Don't call them by their name

Roger Cormier is done with Atlanta's insistence on sticking with racism as a brand; Colleen Sullivan sees that the franchise has been a clown show ever since the days of Ted Turner

Trivia question: Pete Alonso has hit 10 home runs in 203 career plate appearances against Atlanta, which ties him with Curtis Granderson (in 290 plate appearances) for the 13th-most homers by a Met in the rivalry. Who has the most homers for the Mets against Atlanta, and as a bonus, who’s the only Met with more homers against Atlanta in fewer plate appearances than Alonso?

Race to the bottom

By Roger Cormier

Rick Camp was a relief pitcher with a career batting average of .074 with zero homers. It was the bottom of the 18th with two outs, Mets up one, at around three in the morning on July 5, 1985. Atlanta had nobody on their bench, so he had to hit. John Sterling (yes that one) on TBS said, "If he hits a home run to tie this game, this game would be certified as absolutely the nutiest in the history of baseball."

The son of a bitch homered off the 0-2 pitch. Even though it happened against the Mets, seeing replays of it make me content for one, all too fleeting moment. 

And then this dude shows up:

Chief Noc-A-Homa. Really. No fooling. For awhile he had a lady friend named Princess Win-A-Lotta. True story.