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JOE BENIGNO RECAP – NLDS GAME 2: METS AT BREWERS (10/14/1924)
Ohhhhhh, folks — I can’t believe what I’m watching. The three-time defending WORLD CHAMPION New York Mets — yeah, your Mets — the team that’s ruled baseball for three straight years, the team that’s been the class of the league since 1921… are on the ropes. DOWN 2–0 to the Milwaukee Brewers. I mean, what are we doing here?!
This is not how a dynasty goes out, folks. You win three straight championships — you’re supposed to go out swinging, showing some pride, reminding everybody why you’re the champs. Instead? A 7–3 embarrassment in Milwaukee. Same story as Game 1 — no clutch hitting, lousy pitching, and not an ounce of that championship swagger we’ve seen the last three years.
Luis Peters… I don’t even know what to say. This guy was supposed to be part of the next wave, right? He’s out there serving meatballs like it’s a backyard barbecue. Six innings, five earned runs — five! — and every time the Mets grabbed a little momentum, he gave it right back. You can’t have that in October. You just can’t.
And the seventh inning? Forget it. Absolute meltdown. Brad Busby — I can’t believe I’m saying this — BRAD BUSBY, a guy most fans couldn’t pick out of a lineup, ropes a two-run double to flip the game. The Brewers take the lead, the crowd goes nuts, and from there, it’s over. Lights out.
And don’t even get me started on Cesar Malagon — this guy’s been a one-man wrecking crew. Two hits, three RBIs, a homer, two stolen bases — he looked like he was channeling George Brett out there! Every time he came to the plate, the Mets were sweating bullets.
Now listen — I love these Mets. I’ve been with them through everything — from the miracle of ’21, the grind in ’22, the dominance in ’23. They were legends. They played with fire, with guts, with heart. But what I’m seeing now? It’s not the same team. It’s a team that looks TIRED. Beat. Like the weight of a three-year reign finally caught up to them.
The bats have gone quiet. The bullpen’s a mess. The defense looks shaky. And the Brewers? They’re playing hungry baseball. They want it more — and you can feel it.
You know what this feels like, folks? It feels like the end of an era. Like the torch is about to be passed. Unless they wake up in Game 3 at Citi Field, this thing’s over. Done. Finished. The dynasty — the greatest run this franchise has ever had — could end with a whimper instead of a bang.
And that, my friends, is heartbreaking.
We’ve seen this movie before, just not with these Mets. I thought they were different. Maybe they still are. Maybe they’ve got one more miracle left in ‘em. But after what I just saw tonight? I’m not holding my breath.
The Brewers are up 2–0, heading to New York. The champs are bleeding. And unless they rediscover that magic — that grit that made ‘em unbeatable — the reign of the mighty Mets… is about to come crashing down.
Ohhhh, baby. I can’t take it anymore.
— Joe Benigno, WFAN, trying to believe… but it’s slipping away. 🎙️
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