The article reflects on a recent Mets game on Jesse Orosco's birthday, where, despite a commanding 5-0 lead, they faced a nail-biting ninth inning. It contextualizes the challenges experienced by new closer Max Kranick compared to legendary closers like Orosco and Edwin Diaz. Kranick struggled to maintain performance in a high-pressure situation, which raised nostalgia for the past experienced with Orosco and other closers. Ultimately, Diaz's entrance was met with mixed expectations as he typically secures victories more smoothly than what was seen in this game.
Monday was Jesse Orosco's birthday, so for a moment I thought the Mets were honoring him by nearly but not quite blowing a formidable ninth-inning lead.
What happened in the ninth Monday night at Citi Field... was the second of the evening's Yeomen, Max Kranick, ran out of whatever fueled his scoreless seventh and eighth.
Enter 'Narco' man. Enter Edwin Diaz. Edwin Diaz locks games down, no muss, no fuss, right? Oh, wait, I'm working from an older script.
Too bad Kranick couldn't put the thing in the books and notch something sexier than a hold in the process, but that's why we had a sizable edge.
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