Jacob deGrom’s Return To Citi Field Will Stop The World
Picture this. Forty-two thousand fans pack into Citi Field during a season like few others for a game that will be second to none. Let’s make it a 7:10 p.m. start for dramatic effect. The celebrations have been raucous in Queens all year, but this one’s already started and a pitch hasn’t been thrown yet. “Simple Man” is blaring over the sound system, but Lynard Skynard couldn’t get a louder ovation if they were playing it live. Jacob deGrom is on the mound. For most of their lives, these fans in attendance have served as the defenders of a laughing stock, a New York Mets franchise that throws ...