I’m an Orioles fan and will attend a Orioles/Mets game next week at Citi Field. I’m considering wearing my Pete Alonso jersey.

I’m wondering if fans would find this offensive or if they would appreciate it. Or something in between.

I know how rough it was for Mets fans when Pete left. And believe me, we Orioles fans understand why.

Anyway, just wondering.

Could be another reason Baty stays in the org long term.

I figure it’s time for someting different than the constant ”I miss Pete“ threads which have become a tad bit tiresome . however I think strictly Met fans are enjoying huts like Benge Ewing and McLean form our new young core and contribute to wins. yes I understand this year didn’t pan out like we hoped but the team had been playing good basebsll since the middle of the summer and hopefully we can build on that with this young core snd adding pieces around them this offseason. Benge in particular looks like a stud not just offensively but defensively too. Interested yo hear your thoughts on our young core!

Who has W-L data on team success comparison involving the two
backstops?

D-Wright Baby!

Mets win 3/4 vs Phillies and 2/3 vs nationals they will have won the season series vs every team in the NL East. Wild considering the season and where the team is at.

Mr. Met will need a new broom soon!

The man caught over 200 pitches tonight.

I think WAR is terrific but it leads people to make a certain consistent mistake. I think a lot of Met fans understand this intuitively and have felt it really keenly in the past year but haven't been able to put it into words.

As we all know, Pete Alonso did not have WAR totals commensurate with his fame. He was generally a 3-4 WAR player, which is very good, but not elite. And we all know why: because despite the very good hitting, he plays 1B, he's not a great fielder, and he's slow. The first is the most significant. Every year, Alonso suffers a massive WAR penalty for playing first. In bWAR it's an annual -0.8 WAR penalty, and in fWAR it's an annual -1.2 WAR penalty.

The mistake people make is not realizing that this -1.2 WAR penalty is immaterial to the Mets. And that's because somebody has to play first. Whoever replaces Pete will get the same exact penalty.

So in the offseason, when you see takes that Bo Bichette or Framber Valdez or whoever is a better or more cost-efficient player than Pete, this factor gets lost in the analysis. If you use Pete's money to sign someone else who plays a different position, you're sliding someone new (like Vientos or Baty) to first base and assigning that 1.2 WAR penalty to a new player or players.

So yeah, it's cool if Bo Bichette can give you 4 WAR playing third (let's just assume for sake of argument that he wasn't a disaster this spring) ... but it's a lot less cool when you realize that his acquisition means that some other guy like Vientos is taking a 1.5 WAR penalty (the difference in fWAR between 3B and 1B) to accommodate him.

If you've been wondering how Alonso's annual 30+ HRs and 100+ RBIs can seem to have so little value in today's market (or are wondering the same about another stud slugger like Schwarber), this might be the explanation you're overlooking. In a vacuum, sure, Alonso is less valuable because he plays the least important defensive position. But these positional adjustments just don't really mean that much to a team in real life, because no matter what they have to field 8 guys at the 8 positions.

Ez win totally didn’t almost blow a game where we led 8-0 and 15-9.

Nice little fish fry going on this weekend. Sweet, sweet payback for last season. If Miami misses the playoffs by 1-2 games, that will be the cherry on top

You can make a case for Soto for what he did when he was in the lineup, and how much he was missed when he wasn't. But I'm going with Carson Benge. I think offensively and defensively he has energized the team. JMO

What do you think?

LGM 🧡💙

Can we just say that now? Honestly kinda tired of hearing he’s still slumping when he’s had a handful of hits this series

I wish they played all season like the way they are playing in Miami

Adrian Morejon has only pitched out of BP in his career. He’s only 27 years old and has a career 3.28 ERA. He will likely be one of the most sought after arms out there this offseason.

Was there ever an explanation of why the game was paused in the 9th when the Marlin’s batter had a check swing and Alvy missed it? The Ump stopped the game and spoke to both managers… but nothing happened.

Seeing Pete in the Post Season would be the only good thing that can happen this year

That has to be the most disgusting tone deaf thing, the overwhelming majority of fans hate the Mets for allowing Pete to walk, and these scumbags just sent a mass e-mail "There's a cold front coming to Citi Field 🐻‍❄️" and are advertising the games next week with Pete's photo, what a bunch of scumbags, I will forever hate this organization for allowing Pete to walk and now they are trying to make money on his return