Homestand number six on the season started out well enough with the Mets sweeping the Nats, of which I was in attendance for two of the three wins. The rest of the six-game homestand with three against the Rays? The less said, the better.

With Tropicana Field out of commission thanks to Hurricane Milton blowing the roof off the joint, the Tampa Bay Rays are temporarily calling Tampa their actual home for the 2025 season. That meant a new stadium in George M. Steinbrenner Field to see an MLB game in so, of course, I had to make my way there! That said, early June day games in Tampa are… man, they are a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun.