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By Ryan Dunleavy Jets’ O-line hopes now New York Post, Thursday, August 11, 2022 nypost.com
hinge on right tackle
With apologies to the running
backs, one criterion rises above BY GEORGE: After Mekhi Becton’s injury, the Jets now must find a solution at right tackle, which
all others when it comes to fill- may be by moving over George Fant if they sign 36-year-old Duane Brown (right). Bill Kostroun; AP
ing the unexpected opening on
the Jets’ offensive line. monitor linemen when they get said. “But I think with what he fourth-round pick in 2021 — of-
to a certain age so they are fresh gives on the left side, I would not fers upside.
“The most important thing — going into the game,” said Solari, move him from where he’s com-
no offense to anyone else on the who spoke highly of Jets offen- fortable at this stage of his ca- “Love his play demeanor, love
team — is to protect the quarter- sive line coach John Benton’s reer. The adjustment I’d make is his mindset, love where he’s at
back,” head coach Robert Saleh feel for players. to move George back to right be- with regards to responsibility and
said Wednesday. “So, the person cause he’s played both.” execution,” Saleh said. “Obvi-
who’s best prepared to protect “Duane is a pro. If they sign ously, he’s got a way to go with re-
the quarterback will be out him, there’s no doubt he’s going Solari’s opinion again is gards to understanding pass sets
there.” to come to camp in shape. He’s uniquely qualified. He coached and how to play in those one-on-
diligent studying his iPad for Brown and Fant as Seahawks one situations, and same thing in
As the dust settled following what the opposing pass-rushers’ teammates in 2018-19, when Fant the run game … but he’s a lot fur-
right tackle Mekhi Becton’s sea- strengths are. That’s what he was a part-time starter at right ther along than we thought.”
son-ending knee injury, reality brings to the classroom. He’s go- tackle. Fant started 15 games at
set in for the Jets, who turned to ing to get the respect from guys left tackle for the Jets last season The Jets had dreams of be-
Max Mitchell (zero career with the way he performs.” and was rewarded for his per- coming a top-five offensive line
games) during practice formance by staying planted if fully healthy. But lines only are
Joining the Jets wouldn’t be while Becton was told to learn a as strong as their weakest link.
Wednesday. After getting the picking up where he left off, new position. Asking Fant to Right now, it’s right tackle.
first look in Becton’s however. Offensive linemen of- move now to make room for a
spot Tuesday, ten say that switching sides of newcomer could be seen as an “Nobody comes into camp not
Chuma Edoga was the line of scrimmage is like an insult — except he already re- wanting to play,” right guard Ali-
a plug-in left Average Joe learning to do ev- spects Brown’s impact on win- jah Vera-Tucker said. “Every-
tackle Wednesday eryday chores with the opposite ning. body is ready to take on the chal-
because starter hand. That’s a big ask after 15 lenge. Only time will tell. To play
George Fant’s reps seasons. If the Jets opt to stay in-house, offensive line, you have to know
Edoga has the experience of 12 that if all five aren’t doing well,
have been limited. Saleh de- “Could he do it? Yes, he has career starts, but Mitchell — a nobody is.”
clared the right-tackle job the essential qualities,” Solari
“open” and said he is undecided [email protected]
on a starter for the preseason
game Friday at the Eagles. TRAINING DAY

But the most intriguing long- ZACH ATTACK rookie WR Garrett Wilson had two drops — one
term solution remains turning to from Joe Flacco and one from Mike White.
a veteran free agent. “Mutual in- One day after the Jets allowed eight “sacks” in
terest” between the Jets and five- practice, QB Zach Wilson completed 12 of 15 CAUGHT MY EYE
time Pro Bowler Duane Brown passes as the plan turned to getting the ball out
began over the need for a swing of his hand quickly on short routes. Wilson’s Former Jets receiver Brandon Marshall was
backup tackle, but the delay in finest completion was a sidearm toss in traffic at practice for his “I Am Athlete” podcast. He
reaching a deal has raised to WR Elijah Moore cutting across his face, wasn’t a typical media member, however, as he
doubts about whether it will while Tarik Black and Jeff Smith made highlight played catch on the sidelines and stepped onto
happen now that Becton’s injury catches for other quarterbacks. Wilson was the field to pick up a flag and loudly remind a
has changed his leverage. “sacked” once, but also turned an RPO into a defensive player called for pass interference
touchdown run. that his pass break-up did not count.
If there are questions about
whether Brown, 36, still can SHOWING SOME FIGHT MEDICAL REPORT
perform at a high level,
OT Grant Hermanns and DE Micheal Clemons CB Brandin Echols joined CB D.J. Reed and RB Ty
whether he can learn right started pushing and shoving after a whistle and Johnson on the list of hamstring injuries. Head
tackle after exclusively play- a couple of the shots landed high around their coach Robert Saleh is optimistic that Reed will
ing on the left side during his necks, though there did not seem to be any return next week. OT Conor McDermott (ankle)
career or how much rest his closed-fist punches thrown. Between the whistles, remains out. — Ryan Dunleavy
body needs, Mike Solari is
best-suited to answer.

“He’s definitely got some-
thing left in the tank,” Solari,
the Seahawks’ offensive line
coach from 2018-21, told The
Post. “Great knee-bender, and
what makes him elite is his
athleticism and his change of
direction. Very competitive,
smart, leader on and off the
field. He’d be an asset for the Jets
in the sense of his play, his de-
meanor and his work ethic.”
Brown allowed eight sacks last
season after not allowing more
than four in any season since
2011, according to Pro Football
Focus. He hasn’t missed a start
in either of the last two seasons
after missing four due to knee
surgery in 2019.
The Seahawks maintained
Brown by giving him one half-
day a week (participating in the
walk through, not practice). He
stayed at 312-314 pounds all sea-
son.
“He’ll need reps because the
offense is new, but you want to

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New York Post, Thursday, August 11, 2022 nypost.com OR THE entire season, Paul
O’Neill’s appearances on tele-

F casts of Yankees games have
been slightly awkward. While the

rest of YES’s announcers have

been on site, the unvaccinated

O’Neill has been working from

his home in Cincinnati.

O’Neill is not allowed in the

YES booth because the network

has a vaccine mandate in the

workplace and, according to

sources, O’Neill is not vaccinated

against COVID-19. MLB’s proto-

cols dissuade unvaccinated peo-

ple from being on the field by dis-

allowing contact with any players

and also prohibit anyone not vac-

cinated from entering dugouts

and clubhouses.

So, O’Neill is working from

home.

It is untraditional and odd.

Even O’Neill’s boss at YES has

said it is not ideal, though he is

accepting of it and he compli-

mented O’Neill’s on-air perform-

ance.

That brings us to a week from

Sunday, which should be a truly

special day at the Stadium, when

O’Neill is set to have his No. 21 re-

tired by the team for his nine sea-

sons as a .300-hitting, four-time

World Series winner. There is,

however, a bit of a cloud because

of O’Neill’s vaccine status.

Like YES, the Yankees are going

to do their best to accommodate

O’Neill, while adhering to rules.

So, there will be slight awkward-

ness as no current Yankees will

be involved in the ceremony.

“Paul O’Neill Day will feature

all of the traditional elements

that fans have enjoyed during

previous number retirement cer-

emonies, including the introduc-

tion of special guests on the Yan-

kee Stadium infield, a montage on

the center-field video board and

the unveiling of the retired No. 21

medallion in Monument Park,”

the Yankees said in a statement to

The Post. “O’Neill and his family

will then join the special guests

in the infield, where he will re-

ceive a presentation of gifts, de-

liver a speech from a podium in

front of the pitcher’s mound and

throw out a ceremonial pitch to a

catcher at home plate.”

Let’s hope it all works out well. followed, no current players will (Filippelli couldn’t say it was of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez YES boss wants
because of O’Neill’s vaccination and Ron Darling is maybe the
Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day was be out there. They will be able to status, though that is the reason best in baseball, so it makes it dif- The man who hired Carlos
he is in Ohio for games. The Post ficult that YES — especially with Beltran and Cameron Maybin
marred, with no game played due watch from the dugout. previously reported that O’Neill David Cone, whom Filippelli cor- to be rookie YES game analysts
is not in the booth because he is rectly called the best baseball an- during this baseball season
in part to potential participants That is due to MLB’s rules, unvaccinated. YES again declined alyst in the world, on its roster — wants them back for next year.
to comment on that aspect and is not fully competing.
who were not vaccinated. While which are designed to keep play- O’Neill did not return messages “Yes, I do,” John Filippelli,
seeking comment.) “This situation will find itself YES’s president of program-
the Yankees would not say which ers from interacting with the un- through and I’m sure Paul will ming and production, told The
The YES question going into find himself back in the booth at Post.
former stars are scheduled to vaccinated. The players are the next year is whether Michael Kay some point.” Filippelli said. “It is
will still be starting broadcasts by certainly not ideal, but we have Beltran and Maybin have
show up Aug. 21, it would be fit- “protected class.” looking to his left as if O’Neill managed to figure it out and work been learning their craft on the
were right next to him instead of through it. I don’t think we have most watched regional sports
ting if Mariano Riv- Traditionally, 650 miles away in Ohio. suffered at all, I really don’t. Have network in the country. Filip-
there been some hiccups? Do I pelli said that YES has top-level
era, Jorge Posada O’Neill would ven- “It’s not ideal, but it works,” Fil- think it is ideal if it keeps going? talent on games, citing Michael
ippelli said. No, I don’t, but I do think we have Kay, David Cone, Paul O’Neill
and, heck, maybe ture up to the press managed to make it work and I and John Flaherty, which makes
Filippelli was very complimen- think our fans have accepted it.”
even Derek Jeter, Andrew box during the tary of the broadcaster that
graced The Bronx game to talk on O’Neill has become and wants [email protected]
him to continue. Still, SNY’s crew
to see No. 21 un- Marchand YES about his day
veiled. and to receive an-

The Yankees are other ovation from

doing their best to the fans. YES’s

keep the status quo for the cere- president of programming and

mony, but will have to make some production John Filippelli,

concessions prior to the game. O’Neill’s boss, said that they are

O’Neill will be allowed to be on still working out how to handle

the field, because, if the rules are that aspect.

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LENGTH: pace Mets
Paul O’Neill, who


has been working By Mark W. Sanchez
Yankees games for Jason McCourty
YES from his There are all sorts of statistics that validate the
Cincinnati home
because he is work of the Mets’ recent trade acquisitions.
unvaccinated, will
have his number The Mets’ designated hitters and pinch-hitters (the
retired next week,
but no active spots most improved at the Aug. 2 trade deadline) fin-
players will be able
to participate in the ished play Wednesday with a .969 OPS, the best in
ceremony.
baseball, since Daniel Vogelbach debuted with the
Robert Sabo
club July 24. Mets DHs and pinch-hitters had been the
Beltran, Maybin
sixth-worst in baseball prior to the trade.
it hard to compare Beltran and
Maybin in their first years. Vogelbach, acquired from the Pirates, has reached

“I think both of them have base in all 13 of his Mets starts. Tyler Naquin, who
very high ceilings,” Filippelli
said. “We are working with came over from Cincinnati, has
them to refine them, to give
them the feedback, instruction posted a 1.254 OPS with the team,
and direction that they need.
the sixth-best ever by a Met
“I think you have to be patient
with the learning curve. This is through his first 10 games. Darin
not instant coffee, where you
take your water and put some- Ruf, a former Giant, has played in
thing in and you say, ‘Hey, we’ve
got instant coffee, it’s great.’ No five games and has driven in five
this business is not like that — it
takes time.” runs while batting .333.

— Andrew Marchand And then there is the simplest

statistic: Since trading for Vogel-

bach and beginning to shore up

the DH and bench spots, the

Mets are 15-2. DANIEL

“The front office did an amaz- VoGELbAcH
ing job of bringing in the right

group of guys that are going to

fit in and that are going to help

us win,” Francisco Lindor said

after the newcomers contributed

plenty again in a 10-2 win over

the Reds at Citi Field.

In every game since the offen-

sive depth arrived, that depth

has helped.

Naquin, whose lefty bat is typi-

cally keeping Mark Canha on the DARIN

bench against righty starters and RUF

keeping Jeff McNeil in the in-

field, provided another big

swing against Cincinnati,

launching a third-inning home

run to make it 6-0. He added a

fifth-inning double, which made

seven of his first 11 hits with the

Mets extra-base hits.

Vogelbach — who stepped to

the plate to Kelis’ “Milkshake”

on an afternoon many Mets

changed their warmup music for TYLER

the first Women’s Day at Citi NAQUIN
Field — ripped an RBI single in

the third and added a two-run double in the sixth,

which would have been a three-run double if Pete

Alonso had not been not thrown out at the plate.

In 15 games with the Mets, Vogelbach is hitting .341

with a .473 on-base percentage — all while he, Na-

quin and Ruf are helping keep the other Mets fresh.

With the added bats, they were able to rest Brandon

Nimmo on Tuesday and Starling Marte on Wednes-

day. Canha and Eduardo Escobar are in platoon roles.

No matter who is playing, the Mets keep rolling.

“I think that’s another byproduct of the arteries of

those moves that Billy [Eppler] and we wanted to

make,” manager Buck Showalter said after the Mets’

sixth straight win. “Because it made the other players

better and more sound physically.”

The Mets have scored five or more runs in nine

straight games, the longest streak in the majors.

“We miss J.D. Davis, but the guys that came in are

helping us win ballgames as well,” Lindor said. “I’m

happy that they’re here.”

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By Dan Martin son-high 115 pitches.
Judge then hit his MLB-leading
SEATTLE — Manager Aaron
Boone called what the Yankees 45th homer of the year to make it
have been going through over the 3-1.
last week “a rough patch.”
Seattle rallied in the bottom of
It’s starting to feel like more the inning. Ty France led off with
than that, especially after an- a single, reached second on a
other series loss, which ended passed ball by Higashioka and
with a 4-3 loss to the Mariners on scored on Mitch Haniger’s single
Wednesday afternoon. that cut the lead to 3-2 and ended
Cortes’ outing.
MARINERS 4 Boxscore
YANKEES 3 Page 40 Abreu, on the team mostly be-
cause he’s out of minor league
The Yankees got another good THAT’S AL’, FOLKS: A dejected Albert Abreu looks on as options, came on and struggled
start from Nestor Cortes, and the Carlos Santana rounds the bases after his go-ahead home run for a fourth straight outing.
offense, which had been held in the seventh inning sailed over the head of Aaron Judge (right)
scoreless for a season-long 19 ¹/₃ and into the right-field seats in the Yankees’ 4-3 loss. Anthony He gave up a go-ahead, two-run
innings over the past two games, Rizzo (inset) and the offense went scoreless for 19-plus innings homer to Santana and now has
finally woke up with three runs in Seattle before finally getting on the board. AP (2); Getty Images allowed four runs on eight hits in
in the seventh inning, thanks to his last four outings.
homers by Kyle Higashioka and Yankees drop series to Mariners
Aaron Judge, to take a 3-1 lead. as misery replaces run at history The right-hander said through
an interpreter his location was
But when Cortes was pulled in Gerrit Cole and Luis Castillo had through five no-hit innings. But with one out in the seventh off on the pitch to Santana and “it
the bottom of the inning after al- been Tuesday. That changed with one out in and Kiner-Falefa on via a walk, cost us the game.”
lowing back-to-back singles, the Higashioka drilled a 3-2 pitch out
Yankees made the decision to The Yankees got a pair of two- the sixth, when Sam Haggerty — to left-center for a two-run ho- Higashioka said he believed
bring in the struggling Albert out singles in the second inning a thorn in the Yankees’ side all mer that gave the Yankees a 2-1 Abreu’s confidence was shaken a
Abreu, who had pitched poorly from Aaron Hicks and Miguel series — drilled a solo shot down lead and ended their scoreless bit, which the Yankees can hardly
in three consecutive appearan- Andujar before Isiah Kiner-Fal- the left-field line for Seattle’s streak. afford, given the state of their
ces. efa popped out. first hit and the game’s first run. bullpen.
It was Higashioka’s second ho-
Abreu faltered again, giving up Cortes allowed a leadoff walk Ray kept the Yankees quiet un- mer in three games and knocked The Yankees’ offense didn’t
a go-ahead two-run homer to to Eugenio Suarez in the second, til the seventh, pitching around a Ray out of the game after a sea- score again after the seventh,
Carlos Santana, as the Yankees but was otherwise perfect pair of two-out walks in the fifth. with Diego Castillo pitching a
lost for the sixth time in seven scoreless eighth for Seattle and
games. Paul Sewald closing it in the
ninth.
“We know we’re gonna be fine
in the long run,’’ Higashioka said. “We’ve got to get it going offen-
“It gets more and more frustrat- sively,’’ Boone said. “It’s been a
ing every day that we don’t come tough week for us.”
out and win. This is the time in
the season you have to dig deep The Yankees remain in com-
and pull together. It’s a long year mand of the AL East, but any
and it only gets tougher as it goes thoughts of a historic record
on. … This is something we can have slipped away.
pull ourselves out of.”
Of more immediate concern is
The Yankees came up on the getting back to their winning
short end of another pitchers’ ways.
duel. Cortes and Robbie Ray
were dominant early, much as Cortes called the mood in the
clubhouse “neutral.”

“We know we’re struggling,’’
the left-hander said. “We could
probably play a little better. Guys
understand that, but we’re still
on top. It’s a little adversity.”

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AT RED SOX Bullpen
FRIDAY — 7:10, YES struggles
SATURDAY — 7:15, FOX continue
SUNDAY — 7:08, ESPN
By Dan Martin
All games on
WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM) SEATTLE — Albert Abreu
isn’t the only member of the Yan-
Carpenter vows: ‘I’ll be back’ kees’ bullpen having a hard time.

By Dan Martin the diagnosis and added Carpenter is He was the focal point after
giving up a go-ahead, two-run
scheduled to get another X-ray in three or homer to Carlos Santana in the
Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Mariners
SEATTLE — Matt Carpenter hasn’t four weeks to see how the bone is healing on Wednesday afternoon at
T-Mobile Park, but the team’s
given up on coming back this season after after at least two weeks of non-weight- once fearsome pen has taken
some hits and has yet to regain
suffering a fractured left foot when bearing activity. its footing in the wake of injuries
to Michael King and Chad Green
he fouled a ball off it on Monday Boone declined to put a possible and the demotion of Ron Mari-
naccio.
against the Mariners. date on Carpenter’s return, but if
YANKS NOTES
He got some positive news the last two games in Seattle prove
“We’ve got to get a couple guys
Wednesday, when he learned he anything, the Yankees need his going,’’ manager Aaron Boone
said. “But I absolutely feel [the
won’t need surgery to repair the lefty bat in the lineup. pen] is in a good spot, especially
when we’re set up.”
fracture, which Carpenter called Without him against Luis Cas-
Wandy Peralta and Lucas Lu-
“a clean break.” tillo, a nasty right-hander, the Yan- etge have been solid, but Luetge
is being saved for long relief. And
That likely means he’ll need kees were shutout on Tuesday in a Aroldis Chapman has been bet-
ter, but hasn’t pitched in many
from six to eight weeks to recover, game that lasted 13 innings. high-leverage situations lately.

which would put his return near MATT And they scored in just one in- Clay Holmes hasn’t been as
good since the All-Star break and
the end of the regular season and CARPENTER ning of their loss Wednesday. Jonathan Loaisiga hasn’t gotten
before the playoffs. Miguel Andujar came up from going this year.

“I’ll be back this season,’’ Carpenter said Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tues- The additions of Lou Trivino
and Scott Effross should help, but
Wednesday, after the Yankees lost, 4-3, to day and has gone 1-for-8 with three strike- there are more questions than
there were earlier in the season.
the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. “I feel good outs and a walk.
And then there’s Abreu, who is
about it. We’ll see. We’ve checked every- The Yankees are also without Giancarlo out of minor league options and
was designated for assignment
thing and it’s the best we could hope for, Stanton, who remains sidelined by left twice after the Yankees traded
him to Texas for Jose Trevino in
given the situation. I’ve got a broken bone Achilles tendinitis. Anthony Rizzo re- the spring. He has allowed four
runs in his last four outings.
that takes time to heal.” turned Wednesday after missing five
“His command has not been as
Carpenter saw a doctor from the NFL’s games with lower back tightness, but went good the last few times,’’ Boone
said. “We’ll keep getting him out
Seahawks while the Yankees were in Seat- hitless with a pair of strikeouts. there to be where he needs to be.”

tle, and has another foot specialist to see in Carpenter has been perhaps the most After a 13-inning loss Tuesday
night, Boone didn’t have the lux-
New York while his teammates are in Bos- consistent and dangerous hitter in the Yan- ury of saving Abreu for a lower-
leverage situation.
ton. kees’ lineup other than Aaron Judge.
➤ Anthony Rizzo returned to
“They threw a number out there,’’ Car- He had 15 homers and a 1.138 OPS in 47
the lineup after missing five
penter said, referring to the potential time games before going down with the injury. games with tightness in his lower
back. He started at first base and
he will miss. “I’m gonna do whatever I can Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies went 0-for-4.

to speed the process up and see how it broke his foot in the middle of June and The Yankees and Rizzo said
this injury isn’t as serious as
goes. I don’t like to put restrictions or a hasn’t started a rehab assignment, but out- when he dealt with a similar is-
sue last month, but that one only
timeline on it. When I feel like I can come fielder Chris Taylor of the Dodgers is al- cost him four games.

back, I’m gonna be ready to go.” ready back following his fracture from a The first baseman had ho-
mered in four straight games be-
Manager Aaron Boone was pleased with little over a month ago. fore going hitless last Wednesday.
His back tightened up during bat-
ting practice before the team’s
next game on Friday and he was
scratched from the lineup.

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New York Post, Thursday, August 11, 2022 nypost.com By Mark W. Sanchez League in RBIs, but second
on his own team.
Buck Showalter ensured most of his Mets re-
Alonso, who went 3-for-5,

ceived breaks during the team’s stretch of 14 games knocked in the first run of the
game with a chopped single up
in 13 days that ended Wednesday afternoon.

The Mets manager, however, did not sit Fran- the middle in the first against Reds
righty T.J. Zeuch. It was his 96th RBI of
cisco Lindor or Pete Alonso. Even on a club that

prides itself on depth, there are a few players who the season.
He added a blasted single to left
cannot be replaced.

Lindor and Alonso continued to prove that an inning later, which set up an
RBI single from Daniel Vogel-
Wednesday, combining to go 5-for-8 with three

RBIs as the Mets swept away the Reds with a 10-2 bach. In a three-run sixth that
removed any
beatdown at Citi Field. A crowd of mets 10
36,883 fans witnessed the Mets’ Boxscore doubt about
sixth straight win — and the sixth reds 2 Page 40 the outcome,

straight game in which they never Alonso again
singled to set the table for
trailed.

The sizzling Mets (73-39) are seven games Vogelbach, whose two-run
double just tucked inside the
ahead of the Braves in the division after Atlanta

defeated the Red Sox 8-4 Wednesday night. first-base line.
The new-look Mets have scored at
Showalter’s crew will be sad to see the Reds go,

having won five of the six games against them least five runs in nine straight games
through strong platoon work from the
this season while outscoring them 36-13. After newcomers (Vogelbach had three RBIs
and Tyler Naquin hit a solo homer),
their first day off since July 28, the Mets’ home- strong production from the holdovers

stand will continue Friday, when the Phillies ar-

rive for a three-game set, before the Mets play

four in Atlanta. (McNeil ran his hitting streak to 13 games
with an RBI double in the sixth) and persist-
There is a good chance Lindor and Alonso will

be in the lineup in each of those. Showalter could ent strength from the few bats who will play
regardless of the opposing pitcher. Alonso and
afford to give Starling Marte a day off Wednesday,

just as Brandon Nimmo sat Tuesday. Alonso and Lindor are the only pair of teammates in base-
ball who have at least 80 RBIs each.
Lindor, on the other hand, have missed one game

apiece this season. The Mets’ pitching did not have to be per-
fect, but was just fine anyway.
“I don’t know if there’s anybody who’s an-

swered the bell better than those two guys,” said Taijuan Walker, who had been crushed in his
previous outing, an eight-run, three-out night-
Showalter, who finally gave Lindor’s legs a rest on

defense for the ninth inning, but not without a mare against the Braves on Friday, bounced
back by allowing two runs on six hits with
“fight,” he added.

Lindor reached base in four of his five plate ap- three walks in six innings.
“Fastball location was really good today,”
pearances and hit a two-out, two-run single in the

second inning to give the Mets a healthy, 4-0 said Walker, who eased up on his splitter and
used his fastball to get ahead.
cushion that was never threatened.

The shortstop now has 81 RBIs, which tied him Walker got into trouble a couple of times,
but only allowed runs in the fourth inning,
with Jose Reyes’ total from 2005 for the most by a on Joey Votto’s RBI double and Jake Fraley’s
sacrifice fly to score Votto.
Mets shortstop in one season — and there are
Whenever Walker needed a key out, he got
still 50 games left.

When Lindor scored on Jeff McNeil’s sacrifice fly

in the first inning, it made it 13 straight games in it. The Reds loaded the bases in the fifth —
controversially, as Votto appeared to dip his
which he has scored a run, tying David Wright (in

2008) for the franchise record. Lindor cannot be elbow so he got plunked by a curveball — but
Walker induced the ground ball he wanted
kept out of the lineup or, recently, off home plate. streaking havoc: Pete
Alonso and Jeff McNeil celebrate
“I came to New York to play baseball. That’s from Donovan Solano to end the inning. with teammates on the field after
“No matter who the opponent is, we go the Mets completed a three-game
part of my job description,” said Lindor, who ap- sweep of the Reds to win their
sixth straight game.
preciated matching Reyes, who was a childhood out there and play the same way every sin-
gle time,” said Walker, who has won 10
idol. “As long as the good Lord continues to bless

me with health, I’ll be out there.” games for the first time since 2015.

He finished the game third in the National [email protected]

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RANCISCO LINDOR slid a New York Post, Thursday, August 11, 2022 nypost.com
bag over his shoulder, fist-

F bumped a few young boys

eating pizza in the clubhouse,
then headed for the Citi Field
door and a desperately needed
day off after playing his 111th
game out of a possible 112 this
season.

The Mets shortstop stopped
for a minute when a reporter
asked how much he hoped to
someday be considered among
the Piazzas, Beltrans, and
Strawberrys as one of the best
position players in franchise
history.

Ian O’Connor

“I’d love to,” he said. “But I UP NEXT
ain’t worried about that. I’d love
to end up one day in that cate- VS. PHILLIES
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A very good answer on yet
another very good day. lind’ a hand: Francisco Lindor, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs scored, watches his two-run single during the
second inning of the Mets’ 10-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday.
Lindor reached base three Robert Sabo
times, scored three times,
and drove in two runs million deal after all. thing to do with that. But it’s ranks among MLB’s top 10 in can play them.
with an opposite- Remember when he accepted learning from the guys and the runs scored (74) and runs batted “Buck is out there grinding,
field single in a 10-2 coaching staff, and feeding off in.
rout of the Reds that Steve Cohen’s offer in the the energy that the crowd and the boys are out there grinding.
completed a series spring of 2021? Lindor com- everybody brings helps too.” Please note that behind the I want to be out there with
sweep and left the pared it to hitting the Powerball full-scholarship results is a them.”
jackpot, and he excitedly told Out of the gate this year, walk-on’s work ethic and atten-
Mets (73-39) with 15 victories in New Yorkers: “Here we go, Showalter moved to relax his tion to detail. Showalter That mentality could drive
their last 17 games. Lindor tied baby. We have 11 years together.” shortstop by telling him he stepped into the team dining Lindor, a four-time All-Star in
Jose Reyes for most RBIs by a didn’t expect his statistics to room Tuesday afternoon and Cleveland, toward a long and
Mets shortstop in a season (81), After 2021, Mets fans thought measure up to the sky-high found Lindor huddled with his prosperous Mets career. My
and joined David Wright as the “11 years together” sounded like numbers in his contract. In re- iPad in the corner, studying colleague Mike Vaccaro, who
only Mets ever to score at least 10 years too long. sponse, the manager said, Mike Minor’s release points. knows more about this fran-
one run in 13 straight games. “Francisco has been a rock Hours later, Lindor sent a 2-2 chise’s history than anyone,
Lindor spent most of that sea- through thick and thin.” changeup from the Cincinnati ranks the top five all-time posi-
At his locker afterward, Lin- son looking as if he wanted to starter over the left-field wall. tion players in this order: Mike
dor said he wasn’t aware that catch the next flight back to But Lindor is still haunted by Piazza, Carlos Beltran, Keith
he’d tied Wright’s record be- Cleveland. When he wasn’t small failures. A mediocre Lindor said he learned to Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry,
busy fighting Jeff McNeil (with throw to Pete Alonso. A slow watch video of opponents from and David Wright.
cause he doesn’t pay much at- his hands) and the paying cus- and indifferent tag at second his former Cleveland teammate,
tention to individual pursuits. tomers (with his thumbs), he base. A relay play that wasn’t as Andrew Miller. But his commit- If Lindor wants to join those
He called Reyes “somebody I was losing far too many battles smooth as it should’ve been, ment to being available to play men, he has the time, the talent
grew up watching” and said it with opposing arms. His OPS and that cost him some sleep. every single day is ripped right and the right mentality on his
was “cool” to share a piece of plunged to a career-low .734, out of the Derek Jeter and Eli side. Playing for championships
franchise history with him, at and his engaging smile would “He wants to be perfect in a Manning playbook. instead of stats will ultimately
least until Lindor breaks the tie come and go — but mostly go. world that’s just not perfect,” make him worth the very big
with Reyes this weekend. Showalter said. “I came to New York to play bucks.
“But I’m here to try to win a Asked Wednesday if being baseball,” Lindor said. “That’s
World Series,” the shortstop more comfortable in this mar- Tuesday night, Lindor be- part of my job description, [email protected]
said. “That’s all I have in mind.” ket in Year 2 accounts for his came the first Mets shortstop come out and play baseball
So he’s been consistent in his vast improvement on Year 1, ever to deliver multiple seasons games at the highest level I More Mets / P. 53, 47
messaging. In fact, it isn’t mes- Lindor responded: “It has some- of at least 20 home runs. He
saging at all. At 66, manager
Buck Showalter can separate
counterfeit goods from the real
deal with the best of them.
And Showalter adores his
shortstop. He said Lindor
fought his decision to replace
him in the top of the ninth —
just to get him off his feet for
five minutes — and called him a
“special” competitor.
“I know he’d sacrifice every-
thing for a chance to be the last
team standing,” Showalter said.
In other words, the 28-year-
old Lindor acts like a ball-
player who might end up be-
ing worth the 10-year, $341-

58 New York Post, Thursday, August 11, 2022 nypost.com Jon Hamm is joining the Season 3 cast of “The Morning Show” Emmy-nominated
on Apple TV+. He’ll play Paul Marks, “a corporate titan who sets short-form Web series
New plan his sights on UBA.” The new season goes into production later
this month with stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. “Cooper’s Bar,”
“Good Bones” star starring Rhea Seehorn,
Mina Starsiak Hawk is
getting her own spin- was renewed for
off series. “Good Season 2 on AMC+.
Bones: Risky Busi-
ness,” premieres Sept. TV Thursday
6 (9 p.m.) on HGTV Left to
and follows Hawk as right: Anne- (Sarah Greene); and Becka (Eve
she goes solo to pur- Marie Duff, Saise Hewson). The series starts with John
chase and restore the Quinn, Sharon Horgan, Paul’s funeral, and slowly reveals
historic Sanders House Eva Birthistle, that each sister had a reason to want
in Indianapolis. Sarah Greene and him dead. Via flashbacks, we see that
Eve Hewson. John Paul frequently belittled them
Big ‘Trek’ at family gatherings — sneering at
‘Bad Sisters’ brighten new dark comedy Christopher Barr / Apple TV their accomplishments — and wasn’t
“Star Trek: Strange a good husband to Grace. Matters
New Worlds” had the furious fivE become complicated when his life
strongest debut ever By LAurEn SArnEr fill – you’ve got to love it, because it’s premise.” insurance agents (played by Brian
for a “Star Trek” series Gleeson and Daryl McCormack)
on Paramount+, ac- E MMY-nominated writer/ac- an awful lot of work. You can’t just Premiering Aug. 19, “Bad Sisters” grow suspicious and launch an in-
cording to the net- tress/ comedian Sharon Hor- vestigation into his death, with their
work, which does not gan’s new Apple TV+ series write about any old thing. (created by and starring Horgan) is sights set on the sisters.
release viewership “Bad Sisters” is part comedy
numbers. The series, and part thriller — following “I was pointed in the di- set in Ireland and follows the “I love the idea that any kind of en-
starring Anson Mount a group of sisters who may or tertainment is great and important.
as Captain Christo- may not have killed their toxic rection of [2012 Belgian five Garvey sisters, who But I think the older I get, with my
pher Pike (above), co- brother-in-law. own work, I want it to be doing or
stars Rebecca Romijn series ‘Clan,’ which share a close bond due saying something,” said the Irish-
as Number One and “I had finished ‘Catastrophe,’” born Horgan, best-known for “Ca-
Ethan Peck as Science Horgan, 52, told The Post, referring ‘Bad Sisters’ is based to the premature death tastrophe” (for which she earned
Officer Spock. to the previous show in which she her 2016 Emmy nomination), HBO’s
starred and co-wrote (2015-2019). on]. I watched the of their parents and “Divorce” and the British series
“Pulling.”
“That was a big part of my life for first episode, and I their promise to pro-
four years, writing that with Rob “We’ve just come out of a pan-
Delaney and making it. And when was in. I come from tect each other. The demic where domestic violence fig-
that ended, I had to look for some- ures have gone through the roof.
thing else. They’re quite big shoes to a big family, so I love sisters include the And everyone is talking about it, but
not much is done, because it doesn’t
that large group of perpetually frazzled get the right level of funding, and it’s
something that’s behind closed
sisters together. Grace (Anne-Marie doors,” she said. “So that relationship
[with John Paul] that’s at the heart of
They seemed like a Duff), who’s married to this felt like a way to examine that —
but also do it in a way where it’s kind
tribe; when they’re the boorish John Paul of almost disguised, which comedy
is really clever at doing.
together they seem “Catastrophe” star Sharon (Claes Bang, “The
like a group of Horgan stars in “Bad Northman”); Eva “It tricks you into thinking you’re
witches. I just was Sisters,” which she created. (Horgan); Ursula watching something completely dif-
really tickled by the (Eva Birthistle); Bibi ferent,” she said. “Then, when it
knocks you around the back of the
head in a brutal blow, it can be even
more effective. It catches you una-
wares. It’s a good way to sort of ‘Tro-
jan Horse’ serious material.”

Just like her character on the show,
Horgan is one of five siblings. She
said her family dynamic is different,
but that there were aspects of the
Garveys to which she could relate.

“Just that sort of relentlessly taking
the piss out of each other,” she said.
“Not allowing anyone to get away
with anything.
And the instant
party of it, when
they’re all to-
gether.”

The Hsu fits: Cindy anchoring new newscast

WCBS/Ch. 2 veteran Cindy Hsu will anchor the station’s new 9 a.m. newscast premiering Monday, Sept. 12 on
Ch. 2 (and streaming on cbsnews.com/newyork/live/). It will lead into “The Drew Barrymore Show,” which will

air from 9:30-10 a.m. in its new abbreviated format. Hsu has been at the station for 30 years.

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Team W L PCT GB
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Mets 52 32 .619 9

Aug. 10

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Mets 73 39 .652 -

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7th loss in past 8 for 6th straight win

Pete Alonso (right) and the Mets notched their sixth straight win, 10-2 over the Reds on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Albert Abreu (left) and the Yankees lost for the seventh time
in their past eight games, 4-3 at Seattle. The opposite trends have the Mets holding the city’s best record, after being as many as nine games behind in early July. P. 57-53

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