For a passionate, patient and long-suffering fan base, clinching the NL East Title was an indescribable feeling of exhilaration and emotion. There were tears of joy everywhere.
“We deserve this, the fans deserve it, the City of New York deserves it,” David Wright said. “I’m glad we could deliver for them. I can’t be more excited or more proud to wear the orange and blue. To be able to celebrate with these fans, this city, this team, is a privilege.”
“We knew we wanted to win this game,” Matt Harvey said. “We didn’t want to wait until tomorrow. We didn’t want to wait until Philadelphia. This game was probably the most important game of the year.”
“Harvey came to me the other day and he said, ‘I’m pitching. I want to throw at least 100 pitches,'” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “‘Whatever it takes.'”
“The Mets had everything going for them. They did a lot of things. That deadline came around and they got Cespedes, Clippard and they built their team,” Bryce Harper said. “I hope they win it all and good luck to them.”
“It’s gratifying to see it come together,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. “You never quite know when it’s going to happen. But you have to have faith. I am happyFor those guys in the locker room and I’m mostly happy for our fans.”
“It’s worth all the time, all the effort, all the press conferences, all the things you do,” said Terry Collins. “This is the culmination of it all. Right now we’ve got to get home field advantage, that is next.”
“I think I took 2006 for granted — I’m not going to take this for granted,” said David Wright. “I’m going to enjoy this, we all deserved this especially our fans.”
