Hey, from my perspective the Mets looked great Wednesday night.
Perhaps that’s because I was on the East River in a kayak for the opening innings, went out to get pizza once I got home, and then watched the Knicks given how things were going. End result: I watched the game for about six minutes and during that time I saw Francisco Alvarez connect for a homer and the Mets outscore the Cardinals by two.
If only baseball worked that way, right?
I’d be embarrassed, but given the outcome, my life choices were uncharacteristically good ones. Kayaking is good for body and soul. The Knicks … well, wow. Meanwhile, there are only so many pixels one can spill on what’s wrong with David Peterson this time and whether that should be the Mets’ problem to fix, and only so rhapsodic one can wax about not-bad garbage-time innings from Jonathan Pintaro or Alvarez looking like the hitter he can be between stints on the injured list.
The Mets simply aren’t very interesting right now; they’re like the doomed programming other networks put up against the Oscars … or the Knicks. Until the Mets are watchable again, hey, the world is full of wonders and there’s no shame in discovering them.
Luis Torrens:
AB 112
RBI 15.
Francisco Alvarez
AB 119
RBI 12.
The best thing about the 2026 Mets is the Knicks.
The Mets should be paying close attention to the Knicks, because when one NY team wins, others tend to follow, e.g, 1969-70; 1973, even 1986 ( Mets and Giants). This is not a phenomenon limited to NY (the Patriots’ first Super Bowl win set off a decade’s+ of titles in Boston, particularly the Red Sox and of course, their own, but the Celtics and Bruins also had a few championships as well.) Winning is contagious and it can land in one spot for a while and impact entire sports ecosystems, including fans. So in a way you may be absolutely correct -the best thing about the 2026 Mets may be the Knicks! I will say that the vibe about the Knicks is eerily similar to the 1969 and 1986 Mets, including impromptu watch parties at street corners, wearing the colors and insignia, general cheerfulness and most of all that regular life has been suspended until further notice. I think we all felt that vibe completely disappear Monday night, but it’s back with a vengeance.
Or like the usually doomed Oscars themselves.