It makes at least as much sense as a summer sausage. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Pete Alonso's 'Playoff Pumpkin' Becomes a Thing After Mets Beat Brewers.

Playoff pumpkin, but make it fashion. At least, that was the non-verbal message Pete Alonso gave in his Wednesday presser when he met the media sporting attire celebrating one of the New York Mets ...

Is the Playoff Pumpkin going rotten? Does Pete Alonso have any more magical swings left to keep this magical playoff run going? The questions will begin to be answered Friday, which could be ...

MILWAUKEE — Pete Alonso picked just the right moment ... During the postgame celebration, Alonso displayed the “Playoff Pumpkin,” which he said he picked last weekend during an excursion ...

Pete Alonso's ninth-inning home run in Game 3 ... After the game, Alonso credited his "playoff pumpkin," which he picked out at a Wisconsin pumpkin patch for its good luck. Mets fans will be ...

Orange rally towels — of the same shade as Pete Alonso’s Playoff Pumpkin — twirled throughout Citi Field on Tuesday as Sean Manaea departed the mound in the eighth inning. The left-hander ...

“We’re thrilled to have Pete back, and I think Pete ... But for now, Cohen, Stearns, Grimace and the playoff pumpkin can all rest easy knowing Alonso is right where he wants to be.