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Bartolo Colon Runs Down and Tags out A.J. Pierzynski, Remains a Living Legend

I’ve seen a baby open its eyes for the first time. I’ve driven through a hailstorm inside of a fog bank. I once watched the sun rise over the Blue Ridge Mountains.

With that said, I don’t believe I’ve ever experienced something as deeply moving as the sight of Bartolo Colon chasing down A.J. Pierzynski like a bowlegged Komodo dragon after a field mouse.

The inimitable Mets pitcher notched an all-time moment for himself and the Internet at large on Thursday when he caught Pierzynski with his feet in the cookie jar and tracked the Atlanta Braves catcher down in a wild, almost surreal fashion.