OK, that one hurt.
When the Mets lost Game 1 of the World Series, it was pretty clear to many of us that they were still the better team. Kansas City just got lucky off Jeurys Familia. WFAN host Mike Francesa said it could be an omen. I figured omens, like momentum, were as strong as the next game’s starter.
But when Jacob deGrom lost his control and his mojo in the fifth inning on Wednesday night, there was some ominous sense in the building, at least that the Mets weren’t going to win one of the first two.