Loved that move by new manager Mendoza to let Quintana pitch to that final batter. And after today’s heroics, how about we keep Vientos up and xnay Joey Wendle once Sterling Marte comes back?
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16 Years Ago Endy Chavez Made His Legendary Catch in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS
Greatest catch in Mets history imo. Wonder if it was just a coincidence that he got released from the organization today?
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Mets Beat Cardinals on Pete Alonso HR, Win Another Series
Pete is our MVP. That said, Escobar needs to be benched.
Max Scherzer Injury Mars Mets Win Over Cardinals
Losing Scherzer would be scary for us esp. with deGrom out for who knows how long.
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The Mets Bullpen Is Killing The Team
Why your set-up man, who happens to have a 6-plus ERA, is still being used in tight situations is beyond me.
In the span of 24 hours, they went from feeling good, headed to what looked like their sixth victory in eight games, to getting swept in a makeshift doubleheader and once again fading away from .500 and falling a season-high 7¹/₂ games behind the red-hot Braves in the NL East.
“In the moment, obviously, it brings you down,” manager Mickey Callaway said. “I’m sure everybody’s feeling pretty crappy right now, but they’ll come in tomorrow like they always do and battle and grind.”
In both instances, the bullpen delivered the dagger, ruining potential victories. First it was closer Edwin Diaz, who coughed up the lead Thursday night before the game was suspended due to heavy rain, and then, after the game was resumed Friday, allowed a run-scoring single to Paul DeJong in the 10th inning of a 5-4 gut-punch defeat.
DeJong got to another of the Mets’ arsonists in the nightcap, homering off Jeurys Familia to pull the Cardinals even in the eighth, and Dexter Fowler followed soon after with a three-run shot off the former closer to cap the ugly inning and send St. Louis to a 9-5 win.
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