Then there’s still Max Scherzer, who has yet to fall victim to the decline people of his age often do, and Jacob deGrom, who has yet to really show signs of being mortal.Įven Buck Showalter and his evil glare have been delightful! And Edwin Diaz’s closer song, despite how much other teams have co-opted and meme’d it into oblivion, still kicks ass.īut most importantly - yes, even more than their obvious swag factor that dwarfs their cross-town rivals - the Mets are fully committing. The duo of Francisco Lindor - whose 6.8 fWAR mark is the highest for a single season by a Mets shortstop in their franchise history - and Pete “Polar Bear” Alonso (current best baseball nickname?) was a joy to watch for much of the season. If not for their seismic collapse against the lowly 101-win Atlanta Braves, this year’s Mets team might’ve had a strong case for the overall top spot for the MLB playoffs good-vibes litmus test. If you’re a fan of storybook endings and fundamentally clean baseball, the Cards will more than suffice in this year’s MLB playoffs.
Plus, even though Jack Flaherty has struggled mightily since coming back from injury, he seems like a good lad. They even attempted to try at the deadline this season - something you couldn’t say about the divisional rival Milwaukee Brewers - when they added pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Jose Quintana. There will certainly be boring takes about how Molina is overrated (he’s not), how Pujols can’t possibly be doing all of this without juicing (shut up), and how I couldn’t tell you a single non-statistical thing about Adam Wainwright (maybe just a me problem). While it’s fun to joke about old heads and make boomer jokes, there’s something warm about this trio of players. I’m of course talking about Puerto Rican legend Yadier Molina, the ageless Adam Wainwright, and the newly-minted member of the 700-home run club, Albert Pujols.
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