deGrom past elbow woes, sees 'window' for title

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom discusses his season-ending surgery and rehab progressNEW YORK -- Initially, it hurt Jacob deGrom to snap his fingers. So after surgery to displace a nerve in his right elbow, deGrom did what any curious pitcher would do. He continued snapping the fingers on his right hand until one day, finally, the pain disappeared.

"Honestly, it feels good," deGrom said Friday at Citi Field, where he capped a week of promotional appearances in New York City. "It feels like nothing happened. So I'm ready to start throwing."

Though deGrom will begin throwing before the end of December, his true test will not come until April. At that point, he, Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey, Steven…