The New York Mets are welcoming the Baltimore Orioles to Citi Field for a three-game series starting this evening, and boy, are Mets fans in for it. Because Pete Alonso is back in Queens as an Oriole, and that means three straight days of arguments are about to kick off. Get ready for it.
The Subway Series Hangover Is Real for Mets Fans
The Mets just wrapped up a rough 1-2 Subway Series against the Yankees. You know, a playoff team with the likely American League Cy Young winner as their ace? So, losing two of three isn’t exactly a shocker. But the *way* they lost those games? That’s what’s got fans pulling their hair out. Friday night was a total mess: Nolan McLean had a tough outing, and then Juan Soto let what should’ve been a fairly easy fly ball drop right in front of him, gifting the Yankees a run. It was a frustrating mix of mini-comebacks and avoidable poor moments. Then there was that brutal 2-0 loss to Cam Schlittler. Zero offense against the Yankees bullpen? After the Mets had been clicking offensively against them in the first two games? That’s the kicker. The bullpen has been excellent overall this year, sure, but for an offensively clicking team to get three-hit with no real scoring chances was just plain frustrating.
Alonso Returns, And The Orioles Are Scrapping for Hope
And if that wasn’t enough frustration, get ready for the Pete Alonso show. Seriously, try to have an Alonso take that’s unique at this point, or one that doesn’t get you yelled at. It’s impossible. My take’s simple: while I do think his skillset ages more poorly than others, he meant enough to this team that they absolutely should’ve tried harder to keep him. I miss rooting for Alonso every night, and his bat would certainly have helped during the offensively challenged periods earlier this season. And talk about drama: Alonso and Francisco Lindor are *both* one home run away from career #300! How sick would it be to see them both go deep in the same game? It would be so nice for Pete to be able to celebrate that milestone with the fans who were there for the majority of those bombs.
As for his Orioles teammates, well, they’re in a tough spot. They’re stuck in last place in the AL East. Yeah, they’re only four games out of a Wild Card spot, but there are two teams between them and the Guardians, who currently hold that final spot. They’re limping into this series, going a dismal 3-7 over their last ten games, while every single team ahead of them in the Wild Card standings has been at least .500 over that stretch. They simply need to be playing better to have any shot at a playoff push. And while the Mets aren’t exactly running into a juggernaut, they have been solid in the second half. Baltimore might be hoping for pushovers, but they might not get them.
So tonight, it’s Jonah Tong vs. Brandon Young at 7:10pm EDT on SNY. Forget the records for a second. We’ve got the chance for two guys to hit 300 career dingers in one game, and a struggling Orioles team trying to claw its way back into contention against a Mets squad that just wants to prove they’re not pushovers. This series is going to be wild.
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Originally reported by Amazin’ Avenue.
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