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Games 8 through 12 - Mets

Mets 3, Blue Jays 2
Mets 2, Blue Jays 1
Mets 2, Marlins 0
Mets 10, Marlins 5
Marlins 5, Mets 0
Record: 8-4

What a nice little run the Mets had. Starting with the Home Opener attended by Marls & Fam, the Mets seemed to have everything clicking. Mostly Pete Alonso, but plenty of other parts were well-oiled and grooving along. Until today… but as Ron Guidry said in the Uncivil War doc as they discussed Big Stein harassing the team in '78 (with his killer Loozeeana drawl)… Man, nobody wins dem all!

8-4, keeping pace with the Phils atop the NL East after a fortnight of play. I'll take it.

It's been interesting (purely gratifying) to see how the Polar Bear did out of the gates after his offseason of angst. Lightning hot. 13-for-39 with 5 doubles and three homers, with plenty of excitement and game-winningness. He peripherally made the news this week because Vladimir Guerrero Jr. received a contract extension of 14 years, $500 million. All signs accordingly point up for Pete Alonso after this year, with a predicted opt-out of his '26 with the Mets. Hell, just keep playing great ball, Pete, and here's hoping you get what you're worth from the New York Metropolitans.

The staff has posted a 2.10 ERA through a dozen games. These are the guys I fretted about when I tried to measure the Mets in mid-March. Hmmm. Doubting Stearns and Co. hasn't proven that prudent so far, but it was more the injured arms that I found concerning. Meanwhile, the lesson, as always, is that I am an idiot.

It's early. Very early. Too early. But this is a good start thus far. 

Yes, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos have combined for nearly a -1 WAR through just 12 games. Yes, the Mets' OPS to date is .642. But it's still a chilly time of year, and many bats around the league haven't warmed yet. Like the ones Met pitchers have been throwing stuff by.

Now the team heads west, out to the storied Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA. Yep. The A's play in the home park of the AAA Sacramento River Cats. Capacity: 10,624. Alrighty then. Remember that saga of the Expos Before They Were Nets when they spent time playing in Puerto Rico? That held 18,000. Oh, well. This is the cat-filled river Athletics management must cross before they land in Vegas. 

Keep this train a-rollin', Metsies.