PHILADELPHIA — Mets Manager Terry Collins was in the middle of a television interview near the entrance to the visitors’ clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park when Jose Reyes dumped beer on his boss’s head.
“Thank you for bringing me back, man,” Reyes said, then hugging Collins.
Reyes was not on the Mets’ roster when the season began. Neither was James Loney nor Jay Bruce nor T. J. Rivera nor Seth Lugo nor Robert Gsellman. Saturday’s starter, Bartolo Colon, was supposed to be in the bullpen by now.
Up and down this battered and patchwork roster, the Mets looked distinctly different from the team that won the National League East and reached the World Series last season.