What a summer this is turning out to be for fans of the New York Mets. The team was dead in the water at the All-Star Break and a lot of people – myself included – were looking forward more to the start of football season than to watch the Mets play out the string in August and September.
And then came July 25. Like The Undertaker sitting straight up when all hope was thought lost in the ring, this team began a stretch of 15 wins in 16 games, climbing the standings right into the thick of the Wild Card race.