The improbability of the Mets' most improbable run has reached a point where there are already legendary moments that happened just days or weeks ago.
Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning of the opening game of a doubleheader on September 30th, stealing the victory from the Braves and clinching the lead in October. This will forever remain one of the most important home runs in franchise history.
But on Wednesday night, Lindor re-emerged in the sixth inning, taking Carlos Estevez's pitch 398 feet and completing a grand slam over the right-center field fence at Citi Field with a sellout crowd of 44,103. I watched it happen. The Mets won Game 4 of the NLDS, winning the series 4-1. That's not an afterthought from Lindor's embellished resume.
Somehow, this Mets run continues to reach a new ether of crazy, magical, unexpected, every adjective, and there are many, but the most accurate is the start of the final regular-season homestand. He has won 13 games since then, including five since entering the bright spotlight of the postseason. I trained with a team that wasn't supposed to be here.
