Liza Crooning With Jay Payton

Liza Minnelli’s “New York, New York” during the seventh-inning stretch brought the 41,000 flag-waving fans in attendance to their feet. The first responders behind Minnelli even improvised a somewhat synchronized “chorus shuffle” dance during the song. Afterward, amid the excitement of the moment, Minnelli embraced Mets outfielder Jay Payton, who was on deck preparing for his forthcoming at-bat. In Payton’s words, that moment “was just a reminder of how beautiful this country is.”