Don McLean sings in the first verse of “American Pie,” “And I knew if I had my chance/That I could make those people dance/And maybe they’d be happy for awhile.” The 1971 folk rock hit is Pete Alonso’s new walk-up song and he has been making Mets fans happy in the playoffs. He stayed hot after his signature career moment in Milwaukee, adding two home runs in...
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What a sight! For the first time, the New York Mets popped bottles at Citi Field! With the 4-1 win over the division rival Phillies, the Mets move on to the National League Championship Series for the ninth time in franchise history! It was a spectacularly improbable run for a team that was 11 games below .500 at the end of May. Local sports talkers (and MMO commenters) were starting to stir...
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Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle Schwarber to end the game and let out a shout! The party is on! The New York Mets are going to the National League Championship Series! OMG! Francisco Lindor sent a packed Citi Field into pandemonium with a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning and the Mets went on to a 4-1 series-clinching victory over the Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Division Series....
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With a chance to go to the National League Championship Series for the first time in nine years, the Mets will send their hottest pitcher to the mound. His counterpart on the Phillies had a rocky second half. Jose Quintana (10-10, 3.75 ERA) gave up two earned runs in 25 innings (0.72 ERA) in September, including seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball in a victory against the Phillies on Sept....
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Variety is the spice of life. It was also the Mets’ offense in Game 3. Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit solo long balls early and Starling Marte and Jose Iglesias each hit two-out, two-run singles with the bases loaded in back-to-back innings later in the 7-2 win Tuesday in Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Citi Field. Francisco Lindor, late to the party but still welcomed...
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