NYC mayor trash talks LA mayor over Chase Utley after Mets win Game 3

You don't even have to be a Mets fan to call Chase Utley's Game 2 "slide" a little off-base. And since politicians are well known for jumping on popular bandwagons — and what bigger one than the Mets these days in the town you preside over — New York  mayor Bill de Blasio took the opportunity to press the social media flesh with a few thousand Metsies.

Following the Mets blowout Game 3 win over the Dodgers, de Blasio took to Twitter to send some shade in the direction of Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti.

And what better target than New York City's new No. 1 villain.

Hey, @EricGarcetti. This is what happens when the @Dodgers don't play dirty! #LGM #WinForRuben #BeatLA #GarBlasioBet cc:@LAMayorsOffice

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) October 13, 2015

Obviously the whole "don't play dirty" is a reference to Utley's take out side in Game 2, which broke Ruben Tejada's leg.

Utley did not play in Game 3, after MLB disciplinary czar Joe Torre for suspended the Dodgers second baseman for two games, pretty much to the disappointment of Mets fans at Citi Field. But it only helped ramp up de Blasio's bluster after his Mets took a two games to one lead in the best-of-five series.

Before the playoff series began, Garcetti and de Blasio made a friendly wager involving a Mike Piazza jersey and reading some mean tweets.

Here's the video:

Hey @ericgarcetti, you’re going to look real good in that @mikepiazza31 @Mets jersey. #LGM #GarBlasioBet: http://t.co/7rzANZzh2p

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) October 9, 2015

Di Blasio hasn't won too many of his political battles, but he at least has a chance with the Mets.

Game 4 is Tuesday night at Citi Field.

Mets botch suicide squeeze play in laughable fashion (VIDEO)

Terry Collins is trying almost anything these days in a desperate attempt to help the New York Mets push across a run.

And the way things played out for the Mets in their eighth inning against the Cubs in their 2-0, 11 inning loss, it might be a long time coming. 

The Mets hadn't scored in nearly 17 innings at that point and were in dire need of a run to break a 0-0 tie against the Cubs.

So, with Daniel Murphy on second and Ruben Tejada on third, Collins called for Darrell Ceciliani to lay down a suicide squeeze bunt.

Mets fans might want to avert their eyes from this clip:

Mets botch a suicide squeeze play, two Mets players end up on 3rd base. Both Mets players are called out #LOLMets pic.twitter.com/hzTbZeuQHy

— Mets fans Can't Spel (@MetsKevin11) July 2, 2015

There was some confusion as to whether a double play could have been called on both dumbfounded players standing there at third, but only Tejada was ruled out.

"We're going to do something we haven't done all year and have him try to squeeze," Collins later explained. "We didn't have anything to lose except try to score a run. So that's why we did it. We just didn't execute it."

Desperation.