“JETS TO STEAL METS MANAGER”: RUMOR OVERSHADOWS METS’ VICTORY IN GAME 4, AS MATZ BAFFLES YANKEES, 5-1

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 7:33:00 P.M. EDT

After three extreme games of World Series baseball, the New York Mets were more methodical today, using stingy pitching and timely hitting to beat the Yankees 5-1 in windy, crisp conditions at Citifield Park and taking a 3-to-1 Series lead Saturday night.

The game itself, however, took a backseat to the astounding rumor of the 0-7 NY Jets offering their head coaching job to Mets manager Nicholas Stix—but only if he accepted the offer as soon as the World Series was completed.

“I love the Jets, and I love the Mets,” said Stix, “but I’m trying to finish what I have started with this great, one-hundred-percent, White baseball team and there’ll be no further comment on the Jets matter until the Series is completed—ideally with a Mets win tomorrow.”

Jets GM Joe Douglas, confirmed he had expressed interest in stealing Stix away from the Mets, hoping, as he put it, “that Nicholas would turn the Jets around in the same fashion as he did the Mets. We want him coaching next Sunday’s game.”

If anything, the Jets are worse off than the Mets were, with zero wins at the moment—compared to the one win Stix inherited with his baseball team.

There is no documentation of a pro football franchise hiring a baseball manager as a head coach.

As for game four itself, Mike Trout went 4 for 5, and Ryan Zimmerman and Paul Goldschmidt went deep with solo homers— more than enough for Steven Matz, who was in control all the way. He scattered five hits through eight innings, and Michael Wacha had a 1-2-3 ninth to wrap up what was, a very non-stressful victory. Compared to the previous game, you would have needed dynamite to wake up Tommy Lasorda from his nap during this contest (if he was here), it was that uneventful.

The next contest, game 5, is scheduled for Sunday night, though rain is in the forecast. First game starters Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole will face each other in a rematch of perfect game pitchers from Wednesday night.

Many loose ends that need tying—we’ll find out very shortly how this story wraps up. --GRA