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It's here! It's pub day! "The Captain" is out today!!!
Thanks to every single person who helped make this project happen, especially David Wright. I hope you all enjoy the book!
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Anthony DiComo
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Anthony DiComo
@AnthonyDiComo
Mets beat writer for MLB.com. As seen on SNY, MLB Network.
Author of THE CAPTAIN, detailing David Wright's storied career: bit.ly/TheCaptainBook
- Jacob deGrom's season is officially in the books. There's no longer reason to bring him back on short rest. His final start: 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K. His season: 217 IP, 1.70 ERA, 269 K. It was, by any stretch, one of the best seasons by a pitcher in modern MLB history.
- For those asking, yes, new Mets reliever Richard Lovelady has requested to go by his nickname Dicky. So it will be Dicky Lovelady from here on out.
- The real Grimace is back at Citi Field today, holding a miniature pumpkin, and the fake Grimaces in the crowd are going nuts. (I can't believe this is a real thing I just tweeted during a Mets playoff game.)
- The Mets' win-or-go-home Wild Card Game drew 39,241 fans, the lowest of the three games at Citi Field. It was not a sellout.
- Edwin Díaz says he purposely did not jump around during the Mets' on-field celebration because... well, you know.
- Here are Noah Syndergaard's velocities in a perfect first inning: 100 mph 100 mph 100 mph 100 mph 90 mph 100 mph 97 mph 91 mph 101 mph 101 mph 92 mph It's his first outing of the year.
- Sometimes, baseball can be cruel. The Mets just loaded the bases for Pete Alonso, who absolutely smoked a 115.9 mph rocket... into Javier Sanoja's glove. It was the hardest-hit ball by any Met this season.
00:00 - Lol Jacob deGrom with a two-run single. He has allowed four earned runs this season and driven in five. It is June.
- Pete Alonso says he got in a "brutal" car accident yesterday. His car flipped over three times. He says he feels fortunate to be alive. He is well now and will be back to the field tomorrow.
- Dee Gordon batted right-handed for one pitch in tribute to Jose Fernandez. Then he hit a leadoff homer. Unbelievable. Unreal. Incredible.
- Oh my God. Pete Alonso just hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning off Devin Williams. Pete Alonso has his Mets moment. Wow. Just wow.
00:00 - BREAKING: Francisco Lindor and the Mets have a deal, per source. Ten years, $341 million.
- Billy Wagner in the house tonight at Citi Field. Asked whether he regrets retiring at age 39, after producing a 1.43 ERA, to spend more time with his family: "If I don't make the Hall of Fame because I went and played with my kids, that's not the real Hall of Fame."
