I attended my first Mets game in person sometime in 1976 or 1977, I would think. But I have no way of knowing what day or who they played, I do not recall even who the opponent was. Maybe a Cubs game?
If I had ever been good enough to play major league baseball you can bet your ass I'd have been sporting a sweet, sweet mullet out there. If not them, then who?
I think this is the year that Alvarez, Vientos and Baty all show that a single good year, or stretch of months, isn't just a fluke in each case. Because I'm optimistic. I also drink a decent amount, that helps
Peralta certainly hit his (so far) high water mark last year but he also has a career ERA/WHIP of 3.59/1.13 and has started 30+ games each of the last three years. I like this deal. Sproat departing while Tong + McLean stay, which I think all along was the most likely outcome amongst those three.
Acuna did not really have a spot in the 2025 plan, far as I could see. Fwife is pissed. Acuna was her favorite Syracuse Met the last two years. I am hoping Luis Robert is not the 2026 Cedric Mullins. Because the 2025 Cedric Mullins drank some ass