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[BOOMER]: Well Gio... it’s happened. The Mets. Have. Collapsed. At home. In the NLCS. Again.
[GIO]: Booms, I swear, I sat down with a bacon, egg and cheese to enjoy a crisp October playoff ballgame at Citi Field, and I ended up watching C.J. freakin’ Rudeseal hit a grand slam right into the soul of Mets fans everywhere.
[BOOMER]: The guy’s from Dallas, Texas! What business does he have breaking hearts in Flushing, New York?! That eighth inning… Gio… it was a disaster wrapped in a dumpster fire, tied with a bow of sadness.
[GIO]: The Mets were up 4–3! Up! And then what happens? Derek Moran walks in from the pen, throws one meatball, and BOOM. Rudeseal launches it to Long Island. 7–4, just like that. Game over. Series? Basically over.
[BOOMER]: And let's not ignore this, the Mets had 12 hits, Gio. Twelve! And you know what that got them?
[GIO]: Four runs. You know what they left on base?
[BOOMER]: Thirteen. THIRTEEN runners left on base! I’ve seen more clutch hitting in a tee-ball game.
[GIO]: You get two big hits from Grohman—he hits a solo shot—and Sloan, who doubles in a run. You think maybe the Mets are about to show some fight, right? But then it’s back to strikeouts and stranded ducks on the pond.
[BOOMER]: Meanwhile, San Francisco’s out here playing October baseball the way it’s meant to be played. Nate Moser? Guy's got more extra-base hits in this series than the Mets have clean innings from their bullpen.
[GIO]: The Giants are out there stringing hits together like it’s batting practice. Moser, Gargallo, Edwards — all contributing. Even their catcher’s hitting, and ours is turning in 0-for-everything and leaving 9 men on base!
[BOOMER]: And what about that bullpen? Luevanos gives up 10 hits and still gets away with just 4 earned? Then Farrell and Gomez come in and just shut it down. It’s like they walked into Citi Field, kicked the front door in, and said “this is our house now.”
[GIO]: Meanwhile, David Moran strolls in and gets tagged with the L and a blown save. You could hear the air come out of the stadium when that ball left Rudeseal’s bat.
[BOOMER]: Game 4 is tomorrow, same place. But let’s be honest — this series might already be over. The Mets are down 3-0. The Giants are rolling. And unless Buck Showalter is hiding 1999 Pedro Martinez in that clubhouse...
[GIO]: Yeah, the only thing the Mets are hiding is their ability to hit with runners in scoring position. Brutal. Just brutal.
[BOOMER]: Final score: Giants 9, Mets 4. And if you’re a Mets fan, I hope you’ve got some tissues and a backup plan for your October.
[GIO]: Like watching the Knicks' preseason. Which… actually... might hurt more.
[BOOMER]: Hang in there, Mets fans. You’re gonna need a miracle. Or at least a bullpen that can get three outs without launching a balloon animal into the seats.
[BOTH]: Let’s go Mets...?
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