00:03some of the best Mets memories they come with the soundtrack whether it's a ball heading toward the
00:08fence or a final strike fans of the amazons they've always loved how he rose at the microphone
00:13giving you words to shout all over again now with Rose retiring we're counting down our five best
00:19Mets calls from a voice that can make you laugh one minute reach for a box of tissues or have
00:23you
00:23running around and jumping for joy and our top five starts with a man who made anything that he
00:28did at the plate or running the base pass when it actually happened must see entertainment coming
00:34in at number five is a call that surrounds all-time Mets fan favorite you know him Mr. Bartolo Cologne
00:41when pitcher Bartolo Cologne put a ball in play the question was what would this adventure look like
00:46for Howie the other question was how much material could he fit into that adventure well this call
00:52earned him the best radio call the 2015 MLB awards Prado stays on the grass at third the pitch
00:58full swing he lines it to left center that's a base hit it's gonna roll to the warning track
01:03holy smokes record scores from second they're timing Cologne with a sundial he just now pulls into second
01:11with a double his third hit of the year he has met the challenge of hitting coach Kevin Long
01:17he drives in a run it is two to one New York well give Cologne credit for this much I
01:25don't know who
01:25it was who coined the classic phrase to thine own self be true Bartolo provided the double Howie provided
01:33the comedy two bases for Cologne one award for Howie pretty productive afternoon in my book now number
01:40four takes us to September 21st 2001 10 days after the September 11th attacks the Mets host the Braves
01:47at Shea Stadium for New York still grieving Mike Piazza hit a home run that gave the Mets a lead
01:52and gave that night a moment of release here's how Howie called it Lopez wants it away and it's hit
01:59deep
01:59to left center Andrew Jones on the run this one has a chance to run Mike Piazza and the Mets
02:06lead
02:07three to two even now when you watch or you hear that moment you can feel the emotion and the
02:13way
02:13Howie let it breathe with the applause from the fans undoubtedly a great call and undoubtedly a great
02:18moment in New York sports history at the third spot we go to one of the best pitchers in Mets
02:24history
02:25Johan Santana June 1st 2012 the Mets they had never thrown a no hitter then Santana took the mound
02:30against St. Louis and by the ninth inning every pitch carried the possibility of something the
02:35franchise had been waiting decades to celebrate then it came down to one more out how he had the
02:40mic he was ready for the moment Santana into the windup the payoff pitch on the way swung out and
02:47missed strike three he's done it Johan Santana has pitched a no header in the 8,020th game in the
02:57history
02:57of the New York Mets they finally have a no header and who better to do it than Johan Santana
03:06and what
03:07a remarkable story his teammates are bombing him at the mound it is a surreal feeling here at Citi Field
03:17the
03:18first no header in the history of the New York Mets has been pitched by as worthy a candidate as
03:28anyone
03:30Johan Santana put it in the books in the history books one of the seminal moments in the history of
03:40this
03:40franchise
03:44unbelievable this is a call worth saving as it was something fans thought they never would see a first for
03:50the
03:50franchise one of the great moments of baseball history in Flushing at number two it's a moment that let fans
03:58of the
03:58Metropolitans know the next stop for their team was the World Series the 2015 Mets they were on their way
04:04to
04:04sweeping the Cubs in the National League Championship Series the setting was Wrigley Field there was
04:09Familia he had the final pitch in game four of the 2015 National League Championship Series the Mets won
04:17the first three games they lead here eight to three here's the payoff pitch from Familia to Fowler on the
04:25way and it's in there strike three called the Mets win the pennant the New York Mets have won the
04:32National
04:33League pennant put it in the books the New York Mets for the first time in 15 years are champions
04:41of the
04:42National League and they are mobbing each other out behind the pitcher's mound they have completed a
04:48four game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series they win game four eight to three
04:56they're headed to the World Series
04:59against either Toronto or Kansas City we won't know until at least Friday and right now Josh I guarantee you
05:09the New York Mets don't care the Amazons won their first National League pennant in 15 years and that's the
05:16kind of call that you've got to turn up even when you are a
05:18ready no the ending and at number one let's go to 2024 Pete Alonzo in Milwaukee deciding game of the
05:26National League wild card series ninth inning Mets down to nothing two men on two outs from elimination Alonzo facing
05:33Devin Williams with the season hanging the balance you remember the OMG vibes that were here you know the swing
05:38Howie he was ready for an iconic call if you're a script writer and you think back to Pete Alonzo's
05:45career with the Mets and the chance that this
05:48could be his final at bat as a Met the drama will build even more the tying runs are on
05:54the Brewers lead two to nothing swing and a fly ball to right field pretty well hit Freelich back at
05:59the wall he jumps it's gone he did it he did it Pete Alonzo with the most memorable home run
06:06of his career pumps as fast as he rounds second it's a three run homer he's given the Mets a
06:12three to two lead they all pour out of the dugout Alonzo on his way to home plate they're waiting
06:18for him he hits the plate he is first congratulated by Nimmo hugged by Lindor there are a dozen Mets
06:25waiting for him outside the dugout Pete Alonzo keeps this fairy tale season going with the fairy tale swing of
06:33his career three to two New York and that's our number one and unforgettable call from Howie Rose from Bartolo's
06:40double to October drama these are five reasons Howie Rose gave us to keep hitting replay let us know in
06:46the comments what's your favorite Howie Rose call
06:48of all time Howie thank you for giving Mets fans so much to listen back to it's a career worth
06:53celebrating put it in the books
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