Think I’ve cleared the 7-game qualification, and to me that was clearly an error. If not on the catch then certainly for the 2 extra bases from booting the ball.

Normally that’s certainly the good tradeoff, an out for a run that’s got a good chance of scoring anyway. But yesterday, as a Mets fan, I was thrilled he decided to catch it. D’Arnaud would have been 0-2 and looked all series (against Greinke and Kershaw at least) like he had no strike zone judgment. I think there’s a…

Well, “most” equals two, in 54 seasons, tied with the two the Marlins and Blue Jays have in many fewer seasons. Since Mets joined the majors in 1962 they’ve got 8 playoff appearances vs. the Cubs 7, and they traded off 5th and 6th place in the NL East for years, so I think they can relate a little.