When Howie Rose began the first segment on WCBS after the Mets’ walk off win tonight, he said something really powerful: “The only thing that would have made tonight more special is if you had been there.” The ‘you’ in that sentence was us, the fans, who cannot experience the 2020 season in person. This feels like the type of game that would’ve rocked Citi Field to playoff levels had fans been there, despite the rain. But, for most of the game, that possibility seemed as far away as the playoffs of 2015.
This was the final meeting between the Mets and Yankees this season, delayed from the Mets’ COVID-19 related hiatus a few weeks ago.