Pete Alonso does not do subtlety or nuance. Put a bat in his hands and he has all the intention of Daryle “The Mad Bomber” Lamonica, the Oakland Raiders quarterback who practically invented the phrase “go long.” He is Tony “Two-Ton” Galento, the boxer who eschewed any sweetness to the sport’s science in favor of living by the credo “a puncher’s chance.” Alonso is a home run hitter, lock, stock and barrel of his bat.
“It doesn’t matter how he is going,” New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. “He is always just one swing away.”
