Clay Gregory===Homecoming has arrived

 

Today, the Mets are finally home. The Mets have left the fish tank after taking the series in Miami two games to one. Pete Alonso’s bat seems to be heating up, as he hit two home runs during the series, with the first one a homer to right field, which is a good sign considering last year it seemed he was unable to hit anything profound other than to the pull side. The three-run homer kept the Mets alive and enabled them to take the game into extra innings, ultimately resulting in a victory on Wednesday evening.

 

The biggest rumbling I heard during the series was about Francisco Lindor making two errors in a game, as well as his slow start to the season at the plate. Slow starts have become the norm for Lindor, but the errors are strictly rare when it comes to the Mets shortstop. He is a premium defender who has helped and will continue to help his pitchers get out of innings with his excellent defense. Lindor is human, after all, and errors happen to the best of players, but as for his plate appearances, I am willing to bet that during this homestand, his bat starts to heat up, and he reminds everyone of just how good he is. I'm a massive fan of Lindor, and I'm proud that he wears blue and orange.

 

Sitting with a record of 3-3 to start the season, some may be disappointed with that start, while others will be happy to head home with a .500 record. The fact that this year's start is better than last year’s is a reason for optimism. The fun fact in all of this is that the hitting is nowhere to the level that it will become later in the season and while the pitching has been pretty good I do believe that the pitching will get even better as the season progresses and match that with the hitting and the Amazin’s are going to be a dangerous team to play. Speaking of Wednesday’s game, did anybody catch Keith Hernandez’s hot mic moment when he said “piss poor hitting”? It was a pretty comical moment, yet a true one, that I am sure many fans felt during the game. Some may call it luck that they escaped Miami with the series win. I am going to look at the positives and think of it as clutch hitting that saved the day.

 

Hopefully, the weather will cooperate this weekend, allowing the Mets and their faithful to enjoy all the pomp and circumstance that the first homestand of the season always seems to bring. Whether you go to see your favorite players take the field, enjoy a nice outing with friends and family, or just a foodie who loves the ballpark food, which, by the way, on a side note, Citi Field is rated as the best ballpark in the majors for their food items, the opening homestand should be a fun and exciting time. This will be the first time we will get to see Juan Soto take the field at Citi Field as part of the hometown team. It will be fun to watch how the pitching handles the mighty Blue Jays lineup, and we might even be in store for some slugfest action. After the off day, let's hope the home team comes out raring to go in front of the home faithful.

 LGM