This now becomes the crucial part of the action movie, when your protagonists must not only pick themselves off the ground and find new resolve but also find vulnerabilities in their adversaries.
You’d think the Mets, given what they’ve already accomplished this year, should be able to solve the first part of the equation. Trailing the Royals by a 2-0 count in the World Series, with Game 3 set for Friday night at Citi Field, they’d surprise with the sort of home sleepwalk we’ve seen from, to list some recent examples, the 2012 Tigers, 2007 Rockies or 2004 Cardinals.