Remembering Mets Broadcaster Bob Murphy

On September 25, 2003, the New York Mets honored their long-time broadcaster, Bob Murphy, with an on-field ceremony before their game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Murphy was about to do what he loved one last time, broadcast a Mets’ game from the team’s radio booth at Shea Stadium. Murphy had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and would pass away less than a year later, on August 3,...