The Dodgers will face the New York Mets in the postseason for just the second time in the last 30 years. Here’s a brief primer to get you caught up on the Metropolitans, champions of the National League East and penny-pinching purveyors of pristine pitching:
1. They fancy themselves the gritty underdogs who won the East
And really, who can blame them? When the season began, 88 ESPN analysts were asked to pick the winner in each division. All but three picked the Washington Nationals to win the National League East (only one picked the Mets).