The Warm-Up: Major Mets changes coming? — Yanks top Jays — Jets & Giants buzz

Oct. 01, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 This weekend's sports schedule Friday - Yankees vs. Rays, 7:05 p.m. ⚾ - Mets at Braves, 7:20 p.m. on SNY ⚾ Saturday - Yankees vs. Rays, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Mets at Braves, 7:15 p.m. on Fox ⚾ Sunday - Jets vs. Titans, 1 p.m. 🏈 - Giants at Saints, 1 p.m. 🏈 - Yankees vs. Rays, 3:05 p.m. ⚾ - Mets at Braves, 3:20 p.m. on SNY ⚾ --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [Shea Anything]( Will Noah Syndergaard have an innings cap in 2022? - [The Tailgate]( Are the Jets ready to use Denzel Mims? - [BNNY]( Is Michael Conforto poised for a bounce-back season in 2022? - [Mets All-Access]( Trevor May does his best GKR impression Today's word count: 493 MARTINO: If these Mets ever had a 'core,' it’s about to be blown up David Kohl/USA TODAY Sports This general assemblage of Mets has underachieved since the team's dopamine hit of the mid-2010s. After a particularly disappointing 2021, expect a dramatically different team next season, wrote SNY's Andy Martino yesterday: "What we’re saying is, prepare for massive changes to the team’s roster and culture, with little regard for what seemed promising during an ill-fated playoff run late in the 2019 season. No one around here is attached to that distant time." [Read more from Martino here]( On SNY.tv: - [Michael Conforto was emotional after what could've been his last start at Citi Field as a Met]( - [Luis Rojas on uncertain Mets future: 'Whatever happens, happens. I know I’m going to be fine']( Trivia time How many 30-home run seasons does Aaron Judge have? Answer at the bottom Game 159: Yanks get one step closer to clinching Dan Hamilton/USA TODAY Sports YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 2 -- Aaron Judge hit home runs 36 and 37 and the Yankees won their game and the series on Thursday night in Toronto. AL Wild Card Watch: - The Red Sox lost, 6-2, to the Orioles and the Mariners were idle, which means Boston and Seattle are now tied for the second spot, while the Blue Jays fall a game back of those two - The Yankees have a 2.0 game lead for the first Wild Card Two more things: - Luis Severino pitched another scoreless inning yesterday. He's now pitched six scoreless in 2021 - Corey Kluber allowed just two runs but pitched only 4.2 innings. He's failed to reach five innings in six of seven starts since returning from the IL [Thursday's takeaways]( | Tonight's probable starter: Nestor Cortes, Jr. On SNY.tv: - MARTINO: [What’s wrong with Gerrit Cole’s fastball -- and should Yankees be worried?]( - [Luke Voit is headed back to the IL with a knee injury]( VACCHIANO: Jets' decimated defense means young core needs to step up -- now Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports It's Week 4, and Carl Lawson, Jarrad Davis, Lamarcus Joyner, and Marcus Maye are all out for the Jets. - In all likelihood, that will mean a subpar performance for the Jets' defense on Sunday against the Titans. The only way that doesn't happen is if "27-year-old C.J. Mosley and a bunch of kids," as SNY's Ralph Vacchiano put it, step up in a major way. [More on the team's defensive conundrum here](. On SNY.tv: - VACCHIANO: [Giants bringing in Isaiah Wilson shows 'culture' hypocrisy, but it won't matter if they win]( - [Bart Scott on how Marcus Maye's injury will impact the Jets' defense]( By the numbers @SNYtv/Twitter No. 36, 37/105, 106 Pete Alonso gave Mets fans two final home runs to celebrate last night, his 36th [and 37th]( of the season and 105th and 106th of his three-year career. Oh, and the Mets won, 12-3, and Francisco Lindor [hit a grand slam](. [Takeaways here](. 3.86 ERA Rich Hill pitched five innings and allowed two runs last night, earning his first win as a Met. His 2021 season ends with a 3.86 ERA -- 3.87 with the Dodgers and 3.84 with the Mets. 31 wins Hill's victory last night was the 31st by the Mets' starting pitchers, [tied for 26th in the league](. Only Marcus Stroman reached double-digits, and he finished 10-13 despite a sparkling 3.02 ERA. The New York Minute - READ: [Mets OF Alex Ramirez was ranked among the top 10 prospects in the Low-A Southeast League]( - READ: [Nets owner Joe Tsai on Kyrie Irving's COVID-19 vaccination situation: 'I hope to see Kyrie play fully']( - READ: [Mitchell Robinson has more hurdles before being cleared to play]( TRIVIA ANSWER: 2. That's the buzzer. Enjoy your weekend (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](. Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SNY- Sportsnet 150 Greenwich St Fl 50New York, NY 10007-2444 [Add us to your address book]( [update your preferences]( | [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](