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How A Home Run Helped Us Heal After 9/11

Vincent Mauro Jr. remembers turning on his television on Sept. 21, 2001, 10 days after terrorist attacks on New York City, and just four after baseball resumed after an unexpected week-long hiatus. The set flickered to life. Shea Stadium at 7 p.m. The Mets and the Braves were head to head. Decked out his signature blue and orange, Mike Piazza stepped up to the plate, kicking up red sand. He held back the bat like an offering. New Yorkers crossed their fingers for a good sign.

Then he swang, knocking the ball clear out of the field.

Mets fans were cheering. Braves fans were cheering. Mauro, from his couch, was cheering.

He had needed it. So had a lot of sports fans across the country. As Adam Joseph added, the reason why was simple: Sports helps everybody heal.”

With a slight change of tone, memories like this kicked off the Cannoli/Knish Sports Hour” on WNHH radio Friday morning, the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. To listen to the full episode, which traverses Joel Rudikoff’s beloved (and probably cursed) Mets to the rough start of the Badgers’ football season earlier this week, click on the audio below or find it in iTunes or on any podcast app under WNHH Community Radio.” 

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