Well that was fun… My first chance to watch an entire Mets game in over a week and the fates treated me to an exciting walk-off victory off the bat of none other than the captain David Wright.
What a sight for sore eyes, seeing Wright deliver the game-winning hit and being swarmed by his teammates in joyous celebration. And of course, the first one to race out of the dugout like a Cuban missile to greet Wright was Yoenis Cespedes – who happened to crush his 14th homer of the season in the 6th inning to knot the game at 4-4.
At least for one game in this home stand, Wright heard a lot more cheers than jeers from the hometown crowd. Hopefully it’s a trend that continues for the embattled third baseman who has endured plenty of agony and not enough ecstasy so far this season.
Another player who gets a lot of undeserved incoming fire from the fans, is utility infielder Eric Campbell, who was starting in place of an ailing Lucas Duda today. The regular first-sacker for the Mets continues to deal with a balky back.
Campbell got things started in the ninth when he greeted Brew Crew reliever Michael Blazek with a sharp single. Kevin Plawecki would draw a walk in one of his better at-bats of the week, and then the Brewers intentionally walked Curtis Granderson to load them up for No. 5. Bad idea. Campbell would cross the plate with the game winner after Wright delivered the big tie-breaking base-knock on a 3-0 count.
The Mets had lost seven of their last nine contests heading into this one, but with two wins down and one to go against Milwaukee, the Mets have a chance to head into DC with some much needed momentum.
And who knows, maybe we can even return the favor and take two out of three from the Nationals next week. Confidence and momentum are huge factors in this game, and I love our chances with Noah Syndergaard on the mound tomorrow.
“We’ve been struggling as a team a little bit, especially offensively,” Wright said after the game. “It’s been our game plan to try and take in the momentum so hopefully we got some on our side now.”
Today’s walk-off win was the first of the season for the Mets and their first walk-off since July 31, 2015. And what tru Mets fan will ever forget that one – Wilmer Flores‘ walk-off homer to defeat the Nationals.
Anyway, bottom line? Great Game… Great Win… Great Moment… Damn, it feels good to write something again. LGM
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