SNY's The Warm-Up: Mets postponed due to COVID concerns with Nats — Yanks drop opener — Lindor talks extension

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Watch [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 This weekend's sports schedule Friday - Devils vs. Capitals, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Knicks vs. Mavericks, 7:30 p.m. 🏀 - Final Four: No. 1 UConn WBB vs. No. 3 Arizona, 9:30 p.m. 🏀 Saturday - Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Islanders vs. Flyers, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Rangers at Sabres, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Knicks at Pistons, 8 p.m. 🏀 Sunday - Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Nets at Bulls, 2 p.m. 🏀 - Devils vs. Capitals, 3 p.m. 🏒 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [BNNY]( Terry Collins reacts to Francisco Lindor’s massive extension with the Mets - [The Cookie Club]( Marcus Stroman joins the show Today's word count: 738 words Tonight, after the UConn Huskies’ Final Four matchup against the Arizona Wildcats, tune in to SNY for all of the postgame reaction on a special UConn Women’s Basketball Post Game Show. When will the Mets, you know, play baseball? Scott Taetsch/USA TODAY Sports The Mets and their fans were the [Squidward meme]( yesterday, observing longingly as their game got postponed due to at least three positive COVID-19 tests on the Nationals' side. So ... when will the Mets play? - As of Thursday night, [there was no definitive answer](. It won't be today, as MLB announced shortly after the postponement news on Thursday. - With the Nationals currently in "Mike Rizzo-mandated quarantine until we get this thing figured out" -- that's a Mike Rizzo quote -- the Mets and Nats might not play at all this weekend. "We're not sure," Rizzo said about the weekend games. FWIW, Luis Rojas said during his news conference yesterday that he's "pretty confident" the Mets will begin their season on Saturday. Trivia time Who is the last Yankee to lead the league in strikeouts? Answers at the bottom. Game 1: Sanchez shines, but the Yanks drop their opener @ESPN/Twitter BLUE JAYS 3, YANKEES 2 (10 innings) -- Gary Sanchez's two-run home run off Hyun-jin Ryu was the only scoring the Yankees produced on Opening Day in an eventual extra innings loss. Two things: - New York struggled with situational hitting yesterday, as in ... they went 0-for-9 with RISP. The Yanks in general mustered only six hits -- two by Sanchez, two by Clint Frazier and one each for Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres. - Gerrit Cole went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs while striking out eight. He gave up the game-tying home run to Teoscar Hernadez in the sixth, which he was still [angry about]( after the game. One stat: Giancarlo Stanton, in his 2021 debut, went 0-for-5 with 3 K's, which earned a [chorus]( of impressively-loud boos from the 10,850 home fans. Speaking of fans ... it was the first Yankees game played in front of them since Jose Altuve's walk-off in Game 6 of the 2019 ALCS. SNY Yankees Insider Sweeny Murti was there to take in the atmosphere. [Here]( how he described it. On SNY.tv: - McCarron: [Why a strong Opening Day start was so important for Gary Sanchez]( - [Takeaways from the 3-2 loss]( Lindor on his extension: "I never drew a line in the sand" Screenshot Despite the postponement, [Francisco Lindor]( during a news conference yesterday]( after agreeing to the largest contract in Mets history the night before. Here are a few of his quotes. On the Italian dinner with Steve Cohen: "We got a sense of where we both were," Lindor said. "I never drew a line in the sand. The offer that was out there that people were saying -- yeah, we threw the number (out there). But that wasn't a line in the sand. It gave it a sense of where we were." On Pete Alonso's $400 million [endorsement]( "I thanked him, because he didn't have to go out there and say that," Lindor said. "To say it in front of people, that's special. Takes a lot of courage. And I thanked him for that. I thanked him for his kind words." On the moments after agreeing to a deal: "A dream come true," he said. "A humble experience. I wanted to yell, I wanted to scream as loud as I could. . ...The way my agent, David Meter, and Sandy Alderson negotiated, it was outstanding." More from Lindor's news conference [here]( and [here](. On SNY.tv: - MARTINO: [The sequence of events that led to the Mets' contract with Francisco Lindor]( - [What's next for Mets after extending Lindor?]( Three more Thursday night news items Wendell Cruz/USA TODAY Sports 1. The photo above is not a slick jersey edit. It's real. LaMarcus Aldridge made his Nets debut last night, registering 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists in 30 minutes. Brooklyn held Charlotte to 11 points in the first quarter and [won easily]( 111-89. 2. The Islanders, after losing two in a row to Pittsburgh, beat up on Washington last night, scoring a season-high eight goals -- [including three from Mathew Barzal in an 8-4 win](. They're now tied with the Capitals for first place in the East Division with 50 points each. Elsewhere ... [the Rangers beat the Sabres in overtime]( 3-2. Mika Zibanejad had the [game-winner](. New York is now three points behind Boston for the fourth playoff spot, though the Bruins have three games in hand. 3. Kristaps Porzingis is set to play in New York City for the second time since his trade from the Knicks to the Mavericks. "I miss the city. I miss this place. A lot of great memories," Porzingis said yesterday. "Every time I come back it’s special. A lot of people here still recognize me and show me love and support. It’s always good to come back." Read what else he had to say [here](. The New York Minute - [READ]( SNY's Ralph Vacchiano's Jets free agency takeaways. - [READ]( BEGLEY: Longtime NBA scout explains how Lonzo Ball would fit with Knicks. - [READ]( James Harden missed last night's game against the Hornets because of hamstring tightness. - [WATCH]( Kevin Durant on his recent leaked social media activity: "I'm sorry that people seen that language I used." TRIVIA ANSWER: Al Downing (217 in 1964) That's the buzzer. Enjoy your weekend. (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](mailto:%20SNYfeedback@gmail.com?subject=)). Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SNY- Sportsnet 150 Greenwich St Fl 50New York, NY 10007-2444 [Add us to your address book]( [update your preferences]( | [unsubscribe from this list](