New York Mets

New York Mets

What a spectacular top of the first inning in Philadelphia Thursday night! And what a moving eight innings of respectful silence in the top halves of each frame that followed. That was pretty much that where the current Mets were concerned in their sixth consecutive loss. Thus, let us turn our attention to Mets of yore. As Saturday at Citi Field will feature the Alumni Classic (a mini-Old Timers Day), it seems a fine time to issue our wholly arbitrary Mets Alumni Power Rankings.

For the first time since signing with the Texas Rangers ahead of the 2023 season, Jacob deGrom will make his long-awaited return to Queens to face his former team, the New York Mets, at Citi Field on Friday night. I'm excited to go and pitch at Citi Field, deGrom said (h/t Kennedy Landry, MLB.com), That's where I started my career, so it holds a special place in my heart

Mets futility never seems to know many bounds, regardless of the era, the owner, or the outlook. Now, 2025 is on the cusp of joining the tormented list of epic collapses. Since sweeping the Phillies last month at Citi Field, the Mets enter Thursday night's series finale in Philadelphia 4-9 in their last 13 games, including three-straight losses to their division rivals that have all but handed the NL East over to them.

Garza, 31, still has a fairly limited big league track record. He has thrown 53 2/3 innings in the majors, but spread out over multiple seasons, having debuted back in 2021. That includes just 6 2/3 innings in 2025. On the whole, he has a 5.70 earned run average, 19.8% strikeout rate and 12.6% walk rate. His minor league track record is naturally greater in quality and quantity, though he has struggled on the farm this year.

Schwarber's three-run shot off reliever Justin Hagenman in the seventh gave the Phillies a 7-1 lead and made him the first National League player to reach 50 homers this season. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh leads the majors with 53. The fan favorite designated hitter came out of the dugout for a curtain call for a crowd roaring "MVP! MVP!" as "50 Schwarbombs" flashed on the big screen.

We're about, in New York City, to elect a mayor who simply will not enforce any laws. Any laws! It is gonna be anarchy and blood in the streets. And anybody who votes for that Mamdani is, in my opinion, committing an act of evil. Pull a lever for that man. You are responsible for what happens later.

Every time a cop would get shot in the area I would always check the news - to make sure that it wasn't my son,

Flaherty, at his best, is a perfectly viable Game 2 starter. But his performance this season has fluctuated as wildly as it did for the Los Angeles Dodgers in last year's playoffs, when he followed his two best starts with poor ones. He warrants only so much trust. With the emerging Melton, Holton and perhaps Brant Hurter, who is currently on the injured list with back soreness at Triple A, the Tigers will not lack for bulk-inning candidates.

Adcock, 28, has a fairly limited big league track record. He has thrown a combined 23 innings over the three most recent seasons with a 5.48 earned run average. His 20.4% strikeout rate in that sample is a bit below par but he has only walked 4.3% of opponents. His minor league résumé provides a larger batch of data to look at. He has shown some flashes down on the farm but hasn't been having a great season.

Cuomo, a co-defendant with the state, opposed Commisso's request to discontinue the lawsuit. Relatedly, he sought to make public text messages produced under discovery he claims refute Commisso's allegations. Cuomo attorney Rita Glavin had told a judge that potentially ending the case is a matter of "enormous public interest" as Cuomo runs for mayor. Hartman allowed Commisso to drop the civil suit and denied Cuomo's motion on the texts.

Yesterday, star catcher and AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh enjoyed a multi-homer game where he crushed his 48th and 49th homers of the season. That pair of dingers saw him tie and then claim sole possession of the record for most home runs hit by a catcher in a single season, eclipsing the efforts of Salvador Perez back in 2021. With that record now claimed, the wait begins for Raleigh to establish himself as the first 50-homer catcher in MLB history.