Whenever one attempts to argue the importance of one game of a total 162, that one individual receives a tough time. Rarely can one game mean that much, right?
In the case of the New York Mets on Friday afternoon, one game might have meant that much.
New York picked up the 7-5 victory on the strength of two Travis d’Arnaud home runs and Terry Collins‘ managerial heroics in the bottom of the ninth, substituting his all-star closer, Jeurys Familia, for Josh Edgin, the lefty who promptly forced Bryce Harper to ground out into the classic 1-2-3 double play which ended the game.