“To me there are two things in this world, there’s life and there’s baseball, and one helps you get through the other.” | Francisco Lindor is a New York Met.
Officially declaring the season over.
Trade DRob, Pham, Vogelbach, and Canha at the deadline I don’t care what the returns are.
Let Alvarez, Baty, Mauricio, & Vientos play everyday 2nd half & take their lumps against big league pitching that way they are ready to roll in 2024.
David Robertson through his first 24.1 innings this year:
1.48 ERA
0.95 WHIP
.190 BA
10 saves
Edwin Diaz through his first 23.2 innings last year:
2.28 ERA
1.10 WHIP
.190 BA
11 saves
Firing Buck Showalter unfortunately isn’t going to change the fact a new manager is still gonna have to call upon Tommy Hunter, Drew Smith, Dominic Leone, and Stephen Nogosek to get critical outs.
Sandy Alderson issues aside, the Mets get more media heat for stuff that happened years ago than the Angels do who by the way still employ Mickey Callaway.
Alonso is hitting under .190 since late April, McNeil is hitting .256 after winning a batting title, Alvarez is at .216, Lindor at .224, Marte has never hit under .275 in a full season and is hitting .254.
What exactly does Jeremy Barnes do around here??
Exit velo numbers being made public has broken peoples brains and made them try to overthink the game of baseball.
Congrats on your “hard hit” ball straight into the shift while my team slaps the ball through the wide open hole on the other side of the infield.
That’s not luck.
@barstoolsports
Not true, they beat the Browns after this as well and had 2 wins. Even if they won this game the Jags got the 1st pick based off strength of schedule.
If you told me before the season that Francisco Lindor would be on pace in late June for 17 stolen bases, 42 doubles, and 31 Home Runs while playing an elite Shortstop, I would have guessed he would be in the MVP discussion.
Not that he's hitting .217/.303/.437.
Bizarre year.
From the Diaz injury, the possibility of signing Ohtani this winter, the rumors of hiring David Stearns, & 2024 looking like the season where all of Mauricio/Alvarez/Baty start the year in the Majors…
Starting to feel like 2023 is just gonna be a transition year for the Mets.
“The Red Sox think of Dominic Smith as someone who can play 1st everyday, hit .300 with 20-25 home runs, and play plus-plus defense, or maybe even gold glove defense at first base. They’ve kind of targeted him.”
-Jim Bowden on Athletic baseball podcast
Um what lol?
Drives me crazy how everyone acts like the Mets chose to sign two 40 year olds over like a bunch of 27 year old aces.
They took a shot on 2 HOF’ers coming off elite years so they didn’t have to blow up the farm.
If it continues to not work atleast both deals are short term.
Reyes/Beltran/Delgado/Wright was such a crazy lineup core that was put together beautifully. 2 homegrown guys, a free agent, and a trade.
I’ll always be more annoyed the 2006 team didn’t win the World Series as opposed to 2015.
6/27/2008 With a two-run double, three-run home run and grand slam against the Yankees, Carlos Delgado sets a Mets club record by driving in nine runs in a single game.
@carlosdelgado21
John Harper on SNY mentions he was talking to executives that said if the Steve Cohen ownership vote was today, he wouldn’t get approved to be let in.
😂
Michael Irvin just told
@JoeandEvan
that Robby Anderson called him crying when he signed with the Panthers because he wanted things to work out with the Jets 🙈🙈🙈
@ConnorJRogers
@JCaporoso
“I think as the winter meetings went on, I got the sense from talking to Mets people that Steve Cohen decided ‘you know what, forget it. I’m going all in’
-Steve Gelbs on SNY
Not only did the Giants cancel Correa’s deal, but:
-Correa was dressed for the press conference
-His whole family flew out to SF for it
-Told a franchise icon he had to move to 3rd base when Correa said he was willing to play there
-Don’t have anyone to pivot to
Wilpon esque.
From the Correa deal falling apart, to the Diaz injury, to finding out Verlander was going on the IL hours before Opening Day, this season had no juice going into it for me.
I thought it was weird I felt that way coming off 101 wins, but maybe the players felt the same way 🤷🏻♂️
Megill isn’t good and your not gonna win many games when giving up 7 runs, but I would like to see atleast 1 week straight of Vientos/Baty/Alvarez every day just to see what happens.
And enough of sitting the reigning MLB batting champion because a lefty is on the mound.
Martino articles he’s written since mystery disappearing for a month:
-deGrom hates the Mets
-Soto to Mets a longshot
-JD and Dom are actually good hitters
-Asking Loup about leaving the Mets
-Asking Baez leaving the Mets
-Could Mets sign Keuchel?
Useless reporter.
National League Champions’ records through 32 games, last 4 full seasons:
2018 - Dodgers (15-17)
2019 - Nationals (14-18)
2021 - Braves (15-17)
2022 - Phillies (15-17)
They need to clean some things up, but the Mets season at 16-16 is far from over.
That loss was brutal, but doesn’t even come close to me for worst Mets regular season losses I’ve seen.
My Mount Rushmore:
1) Game 162 in ‘07
2) Luis Castillo
3) Kurt Suzuki walk-off
4) Last game at Shea
What the Mets need to do with their lineup starting tonight:
- Move Starling Marte back to the 2 hole to see if that sparks anything.
- Alvarez’s bat has to be in every day whether that’s at Catcher or DH.
- Play Vientos almost every day to find out what you have in him.
The Mets are 15-8 when their Starting Pitcher simply completes 5 innings.
9-2 when they are able to record atleast 1 out in the 6th inning.
6-0 when able to complete atleast 6 innings.
Mets need to start developing some starting pitching again because now I’m getting nostalgic thinking back to how much fun watching Harvey, deGrom, and Syndergaard really was.
Started 0-5
Rally Pimp
Seymour Weiner
Blew every lead for 2 weeks
Jorge Lopez saga
Team meeting
McDonalds mascot becomes our king
Mets turn gay
Become offensive juggernaut
Edwin Diaz sticky stuff
Win 16 of 20
Backup infielder becomes a pop star
Normal season by Mets standards
I wonder if the Mets knew Francisco Alvarez was able to be this good both offensively/defensively right away if they wish they could take back the Narvaez signing.
Thats a pretty damn good catching tandem to have, but what do they do if Gary Sanchez actually hits? Trade Nido?
What the Mets should, but won’t do with their lineup every day going forward:
Nimmo 8
Lindor 6
McNeil 4
Alonso 3
Baty 5
Marte 9
Alvarez 2
Vientos DH
Canha/Pham 7
Vogelbach gets occasional DH starts and pinch hits in big spots against righties for Canha/Pham.