It's time for the chosen Juan

Top prospect Francisco Álvarez might be great, but Juan Soto is great right now, and the Mets need to do everything they can to land the 23-year-old superstar, because the future is now in Flushing

Trivia question: Ten years ago today, the Mets fell to .500 on the season, 47-47, with an 8-5 home loss to the Dodgers. It was a frustrating affair for the home team, which got as close as 6-5 in the eigth on a Daniel Murphy RBI triple followed by a run-scoring groundout from Kirk Nieuwenhuis, but Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer off R.A. Dickey in the ninth inning to give L.A. insurance… which meant that when Scott Hairston struck out against Kenley Jansen with two on in the ninth to end it, he represented the tying run at the plate instead of having the tying run in scoring position for that disappointment … What makes Dickey’s outing remarkable?

By Roger Cormier

Shuffles aren't supposed to be intimidating. "The Soto Shuffle" is. Maybe it isn't a "shuffle." Yeah I know, his feet can only be described as being shuffled when he makes the move between pitches, but it's coupled with a pivot, so his torso is pointed towards the pitcher and an accompanying stare, with an occasional grab of his cup. He's crouched. He resembles a large quick angry crab with a baseball bat.