A hurricane postponed two Mets/Braves games to Monday. The Mets lost the first game, and they lost the first two over the weekend against the Brewers. The Diamondbacks lost two.
The net result: the playoffs hinged on them winning one of the two games of the Monday DH. A sweep would earn them the #2 seed (Padres), while a split would earn them the #3 seed (Brewers).
The Giants played Dallas on Thursday. If you remember, they lost to the Commanders (whose rookie QB is now putting on a show) because their kicker got hurt and they didn't have a backup. Their new kicker showed up. Unfortunately, they needed more TDs to beat Dallas.
While the Mets finally won a game over the weekend, Jets fans (who overlap with Mets fans) watched them lose 10-9. Denver and the Jets exchanged 50-yard field goal misses in the last two minutes. The Bills lost the evening game.
The 1962 Mets, their first year, only won 42 games. The Chicago White Sox won 41 this season though they won five of their last six. They ended up 80 games under .500 (41-121).
The Guardians were rained out. The game didn't matter since the Yanks had the tiebreaker and a win would have at most resulted in a tie.
The Yanks, who struggled in the second half, ended up as the #1 seed. The Orioles, who once were at the top of the division, did end the season on a promising note. Meanwhile, the Twins choked, and the Tigers were the surprise wild card. They are my AL team now. The Orioles are my backup.
ETA: Via a crazy back-and-forth last two innings (0-3, 6-3, 7-6, 8-7), the Mets won Game One & a playoff spot. GM2: Joey Lucchesi came & gave them six innings of one-run ball, but the bats were in "let's get this over with" mode. Braves in too. Be nice if they were eliminated for past aggravation, but so be it.
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Thanks for your .02!