For the first time since 2006, the Mets not only clinched the NL East Division title but also a spot in the postseason. There will be October baseball in Queens once again. The road to get to this point has been one of ups and downs. After losing Game 7 of the NLCS in 06 in heartbreaking fashion to the Cardinals, the Mets were expected to return to the playoffs the following year. They had a 7.5 game lead over the Phillies with two weeks left in the season but couldn't get the job done. In 2008, they looked to bounce back from that late-season collapse in their final year at Shea Stadium. They once again choked away the division lead and the Phils gone on to win the World Series.
2009 marked a new era and sadly a rebuilding one in their first year in their new ballpark, Citi Field. Two years later, GM Sandy Alderson got involved with some scandal that made him and the team nearly bankrupt. That was an all time low for the franchise. It wasn't until 2013 when you could start seeing progress. The Mets had drafted Matt Harvey and had great pitching both currently that year and down on the farm. 2014 saw the emergence of Jacob deGrom as he went on to win NL Rookie Of The Year. 
A ton of Mets fans made the trip in the hopes that they would clinch the division that day. As early as the first inning, the Mets had no doubt. Lucas Duda got the party started with a grand slam in the first inning. In the top of the second, Curtis Granderson hit a solo shot. With a 5-2 lead in the top of the third and Daniel Murphy and Duda on base, Michael Cuddyer doubled to centerfield to score them to go up 7-2. In the top of the ninth, captain David Wright put the icing on the cake with a three run homer. The Mets won the game 10-2 and the champagne bottles started poppin shortly after.
