The first thing that struck me about tonight’s action is the lineup that the Mets put out there against Washington tonight. You saw it if you saw our awesome game preview. (Don’t mind me being insecure.)
Andres Gimenez at short, Luis Guillorme at second, and Billy Hamilton making his Mets debut in center (wearing number 21 which looks weird on anybody that isn’t nearly as big as Lucas Duda, so … anybody.) I noted that it had to be the best up the middle trio on defense that the Mets have had in a long time, perhaps since the days of Rey Ordonez, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Jay Payton in center. (But as I was reminded, they put out a pretty good trio in 2005 when they had Carlos Beltran in center, Jose Reyes at short, and the immortal Anderson Hernandez at second.) Considering how rangeless the Mets have been in the middle infield, and how challenged they’ve been to find a true center fielder since Juan Lagares had arm surgery, this was bound to be a treat.