Here is another in a series of Song by Song. I will choose one album and use all of the song titles (in order) to explain the Mets current predicament. The songs will be bold and italicized.This time around, it's the classic Pearl Jam album, "Ten." Enjoy.
Once in a while a player comes along, late in a season, and really helps his team. Right now, the Mets have a few of those players, such as Daniel Murphy, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and especially Carlos Delgado. The Mets are getting an Evenflow of talent from this core group of players, and key contributions from other key players, all of which is keeping their playoff hopes Alive.
"Why Go to Mets baseball games in September?" you may ask. The reason: to see the team, your team, trot out on the field in September, hopefully not sporting their Black jerseys, right in the middle of a playoff push. Thankfully, pitchers like Jeremy(Geremi/Jeremi) Gonzalez, may he rest in peace, are nowhere to be found on the Mets. It's a bunch of solid starting pitchers, all "pitching" in and bringing the team closer to October baseball.
But back to Carlos Delgado, who has been smacking the ball lately. His home run on Monday looked like it was hit so hard it could have cleared many Oceans. That magical game where he drove in nine RBI, with a grand slam a three-run home run hit over the short Porch in right at Yankee Stadium, may be a defining mark on the season for the New York Mets, the day they got Carlos Delgado back.
Could the Mets be working their way towards the secret Garden that is October? It seems like it. With key pitchers going Deep into games, and saving the bullpen, and the hitters picking up on the opposing pitcher's Release and crushing the ball left and right, this team may be working it's way toward a special season, one game at a time.
Previous editions:
Weezer (Red Album) by Weezer
Bang Bang by Dispatch