We had FOUR divisional series games last night, and they delivered! The hero was no doubt Francisco Lindor who hit the go-ahead GRAND SALAMI to help boost the Mets to the NLCS and send Philly packing! What an absolute all-time moment! This clip is goosebumps for sports fans! We’ve got more postseason action tonight!

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🚲 In 1899, the modern bicycle frame was invented! This may be sports-adjacent, but it’s still pretty dang cool!

African American inventor Isaac R. Johnson wasn’t the first to patent a frame, he was just the one to perfect it! His frame is the closest thing we have to the modern bike! Guy was WAY ahead of his time he even invented a frame that can be FOLDED!

When I think of the current New York Mets, my mind goes to two places: Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. In May, it felt like the whole city of Queens had counted these guys out, but now they’re proving they're more than worth their weight in contracts.

It was June 1st, 2024, the New York Mets sat at 24-33, 15.5 games back in the NL East and the 3rd worst record in the entire National League.

The city of Queens was ready to throw away the season by early June, and with it, their two star players. Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor hadn’t just been bad up to that point, they had been abysmal. Lindor batted .210 in the month of April in 26 games played. Alonso, in the same amount of games, batted .220 that month. The two guys the city of Queens could hold their hat on, were nowhere to be found.

Early June came and the Mets found themselves in London for a two-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. June 9th, game two of the London series, and down one going into the top of the 9th, the Mets scored 3 runs to go up two. A massive game-ending double play in the bottom of the ninth gave the Mets the win and the split of the series. I’m not sure what was in the tea in London, but it changed the Mets season.

The funny thing about baseball, though, is if you keep pushing, good things come your way. And they came in bunches. The Mets went on a historic run, going 65-40 since the start of June and finishing the season in a tie for the final Wild Card spot.

Lindor, more than any other Met, was doubted heavily early in the season. Mets nation wanted him gone, he was being touted as one of the worst contracts in organization history, and that the Lindor experiment was over. How did he respond? He batted around .300 from June to August, and if it weren’t for some guy named Shohei, he would be the front-runner for the NL MVP. The most impressive piece to all of this? Lindor doesn’t seem surprised at all that he’s coming up in the clutch.

He worked a walk in the first game of the Braves doubleheader to start the rally in the late innings, and he launched a go-ahead homer later in that game to give the Mets a one-run lead. It was all they needed. Last night, down 1-0 to the Phillies, Lindor crushed a grand slam to go up 4-1. It was all they needed.

When it comes to Alonso, his redemption came a little later in the year than Lindor. Alonso had a really up-and-down season, he’d have one good month, then a poor month to follow. Alonso’s moment came in the first round of the postseason against the Brewers. Down 2-0, ninth inning, season on the line, Alonso stepped up with runners on first and third with one out. All the doubt, all the hate, all the questions if Polar Pete could still do it, were met with one swing of the bat. Baseball has a funny way of paying off the people who fight for it. 3-2, Mets.

Baseball is a beautiful game. Lindor and Alonso earned their moments through all the adversity and the questions. Now, they lead a surging Mets franchise into the NLCS. For all of us fans with teams out of the postseason, these guys are hard not to root for.

⚾ Tigers take control of series against Guardians with a 3-0 victory in DETROIT! Six different pitchers took the mound for Detroit in the shutout effort. Tigers lead series 2-1, with a chance to win the series tonight.

⚾ The New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in game 4 of the NLDS to advance to their first NLCS since 2015. A go ahead grand slam by NL MVP candidate Francisco Lindor in the late innings gave the Mets the lead and they never looked back.

⚾ Yankees defeat Royals, 3-2! A CLUTCH SOLO HOMER by Giancarlo Stanton in the top of the 8th propelled the Yanks to take a 2-1 series lead! Game 3 is today and the Yankees have a chance to end it in Kansas City.

⚾ A BEATDOWN in San Diego! The Dodgers shellacked the Padres, 8-0, to tie the series at 2 games a piece! There will be a win-or-go-home Game 5 back in LA for a chance to face off against the Mets in the NLCS!

🏈 Saints QB Derek Carr is set to miss multiple games with an oblique injury that sidelined him for the last drive of their MNF game against the Chiefs. Rookie QB Spencer Rattler has been announced as the team’s starter.

🏀 Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum to miss three months following surgery on his right wrist on Tuesday.

⚽ Former boss of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, has accepted a role as the head of global soccer at Red Bull. He’ll oversee the company’s network of clubs and help with strategic vision, aiding the sporting directors, and their global scouting operation. He will also have a hand in training and developing coaches. A really good opportunity for Klopp to stay in the game after stepping away from Liverpool.

🏈 CFB: Jacksonville State beats the breaks off of New Mexico State, 54-13! The Gamecocks rushed for 5 TDs on the night!

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🏒 Beautiful passing leading to a SNIPE by Goal Caufield

🏀 OMG WEMBY HIGHLIGHTS ARE SO BACK

🏀 Another move you forgot about….DeRozan IS ON THE KINGS!

⚾ LINDOR = STONE. COLD. KILLER.

⚾ A BIGGGGG blast from Giancarlo Stanton

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D. Lumen Field (Seattle). The stadium has now twice held the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium, and has even shown up on the Richter scale as if it were a seismic event. The crowd is known as the “12th Man”, and Seattle is often discussed as one of the toughest places to play in the NFL!

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