Nothing in Mets Land comes simple, right? You’ve got the history. The ownership. The cross-bridge rivals. It adds up to drama galore.
Now let’s meet the exception to the rule: James Loney.
Plan A, in the wake of Lucas Duda’s stress fracture to his lower back, has been A-plus, and never more than Friday night at Citi Field. The veteran first baseman contributed a single, double and homer to the Mets’ thrice-rain-delayed 10-2 pounding of the Cubs, giving Terry Collins’ group its second straight win over baseball’s best team in the rematch of last year’s National League Championship Series.