These first two games of this series have been a roller coster. On Monday the Mets were up by three in the fourth, but then in the bottom half, Niese gave up five and the Met bullpen didn't allow another run cross the plate. That allowed the Met offense to chip away and eventually win the game.
Then tonight, with Matt Harvey coming off the controversial innings limit debacle, fed by the media, showed that he might be a little bit distracted. He put the Mets in a 7-1 hole before departing and again the bullpen came in and held the Nationals scoreless. Cespedes made up for his blunder with a three run double. In the eighth, Kirk came up as a pinch hitter and gave the Mets the lead. It seems that everyone is helping the Mets win games.
One of my best, closest friends brought to my attention that the turning point of the season might have been Flores crying on the field. I think it brought to light the fact that Flores is a good player and he has shown that the Mets made the right choice in keeping him. I think that that might have been the start of a snowball affect. Flores wasn't traded for Carlos Gomez, but the Mets still went out and got an outfielder in that guy with those bright armbands, Cespedes. Flores hits a game winning homer two days after not getting traded against rival, Washington Nationals, and it was off the races for the Mets. The Met bench seems to be a lot more powerful as well as their bullpen. It's been a great showing from all the players on this September roster. Seeing Familia's fire at the end of games has been really fun to watch. This team has been really fun to watch and I think my whole block knows it after Tuesday's game.
Congratulations to Bartolo Colon for being awarded NL player of the week.
Lets go Mets!
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