For the first time in nine years, the feel of postseason baseball was back in Queens as the Mets went through their mandatory workout ahead of Friday’s NLDS opener in Los Angeles.
But instead of excitement and anticipation filling the fall air at Citi Field, it was confusion, concern and frustration — thanks, again, to Matt Harvey.
What should have been a quiet day in Flushing turned into a circus as Harvey, the Dark Knight of Gotham, was MIA as the workout began.
David Wright, the team captain, who will be making his first postseason appearance since 2006, clearly was not happy when asked about Harvey.