In the number of years alone, a 40th championship reunion can’t help but be a special occasion, and perhaps more so for the ’86 Mets, as famous for their nocturnal carousing as their ballplaying.
As Darryl Strawberry said with a laugh before Saturday’s ceremony at Citi Field:
“I can’t believe some of us are still alive.”
With that as a fitting backdrop of sorts, it was indeed a feel-good day, from the re-telling of all the old war stories as players gathered early Saturday, to the introductions on the field that officially brought the World Series-winning ballclub together again.
And yet it was impossible to ignore the elephant in the ballpark…
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