Tim Paccione

With everyone freaking out about the Mets this year, even non-sports fans are rushing to jump on the bandwagon. If you know nothing at all about the team, here are a few things you should know. 1. Daniel Murphy is a baseball god. He’s a nice player during the regular season, but this playoffs he’s been historically good and everyone is pretty much in awe of it. He’s single-handedly won games for the Mets during their run including the deciding Game 5 versus the Dodgers. He’s homered in FIVE straight games including last night. I have a friend who texted me a couple games ago: “My next child, regardless of sex, is going to be named Daniel Murphy Rizzolo.” So yeah, a fan absolutely needs to be aware of Murph.  2. The Mets true strength, however, is their pitching, with arguably three aces (whereas most teams are lucky to have one.) They rarely have to score many runs, as their pitchers rarely give any up to the other team.  3. You've got to know about Bartolo Colon. He’s 42-years old, incredibly out of shape, and a Google image search dream come true, and he’s somehow also really good at pitching. He doesn’t get up to the plate to bat much, but if he ever does, it's really fun to watch.  5. The Mets have some... interesting hair going on with their starting pitchers (and two aces), Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom. (In fact, Yandy is giving away free wigs in honor of them right now.) Noah SyndergaardPhotograph: REX Shutterstock   Jacob deGromPhoto by REX Shutterstock   6.