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Today’s a sad day, Mets fans. There will be no more Mets baseball for the next six months.
Despite winning in dramatic fashion last night, the Mets’ 2019 campaign has come to a close. Dominic Smith played the hero, smacking a walk-off three-run shot in his first plate apperance off the IL.
Even though no October baseball will be played in Queens this year, the emergence of studs such as Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and J.D. Davis and the continued success of cornerstones of Jacob deGrom and Michael Conforto gave the Mets hope towards the future.
Latest Mets News
Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com looked the impact the Mets’ psychologist Trevor Moawadhas on J.D. Davis this season.
WCBS 880 collected some of the best radio calls from the 2019 season.
Pete Alonso offically won MLB’s home-run race with 53 dingers and placed 4th in the RBI leaderboard with 120 ribbies. Meanwhile, Jeff McNeil finished 4th in batting average with his .318 mark and Jacob deGrom ranked in the top-5 in bWAR, WHIP, H/9, K/9, IP, and strikeouts.
Tomas Nido will play winter ball this offseason per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
Latest MLB News
Craig Counsell named Brandon Woodruff as the Brewers’ Wild Card starter. The Nationals will counter with ace Max Scherzer.
The Cardinals clinched the NL Central yesterday after shutting out the Cubs 9-0. They’ll start their five-game set with the Braves on Thursday night while the Dodgers, the NL West champion, will face off against the winner of the NL Wild Card.
The Cubs have informed Joe Maddon that they will move on from him as skipper after the Cubs missed out on the postseason for the first time since 2015. Maddon has been connected to the Padres, Phillies and the Mets to replace their manager.
In further managerial news, the Pirates announced that their manager Clint Hurdle will not be returning to the team in 2019. Hurdle led the Pirates to a dissapointing 2019 campaign, a season where the team was in the news for all the wrong reasons.
The Rays DFA’d Cole Sulser. Sulser could be of interest to the Mets; his Triple-A numbers were rather strong this season (3.27 ERA, 12.1 K/9).
Latest in the NL East
Wells Dusenbury of the South Florida Sun Sentinel notes that 2020 could be a make-or-break year for Lewis Brinson.
Latest on MMO
Rob Piersall writes an emotional tribute to the Captain, No.5, David Wright.
Piersall also looked at Alonso’s record-breaking rookie season.
On This Date in Mets History
1962: What better way to finish up their inaugural season than to hit into a triple-play on the last game of the season. Joe Pignatano was the unfortunate victim.
Birthdays: Dave Magadan (57)
135 days until Mets baseball returns!
