Lindor grinned and hummed along with the songs as he warmed up on the field. The crowd, which was naturally apprehensive before an elimination game, eventually relaxed as Pete Alonso, who was stretching before what might be his last home game as a Met, joined in. It was difficult to realize that the Mets were in danger of elimination after losing by eight runs each of the previous two days while seeing the cheerful scene in Queens.
Just minutes before southpaw David Peterson threw the game’s first pitch, they appeared loose and carefree, and that’s because that’s how they played.
Championship Series. Everyone was grinning when Mets manager Carlos Mendoza entered the hitters’ meeting. New York’s carefree demeanor hinted at the suffering they would inflict on the Dodgers just hours before their most crucial game of the year—yes, another one of those.
We are that,” Mendoza declared. For us, there is no tomorrow. However, we’ve encountered this circumstance previously. Thus, nothing new.
