Miami marlins Adam Greenberg gets second chance

The roaring crowd rose as one when Adam Greenberg walked to the plate for the first time in seven years and Marlins teammates leaning over the dugout railing joined the applause.
Three strikes later they were cheering still. Greenbergs second chance in the major leagues went a lot better than the first one even though he struck out.
It was magical he said. The energy in the stadium was something I never experienced and I dont know if I will ever experience it again. You could just feel the genuine support. It was awesome.
Beaned by the first pitch he saw in the majors in 2005 Greenberg made a comeback Tuesday Greenberg signed a oneday contract before the game and led off the sixth inning against New York Mets 20 game winner R.A. Dickey who threw him three consecutive knuckleballs. Greenberg took the first for a strike then swung at the next two and missed. He fanned on three pitches as a pinch hitter for Miami. The Marlins won 4-3 in 11 innings.The game was Greenbergs first since his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2005 when he was hit in the back of the head by the first pitch he saw  a 92 mph fastball that derailed his career.Back in the big leagues at age 31 Greenberg took part in batting practice and then watched the early innings from the bench. After Rob Brantly homered he received a celebratory chest bump from a grinning Greenberg in the dugout.
By the fifth inning Greenberg had a bat in his hands as he paced in the dugout. In the sixth manager Ozzie Guillen sent him up to bat for outfielder Bryan Petersen.
Guillen a former player watched as Greenberg walked to the plate and the ballpark shook with a roar.
You know what went through my mind? Guillen said. I said how lucky I was to get 10,000 at bats in the big leagues.
Greenberg swung under an 80 mph knuckler for strike three and the crowd groaned then renewed its cheers as Greenberg returned to the bench. He smiled as he received a hug and back slaps from Jose Reyes high fives from other teammates and a whisper in the ear from Guillen.
A lot of mixed emotions there getting high fived after a strikeout by the entire team Greenberg said. It was different.
When Greenberg slipped his bat into the rack he was still grinning. The at bat had lasted 33 seconds.
Its going to last an eternity for me he said.
Guillen replaced him in the lineup before the next inning.