SinceThe70s

I like the way you think.

This is a clear indication that Josh has become a game manager. Good times.

Reverse Tyreek deserves more than an emoji.

Which jogs my memory of the time me and friends were enjoying apres libations at Vail Colorado when my friend recognized that we had graduated from the same high school as the singer/guitarist.

Great story, thanks for sharing! There have been a few mind-boggling crossed paths n my life but one stands out. Around 10 -15 years ago we took a family trip to Alaska with my wife, her two brothers, their parents and all of our kids. Checking out of our hotel in Valdez (aka the middle of nowhere) my BIL struck up a conversation with a guy behind him also waiting to check out. They didn't know each other but as it turns out the guy had lived a block away from where my wifes family grew up. The timing of the encounter is stupefying to me.

Only thing I question here is whether they had the right to park their car on a public street. Seems doubtful but I don't know the area.

@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.

@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

Outstanding! (sometimes a thumbs up isn't enough)

That's awesome that you had the pool custom designed fo dual purpose. Sounds great! I'm assuming you had an up-and-down ladder for your above. Those suck for sure. For our second above we added a deck and got the wedding cake steps. It's a vast improvement over the ladder but most years I have to brave frigid waters to take the steps out and when it comes time to tear the pool down I'll have to contend with taking down the deck too.

Too true. There was an incident in NYC on July 4 where a drunk substance abuse counselor killed/injured a bunch of people. https://www.foxnews.com/us/3-dead-8-injured-addiction-counselor-accused-mowing-down-july-4-crowd-while-drunk-report

Dweezil Zappa and band tonight. Much respect that he's still out there promoting all of Frank's music, not just the most well known. He also invoked his dads legacy with oddbal stuff on stage with the band. But even if you didn't know the songs or didn't care for the oddball stuff it'd still be hard not to appreciate Dweezil's solos - highlight(s) of the show for me all night long.

Angels are calling up Sam Aldegheri who will become the first pitcher born and raised in Italy to play in Major League Baseball https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41044487/italy-aldegheri-top-prospect-dana-make-starts-angels

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.

Came across this innocuous song the other day, fits my summer listening. Looking forward to hearing a harder edge from Dweezil and band this Friday, apparently opening with this. Can't wait.

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.

@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?

Would have been a better chart if they broke the Status Column into two: 2020 Stats and Status.

@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.

He wants Texas back. Never mind, that was Valenzuela

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.

@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.