Your 2025 New York Mets: This is what it’s all about.
“We’ve got to play better. We didn’t play good again today. It doesn’t matter what other teams are doing. It starts on us. We’re better than that.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]
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“At this point, from now until the rest of the year … it’s kind of, ‘Win or go home. That’s started for us. It’s really about how you can win today.” -Clay Holmes [MLB]
“We’ll piece it together. We’ll continue to find ways to get 27 outs and get the wins that we need here.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]
“I can’t be thinking about tomorrow. I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do here to win today.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Times]
Three games, there is no tomorrow.
“We control our own destiny, in a way. It’s all about winning. It’s only natural we peek [at the scoreboard].” -Francisco Lindor [MLB].
This is for the whole megillah…
“I just said, ‘Let’s go’ [Upon hearing the translation, Alvarez flashed a huge grin. Because that was not all he said. There was also a profanity or two said in Spanish.] ” -Francisco Alvarez [New York Times]
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…for the whoole ball of wax…
“[Alvarez] wants to be the guy. That speaks to his character. That speaks to his winning mentality. It’s contagious.” -Brooks Raley [New York Times]
…for the whoooole shooting match…
“You feel good, obviously — it was a good series win here against a really good team that is already in the playoffs. We faced some really good arms. That’s a good lineup as well. You walk away from this series feeling good, but you’ve still got to go out there and take care of business in Miami. … We’re still in control.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]
…this is for ALLLLLLLL THE MARBLES!
“We’re excited we’re back in the lead. There are a lot of things we can’t control, but we can come out here and try to control the outcome, the way we play, the effort we put in and hopefully the outcome will be that we win these games.” -Francisco Alvarez [New York Post]
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THE SECOND WILD CARD!
“I had an idea of what the rule was, but [third-base coach Mike Sarbaugh] did a great job,” Lindor said. “So credit to Sarby. He’s the one that told me, ‘Go, go, go, go.’ He told me to come back and tag, and then he told me, ‘Go, go, go, go.’” -Francisco Lindor on Mike Sarbaugh great job of knowing the rulebook and forcing the umps to enforce it [MLB]
THE LOSER GOES HOME A LOSER…
“You’re taking a chance, because they scored a run. The netting causes problems with that play. In the end, it’s the umpires’ judgement. Was he in the stands? I mean, he’s not in the stands, because there’s a net there. His butt’s on the railing. In [umpire D.J. Reyburn’s] opinion, he was in the stands.” -Craig Counsell [MLB]
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THE WINNER MOVES ON…
“A win’s a win.” -Nolan McLean [MLB]
TO THE WILD CARD PLAYOFFS!
“The teams that are fighting for the playoffs are really good teams. We have to go get it done. Nobody really cares what we’re going through. It’s part of it. We have to go get it done.” -Francisco Lindor [MLB]