After a thrilling win in extra innings on Monday, the Mets (38-23) and Dodgers (37-24) again went to extra innings on Tuesday, with the Mets blowing a ninth inning lead for the second straight night. This time around, the Mets weren’t so fortunate. After failing to score in the top of the 10th, the Mets surrendered the winning run in the bottom of the inning to fall 6-5. Max Muncy, who is...
By tomorrow morning some of my faithful friends who weren’t as invested in the Mets will try to soften the blow with sentimental sound-bites reminiscent of hollow remarks I used to hear after crappy sets as a stand-up comic. The disappointing part isn’t just that they lost, but how. Bases loaded – twice, 17 runners hung out to dry, and men standing on bags in all but one inning. Would the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Tisha Thompson of ESPN, former Angels infielder David Fletcher bet on sports with the same bookmaker that Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, used. Fletcher, who is currently in the Braves organization, was a teammate of Ohtani’s for several years, and per Thompson, was one of Ohtani’s best friends in the game. It’s a pretty...
Well, it was quite a letdown from the epic Wild Card walk-off, but to give some unsolicited inspiration for Dodger fans — Boston crushed Tampa Bay in their domed backyard after being blanked the night before. Not buying it? Okay, you got me. Let’s face it. While San Francisco starter Logan Webb had Tim Lincecom/Madison Bumgarner playoff numbers, Walker Buehler channeled Max Scherzer’s...
