"Make a mistake, and we own you."---Kevin Kernan on the Mets, April 2015.
It's still true now, 10 years later.
As the Mets prep for a weekend wraparound road trip to Washington, they sit in first place in the NL East, 5 games clear of the Philadelphia Phillies after sweeping the Phils Wednesday afternoon in 10 innings, 4-3, finishing a 7-0 homestand. Carlos Mendoza's club is 12-1 at home, Citi Field is packed at night, maybe not so much for mid-week matinees for now, and they've got reinforcements coming, with reports that injured regulars Jeff McNeil & Francisco Alvarez could be activated in time for Friday night's game at Washington.
Brett Baty, learning how to play 2nd base as he goes, slammed a 2 run homer off Zack Wheeler early, but Philadelphia came back to tie the game, forcing extra innings. Baty could end up heading to Syracuse to make room for McNeil, but we'll know in 24 hours time.
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The teams will meet in Philadelphia in June, but while things could be different then, the Mets have to be wary of the 4th place Nationals. New York sports a 7-2 record in the NL East, but.....
Sportscaster Mike Patrick, the original play by play voice of Sunday Night Football when it aired on ESPN, passed away at 80. Patrick also called college basketball & football for the network, and was a beloved announcer.
Other than Phil Rizzuto and Harry Caray, no one got more mileage out of "Holy cow!" than Patrick.
Just hours after being placed in hospice care, NFL Hall of Famer Steve "Mongo" McMichael, a vital part of Buddy Ryan's "46" defense with the 1985 Chicago Bears, passed away after a 4 year battle with ALS.
McMichael carved out a 2nd chapter in his career when he swapped his shoulder pads for wrestling boots in the 90's, signing with World Championship Wrestling as a commentator and, later, a member of the infamous Four Horsemen faction. McMichael was a US champion with WCW, nearly a decade after making his in-ring debut, along with a number of other NFL players in a battle royal at Wrestlemania 2 in Chicago in 1986. Once his playing career was over, McMichael got back in the ring for a few years before leaving WCW and wrestling behind.
Back in Chicago, McMichael was one of several celebrities who led Cubs fans in "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch, and even got into a row from the broadcast booth with infamous umpire Angel Hernandez, who retired last year.
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