Bottom of the third, Mets already leading 5-0. Leading off for the Nationals, light-hitting (.212, 1 HR, 19 RBI) catcher Gary Bennett. After fouling off one of Tom Glavine's 3-2 pitches, Bennett lifts a fly ball to short right field. Right fielder Marlon Anderson, second baseman Miguel Cairo, and first baseman Doug "Mankiewicz" Mientkiewicz all converge. Cairo makes the catch. Keith Hernandez, providing color commentary, likes what he sees.
Hernandez: This is the pop-up you work on in spring training. The sheriff here is the outfielder, and Marlon defers here to Cairo. It's so important on those plays to use your voice, and scream "I got it, I got it" and "You take it, you take it," whatever.
Play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson adds: "Or as it would be in today's game "yo la tengo." Yo La Tengo of course a long-time New Jersey band, a great success, and huge Met fans. Haven't seen Ira—Ira's the lead singer—usually a regular. Haven't had a chance to see Ira this year."
Hernandez: (silence)
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