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08:18 AM ET 05.02 | Daniel Murphy wasn't sure what was happening. Murphy stood in the batter's box with one out in the ninth inning of a tie game between the Mets and Phillies, when an unusual chant started in the stands at Citizens Bank Park. "USA! ... USA! ..." Shortly after news broke that Osama bin Laden had been killed, word spread throughout the stadium and the chant was repeated occasionally over the next six innings as the game lasted until well after midnight before the Mets finally beat the Phillies, 2-1 in 14 innings. "I had no idea what was going on," said Murphy, who ended up striking out. "I just thought they were super-patriotic. I heard the chanting, but I didn't know what it was about. It's one of those things. ... I won't forget it." Manager Terry Collins said he thought the game should have been stopped so both teams could have gone on the field and clapped or another rendition of "God Bless America" could be played.

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May 2, 2011 08:36 AM ET

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(With apoligies to Johnny Cash)

The Navy Seals went up to Islamabad
And met Osama there
Found him in his parlor
And tied him to his chair
Osama's gone, one more round Osama's gone

First time they shot him they shot him in the side
Hard to watch him suffer
But with the second shot he died
Osama's gone, one more round Osama's gone

Wanted Man

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May 2, 2011 09:26 AM ET

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Good morning all. Big news indeed!

The Moose

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May 2, 2011 09:28 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:24 AM ET 05.02 by Lex-LOU-thor

Would have been nice if they would have let the players know what the heck was going on. Man - it should have been on the loud speakers between innings.

Yeah - you would think they would have out an announcement on the jumbotron.

The Moose

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May 2, 2011 09:29 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:28 AM ET 05.02 by Lex-LOU-thor

Morn'in Glades Glider. (is this a better moniker????)

LOL! You come up with some good ones, I gottta admit.

The Moose

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May 2, 2011 09:33 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:31 AM ET 05.02 by Catwoman

I liked it because it was spontaneous ... wish I could have been somewhere among a bunch of people when the news broke. Instead, I was slumbering ... unaware of what was going on. If I had just stayed up 1/2 hour longer!

I was watching the news and got to see the President's address.