Jeurys Familia let out a little roar and David Wright smiled to himself. In the excitement at Citi Field, nobody seemed to notice.
A record crowd had jumped to its feet to celebrate Familia finishing off a double-play and it was anticipating the closer getting the final out of the Mets’ 2-0 win over the Phillies in the home opener.
After months of talking about winning, about bringing a passion and the playoffs back to Queens, the Mets (4-3), behind Jacob deGrom, showed their home fans what that could look like Monday.