ESPN.com · Apr 17, 2018
Real or Not: Maybe the Mets don't have 'it' after all
"Yes, it’s only 14 games, but there's no doubt the Mets feel like they have 'it' right now ... while the Washington Nationals most definitely don't." -- David Schoenfield, ESPN.com, Sunday
Fast-forward to Monday night at Citi Field, where the New York Mets led the Nationals 6-1 through seven innings as Jacob deGrom was cruising along with a four-hitter and 11 strikeouts, the only damage being Bryce Harper's broken-bat home run heard around the internet:
Benny "The Jet" busted the guts out of a baseball...
Roy Hobbs had light-tower power...
Bryce Harper hit a 406-ft BROKEN BAT home run. pic.twitter.com/v1ReLAklGM
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 16, 2018