Good Morning. Happy Birthday Doug Sisk. Mets-Braves Wednesday and Thursday Games rained out, create possible double header Monday - day before playoffs start and Jett Williams and Drew Gilbert lead Mets Arizona Fall League participants.
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NY Post: Rest of Mets-Braves series postponed by weather as Monday doubleheader looms. "Wednesday’s and Thursday’s ballgames at Truist Park in Atlanta have been postponed with heavy rains already in the arena and more expected to come with Hurricane Helene approaching, the Braves announced. The games will now be part of a straight doubleheader on Monday that will start at 1:10 p.m. in Atlanta. "
NY Post: Mets face challenging rotation questions after Braves postponements. "The expectation was Sean Manaea would start Friday, which would set up the club’s ace likely for Game 2 of a wild-card series, but he would not start what could be must-win games against Atlanta. If the Mets were to follow with David Peterson — who was set to start Wednesday’s game — Peterson would be in line for Game 3. In play for Sunday and potentially two games Monday would be Jose Quintana, Luis Severino and Tylor Megill."
Brittany Ghiroli The Athletic: Mets-Braves schedule is a mess of everyone’s making. "Thursday’s game is a makeup of an April 10 game that was postponed after the Mets had gone through pregame preparations and taken batting practice and they weren’t willing to come back earlier and burn an off day...The Mets would likely not have been keen to move Thursday’s game up to this past Monday, another shared off day between the two clubs, as they were coming off a Sunday night game...The Braves were concerned about the sold-out crowds expected..."
Laura Albanese Newsday: Flood of mistakes by MLB in handling Mets-Atlanta scheduling as Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc. "Do the Mets and Atlanta still come back here Monday and play if the games don’t matter for anything more than seeding? Great question! No one seems to know. A spokesman for the Mets said that playing on Monday will be at the discretion of the Commissioner’s Office. Given recent decisions, though, it’s hard to put any confidence in MLB making a choice that’s best for baseball."
NY Post: Mets must find way to weather scheduling storm to reach playoffs. "The Mets began this season by losing three straight to the Brewers. They could close the standard part of the schedule by winning three straight in Milwaukee. That perhaps will be enough to get them into the playoffs. That might be enough to keep from returning next week to Atlanta."
NY Post: Francisco Lindor’s Mets return scuttled by Atlanta weather chaos. "After missing eight straight games with lower back discomfort, Francisco Lindor was penciled in atop the order and at shortstop before Wednesday’s faceoff against the Braves at Truist Park was postponed."
"We've got to move on to the next series now."
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 25, 2024
Carlos Mendoza was asked how Monday's doubleheader affects the Mets' plans: pic.twitter.com/0B4GOVZEsX
Carlos Mendoza was asked about the prospect of starting a playoff series the day after a doubleheader:
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 25, 2024
"If we're playing a playoff game, that's a good thing." pic.twitter.com/cnDi1hjqyC
Was Carlos Mendoza frustrated at how long it took MLB to make a decision on the next two Mets-Braves games?
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 25, 2024
"My job is to manage the team. We knew there was weather, but you can't predict." pic.twitter.com/wAPmEvANVL
What's the feeling in the clubhouse, according to Carlos Mendoza?
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 25, 2024
"On to Milwaukee now." pic.twitter.com/SiCOnev5fN
Brian Snitker was asked if playing makeup games in the Mets-Braves series at a neutral site was possible:
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 25, 2024
"That all sounds good, but I think probably putting all that together is a little more involved than what we even think. I never heard that." pic.twitter.com/s9ks4kmvJJ
"It was my understanding that if it didn't matter, then we wouldn't play it"
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 25, 2024
Brian Snitker says he believes that Monday's games would only be played if necessary: pic.twitter.com/PfMokKedc2
.@martinonyc, @AnthonyMcCarron, @WillSammon and @sal_licata discuss how the Mets' Atlanta postponements and Monday doubleheader will affect them on BNNY https://t.co/1A4DVW2TkS
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 26, 2024
➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/mQPlyll2Eo
AP Sports Wild Card Watch:
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W-L% | GB | Strk | last10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 64 | .595 | +6.5 | W 1 | 7-3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 65 | .591 | +6.0 | W 1 | 4-6 |
| 3 | San Diego Padres | 91 | 67 | .576 | +3.5 | L 1 | 8-2 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 90 | 68 | .570 | +2.5 | L 1 | 4-6 |
| 5 | New York Mets | 87 | 70 | .554 | -- | L 1 | 6-4 |
| 6 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 88 | 71 | .553 | -- | W 1 | 5-5 |
| 7 | Atlanta Braves | 86 | 71 | .548 | 1.0 | W 3 | 6-4 |
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Hurricane Helene News:
- Flood of mistakes by MLB in handling Mets-Atlanta scheduling as Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc (Newsday)
- Hurricane Helene forces postponement of rest of Mets-Atlanta series as Monday doubleheader scheduled (Newsday)
- Mets face challenging rotation questions after Braves postponements (New York Post)
- Desperate Mets can whine about the weather all they want, but need to get tough to reach playoffs (New York Post)
- Rest of Mets-Braves series postponed by weather as Monday doubleheader looms (New York Post)
- Francisco Lindor’s Mets return scuttled by Atlanta weather chaos (New York Post)
- ‘Devastating’ Hurricane Helene likely to wash out rest of Mets-Braves series: meteorologist (New York Post)
- How Braves’ decision for Mets series set up nightmare scenario with Hurricane Helene bearing down (New York Post)
- Abbey Mastracco: MLB could have prevented Mets-Braves mess (New York Daily News)
- Mets-Braves series postponed due to Hurricane Helene, doubleheader scheduled Monday in Atlanta (New York Daily News)
- What's next for Mets as games vs. Braves are postponed on Wednesday and Thursday? (The Record)
- Will NY Mets and Braves play tonight? How weather, storms in Atlanta may affect series (The Record)
- Mets-Braves schedule is a mess of everyone’s making (The Athletic)
- Final 2 games of critical Braves-Mets series postponed by storms, moved to Monday doubleheader (The Athletic)
- Braves vs. Mets games postponed by Hurricane Helene, MLB schedules last-minute doubleheader for crucial series (CBS Sports)
- Braves pushed back on rescheduling games vs. Mets as Hurricane Helene threatened schedule, per report (CBS Sports)
- Postponed Mets-Braves Games Throw NL Playoff Picture Into Chaos (SI.com)
- Rest of Mets-Braves Series Postponed Setting up Controversial Doubleheader (SI.com)
- Hurricane Helene's effect on MLB: Pivotal Braves-Mets series postponed due to storm (Yahoo)
- Mets and Braves to play doubleheader on Monday after forecast washes out rest of pivotal series (AP)
Other Mets News:
- Lindor listed in Mets' starting lineup before rainout (MLB.com)
- Vientos on breakout season: 'It's almost like a dream' (MLB.com)
- Ranking the starting pitchers on playoff contenders (MLB.com)
- Just qualifying for MLB’s postseason is proving more important than how you get there (New York Post)
- What we’re hearing about the Mets’ pitching plans this weekend (The Athletic)
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Mets announced the players that will be attending the Arizona Fall League next month: Mets (Scottsdale): Jett Williams, SS/OF (No. 2/MLB No. 53); Drew Gilbert, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 76); Jacob Reimer, 3B/1B (No. 20); Saul Garcia, RHP; Noah Hall, RHP; Jonathan Pintaro, RHP; Jawilme Ramirez, RHP; Dylan Ross, RHP
All but two of the players, Pintaro and Ramirez, spent time on the IL this year. Saul Garcia, Cousin of Ex-Mets Wilmer Flores, will be on the same Arizona Team as Wilmer's Brother, Detroit Pitcher, Wilmer Flores.
The League Opens on October 7th with the Mets contingent playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Scottsdale's first game is October 8th. Final Regular Game is November 14th.
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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Doug Sisk (1957)
- J.P. Ricciardi (1959)
- Glenn Sherlock (1960)
- Brooks Pounders (1990)
- Alex Valverde (1996)
Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Doc Medich from the Seattle Mariners on September 26, 1977.
1992 | For the first time in the franchise's 30-year history, the Mets use a position player as a pitcher. Eighth inning pinch-hitter Bill Pecota takes the mound in the bottom of the inning, and the infielder gives up only a home run to Andy Van Slyke when the Pirates pummel New York, 19-2. |
1998 | David Cone sets a new major league record for the most years between 20-win seasons when New York beats Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium, 3-1. The 33-year-old Coney, who was 20-3 in 1988 with the Mets, surpasses the mark set by Jim Kaat, who won twenty in 1966 and 1974. |
2000 | The Braves, who will finish the season with a 95-67 record, beat the second-place Mets at Shea Stadium, 7-1, to clinch the NL East title. Atlanta has captured a record nine-consecutive division crowns but will be swept in the NLDS by St. Louis. |
2007 | After a 50 homerless at-bat drought, Brandon Phillips hits his 30th home run of the season to become the 31st member of the 30-30 club, including Mets third baseman David Wright and Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who also accomplished the feat this season. The 26-year-old infielder joins Alfonso Soriano (Yankees, 2002) as the only other second baseman to reach the plateau, and the third Reds player (Eric Davis, 1987, and Barry Larkin, 1996) to have hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season. |
2015 | The Mets clinch their first NL East title and first postseason berth since 2006, when the team routs Cincinnati at the Great American Ball Park, 10-2. New York, needing only an 88-67 record to capture the flag, took advantage of the heavily-favored Nationals' season-long woes. |
2016 | The Marlins, each wearing the number 16, host the Mets in a game without any walk-up music, advertisements, or fan-interactive activities at a solemn ballpark in tribute to Miami right-hander Jose Fernandez, a victim of a tragic boating accident only 36 hours ago. Dee Gordon, a left-handed hitter, begins his at-bat from the right side wearing the late starter's helmet and weeps as he rounds the bases, pointing to the sky when he crosses the plate honor his friend and teammate, after hitting a leadoff home run to start the game. |
1964: The Reds belt the Mets, 6 - 1, for their 7th straight win, the longest in the National League this season. Marty Keough drives in half the runs with a single and double. The Reds are now a half-game back of the Phils.
1975: At Veterans Stadium, the Phils top the Mets, 4 - 3, in 12 innings in a game delayed twice by rain. In the second game the Mets are ahead in the 3rd when the third rain delay finally washes the game away. Only 200 fans are on hand when the game is called at 3:15 a.m.
1984 - Philadelphia's Juan Samuel breaks Tim Raines's record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd in a 7 - 1 loss to the Mets. Raines had set the record of 71 in the strike-shortened 1981 season. The second-place Mets are the first team to finish above .500 and score fewer runs than their opponents in a full season since the 1932 Pirates.
1997: In the 7th at Shea Stadium, Atlanta SS Rafael Belliard hits his first homer in a decade, off Brian Bohanon, to tie the Mets at 6 apiece. His last came on May 5, 1987, off Eric Show of the Padres. Atlanta wins, 7 - 6, in 11 innings.
2008: The Brewers move one game ahead of the Mets in the National League Wild Card race with a 5 - 1 win against the Cubs. Rickie Weeks' three-run home run in the 7th is the big blow for the Brew Crew. Seth McClung pitches four innings of scoreless relief for the win.
9/26/2007 Moises Alou hits a solo home run to extend his hitting streak to 30 games. During his club-record hitting streak, Alou slashed an impressive .403/.445/.588. pic.twitter.com/7Y8nT7UZEc 9/26/2012 David Wright becomes the Mets all-time leader in hits when he records the 1,419th knock of his career. pic.twitter.com/6ADwvfxzp5 9/26/2015 The Mets win the National League East for the first time since 2006. pic.twitter.com/tsFguJxGI2
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