SinceThe70s

I was a bigger fan of tongue-in-cheek horror movies like: Return of the Living Dead Creepshow Re-Animator Evil Dead II

The Wendy's Krabby Patty should be a crab cake sandwich.

I think they're playing the long game with Senga. They got a few innings out of him and that looked like the plan going in. If the Mets make a sustained run he could possibly help. On a personal note this game was awesome. Had an impromptu facetime with our two sons that started in the first inning and lasted through the last out. Good times.

I'm speechless.

Thanks, much appreciated. I'm always interested in tips/tricks/advice from folks i know rather than relying on the interwebs. And not necessariy what I'd think to ask but what folks tell (good or bad). Is Zeppoli's by the Krogers near campus or the huge Kroger's on South Main Street further from campus? I was shocked when I saw that one had an open bar. A grocery store with a bar was a first for me. All that aside it's about damn time we got a run!!!

Thanks for the well wishes, it's been a helluva last two weeks with my son but everythjing is trending positively. And damn, nice VT coincidence, what a small world. I also have a nephew who graduated in 2023! I'd be interested in any tips/tricks/advice yo have for VT and the Blacksburg area, We're headed back down in two weeks for a scheduled visit. VT/BC on Thursday and then on to my older son and Maryland/USC on Saturday. They needed to put the Brewers away last night with Montas on the mound. When they went up 3-0 I was thinking they had to get to 5 runs. 100% agree on leaving Manaea in an extra inning. I was 50/50 on Diaz in the 8th but you just knew the top of teh order was too much for Maton. Shoudl have pulled him after the single. I may have given Stanek the chance to go two like he did with Butto. All may have been moot if he had gotten another inning out of Manaea. In fairness to Mendoza he doesn't have great options out of the pen. And in hindsight I wish we had Megill as a late inning option over the no name (Krasnick). Also 100% agree on Alonso. I remember seeing one of those strike zone charts for Pete in 2023 and it showed that the vast majority of his HR's were on pitches down the middle. He was hitting mistakes which is fine regular season, not so much against better post-season pitching. It'd be sad to see the lovable lug-nut go, but probably money spent better elsewhere. LGM!

I won't claim to know who makes the call, but I would expect it comes from Beane - or Micah's agent. No clue who Alex Brasky is but I think it's odd that he paraphrases that McD "likes what they have" and then quotes "You know how we feel about Micah.” Makes me question whether the quote and paraphrase came from the same 'interview' and whether I should care what he posted anymore than the speculative posts we get on 2BD.

For reasons I won't bore you with I was holed up at a vrbo rental this weekend with not much to do but a rooting interest in a football game each day. Friday night was a great game that didn't end well, Saturday afternoon was an OK game that didn't end well and we all know what happened on Sunday night. The real proof of the curse of the vrbo rental came on Monday when we left it for a hotel tonight and the Mets beat the Braves in Atlanta to make the playoffs. Afaik, that's unprecedented. That vrbo was a house of horrors for me sports-wise and I apologize to everyone that I've wronged.

Two Pete memories: I'll never forget watching Pete take out Bud Harrelson and the ensuing melee in the 1973 playoffs. I was at the game when Pete tied Tommy Holmes NL hitting streak record. Mets starter Pat Zachry had gotten him out twice and was p!ssed. Coming off the field I noticed him fall into the dugout - he tried to kick something, slipped and was out for an extended period. Great player, not a fan of the man. RIP.

Here on Long Island (Lawn Guyland for the uninformed) we don't get that courtesy from grocery employees. I imagine if we did it would go similar to this:

Unbelievable! I didn't see any of it, but you can thank me anyway. I've been at my sons college since last week - he broke his collarbone and had surgery on Friday - we rented an airbnb for his recovery an on Friday night watched his school (Va Tech) lose in excruciating fashion, on Saturday we watched my other sons school lose which will make it very difficult to get a bowl bid and then last night, well enough said! That rental property was a house of horrors sports-watching wise. Had we stayed an extra day the Mets would surely have lost. Now let's knock the Braves out!!!!!

I'm pretty sure that whoever wins game 1 is in the playoffs. Game 2 probables are Severino and Sale. I'll be surprised if both start.

Diamondbacks and Mets faltering when it matters most. I think for the Mets it comes down to winning 2 of 3. Anything less and they are cooked.

Mets win the tie-breaker against the D'backs - so if we get one more win than them today or tomorrow we're in. If we go even with the D'Backs today and tomorrow a split on Monday gets us in. If none of that happens we can still get in by sweeping the Braves

It's going to come down to the Mets needing to win two on Monday. Yikes.