3 UP Arigato, Thank You There was a clip floating around Twitter from June where a struggling Eduardo Escobar promised Mets fans that he was going to give them a reason to cheer for him. Escobar wasn’t entirely being fair to himself because he was awesome in April. That said, he was true to his word. In September, Escobar is hitting .330/.379/.638 with three doubles, a homer, and 24 RBI....
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3 UP Homecoming Kings Chris Bassitt and Mark Canha came to the New York Mets after being important players for some Oakland Athletics postseason teams. They were greeted warmly by the crowd and received a tribute video. They both then went out and reminded the Athletics what made them so important to that franchise. For the second time this season, Bassitt threw eight innings. He picked up his...
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3 UP Big Two As noted on the broadcast, while this Mets team may be deeper than years past, this team will rise and fall with the production of Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor. That was all the more apparent on Tuesday when the pair helped steal a win. First, it was Alonso’s three-run homer in the sixth to bring the Mets within one. In the ensuing inning, Lindor hit a grand slam to give...
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3 UP MaKing History Starting with Jacob deGrom striking out 13 batters over the first five innings, the New York Mets would tie a Major League record striking out 20 batters over a nine inning game. The other strikeouts would come from Seth Lugo (1), Joely Rodriguez (5), and Trevor May (1). As an aside, this beat the Mets record by one. Of course, that record was held by Tom Seaver, who struck...
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3 UP Reinforcements Coming It was a shot in the arm to get Trevor May and Luis Guillorme back in this series. It will be an even bigger shot in the arm to get some of the other players off the IL. Max Scherzer had a strong rehab start and appears poised to come off the IL as soon as his IL stint is completed. Drew Smith will appear in back-to-back games over the weekend, and if all goes well,...
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