METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE OCTOBER 20, 2024 GAME:
NYB Buff
October 23, 2024
The Mets' title dreams ended in this sixth and final game of the NLCS. The defeat came one-half hour after the Liberty won Game 5 of the WNBA finals for their first ever league championship. It was a night of the highest and the lowest of emotions for New York sports fans.
Mark Vientos slugged a two-run homer in the fourth inning. This was the 100th postseason home run in Mets history.
Hot Foot
December 26, 2024
As this game fades into the recesses of my memory, I wanted to note one thought I had while listening to this game. The Mets almost broke the Dodgers and forced a Game 7 when Jesse Winker was at bat with the bases loaded and 2 out.
At that moment, I thought that this whole Mets-Dodgers NLCS was like a slugfest between heavyweights. It was like Ali vs. Frazier in the ‘70s, with the Dodgers as Ali and the Mets as Frazier. The Mets were the underdogs, smaller, unorthodox, but dangerous.
Then Winker popped out just like Frazier couldn’t knock Ali down when he had him on the ropes in final minute of the 8th round of the Thrilla in Manila.
The best team won this game, but it was closer than the final score indicated. The Mets could have knocked the Dodgers down with a haymaker in the Winker at bat. It was not meant to be. The Dodgers were able to get off the ropes and it was never close again.
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