“What a week, huh?” Liz Lemon, Tina Fey’s iconic 30 Rock lead, uttered this memorable phrase to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy on Season 4, Episode 2 of the hit NBC comedy. In so many ways, Mets fans can relate. Though where Liz uttered this phrase with a sense of exasperation and disbelief, Mets fans can say so it with utter jubilation and, well, disbelief.
I guess we’re not so different. This week has been so much “Go go go!” with non-stop twists, turns, action, and stress—for the players, coaches, and fans—that it’s worth taking a step back to remember just what happened in a five-day span—yes, it’s only been five days. Sunday, September 30 : The Mets, after getting shut out 6-0 but getting help from the Arizona Diamonbacks losing the night before, entered play with a magic number of two.
With the Brewers content to look ahead to the playoffs, the Mets easily beat them 5-0, thanks in large part to the two Franciscos, to guarantee they would need just one win on Monday’s rescheduled doubleheader. Monday, October 1 : The Mets delivered what we thought would be the most memorable game we would experience this year, though that honor didn’t even last the week. The Mets trailed the Braves 3-0 in the eighth when they put up a six-spot to grab the lead.
After a bullpen implosion in the bottom half of the frame, Francisco Lindor, bad back and all, delivered a career-defining home run with one out in the ninth to punch the team’s ticket into October. Tues.
