Alright, let’s talk about this Phillies versus Mets game, you know, the one with all them fellas hittin’ and throwin’ balls. I ain’t got no fancy book learnin’, but I can tell ya what I saw, and who did what, kinda like countin’ eggs in the henhouse, but with more runnin’ around.
So, we got these Phillies, right? And then them Mets fellas. Heard tell they were gonna have a real dust-up, like two roosters in a pen. Folks were all riled up, talkin’ ’bout this Aaron Nola fella pitchin’ for the Phillies. He’s supposed to be one of the good ones, though sometimes he throws like my grandson after too much sugar.
- Phillies Pitching: Nola, he pitched some, gave up a run or two. Then there was this other fella, Zack Wheeler, I think they called him. Seemed alright, but that Brandon Nimmo fella from the Mets, he whacked one off him, just over that fella Nick Castellanos’s glove. Looked like Nick was tryin’ to catch a fly with a fishin’ net.
- Mets Hitters: Now, that Nimmo, he’s a hitter alright. And then there’s Pete Alonso. Big fella, hits the ball a country mile. Heard he smacked another one off Nola. Just like that, boom, gone. Reminds me of my cousin Jed hittin’ them walnuts out of the tree with a broom handle.
The game went back and forth, see? Like a seesaw. One minute the Phillies were up, then the Mets would tie it up. Kinda like churnin’ butter, takes a while but you get there in the end.
Heard tell this Castellanos fella, the one who couldn’t catch that ball, he came up big later. Got a hit, scored a run, won the game. Folks were sayin’ it was like somethin’ out of a picture show, this “Rocky” fella they kept talkin’ about. Don’t know much about pictures, but sounds like this Castellanos fella, he don’t give up easy.
And that Trea Turner fella, he scored that winnin’ run. Fast little fella, runs like a scared rabbit. Good thing too, ’cause them Mets were lookin’ to win it all at their home place, somethin’ they ain’t done in a coon’s age, 16 years they said.
Now, they tell me these fellas keep track of all sorts of numbers, like how many times they hit the ball, how many runs they score, and all that. They call ’em “stats”. Sounds complicated to me, but I guess it helps them figure out who’s good and who ain’t. Kinda like lookin’ at a cow’s teeth to see how old she is.
Phillies vs Mets Highlights were all over the place. One day the Phillies win, the next day the Mets. Heard they played a bunch of times, and wouldn’t you know it, they each won about the same number of games over the years, 500 they said. But the Phillies, they got a few more wins overall, 556 to 526. Kinda like me and my sister, always competin’, even when we’re just pickin’ beans.
This one game I heard about, September 21, they had some real Phillies @ Mets action. Seems they play each other a lot near the end of the season. Then another game on September 20, the experts were yappin’ about that one too. And on September 22, they was at it again. Seems like these fellas are always playin’ each other. Must be a big deal, like the county fair, but with more bats and balls.
So, what’s the upshot of all this? Well, the Phillies and the Mets, they’re good teams, both of ‘em. They got good hitters, good pitchers, and they fight hard. Reminds me of a good ol’ fashioned barn raisin’, everyone workin’ together, tryin’ to get the job done. Except in this case, the job is hittin’ a ball and catchin’ it, not buildin’ a barn. And when they play each other, it’s a real barn burner, a real nail biter, you know, one of them games where you don’t know who’s gonna win ‘til the very end.
And this Bryce Harper fella, he was sayin’ something about a “never-die mentality.” Don’t know what that means exactly, but it sounds like he’s sayin’ they ain’t gonna quit. And that’s a good thing, ’cause in life, just like in baseball, you gotta keep swingin’, even when you’re down to your last strike.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go check on my chickens. They ain’t playin’ no baseball, but they sure can make a fuss when they’re hungry.
