September 21, 2001 - Shea Stadium, Flushing, NYThe Mets take on the Braves in the first game played in New York after the attacks on 9/11. Mike Piazza, emotional in his support of the police and firefighters, hits a two-run homer in the eighth inning for a 3-2 win.
"I'm just so happy I gave the people something to cheer," Piazza said. "There was a lot of emotion. It was just a surreal sort of energy out there. I'm just so proud to be a part of it tonight."
"These people are great," he said. "New York has been so strong through all this. I feel so sad. I met two kids today who lost their fathers. "I'm glad to give people a diversion from the sorrow, to give them a thrill. If the season ends tomorrow, we're all winners, because we didn't give up," Piazza said.
