Mets Get Revenge, and Then Some

NY Times ^ | 10-13-2015 | TIM ROHAN

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Yoenis Cespedes stood near the batter’s box for a moment, holding his bat, watching the fastball he had crushed into the second deck of the left-field stands. Cespedes took a few steps, flipped his bat high into the air and rounded the bases. The theme song from “The Natural” pumped through Citi Field, fireworks exploded and Mets fans hugged one another, screaming.

The three-run homer essentially ended Game 3 of this National League division series in the fourth inning on Monday night. From there, the Mets cruised to a 13-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-games-to-one lead in the best-of-five series. Cespedes’s home run was estimated to have traveled 431 feet.

Mets fans could not help rubbing it in. Not long after Cespedes crossed home plate, they chanted: “We want Ut-ley! We want Ut-ley!”

It was the baseball equivalent of a crowd cheering for a bull to gore a matador. In Game 2 on Saturday, the Dodgers’ Chase Utley had broken Ruben Tejada’s right leg on a violent slide into second base, a play that proved critical in the Mets’ losing the game. Utley apologized, but was clear that neither the Mets nor their fans would forget the play for the rest of the series.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

Cub fans have been waiting since 1969. Oh, how we want the Mets. The rest of America has no idea.

[xp38]

I have been to Wrigley. 1984 Opening Day. Somewhat coolish. Guess who they played? Da Mets! Can’t recall who won that one but yes I do have an idea. 1969 was mentioned in the program I have from that game.

[Alberta's Child]

I know why a player would appeal a suspension like that, but unless he's really confident that the suspension is going to be overturned then it really makes no sense to appeal a two-game suspension when you're already sitting out one game for other reasons.

It's not much different than a guy who gets suspended for five games just before he goes on the 15-day disabled list. Why would you appeal the suspension if you're going to be out for fifteen days anyway, and run the risk of having your suspension appeal hearing scheduled right after you get back into the lineup?

[The FIGHTIN Illini]

I to am hoping against hope that the Mets win tomorrow. As I have been reminding all my fellow long suffering Cub fans we have some really bad ghosts from 1969 that need some SERIOUS exorcising! I will be able to die a happy man if the Cubs can vanquish both the hated Cards and the despised Mets in one combined run into the World Series!!!!

GO CUBS GO

[The FIGHTIN Illini]

When it comes to my lovable losers, I am neither democratic nor republican - I am clinically obsessed!!!

GO CUBS GO

[Mears]

Red Sox fan here. We’re rooting for you to go all the way like we did in 2004.

It was pure heaven.

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[The FIGHTIN Illini]

I Can Only Imagine That Feeling Of My Team Winning The World Series Maybe This Year