Thinking back about that moment in time, Todd Zeile doesn't talk about the at-bats, the Mike Piazza home run or even the nervousness from that Sept. 21, 2001, game. The first Major League Baseball contest played in New York City after the Sept. 11 terror attacks has been boiled down to those video clips over the years.
Retired New York Mets third baseman David Wright chats with a firefighter on Tuesday at Ladder Co. 25 in Manhattan during an annual event where retired players from the Mets visit firehouses in Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Retired New York Mets player Todd Zeile chats with New York firefighters on Tuesday at Ladder Co. 25 in Manhattan during an annual event where retired players from the Mets visit firehouses in Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Chief of Fire Department John Esposito, left, shakes hands with retired New York Mets pitcher Al Leiter on Tuesday at Ladder Co. 25 in Manhattan during an annual event where retired players from the Mets visit firehouses in Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Retired New York Mets third baseman David Wright chats with a firefighter on Tuesday at Ladder Co. 25 in Manhattan during an annual event where retired players from the Mets visit firehouses in Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Retired New York Mets player Todd Zeile chats with New York firefighters on Tuesday at Ladder Co. 25 in Manhattan during an annual event where retired players from the Mets visit firehouses in Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Chief of Fire Department John Esposito, left, shakes hands with retired New York Mets pitcher Al Leiter on Tuesday at Ladder Co. 25 in Manhattan during an annual event where retired players from the Mets visit firehouses in Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
