When Daniel Murphy came to the plate in the 8th winning as the go-ahead run I thought for sure that he would find a way to get a hit to at least tie the game for the Mets. My heart and stomach dropped when he flied out with the realization that the Mets would have to travel to Los Angeles for Game 5.
After the complete debacle in Game 2 and the dominance by the Mets in Game 3, we end up exactly where most thought with one game to decide the series. Sure there is plenty of reasons to be pessimistic, how dominant Zack Greinke has been this year or how good the Dodgers have been at home in 2015.
This is the 2015 New York Mets though, who have shown complete disregard for heart-breaking losses while coming out the next game in victorious fashion. Why not again on Thursday when they have their ace going on regular rest against a team he completely dominated just four days ago.
Call me crazy but I have all the confidence in the World going into Thursday and it is all because of Jacob deGrom who has already shown the bright lights of the playoffs will have no effect on him. I go back to the All-Star game when deGrom displayed to the world what Mets fans already knew, that he was one of the best pitchers on earth and that no situation was going to shake him. The only other pitcher we should see from the Mets is our shutdown closer Jeurys Familia who the Dodgers haven’t touched yet.
Of course the offense will have to do it’s part as well and as good as Greinke is, the Mets will have their best lineup out with Michael Conforto against a righty. Since getting Yoenis Cespedes at the deadline this offense has been one of the best in baseball and I will put my money on them in the biggest game of the season.
Do I think the Mets will win on Thursday? Of course I do. Do I think it’s possible I have a heart attack before the game is over? Of course I do. You gotta believe in this team that has battled through adversity all season from the Wilmer Flores non-trade to the Matt Harvey hoopla to the job that Sandy Alderson did at the deadline to put the Mets in this position.
This Mets team is going to win, the only question is who is going to be the hero? Will it be David Wright who has waited nine long years to get back here? Will it be Curtis Granderson who has been the Mets best player in the playoffs? Will it be Lucas Duda who is in a slump but could break out at any moment? Or could it be Wilmer Flores who has already been the Mets hero this year before and has the chance again thanks to that dirt-bag Chase Utley?
Let’s win this one for Ruben.
