Baseball goes bananas after Colon takes Shields deep
The world is upside down.
One of the greatest moments in sports history took place Saturday, when 42-year-old New York Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon took San Diego Padres pitcher James Shields yard for his first career home run.
(Courtesy: MLB.com)
As "Big Sexy" rounded the bases amid an insane reaction from his teammates on the bench, the world of baseball lost its collective mind.
Do you believe in miracles? YES!https://t.co/zEgp22OsD1
— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2016
Cue Scully: "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) May 8, 2016
Statcast had Bartolo Colon's homer off the bat at a cool 97 mph. It landed 365 feet away. No matter how you slice it, it was perfect. #Mets
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 8, 2016
BIG SEXY!!!!!
— Zack Wheeler (@Wheelerpro45) May 8, 2016
SAN DIEGO — Bartolo Colon has homered, confirming at long last that yes, there is a God. — 30 --
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) May 8, 2016
Henceforth, May 7 will always be known as Bartolo Colon Day. The day the baseball world stood still.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 8, 2016
Colon's big bang has already been turned into hilarious memes, cementing the legacy of his home run power along with the greats.
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) May 8, 2016
WE ARE ALL WITNESSES. #BARTOLO pic.twitter.com/fFeRAbVIGD
— megan brown (@thatgirlondeck) May 8, 2016
Replay of Colon's homerun... pic.twitter.com/0rL6yblRKs
— Steve D. (@SteveDietrich13) May 8, 2016
And, of course, what better way to enjoy this remarkable moment in baseball history than to watch it over and over again. In slow motion.
(Slow motion) Bartolo Colon carries his bat to first base following a home run pic.twitter.com/loHqyDR5qT
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) May 8, 2016