A team wins a championship, cops on horseback circle the field, and the fans applaud politely in the stands. At least that’s the process now.
25 years ago it was a little different, at least for one night.
When the Mets clinched the NL East the fans (admittedly yours truly among them) swarmed on to the field and proceeded to tear it apart. When the police finally forced people off the field it was a disaster. (I saw one guy who had literally rolled up several feet of turf and was carrying it on the 7 train).
Pete Flynn, who recently retired as the Mets head groundskeeper, was a miracle man, as portrayed by Bill Gallo.
