Note: The Black Magic Mets
In the fifth inning last night, the Mets down 2–0, with one out and a runner on first, Johan Santana hit a weak, broken-
bat ground ball toward the pitcher, which was followed in-step by the barrel-end of the bat.
The ball and bat traveled together beyond the pitcher, over the mound and in front of second base. Cubs SS Ronny Cedeno lunged for the ball, but it hit the bouncing bat before he could reach it, allowing Santana to be safe at first.
David Wright later hit a two-run single to tie the game.
Joking with reporters after the game, Santana said, “It hit the bat twice, it should count as two hits.
According to the Daily News, Cubs manager Lou Pinella later called it, ‘Santana’s Magic Bat Trick.’
…is lou being clever, and putting a twist on Santana’s Black Magic Woman, the song…man, i hope so……
…by the way, i am reading and hearing a lot of people comparing this to the black cat from 1969, which was also against the Cubs…
For more on the Black Cat, Black Bat situation, check out Filip Bondy in today’s Daily News, who concludes by writing, “This is no time to discard a four-leaf clover, or a seeing-eye bat.”
