The Mets are moving on, once again shocking the baseball world by defeating the rival Phillies in four games.
Gio believed New York would close it out in Queens, and that’s exactly what they did, rolling in game three before riding Francisco Lindor’s unforgettable grand slam to a clinching win in game four.
It wasn’t a surprise to Gio, who continues to believe that New York can beat anyone left in the playoffs, because they have been playing like one of the best teams in baseball for months, and only seem to be getting better.
“After the Pete Alonso home run in Milwaukee, now, in my mind, they are capable of anything,” Gio said. “I don’t care what the odds or the analytics say, or what they did in the regular season…they’re capable of anything. That’s why I said they’re not going back to Philadelphia.
“I’m not gonna tell you that I expect them to beat the Padres of Dodgers, but there’s no way I’m going in with some downtrodden, negative attitude, like they have no chance. They have a chance against anybody.”
Boomer is in full agreement, and says that no matter who the Mets meet in the NLCS, fans should be confident in their team’s ability to win, and clinch its first pennant in nine years.
“We now do expect them to hang, and hang with everybody,” Boomer said. “They’re not an underdog. I don’t care what anybody says.”