Terry Collins hit the nail on the head when he told reporters last night how him and his team are approaching each game from here on in.
“Each guy’s got to pick his part up and tug on his end of the rope,” Collins said. “We’ve got to approach every game like it’s the biggest game of the year.”
Last night, it was two new names who keyed the Mets offense, Eric Campbell who drove in the game winning run and Juan Lagares whose two-run triple iced the team’s 5-1 victory over the Marlins.
New day, different heroes, and that’s how it’s been for the Amazins these days, it has been a real and total team effort.
Meanwhile the offense is producing at an entirely new and unprecedented level since Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson got into town.
MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo pointed out that from Opening Day through their final game without Johnson and Uribe, the Mets ranked last in the National League in runs scored with 3.4 per game. Since that time they are tied for first, averaging 5.9 per night.
You may recall an article I did last month in which I stipulated that what the Mets needed to do was get there offense from 3.5 runs per game to 4.0 and it seems that we may have accomplished that and more. When the Mets score 4 or more runs in a game they are 40-6.
The reason that I believe that the Mets are here to stay, is because the offense is now up to the task of winning on a day in and day out basis. They are a confident group that believes they’re going to come back and win no matter how far they are behind and how late it is in the game. Better known as a killer instinct.
“It’s a confident group,” Campbell said after the game. “Now, the thinking is, ‘When is something good going to happen?’ Because we’ve been swinging the bats well and it seems like everything is falling our way right now.”
Confidence can bring out the best in everyone. And right now the New York Mets are an excellent example of that. As I said, it’s a different hero every day which symbolizes the mark of a team that’s well constructed.
I still laugh when I think back and remember that only 12 days ago John Mayberry was our cleanup hitter and our bench was stocked with five hitters who were hitting a collective .182. We’ve come a long way.
