WASHINGTON — It was only afterward, as he was pondering the satisfying 2-0 victory his team had posted on Opening Day, when Mets manager Mickey Callaway thought about the cavity in the batting order his pitchers had just safely negotiated.
Life without Bryce Harper is an adjustment for the Nationals.
But it’s a change of pace for the people who have had to compete against the Nats, too.
“That was a little different, now that you say it,” Callaway said Thursday afternoon. “I didn’t think of it at the time because they still have such a talented team.