Kevin Kernan of the NY Post, points out that the next challenge for the New York Mets is to gain home-field advantage in the NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Manager Terry Collins is fully aware and said he knows how vital it is for the Mets to grab home field.
“There’s no question that is on our scope,’’ Collins told Kernan.
“Friday night, after the Cespedes home run, we saw that the Nationals had just lost and I saw the Dodgers were losing 10-0, I said ‘Let’s get Familia in this game, we’re going to win this game and not only pick up a game on the Nationals, but a game on the Dodgers, too,’ ’’ Collins said.
With the Mets record at 82-61, and the Dodgers at 82-60, the Amazins are now just one half game behind L.A. for home field advantage.
Should the season end at a draw, the Mets own the tie-breaker against the Dodgers for taking four of seven in the season series between the two teams.
With the Washington Nationals practically dead and buried, the next thing on the agenda is for the Mets to lock this home-field advantage up.
Facing Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw is going to be a difficult enough challenge for the Mets without having to face them at Dodgers Stadium. We gotta do this!
Can you imagine what it will be like at Citi Field in a charged-up playoff atmosphere with throngs of energized fans on their feet cheering, screaming and rooting for the Mets during those first two games of the NLDS? Wow, goosebumps!
