Mets escaping Braves doubleheader in playoffs should remind fans of time they didn’t expect worst

Before we get to the memories that will be foremost on the mind of Mets fans through the 18-inning torture chamber that awaits them Monday afternoon in Atlanta, let’s start with a happier one. Let’s go back to 1973, which was the only other time that bad weather forced the Mets to play a doubleheader on the day after the regular season was supposed to end.

Let’s go back to Oct. 1, 1973. Multiple days of Forrest Gump rain — you know: “little bitty stingin’ rain … and big ol’ fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath — had washed out two days of games in Chicago. They would have ...
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