KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Mets stood on their foul line Sunday night, facing the mammoth, crown-sized scoreboard that looms over Kauffman Stadium, forced to relive the horrors of the World Series.
The highlights showed the Royals jumping for joy last fall, with the Mets portrayed in various states of disarray. Then one by one, the Royals took their bows in pregame introductions.
All the while, the Mets fidgeted, and chatted, and swayed back and forth. They adjusted their caps and belts, endlessly. For all the talk of turning the page on 2015, the Mets couldn’t escape it.