And yet, it felt fantastical. I wasn’t entirely sure the road I walked was even there anymore. And even if it were there as the map said, and even if I went to walk it again on another day, another season, maybe in a different pair of shoes, it wouldn’t be the same road. I […]
 
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 27 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1776, 2024 Mets, 2024 Postseason, 2025 Mets, Francisco Lindor, Moment of Silence, Neil King Jr., Parades Yet To Be Scheduled The Mets lost, and their season is over. Sean Manaea didn’t have his putaway stuff, Phil Maton looked gassed, and Kodai Senga turned in one good inning but not a second. Meanwhile, the hitters worked solid ABs and kept creating traffic, but couldn’t get the big hit they needed: They were 2 for 9 with runners […] 24 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Mets, 2024 Postseason, Brandon Nimmo, Disappointment, Dodgers, Farewells, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Jesse Winker, Jose Iglesias, Joy, Kodai Senga, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Phil Maton, Sean Manaea, Starling Marte, Tyrone Taylor Thursday night I came home from Game Four of the National League Championship Series resigned to the 2024 Mets season being imminently over. Friday morning I awoke thinking only that there’d be a baseball game come late afternoon and that the Mets would be playing in it, and between the regular season and the postseason, […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Postseason, Alive, David Peterson, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Jesse Winker, Pete Alonso, Reed Garrett, Ryne Stanek, Starling Marte, The Temptations With the Mets batting because they had to in the eighth inning of Thursday night’s game, I got out of my seat at Citi Field and took a walk. The immediate reason was straightforward, but there were other reasons, too. My feet were cold. My legs were stiff. I was upset. And I knew that for […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Postseason, Acceptance, Brandon Nimmo, Danny Young, Disappointment, Dodgers, Francisco Lindor, J.D. Martinez, Mark Vientos, Max Muncy, Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, The 7 Line, Tommy Edman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Eight pitches. They were the first sign that Monday afternoon’s Game 2 might go better than Sunday’s steamrolling. Happily, they weren’t the last. Leading off against Ryan Brasier, the first man in a parade of Dodger relievers, Francisco Lindor worked a 2-1 count, then fouled off four sliders and fastballs. Brasier, possibly a little frustrated to see […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2024 Postseason, Anthony Banda, Both Mike Marshalls, Brent Honeywell, Clayton Kershaw, Daniel Murphy, Dodgers, Edgardo Henriquez, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Freddie Feeman, Jesse Winker, Jorge Lopez, Kike Hernandez, Landon Knack, Mark Vientos, Max Muncy, Mookie Betts, Phil Maton, Ryan Brasier, Ryne Stanek, Ryne Stanelk, Sean Manaea, Shohei Ohtani, Starling Marte, Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman Here’s an unforgivable fan sin: “I don’t want them to clinch tonight because I have tickets for tomorrow and want to see it myself.” I’ve heard that a time or two, and it’s all I can do to limit myself to pointed disagreement instead of reacting in a way that would get me taken away in […] 43 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Abysmal Finishes Held in Abeyance, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Bryce Harper, Carlos Estevez, Carlos Mendoza, Clinchings, Cow-Bell Man, David Peterson, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Grand Slams, Grimace, Jeff Hoffman, Jose Quintana, Kody Clemens, Kyle Schwarber, Mark Vientos, Nick Castellanos, Phillies, Ranger Suarez, Reed Garrett, The 7 Line, Trea Turner As I was getting out of my uniform, Jerry Koosman, whose locker stood next to mine, was slipping into his street clothes. “Wrap it up tomorrow, Koos,” I said. “I don’t want to go back to Baltimore. That place makes Fresno look like Paris.” “I’ll get ’em,” Jerry said. “I don’t want to go there either.” 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Carlos Mendoza, Confidence, Francisco Lindor, Grimace, Hayden Sanger, Hayden Senger, Jesse Winker, Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Phil Maton, Replay Review, Ryne Stanek, Sean Manaea, Starling Marte, Stevie Wonder, Stomach Pit, Tom Seaver, Tyrone Taylor There was a wonderful moment back in Atlanta, one that’s nearly been forgotten in all the joyful, exhausting tumult of what’s followed. Steve Gelbs was interviewing Francisco Lindor, only Gelbs was drenched in alcohol and having trouble getting past the fact that his eyes were burning. “You’re suffering!” said an even more drenched Lindor. “You’re not embracing! […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bryce Harper, Bryson Stott, Bullpen, Carlos Mendoza, Cristopher Sanchez, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Jose Butto, Jose Ruiz, Kody Clemens, Kyle Schwarber, Luis Severino, Mark Vientos, Matt Strahm, Nick Castellanos, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Playoffs, Steve Gelbs, Trea Turner, Tylor Megill, Walkoff Losses More than once this year, I’ve thought to myself that Pete Alonso would probably be more of a hitter if he were less of a teammate. But Alonso isn’t capable of that. He cares about his teammates, about the only organization he’s ever known, and yes, about us lunatics in the stands. He wants to come […] 39 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Brewers, Brice Turang, Class, David Peterson, Devin Williams, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Howie Rose, Jake Bauers, Jesse Winker, Jose Butto, Jose Quintana, Pete Alonso, Sal Frelick, Starling Marte, Thrills, Tobias Myers, Wild Card Late on a Sunday night in 1975, I’m watching Sammy & Company on Channel 4 because I’m up, it’s on, and nothing else is. The Sammy in question is Sammy Davis, Jr. He’s done it all in show business and now he’s hosting this syndicated not quite talk show, not quite variety show. It’s got […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2002 Mets, 2024 Mets, Brandon Nimmo, Braves, Clinchings, Closing Day, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Hollering, Hooting, Jarred Kelenic, Joey Lucchesi, Karma, Mets Pop Culture, Old Friends, Pete Alonso, Redemption, Sammy Davis, Screaming, Shouting, Spencer Schwellenbach, Travis d'Arnaud, Tylor Megill, Tyrone Taylor |
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