CreditRichard Perry/The New York Times
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Less than an hour after the Mets had lost Game 1 of the World Series to the Royals in perhaps the most dispiriting and exhausting way imaginable, Jeurys Familia and a few teammates sat around a table and ate barbecue in silence. They kept their heads down, rarely looking up to acknowledge one another.
When his teammates left the table and Familia had finished eating, he leaned back in his chair and took a swig of orange soda, frowning. He showered and returned to his locker where a swarm of media were waiting.