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@ExWNYer @Gugny @Another Fan RIP Ed Kranepool. He was on every Mets roster from the inaugura season in 1962 until he retired in 1979.

I've been wondering the same about Vientos and first base. Also love that you're not putting the division out of reach. I've been keeping an eye on the Phillies but that still feels like a reach. Mets final 10 games are either an opportunity or a gauntlet depending on how you look at the glass of water.

@SinceThe70s @Gugny @Another Fan (Bolded your statements and commented on each...you may have to expand to read them all)

@ExWNYer @Gugny @Another Fan Mets on a 9 game heater. Looking back on my last post "This isn't the time of year for moral victories" - what a difference a week+ makes. A few thoughts: - Vientos has become what I wanted (and still fadingly hope) Alvarez will become. The road he took to get where he is makes no sense to me. His glove is still suspect so I can't lock him into 3B. - it's been fun watching the starting pitching 'over-achieve'. More enjoyable than waiting for a $40 mill savior to get healthy - just saw that Diaz is 16/22 in save situations. Brutal, but I don't expect a change until after the 25 season. His upside is seductive. - McNeil out indefintely. Disappointing, I love what OMG-guy has done, just concerned if we have to rely on him at the plate

@ExWNYer @Gugny @SinceThe70s Happy Labor Day guys Well I ate some crow above. I saw a team that can battle the 1962 Mets record for losses and I thought yeah tailor made the White Sox will take 2 out of 3. lol Silver linings: It's September and the team is going to be playing meaningful baseball. Better than what I expected early in the season.

I had no idea the White Sox were this historically horrible a team this season. So watch of course they take 2 out of 3 from the Mets here 😁

And, of course, he rebounds today to nail down the save. Because baseball... BTW, I've said it here before and I'll say it again...don't bring him in with traffic on the bases. He's much better coming in to a 'clean' inning. Oh, and the damn Phillies FINALLY helped out by beating Atlanta.

Two brutal losses, both at the hands of Diaz, ugh. I'm happy to report that I missed last nights meltdown. I was exhausted and figured it was a loss down 3-0 and getting dominated by the Dbags starter. We were this close to going into todays game with the chance of a 8-2 road trip. This isn't the time of year for moral victories and even if we get to 6-4 it's a lost opportunity. I'm getting tired of thinking 'there's still time left'. The sands of time for me the Mets 2024 season are running low.

I think most Mets fans feel the same. I was pissed last night. If we can’t count on Diaz to close out big/must-win games, then he’s worthless. Period.

@SinceThe70s @Gugny @Another Fan I'm sure this is mostly emotion and recency bias but I am done with Diaz. That POS has given up game winning walk-off HRs in his last two outings against the Padres and D-backs. Those were games they could ill afford to lose and he has effectively knocked them out of the playoff race. It's one thing if it's someone else but he's supposed to be their one constant in the bullpen, their f'ing lockdown closer. You can't get any more 'Metsy' than this putz. Another Armando Benitez. Meanwhile, the walking-wounded Braves keep right on rolling and pull four games in front. Only the 'NY Mess'...

Agree with both of you. It seems to be an endless aggravation with this organization. I don't believe in curses but I truly think they are cursed. lol Just once, I'd like to see the players counted on to carry them be healthy. I'm tired of seeing scrapheap 'also-rans' and 'never-weres' making up the staff and bullpen.

ty I hate playing the injury card - hell, look at the Braves this year - but it struck me when I saw Senga coming off a strong performance last year.

I feel like it’s been very year, at the very least going back to the John Maine days.

@ExWNYer @Another Fan @Gugny Turned on SNY early tonight and they were replaying an epic win against the Dbacks in early July. What struck me was that Senga went 8 and only gave up one run before a 9th inning rally. When was the last season that the Mets didn't have a frontline starter miss significant time? DeGrom, Scherzer, Verlander, Senga. We have to be going on 5+ years, no?

@Another Fan I grew up with Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner and Lindsey Nelson on WOR/9. I'm pretty sure they'd do 3 innings each and then also do radio for the same game. They may have kept two in the TV booth and one on radio. Another fun fact is that back in the day for the WS they'd bring in a home team announcer to join the national crew for each teams home games. Lindsey Nelson got the nod in '73.

@ExWNYer @Gugny I didn't like the Mendoza hire but I can't complain overall. I'm not sure how much say he has though with making lineups. But I think all teams fanbases feel that way.... with how prevalent analytics departments are with organizations just how much do managers dictate (if at all)? The days of the strong manager type like Sweet Lou, Billy Martin, or even Bobby V are gone ain't aren't coming back. Mendoza kinda strikes me as the modern manager. He speaks the players language in more ways than one. I just saw it's been 20 years since Bob Murphy's passing. Since I usually couldn't see the Mets on TV growing up he was the voice of the team for me as a kid. By all accounts the same jovial guy in real life as was on the radio. I'm hoping some tributes come to him in the next few years since Cohen seems to embrace the club's history. https://metsmerizedonline.com/remembering-mets-broadcaster-bob-murphy/

Completely agree that the season is playing out the way I hoped/expected but the road to where we are right now has been unexpected. It's hard to believe in a team that as been so inconsistent. I'm OK with Mendoza. He gets credit for keeping the clubhouse together the first two months when they were playing poorly and I like that he isn't afraid to experiment with different lineups (assuming that's his call). I've been critical of some of his moves with the starting pitching and bullpen, but I think that's a common complaint for any manager.

@ExWNYer @SinceThe70s @Another Fan Hi, fellas. This season, record-wise, is playing out just how I thought it might. However, not for the reasons it’s happening. As has been brought up, our stars aren’t playing like stars. Disappointing, because the playoffs are within reach for any semi-consistent team. We are not that. As of now, I’m okay with Mendoza getting another shot that said, I’d take an upgrade any day. I was actually in NYC on Saturday. Girlfriend and lI drove down primarily to hit the Brooklyn Museum to see the Paul McCartney photo exhibit. We were done there by 2pm and I had a decision to make … Mets game or non Mets game. She was fine either way. But we decided to hit midtown Manhattan for a bit, then took in Central Park (Strawberry Fields). McCartney in the early afternoon, Lennon a bit later. Tough to beat. Ended up back in Brooklyn by around 6:30 for dinner. Mets game was just getting over (saw the last couple outs). The way they celebrated, I thought Severino may have thrown a no-no. I had to google the box score because I would have been PISSED if I’d missed that!!! I’ll take the CG shut out! This season was a throw away to me from preseason, so I’m enjoying the wins as they come and a playoff an appearance would be a wonderful overachievement. #LFGM

@Another Fan @ExWNYer @Gugny Not much to add beyond what's already been said. It's been a feat or famine season for the most part. I figured they'd level out after their hot streak but instead they've had too many bad losses. I thought the Angels series was deflating. It'll be interesting to see how they fare in the next 10 games, I feel like they've played better against good teams this year, but I'm not really confident. I give credit to Stearns for some of the in-season moves. Nothing flashy but Torrens and Iglesias were positive additions, Winker was an improvement over Stewart, Vientos looks like a major league hitter and even though it hasn't worked out, he definitely tried to turn the bullpen over. Also, starting pitching has held up for the most part despite gettting nothing from Senga. Unfortunately among other problems, Pete hasn't been Pete, Squirrel has been disappointing until recently, Marte can't stay on the field and Alvarez hasn't distinguished himself at the plate.

Well thankfully now Sunday is the one day of the week I get in my physical activity playing tennis so I missed this debacle. But yeah even with the watered down format to get in the playoffs these are the games the team needs to win.

@Gugny @SinceThe70s @Another Fan So they inexcusably gave away another game today to the Marlins, 3-2. They ended the season 7-6 against Miami. The Marlins record against the rest of the NL East coming into play today? 7-19. That, in a nutshell, is why the Mets will ultimately fall short in their quest to make the playoffs this season. They squandered a quality start by Blackburn (1 run in 6 innings) and two of their other pitching trade acquisitions gave it away...Brazoban & Maton. SMH

Maybe just what baseball is today the Mets season isn't that unusual if that makes any sense at all. I was listening to this interview with David Wells and he made me laugh even though I associate him still strongly with the Yankees. His modern takes on baseball today. WFAN didn't cut out when he called pitchers today the p word. lol And I said this to two other people this guy had as a long a career as he had not taking care of himself at all. And Matt Milano who is 220 pounds with like 2% body fat is out it looks like all year. Uggh

@Gugny @SinceThe70s It has been a strange year for sure. Up and down, super high and super low. That loss at home to a horrific A's team after leading 5-0 in the 4th was inexcusable, IMO. You can't just give away games like that against bad teams when you're fighting for a WC spot. That loss was the worst of the year, in my eyes, even worse than the 9-5 collapse in the 9th earlier in the year at Miami. But, what's done is done, can't look back. That said... They haven't played great since the All-Star break and it looks like now it's going to be a battle for that last WC spot only. They've almost let San Diego and Arizona run away from them at this point. Some of it is that the Padres & D-backs have just played out of their heads but the Mets have also been too Jekyll & Hyde during the heater those two teams have been riding. The Mets have to sweep the Marlins today and then a brutal ten game stretch will likely determine their fate. After today, they have three at home against Baltimore and then hit the road for four at San Diego and three at Arizona. We'll know after that whether they're still in the thick of it or if they're "also-rans" playing out the string. If they can stay afloat for that ten game stretch, it may come down to the final three games of the year at Atlanta. Be still my PTSD...

@SinceThe70s @ExWNYer @Gugny Checking in with you guys. It's been what feels like a strange year. If strange is the right word? The team I was ready to bury for the season at the end of May. Then the whole Grimace & winning streak. Sweeping the Yankees this year still no matter how the season ends I can't take that away for them. But the team has been struggling of late. Pretty bad loss today. Yet still within a few games of the last Wild Card. See how the next month and half play out. Nothing would surprise me for the most part