch, ball one. The second pitch floated past, ball two, and the third went by to bring a 3-0 count.
At the moment, I was thinking, "Draw the walk, load the bases for Turner" and then that was when the 4th pitch came in, and Byrd unleashed his bat. Okay, I will be honest, to me, he didn't "unleash" his bat. As a matter of fact, that might have been one of the weakest home runs that I have ever seen. Even so, it still got the job done by landing in left field.
At first, just by looking at contact, it looked like Byrd scored a single, maybe a double that could score both runners. No, it was not meant to be, the ball kept heading towards the outfield at a low angle, and Byrd rounded the bases happily as he has just hit his 100th career home run.
I doubt Byrd can get to 200 home runs, but he is far from over, the rejuvenated career of his has only just begun, a career that could begin some of his best seasons.
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