MIAMI, FL - AUGUST 03: Javier Baez #23 of the New York Mets is restrained by Pete Alonso #20 after an on field altercation after the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on August 3, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
The New York Mets are still in first place. There’s no reason to panic. Maybe break a little sweat. Maybe question a few moves. Everything is all right. We are not the dog sitting in a chair while the whole house burns down, are we?
Not so fast.