Crossroads in a baseball game can come at any moment. Any inning of a game. Usually we think of the later innings or middle innings of those games, but on Monday against the Dodgers, the Mets moment came in the second when Dave Roberts chose to pitch to Mark Vientos. The moment was set up by the bottom of the order against Landon Knack. The righty allowed a leadoff single to Starling Marte, walk...
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The Mets held a press conference earlier Saturday announcing the starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2 of the National League Championship Series. Game 2 was given to Sean Manaea, who was stellar for the Mets down the stretch and solidified himself as the ace. But Game 1 was given to the man who was supposed to be the ace in 2024: Kodai Senga. It wasn’t shocking news, as the righty was...
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The next stop on the Mets’ roadmap toward an improbable World Series title became official Friday. The Dodgers defeated their own division rival Padres in the National League Division Series, and will host the Mets for Game 1 of the Championship Series Sunday. It almost seems like destiny that these two teams will meet. Shohei Ohtani vs. Francisco Lindor. The likely MVP of the National...
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The 2024 season was a whirlwind. Not only for the Mets, but for their star shortstop Francisco Lindor. Like his team, he struggled mightily at the beginning of the year. Lindor was slashing only .193/.268/.348 with seven homers on May 20, and the Mets were 21-26. It wasn’t pretty. And there were, retrospectively, silly conversations from the fan base, like should the Mets sell? And should...
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Monday’s doubleheader was assuredly going to come with drama. But what unfolded in Game 1, a regular season game that held the weight of a postseason matchup, couldn’t have been written by the likes of Hemingway or Shakespeare. There was pitching. There was offense. Over managing. And back-and-forth punches that haven’t been seen since the Rumble in the Jungle between Muhamad...
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