There have been some fascinating manager-y moments in this game. #NYMets going to a left-handed pinch-hitter in the seventh to, I dunno, get #stlcards best reliever, lefty JoJo Romero, into game earlier, three batters before Bichette, and for more outs.
And, here ... pitching to Walker with first base open. Works out with a strikeout on 3 pitches. (Does assure Herrera isn't guaranteed an at-bat in 10th.)
The NY #Mets signed Tommy Pham to a contract today, just a few *hours* before #OpeningDay starts.
Pham has now played for 11 different teams in 12 years, and this is his second stint with the Mets.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/26/sports/mets-signing-tommy-pham-hours-before-opening-day/
The Pete Alonso Curse? Worse than Seaver Trade? Mets Fan Reacts to Polar Bear Signing with the Orioles
Is the "C-word" finally back in Queens? In this clip from the Giant Mess podcast, I break down why this move feels like a "smack in the face". I dive into why the Mets' valuation of Peteโs abilities might have just triggered a new curse.
#Mets #PeteAlonso #LGM #GiantMessPodcast #MLB #BaltimoreOrioles #NYMets #Baseball #TomSeaver #MLBFreeAgency
Wrote today about the #stlcards preparing for pitchers in spring games like they do during the regular season, about scouting reports available to them before and during games and then this ...
Familiar Freddy Peralta 9 up, 9 down.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/article_e6d79558-158f-4694-bae3-1687351883e1.html #cardinals #Nymets