Meet the Mets, meet the Mets, step right up and (hopefully) defeat the Mets…
The time for petty squabbling and the lobbing of social media insults is over. Now is the main event: the Phillies and Mets, all tied up at the top of the division, playing each other for the entirety of first place.
Of course, there’s still over 3 more months of baseball left to play after this series, so it’s not as if this will settle anything for good. Still, it’d feel really good to win this one.
Onto the links.
Phillies news
Aaron Nola’s recovery is going well, but there’s no timetable for a return.
Nick Castellanos isn’t one to overthink. While the rest of us pore over stats and figures, he puts his focus into the game itself. ($)
MLB news
The Bosox sent Kristian Campbell back to AAA, where they hope he’ll get back on track.
Juan Soto slugged his 1000th hit at the ripe old age of…twenty-six.
Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field after being struck by a foul ball while standing in the dugout. Here’s hoping for a full recovery.