For the majority of the 19 minutes that Mets Manager Terry Collins spoke to the news media Friday afternoon, he tried to explain the dynamic of his team’s starting rotation, which simply boils down to five regulars with an occasional spot start from Dillon Gee, as will happen Sunday.
Through this lecture, which was at times exasperating, humorous and even informative, Collins rarely mentioned Bartolo Colon.
A few hours later, Colon toed the rubber at Citi Field and calmly assembled another quality start, just as Collins had come to expect, and earned his ninth win of the season as the Mets topped the Atlanta Braves, 5-3.