Your 2025 New York Mets: I’m not perfect, but I just feel like I am myself.

“I’m not perfect, but I just feel like I am myself.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

The Mets went 4-2 this week; let’s check the vibes.

“I think it’s a fantastic song and hopefully the fans can vibe to it too. I’m all about vibes and that’s the vibes right now. I didn’t fully change it because I had some pushback from some people here. I’m a people pleaser. I pleased the ones who pushed back on me. But I think that song is a banger.” -Francisco Lindor [New York Post]

“We don’t give up. We’re a scrappy bunch. Yeah, we’ve got guys who can drive the ball out of the yard. We’ve got guys who can put up some good numbers offensively and hit the ball a long way and stuff like that. But at the end of the day, our identity is we’re just a scrappy team. We fight to the last out.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

“Experience helps. I think [we have] a lot of maturity, a lot of guys who have been there and done that.” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

“We have a really good lineup. The coaches continue to prepare us the right way — day in and day out. We do a good job of talking in the dugout. It feels good to have that feeling that anybody [on the team] can get it done.” -Francisco Lindor [MLB]

But do the Mets LIKE me like me.

“Honestly, why I would be angry [how free agency went]? For me, this organization has believed in me since I was a 21-year-old kid. They’re the team that drafted me. They’re the team that called me up. They didn’t trade me. So that means – I think – that they like me.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

Francisco Lindor looks so cool when he acts like it’s not a big deal when he hits a huge home run; but, he’s also looks cool when he lets out emotions after hitting a huge home run. I guess what I’m trying to say is Lindor looks cool no matter what he does.

“It was the moment. Sometimes [the emotions] come out. Sometimes [they don’t]. I wanted that at-bat. I wanted to get on base and make something for the boys [behind me]. … I wasn’t trying to hit a home run. I was just trying to get a quality at-bat. Let the big boys do what they do.” -Francisco Lindor [MLB]

Once again, the Gods themselves will not want to step into the batter’s box when Senga, owner of a 1.22 ERA, feels good about how he’s pitching…

“I did feel a little bit better today compared to previous games.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

…Canning is a little more upbeat after a great start.

“I felt pretty good with everything. It was a full mix of pitches from the get-go.” -Griffin Canning [MLB]

After the Wilpons, I will never take for granted how much of a difference the culture of an organization can be influenced by who’s on top.

“I fit in well with the guys over here [in New York]. It’s always fun going out there, trying to win and playing for the team. Everyone — on and off the field — has been really helpful.”-Griffin Canning [MLB]

This lesson can really be applied to life in general.

“Whether it’s a fly ball, a hit, even a passed ball, for me, I just want to execute my game plan. Honestly, the fly ball is what we needed, but if I’m trying to hit a fly ball there, it doesn’t necessarily happen.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

Holmes would later have a start in even worse ‘conditions for [his repertoire of pitches].

“After the first inning, Alvin [catcher Francisco Alvarez] came back to the dugout and told me, ‘Man, that sinker is moving a lot.’ I said, ‘Well, you have to find a way to keep it [in the strike zone].’ Obviously, [Holmes] did. He went to the changeup when he needed to. He went to the breaking ball when he needed to. He made it look easy on a night where it wasn’t the best conditions for [his repertoire of pitches], and he found a way.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

This Week in Pete Alonso’s Next Contract.

“This is a great group, with a great culture and great people. I’ve made a lot of great relationships here, with the fans, the coaches, my teammates, the security guards, the clubhouse managers, everything. It’s very special. So that weighed in my decision a lot to come back.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

“I get to play with a winning team that had such an amazing postseason last year. You could see all of the promise that we had. We had a lot of good momentum. I didn’t want to leave that. So, for me, the biggest priority is playing for a winning organization and there’s no bigger stage than New York.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

“The free agency stuff became secondary because there were so many personal things in the offseason. I knew I didn’t have my best season, but I still knew I was going to be playing baseball somewhere. I just had to be patient.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

Brett Baty is personally attacking Jarrett Seidler with every home run.

“It’s a good problem to have. I have 13 position players that are pretty good. I somehow have to do this type of rotation and keep everyone fresh, active and contributing. We’ll do that with Brett and some of the other guys, too.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

“I don’t make those decisions. I don’t want to make those decisions. When my name is in the lineup, I want to be the best player I can be.” -Brett Baty [MLB]

David Stearns was asked, what I think, a leading question of if any aspect of the team has surpassed his expectations but instead of saying like the Starters or Bullpen, I think he gave a cooler answer.

“Not really. I think we felt pretty good that we had a balanced team and that we were going to be pretty good. We have played pretty well, but I don’t think we have played flawless baseball by any stretch of the imagination. I think we’re a good team that has played well and then frankly we’ve had moments where there’s probably a couple of games that have gotten away from us.” -David Stearns [New York Post]

“But I don’t know that anything has really shocked me in terms of the quality of performance. We have got good players. They are playing hard. They are working really hard and we have been able to win some games.” -David Stearns [New York Post]

Tim Britton brings another insightful piece discussing Kodai Senga’s use of data; my main takeaway was Senga’s last point where he has to learn what he can actually remember while on the mound trying to execute.

“In Japan, I had never even touched the data. I never really needed it and never really was interested in it. I just left it up to the catcher. My catcher is going to tell me where to throw it, and I give him the best quality pitch I can throw where he wants it.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

“Upon coming to the big leagues, sometimes I can throw a really good pitch, and they’re still going to hit it. When you think about why that happens, you look at the pitch before or the at-bat before or a game before in the past week. You have to look at what a hitter’s thinking, what he’s looking for, and how he’s performed recently. I can take a really deep dive and try to understand each hitter. That’s the big difference.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

“I was able to sort out what I can and can’t remember on the mound. So I was able to simplify what I need to know and to look into so I can perform out on the mound. What data I need changes from day to day, so I need to continue to filter through that and make the most out of it.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

To all you Mother’s out there, Happy Birthday.

“We’ve definitely grown as individuals throughout the relationship. If we went back and met our 2014 selves, we’d be quite a bit different — obviously with some core values right at the center of it. But it’s been fun to see the process grow. And then to be parents now, we still kind of have to pinch ourselves sometimes. It’s just crazy how fast the time goes. Honestly, [motherhood’s] made me respect and love Chelsea even more, because she just has taken to motherhood like a fish to water. She’s been a rock star through it all. She’s been such a good mom and such a good wife.” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

This Week in Mets Tweets

David Wright has been consistent that he doesn’t want to be in baseball in any sort of full-time capacity.

But what about working with Team USA for the WBC?

“Team USA is near and dear to my heart for sure, so that seems like it’d be fun to be involved in some way,” he said.

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) May 13, 2025

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