Neil Best
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted on Sept.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chillax, Mets fans.
Not that it's easy this sleepy Wednesday. It is normal to be dazed and confused, frustrated by a World Series defeat in which the closer blew his first save in three months and the captain set up the unearned losing run.
But fans and journalists since baseball was invented have overestimated the emotional impact of a devastating defeat on the next day's game -- and the next day's starting pitcher.