{"id":219116,"date":"2021-04-05T06:06:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T03:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-anxious-for-opening-day-2-0\/"},"modified":"2021-04-05T06:06:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T03:06:42","slug":"mets-anxious-for-opening-day-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-anxious-for-opening-day-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets anxious for Opening Day 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets anxious for Opening Day 2.0<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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After hitting the \u201cpause\u201d button last week, it\u2019s finally time for the Mets to press \u201cplay\u201d \u2014 and the next word is \u201cball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their wild six days of nothingness in Washington concluded Sunday with a team workout. The Mets then boarded buses for a ride to Philadelphia and Opening Night 2.0, scheduled for Monday with Jacob deGrom on the mound at Citizens Bank Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guys are like caged animals right now,\u201d manager Luis Rojas said Sunday.<\/p>\n

Hungry for competition after their three-game<\/a> series<\/a> against the Nationals was postponed because of safety concerns following positive COVID-19 cases among Washington players, the Mets don\u2019t care much about the particulars, including the absence of opening night pomp and circumstance.<\/p>\n

The Phillies have played three home games already (they swept the Braves), so Monday won\u2019t bring a grand pregame celebration. Such was a recent topic of conversation between Michael Conforto and James McCann.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be interesting to not have Opening Day ceremonies,\u201d Conforto said. \u201c[But] really in the grand scheme of things, especially when you are on the away side, it really gets in the way of your routine to get ready for a game. I think it will be special to have it at home, welcoming fans back and that will feel like a nice welcome back to Citi Field for us and the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rojas was asked if he sensed his players were as amped up as they were on the eve of last week\u2019s scheduled opener or if this was a case of just wanting to get on with it, already.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou feel the guys have that excitement brewing again,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cEveryone here is fresh and ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mets haven\u2019t faced another team since playing the Cardinals last Monday in Jupiter, Fla., to conclude the exhibition season. Since then they have held five team workouts, which included a simulated game Saturday at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n

DeGrom, set to start his third straight opener \u2014 Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden and Johan Santana are the only other pitchers in franchise history to have hit that milestone \u2014 has thrown multiple side sessions to keep sharp since last facing batters in a spring training \u201cB\u201d game on March 26.<\/p>\n

Conforto said it would be counterproductive to let frustration override the positive vibes of opening the new season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just saying [Sunday] would have been a beautiful day, Easter Sunday, it\u2019s nice and warm out there as opposed to the last couple of days here [in Washington],\u201d Conforto said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough watching other teams play, but it\u2019s in the past and there is no sense in lingering on it. We have done a good job of staying ready in D.C. and we are just looking forward to getting out and being a part of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeGrom, Marcus Stroman and David Peterson are the Mets\u2019 scheduled starters for the three-game series. The Phillies will counter with lefty Matt Moore, Chase Anderson and Aaron Nola. For the home opener on Thursday, the Mets plan to start Taijuan Walker against the Marlins.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing is going to take away from those first-game jitters you have every year,\u201d Conforto said. \u201cThe butterflies that go away after the first at-bat, the first pitch, whatever it is, and then we will just be rolling, on a mission to make a deep playoff push, a World Series run and play up to our potential.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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