Autumn Marathon

Jose Reyes, Brooklyn Cyclones by AshMarshall on Flickr.

Great evening for NYC sports yesterday with the Jets, Giants, Mets and US Open all in action on a beautiful, cool late-summer evening. Opening Day at US Open was the headline event with Federer and Venus Williams leading off. The NFL is so big that even a preseason matchup between the two area teams attracted a giant share of local attention. But for my money, the best event of the evening was the Mets sweeping a DH from the Florida Marlins. The first game included a sparkling performance by R.A. Dickey, the Mets’ folksy knuckleballer. He has pitched well all-season, but has received terrible run support. That didn’t change yesterday, but even a 9th inning home-run given up by the bullpen couldn’t obliterate the 2-0 lead he left. The second game brought the return of Jose Reyes from his latest stint on the DL. There’s a lot of angst among Met fans about whether he will remain a Met; and whether or not the team should offer him the kind of money the MLB free agent system will dictate. Indisputably, he is one of the most charismatic athletes around and his team is much more entertaining with him on the field.