For all the on-field heroics so far, for Daniel Murphy’s record six straight games with a homer, Terry Collins’ brilliant strategizing in the otherworldly NLCS sweep of the Cubs, and all the other wonderful factors that led the Mets to this point, the World Series comes as their reward to the fans.
They are the ones who really deserve all this. The universe owes them a world championship after what they have gone through. But until Game 1 rolls around Tuesday, the Mets’ fifth pennant in history and the end of a 15-year wait for another World Series appearance will suffice.