2000 World Series- Game #3: Agbayani's Double Puts Mets Ahead For Good In 8th

October 24th 2000- World Series Game #3: It was the only game I acknowledge from that Series, as we sat in the very last seats in the left field upper deck at Shea Stadium and let the other NY teams fans have it.

It was the first World Series game back at Shea since the Championship of 1986, which I was at as well. Tonight the Mets stopped Orlando Hernandez's post season win streak at eight games as they won 4-2. In the bottom of the 2nd, Robin Ventura put the Mets on the board with a HR to right center field, almost hitting the apple.

Rick Reed lost the lead and the Mets trailed 2-1 until the 6th inning. Ventura got aboard on a walk, and Todd Zeile doubled him home to tie it. Turk Wendell, Dennis Cook & John Franco got the Mets to the 9th inning with out any further damage.

In the bottom of the 8th, Zeile singled and Benny Agbayani who hit over .350 in the post season doubled home what would be the winning run. Agbayani was removed for pinch runner Super Joe McEwing. Next Jay Payton got an infield hit and pinch hitter Bubba Trammell's sac fly made it 4-2.

Armando Benitez got the save in the 9th, and the Mets had a happy recap.