NLCS Game 1: Mets beat Cardinals 2-0
October 12, 2006 
In a classic pitcher’s duel between Tom Glavine and Jeff Weaver, the Mets pulled off a Game 1 win on the powerful homerun hitting of Carlos Beltran.
And here we go, Mets fans! Are you excited? Woooooooo! This is our year!
It seemed like I was waiting forever for some homeruns and then Beltran delivered! Not to mention the awesome defensive plays by the Mets throughout the game, especially Beltran’s double play throw to first from on a fly ball to center and Carlos Delgado’s line-out grab in the ninth inning, both against Albert Pujols!
And on this year’s 20th anniversary of the Mets 1986 World Series Championship, my favorite Mets player of all time, Darryl Strawberry, was on-hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch! Dar-ryl! Dar-ryl!
I noticed a fan in the crowd holding up an interesting sign during the game:
GLAVINE and MAINE and PRAY FOR RAIN!
Well, we saw Glavine at his best tonight, and last night was rain, so tomorrow is John Maine’s turn. All the rookie pitcher has to do is throw as well as he did in the division series and we we’ll have a good shot at winning Game 2.
Tonight’s attendance at Shea Stadium was 56,311 strong, a Mets’ NLCS record!
The TEAM. The TIME. The YEAR. The METS!!!
