Before I get into the point of this post I have to tell you about something that happened to me before last night’s game. We needed to pick up a few things in the way of snacks , beverages, beer, etc. because we were having my friend and his wife over to watch the Mets.
So as my girlfriend was hitting the deli counter and the snack aisle, I had the all-important responsibility of choosing the appropriate beer.
But on my way to the back of the supermarket I had to pass through their DVD and CD section where a couple of movies caught my eye.
So I’m standing there reading the back of a DVD – donned in a t-shirt and my Harvey jersey – when all of a sudden this guy behind me turns and screams, “YEAH!!! METS BABY!!!”
Honestly, he scared the living shit out of me, but I laughed and we high-fived and we talked a little about the Flores homer from the night before. Which brings me to this…
How amazing was it to see that packed house at Citi Field last night? Hearing that loud and boisterous crowd gave me goosebumps and sent chills down my spine.
It was so good to see Mets fans so enthusiastic about the team again and coming out to root for them in droves. I loved every minute of it.
At one point, they were so loud, that I actually had to mess around with the sound bar because we couldn’t even hear each other speak. But who knew it was actually going to get ten times louder…
For the first seven innings, you could clearly hear the fans, but it wasn’t until the bottom of the eighth until they made really themselves known, took charge of the night, and began reaching epic proportions.
In the bottom of the eighth inning when Washington’s manager Matt Williams made the decision to walk Yoenis Cespedes so that they could pitch to a red-hot Lucas Duda who had already clubbed two homers in the game , the noise level was through the roof. Yes, of course I know there’s no roof at Citi Field just use your imagination. 🙂
But when Duda went up there against the lefty reliever Matt Thornton and laced that opposite field double against the wall to score Curtis Granderson and give the Mets the 3-2 lead, it was an absolute madhouse!
It was sheer pandemonium! We’re not just talking your usual thunderous applause here, I mean it was an absolute freaking madhouse with delirious fans screaming at the tops of their lungs!!!
Then right after that, the sold-out crowd of 42,996 of the most passionate fans in all of sports started chanting: Let’s Go Mets! Let’s Go Mets! Let’s Go Mets!
It was glorious… It was incredible… It was pure Mets-Mania… It was by far the loudest and most boisterous LGM chant I’ve ever heard since we first moved into Citi Field in 2009.
Suddenly, our not so new, but gorgeous ballpark is starting to feel like home again… It’s starting to feel like that grand old lady – Big Shea.
So with the Mets up by a run heading into the ninth and Jeurys Familia on to slam the door, an electrified and supercharged crowd let out a ROAR so loud after he struck out Michael Taylor to end the game, that it must have registered a 9.5 on the Richter Scale in Palo Alto, California. Spam, Bam Thank You Maam!!! Game Over!!!
In stunning fashion, our New York Mets had taken the first two games against the Washington Nationals and pulled within one game of first place in the NL East and the fans gave the team the Conquering Hero Treatment! It was so incredibly emotional to see… There they were – Mets Fans – Loud and Proud!
And tonight the Mets will go for the sweep of the Nationals in front of a national audience in the Sunday Game of the Week on ESPN. Wow… Can you imagine what the crowd at Citi Field is going to sound like tonight?!?!
The Mets are back… The Fans are back… And dare I say…
THE MAGIC IS BACK!!!
