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Hopefully David Stearns has learned his lesson. By going bargain bin shopping for starting pitching, the Mets got what they paid for last season.
On the outside of October baseball looking in, the results are unacceptable for a team with annual championship aspirations.
As the front office looks to tweak a flawed roster, bringing back Pete Alonso has to be at the top of the list of priorities.
While Stearns showed no sense of urgency and allowed Alonso's agent Scott Boras to test the open market last offseason, things need to be different this time around.
Alonso is coming off a tremendous year and by betting out of himself he is now created free agent value. Your
The Mets first baseman has already indicated he will opt out of his contract. It behooves Stearns and Steve Cohen to move swiftly to keep the Polar Bear in Queens.
Once that big domino falls, the Mets have a log jam in the infield between Jeff McNeil, Luis Acuna, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos.
Carlos Mendoza for large portions of the season was platooning players at second and third base.
A locker room leader and former World Series champion in Alex Bregman will also likely opt out of his contract with Boston and will be looking for a hefty payday.
If Cohen is looking to put his money where his mouth is, bringing in that veteran presence in the Mets clubhouse is an absolute must.
Clearly, the Mets will have to rework their starting pitching, although with a trio of rookies. Nolan McClean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sprout, the future is bright in Queens.
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MLB has officially turned its calendar to October. Leaves are tumbling down and fluttering to the ground.
That slow descent is reminiscent of the Mets season since mid-June.
Nothing like 2007 or 2008 or 2022 for that matter when fans had the rug pulled out from underneath them in the final week.
The 2025 version was a painfully slow downward spiral. A wingless plane that coasted back down to earth.
For all the missed opportunities, trade deadline acquisitions that backfired, and curious managerial decisions, the Amazin's were in it until the bitter end.
You can point to countless self inflicted moments that cost the Mets games. A season that boiled down to a single game differential will haunt the franchise this off-season.
The reality is that GM David Stearns built a flawed roster that relied too heavily on bargain bin starting pitching that was unable to stay healthy or provide depth virtually all season.
Even a trio of rookie sensations in Jonah Tong, Nolan McClean and Brandon Sprout couldn't save the Mets from imminent doom.
Where the rubber meets the road, the Mets failed to let the talent outshine poor fundamentals of the game.
The hope is that from the front office on down that the organization course corrects and retools for 2026.
Missing the postseason in an expanded 12-team playoff bracket is unacceptable.
The championship hopeful and big market Mets are going to need to do a lot of soul searching if they want to regain the trust of the fan base and respect of the league after faltering yet again.
New York Mets, New York Yankees and former Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants fans are in for a special treat.
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The Subway Series: New York City's Illustrious Baseball Tradition
The Mets season came two wins short of a World Series appearance.
The Dodgers advanced to their first Fall Classic since 2020 by virtue of a 10-5 win in Game 6 of the NLCS.
The Amazin's continued a season-long trend of not converting with runners on scoring position hitting just 2 for 9 in such instances.
The Mets jumped out to a 1-0 lead with Pete Alonso's infield single scoring Francisco Lindor from third.
Tommy Edman put Los Angeles ahead with a two-run double in the bottom of the frame.
Edman slugged a two-run shot off Sean Manaea in the third and with reliever Phil Maton replacing him, Will Smith hit a two-run homer.
Mark Vientos answered with a two-run bomb of his own to start the fourth to slice the lead to 6-3.
The teams traded runs in the seventh before the wheels came off in eighth with Kodai Senga giving up three runs for a 10-4 Dodger lead.
The Mets plated a run in their final at bat, but that was all she wrote.
One of the most memorable seasons in Mets history officially came to a close.
A lifetime of great moments on and off the field will stay in the hearts and minds of Mets fans. Hopefully, this is the start of better things yet to come.
Pete Alonso started the offensive fireworks early with a three-run blast over the center field wall to give the Amazin's a huge early spark in the first off John Flaherty.
Started David Peterson pulled a Houdini act in the top of the inning by escaping a first and third, no-out jam and didn't allow a run to score.
The Mets piled on another five runs in the third with Starling Marte, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo all clinching RBI hits.
Andy Pages homered to cut a massive lead to 8-2 in the top of the fourth and the Mets answered back with two in the bottom of the frame.
Pages blasted a three run shot in the fifth to cut the lead to 10-5.
Then, Mookie Betts launched a solo bomb to shrink the lead to four runs in the top of the sixth but a Jeff McNeil sacrifice fly gave the Mets an 11-6 advantage.
Marte's eighth inning single to plate Alonso was the last run of the game as Edwin Diaz pitched two scoreless innings to secure the win.
On a day when Betts promised haymakers to the Mets, it was the Orange and Blue knocking the Dodgers out.
Game 6's first pitch is set for Sunday at 8:08 with Sean Manaea taking on a litany of Los Angeles bullpen arms at Dodger Stadium.
If you weren't with the Mets when they were 0-5.
If you were busy when the Mets were 11-games under .500.
And if you missed out on the Mets staging wild comeback after wild comeback all year long. Well, you missed the point.
Down three games to one in the National League Championship Series, and facing certain elimination in Game 5, the Mets staged another major statement, winning at home in front of their fans in a 12-6 decision over the LA Dodgers.
The Mets once again flexed their muscle and metal when the chips were down. Check out our vlog!
The New York Mets are the third time in four games were obliterated by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
They've now been outscored in the series 30-9 I'm left 31 runners on base with a four game series.
Mark Vientos answered Shohei Ohtani's first inning home run with a solo shot of his own.
After that, the Mets situational hitting was atrocious and the Dodgers capitalized most of the Amazin's mistakes.
Game 5 is do or die for this team, but if there is one club you can't count out, It's the 2024 New York Mets .
If the Mets needed bulletin board material for tonight, they now have it.
According to a direct message to WFAN host Evan Roberts on Twitter/X, MLB is not banking on the Mets digging out of a 2-1 NLCS hole.
Would be a shame if the Mets saw this… pic.twitter.com/i0785Z5huS
— Evan Roberts (@EvanRobertsWFAN) October 17, 2024
Conspiracy theories already ran rampant that Rob Manfred in the Commissioner's Office dreamt of a World Series matchup that featured the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This reported Twitter/X message does not do anything to dispel that the league is planning for the two marquee franchises to match up.
The Amazin's still have two home games left where they can potentially take a 3-2 advantage to Game 6 in Los Angeles.
Manager Carlos Mendoza may want to post a printout of this tweet in the locker room and clubhouse to remind the Mets to never give up.
The Amazin's were blanked 8-0 on Wednesday night at Citi Field as Will Smith and Tommy Edman drove in an RBI each off of starter Luis Severino.
Kiki Hernandez blasted a two-run homer in the sixth and Shohei Ohtani belted a three-run long ball that appeared to be foul into right field in the eighth off New York's pen , but it was called a fair ball.
With that, the route was on. The Mets had no answers for the sorcery of the Los Angeles pen or starter Walker Buehler who went four scoreless and struck out six.
The Mets have the next two nights at Citi Field and will need to take both for a realistic chance of winning the series.
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Francisco Lindor set the tone with a leadoff home run and Mark Vientos followed with a second inning grand slam to bust the game wide open. Dave Roberts opted to walk Lindor to face Vientos and the Mets third baseman made Los Angeles pay.
Sean Manaua was steady over five innings surrendering two runs and striking out seven Dodgers batters. Edwin Diaz survived a heart attack ninth inning to hold on for a 7-3 win.
New York returns home for Game 3 for a chance to take the series lead. New York will send Luis Severino to the mound, who chose for the Mets to wear their alternate black jerseys.
Citi Field will be rocking on the 24th anniversary of the Mets clinching the 2000 NL Pennant.
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Let the second guessing begin.
Carlos Mendoza opted to follow the same template from the NLDS by making Kodai Senga his Game 1 starter, this time in Los Angeles.
The move backfired as Senga; 'just didn't have it,' according to Mendoza.
Senga walked four batters and allowed two hits and three earned runs in just 1 and 1/3 innings pitched.
The Mets' skipper pulled the plug in favor of reliever Reed Garrett. David Peterson eventually entered the game, but the Dodger lead only grew.
Before the Mets knew it, they were down 6-0 with Los Angeles starter and native Jack Flaherty going seven scoreless innings.
Los Angeles tacked on three more runs on Mookie Betts' bases clearing double off Jose Butto in the eighth.
The Dodgers have now thrown 33 consecutive scoreless innings to tie an MLB record.
The Dodgers will utilize a bullpen start in Game 2 on Monday, while the Mets will throw out ace Sean Manaea looking to even the series heading back to Queens on Wednesday.
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In any playoff series, in any sport, the goal for the road team is to split the first two games away from the friendly confines.
For this New York Mets squad, why stop there?
The Amazin's will be sending Kodai Senga to the mound for game one opposing Jack Flaherty. Senga is expected to pitch three innings with David Peterson taking things from there.
Flaherty has a 1-5 career postseason record, and surrendered 14 runs in 30 and 1/3 innings pitched. New York will have a slight pitching advantage with the Dodgers extremely vulnerable to lefties after Senga leaves the contest.
Should New York come out on top in the opener, it would send lefty Sean Manaea to the hill to oppose Walker Beuhler.
Beuhler is far from an ace and the Mets will have a realistic chance of taking both games in Dodgertown.
The template and the path is there for the Mets to set an early tone for the series.
But as we know with postseason baseball, momentum is only as good as the next day's starting pitcher.
New York will have to capitalize on favorable pitching matchups to try to grab the opener and turn up the pressure on the Dodgers in Game two.
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There is just something really, really special about these 2024 New York Mets.
This is not to say that following a heart-pounding 4-1 win over the hated Philadelphia Phillies, that somehow, this will propel the Mets to late October glory, but what it did do is confirm that the Mets have captured the hearts of the city, and nobody wants to see it end.
Ever.
This club plays for one another. They never give in, and they do all the fundamental things right. It's a team fully galvanized, and steeped in a true belief in the very definition of team.
From Grimace to OMG to playoff pumpkins. You name it, it's all connected. Citi Field feels like a totally different place than what it did even two years ago. It's no longer a stadium in Queens. It's now an experience. Citi Field is now the most happening night club in town, and the Mets have fully embraced it.
In a season that was supposed to be a transition year, the Mets have grabbed that bull by the horns, got hot, and have stayed fairly warm ever since.
And, now the Mets get to visit either San Diego or Las Angeles in the League Championship Series.
Check out this vlog for more on the Mets historic run to the NLCS.
The New York Mets punched their ticket to the NLCS and Michael Cohen has an immediate reaction to the epic Game 4 clincher at Citi Field!
Francisco Lindor is the NL MVP. It doesn't matter what the baseball writers say or the voting committee deems.
The Mets are not in this position without Lindor's gaudy numbers, clutch play and poised leadership.
So when No. 12 stepped into the box in the bottom of the sixth inning with one-out and the bases load with the Mets trailing 1-0, there was only one thing for him to do, leave the ballpark.
Lindor took a Jeff Hoffman heater over the right-center field wall to send Citi Field into bedlam.
It was arguably one of the biggest hits in Mets history and certainly in the ballparks 15-year history.
Edwin danced in and out of trouble in the ninth. After letting runners on first and second with no outs Diaz retired the next three batters, including Kyle Schwarber on a 101mph fastball to end the game.
The Mets mobbed Lindor at shortstop and the champagne started to flow. The Amazin's clinched their first NLDS berth since 2015 and will await the winner of the Dodgers-Padres series with their Game 5 slated for Friday.
NLCS Game 1 will open Sunday in either San Diego or Los Angeles. The Mets enjoyed a night on the town Wednesday before gearing up a trip West with the NL Pennant on the line!
The Mets grabbed a 2-1 series edge and are now one win away from clinching an NLCS berth.
Keith Hernandez threw out the first pitch to the roar from his adoring fans despite bouncing it to the plate.
Sean Manaea pitched seven masterful innings with Pete Alonso showing opposite field power with a big fly and Jessie Winker going deep.
Jose Iglesias blasted on two RBI as did Starling Marte.
Aaron Nola couldn't handle the red hot bats in Queens as the Phillies are on the brink of elimination.
A raucous Citi Field crowd will now have the chance to see a series clinching victory for the first time on the ballparks 15-year history.
The Mets are riding a magic carpet ride that keeps getting more compelling and uplifting with each passing day.
New York will send Jose Quintana to the mound against Ranger Suarez for Wednesday night's Game 3 with first pitch set for 5:08 pm.
Citi Field will host Games 3 and 4 of the NLDS. Check out some pregame sights and sounds prior to first pitch of Game 3!
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The New York Mets led 3-0 and 4-3 but ultimately fell on a Nick Castellano's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to give Philly a 7-6 win.
Mark vientos hit a pair of home runs, including a two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning with the Mets trailing 6-4 to tie the game.
Luis Severino pitched perfectly until the sixth inning until he gave up a two-run home run to Bryce Harper followed by a solo shot by Nick Castellano's.
Edwin Diaz came in a high leverage situation in the seventh inning to send down the Phils and preserve a 4-3 lead that Brandon Nemo provided on his solo shot in the top of the 7th.
Diaz then imploded in the 8th inning allowing the Phillies to score three runs and grab a 6-4 advantage.
After Vientos tied the game with his heroic 9th inning home run, Tylor Megill gave up the walk-off hit to Castelliano's to end the game.
The Amazin's return to Queens starting Tuesday to try to regain the series advantage and possibly close things out in game at Citi Field on Wednesday.
The Mets couldn't solve Phils starter Zach Wheeler who over the course of seven scoreless innings registered nine strikeouts and one hit allowed.
None of that mattered when the Amazin's climbed out of a 2-0 hole to stack a combined five runs in the eighth inning off relievers Jeff Hoffman and Max Strahm.
Kodi Senga started for the Mets and after a leadoff homer to Kyle Schwarber, silenced the Phillies bats over two innings. David Peterson notched four scoreless innings thereafter.
After a leadoff single by Francisco Alvarez in the eighth, who was pinch run for by Harrison Bader, Lindor walked and Mark Vientos drove home Bader to tie the game at 1-1.
Brandon Nimmo followed with a single to left field to give the Mets the lead. Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly to score Vientos. J. D. Martinez singled home Nimmo, and Starling Marte's sac fly to give New York a 5-1 advantage.
The Mets tacked on a run in the top of the ninth inning with a Nimmo RBI single and Ryan Stanek allowed one run to score for a 6-2 final.
New York grabbed the series lead 1-0 in an epic late game comeback that has been the norm for this team in October.
