Joey Meneses seconds before he hit the walk-off HR; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
Last week, I wrote about the improbable run of Joey Meneses and what makes him different from other older rookies, or in this case, he is a 30 year old rookie doing what no other player has done in a Nationals’ uniform. His movie script isn’t fully written and that’s why we play the games. Would you believe tonight he hit his first career walk-off in a 2-strike, 2-out, extra inning situation with his team behind by a run. It was a 3-run smash. As he rounded the bases, the fans who remained were chanting, “Joey, Joey, Joey, Joey.” Continue reading
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