Like a Steam Locomotive Rollin' Down the Track

Game 24 - Mets

Mets 5, Phillies 1
Record: 17-7

Second-to-last day of vacay before returning to normal life. Sigh. Today we're headed to Sapphire Blue Hole in Eleuthera, a natural phenomenon explained here:

As such, just a quick rundown of last night.

Burgers and Bahama Mamas at Budda's [sic] Bar about 75 yards from the house, then rum and tonics as we watched the game from the house.

Oh, right, the game. Griffin Canning gave up 1 through 5, and the pen starved out the Phils batters the rest of the way. Many, this is a refrain I could get used to.

Meanwhile, the Lindor and Alonso Show continued its barrage, with 5 hits between them in some key spots. Couldn't be more fun to root for these two guys.

And Luis Torrens -- who, despite my fanfare for his early production, had been slumping at Citi lately -- came through with a 2-out, 2-run single that gave the Mets the breathing room they desperately needed after the drama of the night prior. He was fired up, and so were we.

Of note was that they intentionally walked Jesse Winker with first base open to load the bases for Torrens. This is when the missus chimes in, "That's not cool. You show them, buddy." Et Voilà.

Also fun was watching Kyle Schwarber inexplicably run halfway to second on a routine can of corn to Tyrone Taylor in CF. Taylor hurled a laser to Pete to double up Schwarber. Not heady by the other guys. Super fun for our guys. Momentum killer.

Bottom of the order still a bit lost in the batter's box, but new edition José Azócar was able to execute in the 9-spot with a pair of hits. He played for Nimmo, but if he works out (I know, I know, too soon to tell, just cool it now, Whit), he could supplant Marte as the righty bat at DH.

Former Met Zack Wheeler takes the hill against our lads this afternoon. Hoping to catch some of it after the Blue Hole. In the meantime, let's all of us in the Township just sit back for one more second and meditate on the joy we get when these likable guys play likable baseball with lovable results.

"Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile."

LFGM