It’s about to get real Dominican up in this mess.
Really, it should always be. The New York metro area has the largest Dominican population outside of Santo Domingo, many of whom care quite deeply about baseball and New York sports. The Mets have tried to capitalize on this demographic reality, most famously with the 2005 signing of Pedro Martinez that catalyzed one of the most exciting runs in franchise history.
But you know the story: The 2006 playoffs, the 2007 collapse, the 2008 flame-out, and a core that featured Martinez, José Reyes, Carlos Beltrán, Carlos Delgado, and eventually Johan Santana couldn’t quite bring their pan-Latino clubhouse to the promised land.