The MLB Playoffs Will Be Different This year
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Why are the Mets considered the biggest disappointment heading into the playoffs?
One week before the MLB playoffs, two biggest stars in MLB are currently injured. The most lovable team in MLB is currently choking. 51-year-old Ichiro Suzuki just struck out a bunch of high school girls. And the biggest disappointments in baseball have had their dreams crushed. One of those teams would be the New York Mets. Got ugly. Mets fans just accidentally rooted for a player to beat the Mets. Obviously, Pete Alonzo was a Mets legend. Seven years in New York, all-time leader Mets homer. Had that crush. Crazy playoff run for the Mets. Signed a one-year deal with the Mets to come back last year and had a great season. So after that, he opts out of his contract, gets a five-year $155 million deal with the Orioles.
The Mets weren't even willing to go more than three. Went down south to Baltimore and had... 35 home runs this year. 100 RBIs. He leads the AL in RBIs. The Mets, on the other hand, their first baseman have negative .5 war combined. They've combined for a .237 average with a .703 OPS. So the Mets are in last place. They've been out of a playoff spot since, I don't know, June. This year, fans were chanting Pete Alonzo's name after Mark Viento's made a couple errors in that terrible series where they made like seven errors in three games. But it gets even worse because this weekend, for the first time in MLB history, Alonzo returns to New York City to play the Mets. And the Mets, they give him a lot of respect.
He comes up to the plate for a first at bat. They play his old walk-up music. Obviously gets a standing ovation. It's a big, beautiful moment. He tips his cap. They're loving it. They start chanting Pete Alonzo's name. After he gets out, they start chanting, Fire Stearns. That is the GM who chose not to re-sign Pete Alonzo. Now, David Stearns, not a big fan favorite right now in New York. He let his boy Nimmo go.
How did Pete Alonso’s return to New York impact the Mets‑Orioles series?
He let his boy Alonzo go. He let his boy Jeff McNeil go. They replaced him with a bunch of guys, and all those guys were... Some of the worst guys you've ever seen in your lives. Now, this is a great opportunity to rub it in the GM's face. So Alonzo goes 0 for 2 with a walk. Then in his last at-bat, he comes up in a tie game. Mets fans are actively rooting for him to get a hit and take the lead against the Mets. He ends up striking out. Fans start leaving the game early because they don't give a f*** about the Mets anymore. They just want to see Pete Alonzo. Next day, he comes up again, grounds out, strikes out, and grounds out again. He's 0 for 6 in his city field return at this point. Comes up for one last chance in the 9th.
Orioles are down by one. Pete Alonso is the tying run. Mets fans start chanting his name. They are two outs away from winning the game and Mets fans are chanting for Pete Alonso to tie this game and on a 2-0 count.
Crushes a 414-foot home run. Crowd goes absolutely batshit. Just hit a home run against the Mets to tie the game against the Mets in the Mets Stadium and gets a standing ovation and a curtain call in Citi Field. Even the Mets owner, Steve Cohen, was caught on camera clapping for this home run against his own team. Alonzo home runs again. They sweep the Mets, but they're not the only disappointing team in baseball. After having the most exciting season in MLB, the White Sox are now on the verge of collapse. On August 16th, they had a five and a half game lead. They had been in first place for over two months, spent 96 days in first place this season. At the end of August, they had an 80% chance to win the division.
Going into this week, it was just 58%. So they entered the week with a half game lead over the Guardians, going into a three game series against the who? guardians so this is the biggest series of the year probably in baseball in terms of playoff implications uh gavin williams starts game one goes six in and gives up zero runs strikes out eight then tristan peters goes up to the plate so he goes down in the count one and two fouls a fastball fouls a curve fouls a sweeper fouls another fastball watches ball two fouls a curve fouls a fastball fouls a sweeper fouls a cutter fouls a curve fouls a fastball watches ball three fouls a slider fouls a fastball gets walked on a curve
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why are the Mets considered the biggest disappointment heading into the playoffs?
0:00–1:38
2
How did Pete Alonso’s return to New York impact the Mets‑Orioles series?
1:38–4:10
3
What caused the White Sox’s dramatic collapse after a dominant first half of the season?
4:10–5:56
4
How did the Guardians secure a crucial series win over the White Sox?
5:56–7:36
5
Which teams are battling for the final AL wildcard spots and why?
7:36–9:15
6
What are the key storylines surrounding the NL wildcard race between the Padres and Diamondbacks?
9:15–11:27
7
Why are the Dodgers favored to win the World Series despite strong competition?
11:27–13:43
8
How is Ichiro Suzuki’s charity exhibition influencing women’s baseball in Japan?
13:43–16:00