Mets demolished again as playoff magic evaporates to put season on the brink
NY Post
There are holes and then there are craters the size of Chavez Ravine, better known as Dodger Stadium.
For the Mets, one measure of success would be just getting this NLCS back to Los Angeles — something that seemed like a safe bet after departing Southern California earlier this week with the series tied, but after Thursday’s 10-2 loss in Game 4 at Citi Field doesn’t appear so certain.
For the Mets, down 3-1 in the series, the mission is clear: Win three straight games against the Dodgers beginning with Friday’s Game 5 in Queens or start planning for spring training.
“I believe in this group … the character of this team,” Pete Alonso said. “The one word I can think of for the 2024 Mets, other than ‘Grimace,’ is ‘resiliency.’ That’s just who we are. We have fun, we enjoy the moment, but at the end of day we’re a resilient bunch and we respond in a very positive way.”
The Greatest Escape in franchise history was perpetrated by Glen Sather, when the general manager extricated himself and the Rangers from the final five years of Scott Gomez’s contract by moving the $7,357,143-per-year center to Montreal on June 30, 2009 after two years in New York.
The Yankees publicly are on the same page: Hal Steinbrenner, like Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone before him, said that issues with the club’s fundamentals did not hover over the team all season.
The first day of the rest of Daniel Jones’ dwindling time with the Giants arrived Wednesday, with Jones in the building, in the meetings, on the practice field (although not doing very much) and not at all part of the game plan for the next game, relegated to a non-participant role for the remainder of the season.
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