There’s nothing ESPN loves more than celebrating a hero — except, of course, dismantling him in the next breath. Pete Alonso may have just sent the Mets’ record books into rewrite mode, but the headlines aren’t all confetti. Instead, the network is reminding everyone that one man’s moonshot doesn’t fix a lineup hitting like it’s allergic to runs.

When it comes to MLB, the state of New York is just not having a good time all around. The Yankees are in the trenches, with the Mets not far behind. Neither team can win the games when they should easily be able to take home the win. And that is becoming a big problem. While both teams are in danger of not making the postseason, the Mets are in the red zone because they have no room to drop any more games, and at this time, none of the records

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