Mets are primed to make a run at wild card — even after mediocre start
NY Post
MIAMI — The Mets are going to make the playoffs. You heard it here first.
(OK, maybe not first, but pretty close.)
Before you accuse me of being a honk, fanboy, lightweight, loser, or even on the take (that’s apparently the latest way to “cook” someone) in the wake of their latest dismal, disheartening performance here Friday night — perhaps their worst of the season — please hear me out.
Consider all that’s gone wrong, and know they were still only one-half game out of the final wild-card spot before their 8-0 defeat to the Marlins on Friday night. Things don’t look great today, but it says here better days are ahead. And I’m far from the only one around here who sees the postseason in 2024.
“I agree,” Francisco Lindor said before the game. “We haven’t taken off, and we’re not far.”
“One hundred percent,” Pete Alonso said about the Mets’ October chances. “We’ve played decent baseball. But I think we haven’t played our best baseball yet.”
John Mara is sick of watching opposing offenses do whatever they want against the Giants’ defense.
When Jimmy Butler wants out, he never does so quietly.
In what’s been a rough season at Madison Square Garden, few Rangers losses hurt more than the two lopsided defeats at the hands of the Devils earlier in the year.
There will be no arbitration drama for the 2025 Mets.
At their core, the minutes numbers stand out.
The Falcons are supposedly OK with a $180 million backup quarterback.
A second NFL team is set to interview Robert Saleh for their head coaching vacancy.
The Lakers’ home game against the Hornets on Thursday has been postponed due to the raging LA fires, the NBA announced.
Tyreek Hill quit on the Dolphins during the third quarter of their loss to the Jets on Sunday, leaving his Miami teammates stunned.
The Eagles are not the only team dealing with quarterback uncertainty entering the playoffs.
Igor Shesterkin, who hasn’t played this month due to an upper-body injury, is set to return in net for the Rangers Thursday night against Las Vegas, head coach Peter Laviolette said at Madison Square Garden.