Jay Bruce: King of New York

So far, the following Mets have been chosen to wear the crown after a Mets win:

The 10 players wearing the crown are depicted here:

Looking over that photo, there is one thing that stands out – Jay Bruce is the only player to accompany the crown with a stately orange and blue king’s robe.  Bruce is not only comfortable in New York, but he also wants to be its king. 

If he keeps this up, he certainly will. Through his first 28 games, Bruce is hitting .291/.376/.609. If he continues this, all three would easily be career bests. He’s on pace to score 112 runs, hit 47 doubles, 50 homers, and 140 RBI. Those wouldn’t be just career bests, those numbers would amount to the best season a Mets position player has ever had. 

Certainly, if he even comes close to that, he will forever be Mets royalty. 

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