In case you haven't seen it yet, this is the Reyes play here. I watched the SNY feed, and I could have sworn even watching it live that Reyes' hand never came off the bag. I remember watching for the possibility of it occurring pretty intently, and I wanted to go just about as ballistic as Reyes did when he saw the call. The replays only reinforced what I originally saw. I've seen a bunch of pictures like the one on the right. CRAZY. And rightly so. I found it interesting watching the above video. The play-by-play guys from both telecasts described Reyes extremely similarly.It's undeniable that Reyes' show of emotion ignited this ballclub. It just seemed like the Mets decided to bear down right after that. Especially in Murphy's at-bat, you couldn't really even say the Mets looked to anxious up there. It was almsot like the Nats were the ones playing on their heels. The Mets were working counts against the National relievers and it seemed like every at-bat after Reyes was called out was a quality one.
That being said, I think what Jose Reyes did last night has to send a message to the guys in the Mets front office. Jose Reyes is IRREPLACEABLE. Not just because of the numbers. Not just because the fans love him. Not even just because of the talent. He makes the team BETTER. He energizes the team. When he's energetic, even if he's going off like he did last night, the Mets feed off of that and Terry Collins and the rest of the Mets agree (so says the Daily News). So let's throw out the fact that he's approaching 30 years old. Let's throw out the fact that he doesn't have a great OBP for a leadoff hitter. He makes the team so much better.
Oh yeah, and Murphy apparently has got the Mets shooting for 100 wins this season. That's right, one-zero-zero. (Link)
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