The Mets—they can be so good and they can be so bad. Even their best players, Lindor, Alonso, Soto, seem to have slumps. And their pitching has not been what anyone can count on—even the reputed Senga. But two rookies just brought up from the Minors have starred so maybe things will be looking up—McLean and Tong. And we do like our SNY sportscasters—Keith Hernandez, Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Steve Gelbs. They are like old familiar friends coming to us almost nightly.
ND football—It was a hard loss to Miami on Sunday. A rookie quarterback CJ Carr shows promise but he was not always protected well by his linemen. The Irish got way behind and then to their credit chipped away to come back but not enough.
We watched a bit of WNBA last night and of course, there is always golf on the weekends. When I complain about seeing the same commercials over and over, I have to remember it is because we have that TV on so much. So now, will I watch the Mets without Jim here his afternoon? I am less motivated to do so. However, he is the one to give up on them when they get behind or start to lose a big lead. And he is really emotionally invested in ND sports. I tell him his reputation as a scholar does not depend on ND winning in football or basketball, but I think he is not convinced. He used to feel the same way about NCSU’s Wolfpack. To Jim’s credit, he knows a lot about sports. So many times, he will make a comment and then the announcers will say the same thing—as if they heard what he said sitting on our living room sofa.
The Mets and Tigers were tied when I put on the TV. The Mets immediately went behind 3-1 and I wondered if I should turn it off. I kept it on and it only got worse. It was a 6-2 loss but the Mets had won the first two of the series.
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