Mets’ Francisco Lindor out of answers for latest slow start: ‘I don’t know’
NY Post
MIAMI — Francisco Lindor is open to any working theories.
Not that he’s ready to place this in the “slow start” category just yet — the calendar hasn’t even turned to April — but the Mets shortstop didn’t exactly build momentum by going hitless in three games to begin the season.
Only exacerbating the situation, the Mets were held to five runs for the series in losing two of three games to the Astros.
That included getting one-hit in Saturday’s series finale.
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Peter Laviolette chuckled as a grin started to spread across his face.
David Peterson bent over behind the mound in Sunday’s fifth inning, giving the appearance of perhaps a back ailment.
New Jets coach Aaron Glenn will stand in front of his team on Monday as the Jets begin their offseason program.
He will be tempting, of course, because by the time all is said and done, Kevin Durant will be on the short list of the greatest players in NBA history. Top 10? Maybe. Top 20? For sure.
So, another game like this winds up in the void column, with a void of scoring accompanied by a void of emotion, and you can select which is the chicken and which is the egg in this scenario.
Carlos Mendoza thought about it.
ATLANTA — Clearly upset that he was pulled before he could get a triple-double, Josh Hart stormed off the court with 90 seconds remaining, but both he and coach Tom Thibodeau took the flare-up in stride.
If you think that winning two playoff series with John Tortorella behind the bench over the 12 years after he left Broadway in 2013 looks good on his résumé and is worth the angst that always accompanies one of his administrations, be my guest and by all means hire this coach who essentially fired himself again last week in Philadelphia.
PITTSBURGH — For a second straight game, Cody Bellinger was out of the Yankees’ lineup on Saturday.
SAN ANTONIO – “Why not?”
A large contingent of Giants coaches, front office, scouts and personnel members were in Colorado on Friday. It had nothing to do with a ski vacation.
It’s going to cost you if you want to see Alex Ovechkin have a chance to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal-scoring mark on Sunday against the Islanders.
ATLANTA — The captain and his guards were officially back.