So while we’re talking baseball…

Whenever the Mets have a day off, SNY rebroadcasts old games, games from previous years.  On Monday night they broadcast a double header from August 2020.

You remember the weirdness from 2020, of course.  Season shortened to 60 games, no fans in the stands, everyone masked up.  Broadcasters did not travel with the team, but did their broadcasts from their home stadium. Schedules were arranged to minimize travel, so your opponent’s location was more important than their league affiliation.

So the games I saw were from August 28, 2020.  The Mets played the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.   They played two seven-inning games.  What was interesting about Game 2, though …the Mets took on the role of home team.  The previous week, the Yankees were supposed to play the Mets at Citi Field, but those games were canceled due to COVID, and Game 2 was a make up game.

It’s always interesting to watch old games, to see who was on the  team then and who is no longer on the team.

What was interesting about this broadcast … Adam Ottovino, currently on the Mets pitching staff, was a Yankee in 2020.

It was Jackie Robinson Day, so everyone was wearing number 42.

And, oh yeah, the Mets swept the double header, beating the Yankees 6-4 in the first game and 4-3 in the second.