As the days of the major league baseball regular season dwindle down, it is becoming ever so clear that the New York Mets will extend their campaign into the postseason for a second straight year — at least for one game.
Holding a 1.5-game lead for the first NL Wild Card, with three impending matches with the Phillies, all signs indicate that October 5 will bring about a Citi Field hosted one-game playoff.
The expectation of a pivotal, season-on-the-line, matchup has brought about constant speculation. Speculation as to who will take the ball to potentially begin the defense of the 2015 NL Pennant which was hoisted in Flushing.