NY Mets -- September 2022

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Lugo tosses a scoreless frame in the 8th.

7-2 Mets...onto the 9th.

 

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And with that, the Mets clinch a playoff spot

 

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It's obviously been a foregone conclusion for the last few months....but the Mets have now officially clinched a playoff berth.

Final score:

Mets 7
Brewers 2

 

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The Wrap & Recap....

Mets punch ticket to October with grander goals ahead

MILWAUKEE -- Almost exactly one year ago, the Mets watched from their dugout as the Brewers clinched a playoff berth at American Family Field. It had been a disappointing season for the Mets, whose promise never seemed to coalesce into quite enough success. As the Brewers celebrated at their...

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Mets Clinch Playoff Berth With 7-2 Win - Metsmerized Online

Coming off of a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates at home, the Mets hit the road and opened an important three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Mets entered Monday night’s game with a 93-55 record, one game over the Atlanta Braves in the NL East, and with a “magic number”...

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Mets 7-2 Brewers (Sep 19, 2022) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB game from September 19, 2022 on ESPN.

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The Box....

MLB Gameday: Mets 7, Brewers 2 Final Score (09/19/2022)

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The Vids....

MLB Gameday: Mets 7, Brewers 2 Final Score (09/19/2022)

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This & That....

Max Scherzer (200-101) joined Zack Greinke (223 -141) and Justin Verlander (243 -132) as the only active pitchers with 200 career wins.

The last time Mets players hit b2b triples were by Jose Reyes and Jason Bay on April 23rd 2010 in a 5-2 win against Atlanta in NY.



Up Next....

The Mets will go with RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-6, 3.70) to start the middle game of the series on Tuesday night.
LHP Aaron Ashby (2-10, 4.58 ERA) returns from a stint on the IL to start a likely bullpen game for Milwaukee.

 

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Uncle Steve with a few of the guys....

 

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Uncle Steve with a few of the guys....

Is Pete drinking a Leinenkugel Shandy???

 

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Is Pete drinking a Leinenkugel Shandy???

Not sure...but possibly.
They are playing in Milwaukee....and that brewery is based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Maybe they didn't want to go with the usual bud/coors/miller lite bilge water.
Anyhow...I hoisted an anchor steam lager last night in their honor.

That said...hopefully they didn't overdue it...there's still lots of work at hand.
Gotta stay focused on their slim division lead and try to hang onto it.
Only 13 games to go.

 

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With Eyes on Division Title, Mets Cherish Playoff Berth - Metsmerized Online

It’s been 2,176 days since the New York Mets played in a playoff game. It’ll be just about 20 more until they finally play in another. Monday night, the 2022 iteration of the Mets clinched a playoff berth with a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. They did so behind six perfect innings from Max […]

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Mets Cookieday Tuesday Lineup @ Brewers

 

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This n That....


R.I.P. Stearnszee

More Reflections On The Career of John Stearns - Metsmerized Online

On September 15, the Mets organization lost one of the toughest, most hard-nosed players it had ever seen, catcher John Stearns. As Joe D. wrote on MMO, for fans for of a certain age, a part of our childhood passed away that day as well. As Joe pointed out, after the trade of Tom Seaver […]

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Uncle $teve....

Mets Have Highest Payroll in Baseball - Metsmerized Online

Ronald Blum of he Associated Press is reporting that citing MLB figures, the New York Mets entered September with the highest payroll in the league. Blum writes that the Los Angeles Dodgers, who started the season as the top spender, fell into second due to Trevor Bauer’s suspension. They have...

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From the looks of things here in the early going it does appear they may have done a little too much celebrating last night.
I'm sure more than just a few beers were consumed. I arrived at that conclusion after watching Pete's AB in the 1st.
Now it's already 2-0 crew...only in the 2nd....and Cookie's pitch count is rising fast.

edit:
3-0 now...end of 2.

 

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ICYMI

Reliever Drew Smith was reinstated from the 15-day injured list, and Tommy Hunter was placed on the 15-day IL with lower back tightness.
P Bryce Montes de Oca will start a rehab assignment with Syracuse.

 

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From the looks of things here in the early going it does appear they may have done a little too much celebrating last night.
I'm sure more than just a few beers were consumed. I arrived at that conclusion after watching Pete's AB in the 1st.
Now it's already 2-0 crew...only in the 2nd....and Cookie's pitch count is rising fast.

edit:
3-0 now...end of 2.

Guarantee you the braves won't feel the need to celebrate just making the playoffs, having won it all last season. Different for these Mets, though, not having been there for a few years.

 

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Pete!
3 run bombs in b2b games.
Frankie con el grande salami.

7-4 Mets in the 7th.

 

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The Mets pen also stepped up. ( J-Rod, May, Ottavino, & Diaz ) combined for 3.2 scoreless innings.

The Wrap & Recap....

Lindor, Alonso Power Mets Past Brewers - Metsmerized Online

The New York Mets continued play on Tuesday evening against the Milwaukee Brewers, one day after they clinched a postseason berth for the first time since 2016. They looked to continue their good fortunes on the road, holding a 44-29 record away from Citi Field going into the game. With a tight...

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Mets 7-5 Brewers (Sep 20, 2022) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB game from September 20, 2022 on ESPN.

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The Box....

MLB Gameday: Mets 7, Brewers 5 Final Score (09/20/2022)

Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Mets vs. Brewers at American Family Field

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The Vids....

MLB Gameday: Mets 7, Brewers 5 Final Score (09/20/2022)

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Up Next....

The Mets will close out the season series against Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon at 2:10 p,m.
RHP Taijuan Walker (12-4, 3.42 ERA, 111 SO) will face off against RHP Adrian Houser (6-9, 4.85 ERA, 66 SO) with a chance for a three-game sweep of the Brewers. With the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, the Mets’ lead in the NL East remains unchanged. The Mets hold the one-game lead for at least another day.

 

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My bad....

Adam Ottavino, although credited with a Hold, did in fact allow 1 run in his 0.2 innings of work before handing it over to Sugar Diaz for the Save.
Joely got the Win, and May also earned a Hold. Cookie only lasted 4 innings. Trevor Williams tossed 1.1 innings relieving Cookie.

Unfinished business: Mets use 2 big swings for 6th straight win

MILWAUKEE -- Whether literal or figurative, the Mets were never going to suffer too debilitating of a hangover on Tuesday, because they didn’t view a playoff clinch as reason to trumpet their successes too loudly. The Mets were proud of their postseason berth, sure, and they celebrated it with...

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Mets Taijuan on, for a Wednesday Matinee Lineup @ Brewers

 

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Ughh
Hope it's not too serious....

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