Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Buttó has been a big contributor this year and didn’t go out as a goat. When you get to this point of a baseball season, it can feel a little cliché to say that the Mets wouldn’t be here without a specific player. It’s technically true about each and every player who appeared in a Mets uniform this year, of course, but it doesn’t feel … [Read more...] about In picking up José Buttó, Mets give key bullpen arm a chance for more good playoff moments
This Week in Mets Quotes: He did it! He did it! Pete Alonso with the most memorable home run of his career!
Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Lots of interesting, funny, idiotic, and insightful things were said by the Mets—and about them—recently. Here are some of our favorites. Your 2024 New York Mets: He’ll step up. “When you’re facing an elite pitching staff, it’s not going to be easy to hit balls out of the ballpark. We’ve done a good job of going the other … [Read more...] about This Week in Mets Quotes: He did it! He did it! Pete Alonso with the most memorable home run of his career!
Pete Alonso delivered one of the greatest hits in Mets history
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images How significant was Alonso’s home run? Let’s ask the numbers. It’s cool that we can quantify how important a single swing is to a player, a team, a game, and a potential trophy—especially with as bonkers a moment as Pete Alonso delivered in the Wild Card-clinching game against the Brewers on Thursday. Alonso drove a 3-1 outside … [Read more...] about Pete Alonso delivered one of the greatest hits in Mets history
Mets announce lineup for Wild Card Game 2
Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images J.D. Martinez gets the start at DH in a lineup that includes the eight position players who played in Game 1. The Mets have announced their Wild Card Game 2 lineup, and there’s only one different name in it: J.D. Martinez. The veteran right-handed hitter will start at DH despite Frankie Montas, a right-handed … [Read more...] about Mets announce lineup for Wild Card Game 2
Open thread: Mets at Brewers, NL Wild Card Game 2, 10/2/24
Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Sean Manaea takes the bump in a potential clincher. Mets lineup Francisco Lindor - SS Jose Iglesias - 2B Mark Vientos - 3B Brandon Nimmo - LF Pete Alonso - 1B J.D. Martinez - DH Starling Marte - RF Tyrone Taylor - CF Francisco Alvarez - C Sean Manaea - LHP Brewers lineup Jackson Chourio - LF Blake Perkins - … [Read more...] about Open thread: Mets at Brewers, NL Wild Card Game 2, 10/2/24