3 Mets playoff heroes that are doing the small things well

If the New York Mets wanted to be in the position where they are now, in this postseason, with a showdown looming with Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, they needed a total team effort throughout this postseason. It had to feature the little things to be done well to set up the big moments.

Thanks to the incredible culture of winning that the Mets have built this season, such a feat has been realized in a season where nobody thought this team would play for the pennant starting on Sunday night, and there are three players that should be highlighted on that front.

1) Francisco Lindor

Obviously, Francisco Lindor delivered the biggest moment of the Division Series win against the Phillies with his go-ahead grand slam in Game 4, but if Lindor's status as team MVP was legit, it would not have come without him doing the little things.

He generated some outstanding at-bats during the Mets' run, getting the opposition's pitch counts up. Among his 34 plate appearances during the postseason so far, he has seen five or more pitches in 15 of them, highlighted by the eight-pitch leadoff walk he drew against Devin Williams in Milwaukee on October 3 to jumpstart the Mets' improbable rally that climaxed with Pete Alonso's go-ahead homer.

Lindor has also supplied strong defense so far in the playoffs so far, as he has yet to commit an error in 29 chances so far, while turning five double plays on defense.