(Photo : Elsa/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 24: Tommy Pham #28 and Alek Thomas #5 of the Arizona Diamondbacks rejoice after beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game Seven of the Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 24, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Tommy Pham spent half of the 2023 season with the New York Mets and that was sufficient time for him to evaluate that the Citi Field-based squad is up there with one of the best.
He even believes that it’s extra gifted than the staff he’s presently with now.
“On paper, I was just like, ‘Man, we’re that team,” he advised the New York Post.
If that’s the case, then why are the Diamondbacks are enjoying within the World Series towards the Texas Rangers and the Mets didn’t even attain the wild card part?
Pham defined that it was the drive that separated the 2 groups.
“The drive wasn’t there [with the Mets],” he mentioned.
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“That drive is here [with the Diamondbacks]. That’s what separates this team from most teams. You have guys that are still trying to get better every day. You have teammates trying to help you out. And that’s dangerous.”
Pham mentioned months in the past that the Mets had been among the many least hardworking squad within the league.
Return to the Mets?
Pham, who recorded 27 doubles, three triples, 16 house runs and 47 walks whereas hitting .256, clarified although that there is no such thing as a unhealthy blood between him and Mets gamers.
He believes the Mets will attain the highest once more, even hinting {that a} return to Citi Field is feasible for him by way of a sly remark – “I’m a free agent.”
Pham and the Diamondbacks will begin their World Series title quest on Friday by way of a go to in Texas.
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