Stanton Powers Yankees Again, Bombers Pound Blue Jays

 YANKEES 7 - BLUE JAYS 2 

The Yankees are inching closer and closer and closer to the postseason. And once again Giancarlo Stanton is a big reason why. 

The Yankees pounded the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 in the first of a critical late-season, three-game series that is going to go a long way in determining the fate of the AL Wild Card game that is to take place next Tuesday. And right now, the Yankees are in the driver seat. 

And they may have come very close to shutting the door. Not only did New York's win get the Bombers another win up on Toronto in the standings, but the Boston Red Sox lost to Baltimore 4-2, meaning New York's magic number is down to just 3. Which means if the Yankees take care of business in the next two days, and get another assist from Baltimore, they will be in the postseason before Friday. 

As has been the case of late, the Yankees used the long ball to their advantage. 

Aaron Judge's solo homer in the top of the third inning tied the game at one after Bo Bichette gave Toronto the early lead on a RBI single in the bottom of the first off starter Jameson Tallion. 

Speaking of Tallion, he didn't last long. He came out of the game with one out in the third inning after, reportedly re-injuring the partially torn right ankle tendon that kept him sidelined for the better part of three weeks. 

 

Instead the Yanks had to turn to Michael King, who pitched admirably for 2.2 innings, holding the Jays to a run on two hits. Still losing Tallion on the eve of the postseason is a concern for a team that is not exactly deep in the starting pitching department. 

Even with the setback on the hill, it was not enough to slow down the Yankees. Anthony Rizzo tied the game at two on a bases loaded single that scored Gio Urshela in the top of the fifth. Judge then gave the Yankees the lead on a sac fly to right, scoring D.J. LeMahieu to make it 3-2. 

However it was Giancarlo Stanton who put the game away when he crushed a pitch down the left field line for a three-run homer to give the Yanks a commanding 6-2 lead in the seventh. They never looked back. 

The homer was Stanton's 36th of the year; he has now homered safely in four straight games, all Yankees wins. 

The Yankees and Jays continue their crucial series tomorrow night north of the border.

Yankees Sweep Away Red Sox, Inch Closer to Taking Wild Card

YANKEES 6 - RED SOX 3 

What a weekend for Giancarlo Stanton.

For the second straight night, the Yankees outfielder played a prominent role in another Yankees comeback, as both Stanton and Aaron Judge went yard in New York's 6-3 victory over Boston. The victory gave the Yankees a series sweep of the Bo Sox, as the Yanks now jump over Boston for the top wild card slot. 

With a week to go in the season, the Yankees control their own destiny with a trip to Toronto beginning Tuesday. The Yankees could essentially knock Toronto out this week. 

As for Stanton he has been unconscious the past two games. On Saturday, he hit a grand slam that gave the Yankees a stunning 5-3 lead in the eighth inning in Boston. On Sunday, he did it again, this time he did it again with a two-run blast that extended New York's lead to 6-3. 

Before Stanton's heroics, it was Judge who gave the Yankees the lead when he crushed a pitch from ex-Yankee Adam Ottovino to center field for a two-run double that gave the Yankees the late lead of 4-3. 

Stanton's homer was the icing on the cake. 

Chad Green got the win, pitching an inning and two-thirds of shutout relief. Jordan Montgomery got the start, and pitched well for the Yankees (89-67), giving up only a run on seven hits over five innings. 

Here come the Yankees, folks. Just when you thought they were down and out, they find a way, once again, to persevere and win a huge ballgame.

Wilson & Jets No-Shows in Denver

 BRONCOS 26 - JETS 0 

If this is what a rebuilding effort looks like, it sure is going to hurt. 

 

The Jets were no-shows on Sunday in Denver, completely and totally out of their league as the (3-0) Broncos led by ex-Jet Teddy Bridgewater ran roughshod all over Gang Green. 

The competitive nature of this one was basically over after Denver went through the Jets like a hot knife through butter on their second drive of the day, an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ate up over seven minutes, that culminated in a Javonte Williams one-yard plunge. It was only 7-0, but it felt like it was over right then and there. 

Zach Wilson had no chance in this game. Not with a patch-work offensive line. Not with a supporting cast so putrid even Sam Darnold would look bad with it. 

Wilson completed only 19 passes in 35 attempts for 160 yards. He was sacked five times. The only good news is Wilson threw only two picks this week, an improvement from the four he tossed a week ago against New England. 

Already you can hear the frustration coming from Jets fans. They can't stand what they see, even if patience has been preached. It's too hard, especially with their ex-quarterback, Darnold, looking like an MVP candidate down in Carolina after three week. 

In fact, the Jets haven't won a game that Darnold didn't start since 2018. The facts are this is beyond who is under center for the Jets.

This is about the organizational decay that has hovered over this team for far too long. Darnold's failure in New York was the fault of an ownership group that felt Adam Gase was a better choice than Matt Rhule, Mike McCarthy and Kliff Kingsbury a few years ago. It's the fault of two GMs, Mike Maccagnan and Joe Douglas who failed to put anything around him. 

Now we see the same thing happening in some form with Wilson. Douglas didn't sign a veteran quarterback to either start in the early season, or assist Wilson with the growing pains. The Jets put everything on the kids plate, and it's blowing up in his face. Organizational decay: that is the issue with the Jets. It's not the quarterback.

Giants Keep Inventing Ways to Lose in Loss to Falcons

 FALCONS 17 - GIANTS 14

Another week, another missed opportunity for the Giants. Another week, another loss. At 0-3, the Giants are in an all too familiar spot. They are winless, starring at an uncertain future. In a year that is must win, with no excuses, the Giants look like a team destined for another double-digit loss season, and with it, more questions rather than answers about its personnel both in the front office, on the sideline, and between the lines. 

Once again there were the Giants with a late fourth quarter lead of 14-7. After struggling to ignite the offense all day, Daniel Jones finally figured something out in the third quarter, leading the Giants on a 10-pla, 71-yard drive to the Falcons one-yard line, before Saquon Barkley dove over a pile of Giants and Falcons for the score to give Big Blue the lead. 

Jones would later dive into the end zone, himself for a two-point conversion to make it 14-7.

However, that is about as it would get for the Giants. The Giants who had held Matt Ryan and the Falcons offense in check all day, suddenly couldn't stop the former NFL MVP. He picked the Giants apart, including hitting Cordarrellle Paterson for 26-yards to Giants' 31-yard line with 10:22 to ply in the game. 

After Ryan moved the Falcons to the shadow of the Giants' goal-line, the veteran quarterback made an ill-advised throw, off his back-foot that should have been picked off by Adoree Jackson, but the Giants safety dropped the ball. The Falcons had life once again. 

Three plays later, Ryan made up for the near gaff, hitting tight end Lee Smith in the end zone for the score, tying the game. 

The Giants response? Nothing. They gained only 25-yards on their next drive, and were showered with boos for a fed up Giants crowd, as Atlanta got the ball back with a little less than two minutes to go. That was more than enough time for Ryan to orchestrate a 58-yard drive that set up the winning field goal by Younghoe Koo with :02 left. 

In short it was another miserable day for the Giants.  Even on a day when the Giants honored quarterback Eli Manning with his jersey retirement ceremony, the fans booed owner John Mara, who told  the media afterwards he "would boo too." The fans have had enough. GM David Gettleman is on notice. Head Coach Joe Judge, who is now 6-13 after Sunday's defeat is not far behind. 

This is a franchise that has had only one winning season since 2011. And the losses are mounting.

Wilson's 4-Pick Effort Sends Jets to 25-6 Stinker vs. Patriots

 PATRIOTS 25 - JETS 6 

For Zach Wilson, Sunday's game against the New England Patriots was the rude welcome to the NFL that was inevitable. 

For Jets fans, it was like Groundhog Day. They have seen this before many, many times. In fact Wilson's four interceptions against New England put him in rarefied company with Sam Darnold and Mark Sanchez as quarterbacks who threw four picks in a single game their rookie year. The only outlier was Alex Smith with San Francisco in 2005.

Wilson tried too hard. He tried to squeeze a ball into triple coverage that was picked. Later he tired to hit Corey Davis down the sideline when he had Elijah Moore open in the flat, and instead overthrew Davis for the pick. The other two picks were airmailed. Even head coach Robert Saleh acknowledged that Wilson needs to play "boring football." 

We know Wilson has the arm, but he needs to develop the poise to become a better and more accurate quarterback. Otherwise games like this on Sunday will continue. And that cannot happen. 

Watch this video as Daniel Feuerstein joins me for the discussion. 

Mistakes Sink Giants in Brutal Loss to Washington

WASHINGTON 30 -  GIANTS 29 

In what will go down as one of the worst losses in Giants history, there are so many, and I mean SOOOOO many different directions to go with the Giants 30-29 loss to the Washington Football Team on Thursday night, but one theme stands out above the rest: mistakes. 

The Giants had one mistake after another on Thursday that in the end, cost them a chance to even their record at 1-1, earn a huge win in the division and spoil a spirited effort by quarterback Daniel Jones, who had one of the best games of his career. 

But as has become commonplace with the Giants in recent years, even the best efforts by the most impactful position on the field is not enough. 

There were the Giants leading 23-20 with less than seven minutes to go in the game. Up to this point Daniel Jones was having his way with the Washington Football Team, driving the ball down the field to open receivers, while the Giants defense held Washington to a pair of field goals in the second half. 

It looked like a win was in hand. And it literally almost was. 

Then on 1st and 10 at  the Washington 43-yard line, Jones heaved a pass down the middle of the field to a wide open Darius Slayton. Slayton extended his arms out, had the ball bounce into and out of his hands for an incompletion. Had Slayton held onto it, it would have been a walk-in touchdown. The Giants would have a 30-20 lead, en route to a win; and all we would talk about was how this game was Daniel Jones' coming out party. 

Instead, the Slayton drop was just the beginning of the end for the Giants. Sure the settled for a field goal and 26-20 lead, but the dye was cast. 

Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke, as he had all night, ripped apart the Giants defense. He hit running back J.D. McKissic  racing untouched down the sideline for a 56-yard catch-n-run to spot the ball inside the Giants 20.  

Next play, Heinicke heaved a 19-yard touchdown pass into the back of the end zone to Ricky Seals-Jones to give Washington a 1-point lead. Talk about a swing of momentum. 

Even when James Bradberry, who had been tormented all night by Heinicke and wide receiver Terry McLaurin, snuck around McLaurin to pick off a Heinicke pass with 2:26 to go, the Giants still couldn't do anything with it. 

They went ultra conservative in their play selection, ramming the ball down the heart of the Washington defense with Saquon Barkley for no yardage, and wound up settling for another field goal to make it 29-27 with two minutes to go. 

Oh, what a horrible mistake. 

Heinicke moved Washington down field with little fuss from the Giants defense for a potential game winning field goal with :05 to go. And even here, the Giants screwed up again. The kick by Dustin Hopkins was wide right. The Giants would have escaped with a miracle 29-27 victory; but no! 

An off-sides penalty was called on New York, giving Hopkins another shot, and of course he drilled it through the uprights. 

How much worse could it get for Big Blue, and I didn't even mention the holding call on C.J. Board when Daniel Jones scored on what would have been a 58-yard touchdown in the second quarter, that would have given the Giants a 14-7 lead.  Instead they settled for three. 

For those looking to blame Jones, you can't. He was great on Thursday. 22-out-of-32 for 249 yards and a touchdown. He drove the football down the field, and looked like the leader the Giants are hoping he turns into in year 3. 

The wins won't come if the defense doesn't do its part. They won't come if Taylor Heinicke looks like Tom Brady or Kurt Warner. It won't happen if Terry McLaurin has 11 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown against Bradberry who was a Pro Bowler for the Giants last year. 

Look at the NFC East right now. The Eagles looked great in Week 1. The Washington Football Team might have something in Heinicke to go along with that incredible defense. And the Cowboys looked fantastic in defeat last Thursday in Tampa Bay. 

The 0-2 Giants are in big trouble.

Daniel Jones & Listless Giants Look Lost in Opener Against Broncos

BRONCOS 27 - GIANTS 13 

Remember that song by The Who, Won't Get Fooled Again? Well, maybe that is Giants fans right after their football team put forth a dismal showing on Opening Day in a 27-13 loss to the Denver Broncos, and it wasn't even as close as the final score indicated. 

The Giants were horrible. It was more of the same for a Giants team that promised to be better this season, in a year that is now or never for quarterback Daniel Jones. 

Instead the Giants mustered only 60-yards on the ground in Saquon Barkley's return to the lineup. Barkely, who was clearly on a pitch count, had 10 carries for 26 yards on the day. Heck, Daniel Jones ran for more yards, 27 in fact,  while running for his life. 

As for Jones he wasn't much better. Outside of his touchdown pass to Sterling Shepherd in the first quarter, he couldn't move the offense, and even fumbled the ball back to Denver with New York trying to answer with Denver in front 17-7. 

On the flip side, Denver coach Vic Fangio looked like a genius for picking Teddy Bridgewater to be his quarterback over Drew Luck. Bridgewater tossed two touchdowns and 264 yards on 28-of-36 passing. He was tremendously efficient.

 It also helped that he had Melvin Gordon tearing it up on the ground, highlighted by his 70-yard touchdown that blew the game wide open at 27-7 in the fourth quarter.

The Giants are in big trouble already. They looked so putrid and listless, they need to answer this. They need a bounce back on Thursday when they head to Washington (0-1), who lost to the Chargers. If not, it will be another 0-2 start for Big Blue, en route to likely another disastrous season.

Darnold Gets Revenge (Thanks Christian McCaffrey) As Jets Can't Protect Wilson

 PANTHERS 19 - JETS 14 

Well it was sort of an afternoon of vengeance for former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who had his moments Sunday against his former team. He had a 57-yard touchdown to fellow ex-Jet, Robby Anderson in the second quarter, and later scored a touchdown of his own that helped build a 16-0 lead, but other than that there wasn't much else to speak of.

It wasn't really flashy for Darnold, who for the first time in his career played with a solid offensive line and actual weapons around him. Think about it, if Darnold had Christian McCaffrey and DJ Moore when he was a Jet, he probably would still be here. 

In fact of the 279 yards passing by Darnold on Sunday, 89 of those yards went to McCaffrey. 

On the flip side, rookie quarterback Zach Wilson looked the part of the rookie - especially in the first half, and was not helped by the fact the Jets couldn't block for him, especially on the right side of the offensive line. 

Seemingly all afternoon, Wilson was on the run away from defenders who cut through the Jets leaky offensive line like a knife through butter. Before training camp began, the Jets signed for Washington Football Team lineman Morgan Moses to man the right side of the offensive line, but he spent a better part of the day on the bench in favor of George Fant, who was just awful  at right tackle.

The only reason Moses came into the game came when second year pro Mekhi Becton was carted off the field after having his leg rolled up on. According to Ian Rapoport, the early diagnosis is a sprained MCL, which is better news than the alternative. Becton will have an MRI on Monday.

Through the first 30 minutes of play, the Jets managed only 80 yards of offense, and Wilson couldn't get anything going while on the run. It didn't help that the Jets couldn't run the ball either against Carolina's stout front seven.  

It was not until the second half that the Jets as a team finally settled down. Defensively they pinned their ears back and got pressure on Darnold as Carolina was forced to punt on four of their five second half possessions. 

Meanwhile, the offensive line finally started to open room for Wilson to make his progressions, and when he had time, Wilson looked good. 

He picked apart the Panthers on a much needed 8-play, 70-yard drive that culminated in a 22-yard touchdown pass by Wilson to Corey Davis in the back of the end zone to make it 16-6. Wilson scored himself on the two-point conversion to get the Jets back into the game at 16-8. 

After Carolina answered the Jets score with a field goal to make it 19-8, Wilson led an impressive 10-play, 93-yard drive that included a huge 15-yard pass by Wilson to Braxton Berrios on second and long at the Jets own 8-yard line. 

Wilson would connect with Berrios again on a 25-yard completion on fourth down, and followed that up with a 40-yard bullet down the sideline to Denzel Mims to spot the ball at the Panthers' 10. Two plays later, Wilson found Corey Davis in the end zone for the second time for the touchdown to cut the deficit to 19-14. 

Unfortunately for New York, time just ran out. They couldn't convert the two-point conversion, and couldn't recover the onside kick. 

Speaking of injuries, another significant blow to the Jets came in the first quarter when punter Branden Mann was injured on the Jets first punt of the day when a Panthers special teamer ran into him. There was no flag on the play, but Mann didn't return. Matt Amendola had to handle the punting and kicking duties, and did a fine job. That being said, look for the Jets to get a punter in camp this week.

Baez Error Helps Yankees End 7-Game Skid

 YANKEES 8 - METS 7 

At the end of the day it was a thumbs down for Mets second baseman Javier Baez. 

In a game that featured so much, from a touching tribute to the 20th Anniversary of 9-11, to a back-and-forth affair, as neither team wanted to hold a lead, Baez's throwing on a grounder by Luke Voit, proved to be all the Yankees needed to steal one from the Mets, ending their seven game losing streak. 

The error allowed Andrew Velazquez to score from second after he came into the game as a pinch runner for Giancarlo Stanton. 

The deciding run capped off what was a three-run eighth inning for the Yankees, started by a mammoth two-run home run by Aaron Judge that tied the game at seven. Judge had two homers in the game, including a solo shot in the top of the second inning that gave the Yankees an early 5-0 lead. 

In fact, the Yanks had three homers in that second inning with Kyle Higashioka and Brett Gardner hitting bombs of their own to build that early Yankee lead. 

Yet, as has been the case lately for the Yankees, they couldn't hold that 5-0 advantage. Taijuan Walker settled in for the Mets, holding the Yankees off the scoreboard over the next four innings as the Amazin's clawed their way back. 

The Mets got three runs back in the bottom half of the second inning on a RBI double by Kevin Pillar, a run scoring triple by James McCann and a RBI single from Walker himself to cut the Yankees lead to 5-3. 

Baez, who had a good night at the plate, connected for his 9th home run since coming to the Mets, in the bottom of the third inning to cut the Yankees lead to 5-4. 

That would be all for Yankees starter Cory Kluber, who only lasted four innings, allowing four runs on five hits. 

The Yankees bullpen continued the implosion as Lucas Lutege, Chad Green and Clay Holmes all gave up runs to the Mets.  

Fast forward to the bottom of the sixth, McCann crushed a pitch by reliever Chad Green that bounced off the blue wall in the left field corner for a two-run shot that put the Mets back out in front 6-5. Kevin Pillar would get some needed insurance on a RBI single that scored Baez with runners on the corners in the bottom of the seventh. 

That would be it for the Mets offensively as the bats once again went silent. Their best chance to do anything in the late stages came in the eighth inning with two runners aboard when Pete Alonso skied to center field off a pitch by Albert Abreu for the final out. 

The Mets (71-72) remain five back of the Braves in the NL East. The Yankees (79-63) are now tied with the Blue Jays for the final wild card in the American League.

Yankees and Mets United for 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Ceremony

 Before they took the field to battle one another in the Subway Series, the Mets and Yankees joined in a moment of unity to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001 during a 20th anniversary ceremony at Citi Field. 

Both teams came out of their respective dugouts to greet one another and stood together in a single formation for the playing of the national anthem and the honor guard. Former Yankees and Mets skippers Joe Torre and BobbyValentine, both threw out the ceremonial first pitch to first responders.  There was even a documentary of the famous Mike Piazza home run on September 21, 2001 against the Braves that proved that it was ok to cheer again after the tragedy of 9-11. 

 

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Mets Pound Punchless Yankees to Open 2nd Round of Subway Series

 METS 10 - YANKEES 3 

Let's first be honest here, the Mets are not going anywhere. A .500 team that loses two of three to the Marlins over the week; whose front office is in disarray after not just one, but two general managers went by the wayside for poor judgement off the field, and whose owner battles anyone and everyone on Twitter, is not heading to the postseason. 

Yet that doesn't mean they can't beat a scuffling Yankees team. 

And that is exactly what happened Friday night. The Mets pounded the Yankees 10-3 on Friday, sending the Bronx Bombers to their seventh straight loss. And since that wonderful 13-game winning streak, the Yankees are 2-11 in their last 13 game. 

The only shred of good news for the Yankees is the fact the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Baltimore Orioles, meaning the Yanks maintain a slim 1/2 game lead for the final wild card slot. The Red Sox are in the process of losing to the Chicago White Sox, so Boston won't gain any more ground for the top wild card position. 

The Yankees threw the ball all over the place, a pair of errors officials, and a comedy of mistakes defensively helped pave the way for the Amazin's. 

The seeds of discontent were planted for the Bombers in the bottom of the first inning when catcher Gary Sanchez, decided to get out of his crouch from behind home plate, and failed to apply the tag on an incoming Jonathan Villar, who wound up scoring the tying run. That play was emblematic of what was to come. 

By the third inning, the Mets took full advantage of an erratic Jordan Montgomery. Villar singled to lead off the inning, and Francisco Lindor  and Michael Conforto both drew walks.  Pete Alonso, who has struggled in bases loaded situations here over the last month, drew a walk on 3-2 to tie the game at two a piece. 

A batter later, Javier Baez reached on a fielder's choice when third baseman Gio Urshela threw the grounder passed Sanchez at home plate, allowing Lindor to score the go-ahead run for the Mets. 

Jeff McNeil reached on a drag bunt base hit to drive in Conforto, and just like that it was 4-2 Mets. 

After Kevin Pillar's sac fly brought home Alonso to make it 5-2, James McCann doubled home McNeil to complete the five-run output in the third inning. 6-2 Mets. 

Baez and Lindor, ever so much villains in the eyes of Mets fans two weeks ago after their thumbs down theatrics, added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth on a solo shot by Lindor, and a RBI double by Baez to give the Mets an 8-2 lead. 

Montgomery was charged with seven runs, five earned, over three-and-a-third innings of work. 

On the flip side, Tylor Megill was lights out for the Mets in what was easily his best outing of the season. He held the Yankees to just two runs, an Aaron Judge RBI ground out in the top of the first inning, and a Joey Gallo solo homer in the top of the third inning.

Megill struck out a season high 10 batters over seven innings of work. He is now 3-4. 

The Mets are back to an even .500 (71-71). The Yankees are now 78-63, having lost seven in a row, in dire straits to get back on track rather soon. But what else would one expect from two madly inconsistent baseball teams.

Yankees Wild Card Lead Continues to Shrink, Cole Leaves with Hamstring Injury

 BLUE JAYS 5 - YANKEES 1 

Here come the Toronto Blue Jays. 

Toronto beat the Yankees for the second straight night, this time behind six superlative innings from ex-Met Steven Matz, as Toronto closed to within two games of the final wild card spot, and 2.5 games from the Yankees in the top spot for the Wild Card. 

It comes as the Bombers have now lost four in a row, and eight of their last ten. 

To make matters worse, Gerrit Cole left Tuesday's game with two out in the fourth inning due to tightness in his left hamstring. Aaron Boone said he was optimistic about the injury, and that the Yankees caught it early. Still an injury to the staff ace at this point in the year should raise concerns. 

The Blue Jays broke the 1-1 tie in the fourth with a pair of sac flies from Lourdes Gurriell Jr. and Reese McGuire. Marcus Seimien and Alejandro Kirk added solo homers as the Jays blew the game open at 5-1. 

Toronto has now won six in a row, and nine of its last 10 games. The Yankees have two more with the Jays before visiting the Mets over the weekend. 

Mets' Alderson Details Latest on deGrom Injury

If you thought the Mets season couldn't get any more bizarre, well, it did on Tuesday. 

A day after the Mets gut-wrenching 4-3 loss to the Nationals amid another Edwin Diaz implosion, Team President/Acting General Manager Sandy Alderson revealed that Jacob deGrom's mysterious elbow injury that has led him to miss the last two months is a sprain/partial tear of the UCL in his right elbow. 

Just the words "tear" and "UCL" is enough to make Mets fans panic. Typically this is the kind of diagnosis that would lead to Tommy John Surgery, but Alderson said that such an extreme measure wouldn't be necessary.

"This is a very low grade thing that has resolved itself," Alderson said. "The ligament is perfectly intact at this point. Whatever condition existed before has resolved itself and that is one of the reasons he didn't pitch for a period of time." 

 Just the fact that the Mets hid the fact that deGrom had some form of structural damage should raise eyebrows. He is the best pitcher on this team, if not baseball when healthy. It is even fair to argue that he is the Mets most important commodity.  Yet, this franchise couldn't give a proper diagnosis for months on end. 

There is still question as to whether deGrom will  even pitch again this season. He has done some tossing on the side, and according to Alderson the Mets plan to "ramp" him up in order to if the injury relates more to mechanics in someway. That in itself is a huge gamble. And knowing the Mets history with injuries, not one they should take. 

If deGrom needs to rest for the rest of the year, they should let him and not risk further injury. 

This comes from a team that is dealing with so much turmoil right now. Yes, the Mets (70-69) are still very much in the mix for the postseason, but the deGrom injury, coupled with front office shakeups at General Manager, and an owner who has become a complete a total distraction with his incessant tweeting  and challenges to the fanbase, one has to wonder when the circus leaves town.  

 

Great Scott! Mets GM Zack Scott Busted for Drunk Driving

 Only the Mets can find a way to top their own ineptitude. 

A day after Javier Baez and Francico Lindor tried to put their self imposed "thumbs down" controversy behind them, Mets Acting General Manager Zack Scott has been busted on charges of drunk driving in a story broken by the New York Post. 

"Scott, 44, was nabbed at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday when cops caught him snoozing in a 2018 Toyota on South  Lexington Avenue near the federal Courthouse..." New York Post. 

According to the report, Scott refused to give blood or take a breathalyzer test, but underwent a field sobriety test and failed. He was charged and released and is due back in court in White Plains on Thursday. 

Added to the intrigue, ESPN reporter Jeff Passon tweeted that Scott was at Steve Cohen's house in Connecticut attending the team's Amazin' Mets Foundation the night he was arrested for drunk driving and dozing in his car. 

The Mets issued the following statement: 

"We were surprised and disappointed to learn this morning about the alleged DUI involving Zach Scott. We take this matter very seriously. Zach will not be traveling with the team four our upcoming road trip while we learn more and determine next steps."  

How about firing him? 

Scott took over as acting GM after his predecessor, Jared Porter, was ousted for allegedly sexually harassing female reporters.  

It has not been a good year for the Mets, especially off the field, and it is reflecting badly on new owner Steve Cohen. It is time for him to seriously consider a deep culture change with his organization if he wants to bring any ounce of respectability to the fledgling New York franchise. 

 From questionable hires by the front office in the off-season to players protesting fans, to botched decision making on player personnel, the 2021 campaign has been nothing short of a nightmare for the Mets.