The All-Star break came really quick -- at least to me -- which is a little surprising because looking at how the Squad from Queens kicked off the season I bet most of us thought this season was going to be long and painful.
But awesomely enough the Mets have surprised us and have started a few runs, putting to the side the many injuries, the uncertainty of the José Reyes situation and the owners being broke and talking shit about our team.
What stood out more was the difference between these Mets and the clubs from the past three years.
Even after the most frustrating losses, this year’s team hasn’t looked over matched or without a chance during any game -- and more importantly they have shown a lot of heart. The best example was that game against the Pirates when they came back from being down 7-0 and came out with the win.
To me the last two series on the Left Coast best described this season and will hopefully also be a small sample of what they will do during the second half:
-- Against the Dodgers every single player chipped in and backed up some solid pitching. The guys that are supposed to carry the offense contributed (even Jason Bay, imagine that) and even though they couldn’t complete the sweep and got shut out the last game, they came out with three out of four in L.A.
-- Against the (former New York) Giants, pitching kept them close in the first game and the bench/role players came through at the end of the game to get the win. They lost that series but they didn’t look bad at all facing the top three pitchers from the World Champions.
The Mets have maintained a steady pace for the last month and it hasn’t shown in the standings only because the Phillies and Braves haven’t stopped winning either. But I think at the end, the fellas rockin’ Orange and Blue can catch up to them and take over if they keep looking like they have the past few weeks.
Hopefully this is the year that October baseball finally comes back to Queens.
LET’S GO METS!
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