Terry Collins studied the itinerary for the Mets’ last road trip and noticed a common theme. The Mets would be playing at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Coors Field in Denver and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. All are home run havens.
“You’ve got a chance to do some big damage, and we did,” Collins said, home again Friday at Citi Field. “We’re back to the big-boy parks now.”
Collins, the Mets’ manager, had watched his team thump 23 home runs across the nine games. The Mets returned with four games left in August but had already made it the most prolific power month in team history.