SinceThe70s

I think he may be dangling Thor and Diaz in the hopes that someone will offer something stupid. If so, nothing wrong with that. I also heard a radio call-in today that's worth sharing. Maybe from a no-nothing psycho and I'm paraphrasing the stats which for all I know were fabricated so read this with skepticism. The claim was that last year Thor and Diaz threw sliders in the strike zone around 30% of the time, this year 45%. The speculation being they don't trust Ramos behind the plate. Regardless, I've never been a fan of giving up on the season if there' s a glimmer of hope. A rotation of DeGrom, Thor, Stroman, Wheeler, Matz would look formidable if the bullpen wasn't so God-awful.

Thor's scheduled to go tonight, Wheeler on Thursday. If it's related I hope it's to Wheeler. But after seeing what we gave up for Stroman and knowing that Wheeler is strictly a rental I wouldn't expect the Mets to get much for him. So right now if they trade a pitcher I hope it's Diaz.

Could be, he's no shrinking violet and for example was critical of the trip to Syracuse before the season started. Not the best way to ingratiate yourself with the boss.

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True, but Brodie has eviscerated the farm system and brought in a win-now starter. If he's elevated Wheeler's value, great. Until I see what comes back, moving Thor still makes no sense to me. On the other hand, a top 4 of DeGrom/Thor/Stroman/Matz looks pretty good to me.

Doesn't necessarily mean Thor is gone. With Kay out of the picture Wheeler might be the next guy voted off Mets Island.

Didn't see that one coming. Brodie seems to have little regard for prospects in the Mets system who aren't major league ready. @row_33: how should Mets fans feel about Stroman?

Matz doesn't have the temperament to be a closer. I've seen too many times where something doesn't go his way and he folds like a cheap suit. With that said I was fortunate enough to be in attendance yesterday and what a performance by Matz. And to cap it off we came home with Mr. Met On The Moon bobbleheads! Wheeler is built to be a starting pitcher. If he can avoid more injuries I think he'll be a solid and once in awhile spectacular starter for the next few years, probably no more than 4 or 5.

Here's a link to the @plenzmd1 google doc. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9yhWkCZkeTFX_6yagiiwCPu-JUnhBAxuPILxW8U438/edit My two cents is you should visit Niagara Falls. A lot of people say that the Canadian side is better. That may or may not be true, but it requires crossing the border and there's plenty to do and see on the American side.

One rumor making the rounds is a three way deal with the Padres getting Thor and the Mets getting Marcus Stroman. This makes no sense to me: Thor/Stroman career stats: Age: 26/28 Years of Control Left: 1/2 ERA: 3.21/3.76 WHIP: 1.158/1.278 Games Started: 106/129 IP: 645/789

A lot of chatter about trading Thor today. For the life of me I'm not sure why you give up on him with two years of control left. Unless you know something. Arm issues are one possibility, but Syndegaard was a Brodie client. Maybe Brodie knows that he'll never re-sign with the Mets for whatever reason.

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The facility is well-equipped to stitch up anyone on the bench ala Dave 'Killer' Carlson.

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Name an MLB manager who appeared in a Seinfeld episode.

Ding ding ding!!! Mea culpa if I'm wrong about the episode.

What was the name of the other (fictitious) movie from the same episode?

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Doc has always come off as a likable, down to earth person. I sincerely hope he continues to battle and is able to overcome his demons. We better hope so. I don't think anyone predicted the drop off we saw in the first half.

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What pez dispenser did Jerry take out at George's girl friends piano recital that made Elaine lose it, ruining the performance?

This deserves better than a like/awesome/haha reaction. Well done.