2020 Our Year For Sure Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 3 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Helluva split. Drop the first two and then win with Pedersen and Trevor Williams over Buehler and Urias. Good point. I saw some dude on Youtube call it the biggest win in 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 @SinceThe70s @Gugny @2020 Our Year For Sure Well I mean holding steady I guess. West Coast trips are never easy. Only thing is now Atlanta it looks like has been ripping up the league. The division isn't a shoo in. When on the club Dan Murphy was my favorite Met. Say what you want about him but I thought he played with a lot of heart. I'm coming to like Canha though as my favorite Met now. Chill guy, has his own personality and plays hard. I came across this article about him that was pretty good and sort of goes a bit to the change in culture. While he didn't play for the Wilpon Mets Mark was familiar with the A's owners who were penny pinching as well. Talks about it being night and day https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/sports/baseball/mark-canha-mets.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Another Fan said: @SinceThe70s @Gugny @2020 Our Year For Sure Well I mean holding steady I guess. West Coast trips are never easy. Only thing is now Atlanta it looks like has been ripping up the league. The division isn't a shoo in. When on the club Dan Murphy was my favorite Met. Say what you want about him but I thought he played with a lot of heart. I'm coming to like Canha though as my favorite Met now. Chill guy, has his own personality and plays hard. I came across this article about him that was pretty good and sort of goes a bit to the change in culture. While he didn't play for the Wilpon Mets Mark was familiar with the A's owners who were penny pinching as well. Talks about it being night and day https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/sports/baseball/mark-canha-mets.html Canha looks like a guy that could have come up through the Cardinals system. That team has a penchant for developing players who are solid over spectacular and have long, impactful careers. In general, the Mets GM (Eppler - is it bad that I had to fact check his name?) has brought in or retained some solid positional players. Canha, Marte, Escobar, Nimmo, McNeil. Fun team to watch. Side note #1: I'm dating myself (where is @Misterbluesky when you need him) but Canha reminds me of Joel Youngblood. Boring looking white dude, solid player. Youngblood has the distinction of hitting two HR's for two different teams in two different cities in the same day (https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/joel-youngblood-two-hits-for-two-teams-same-day-1982-mets-expos/jtp9kadw3r171hdjti066djrh) Side note #2: my new favorite non-Met is Brandon Marsh. He crushed a HR Friday night and in his next at bat dropped a bunt towards the vacated 3rd base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 3 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Canha looks like a guy that could have come up through the Cardinals system. That team has a penchant for developing players who are solid over spectacular and have long, impactful careers. In general, the Mets GM (Eppler - is it bad that I had to fact check his name?) has brought in or retained some solid positional players. Canha, Marte, Escobar, Nimmo, McNeil. Fun team to watch. Side note #1: I'm dating myself (where is @Misterbluesky when you need him) but Canha reminds me of Joel Youngblood. Boring looking white dude, solid player. Youngblood has the distinction of hitting two HR's for two different teams in two different cities in the same day (https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/joel-youngblood-two-hits-for-two-teams-same-day-1982-mets-expos/jtp9kadw3r171hdjti066djrh) Side note #2: my new favorite non-Met is Brandon Marsh. He crushed a HR Friday night and in his next at bat dropped a bunt towards the vacated 3rd base. Nimmo and McNeil are home grown and before Eppler's time, but I agree that he has made some sweet moves. Canha reminds me of Paul O'Neill, back during the Yankees' dynasty. Just comes to play hard every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Gugny said: Nimmo and McNeil are home grown and before Eppler's time, but I agree that he has made some sweet moves. Canha reminds me of Paul O'Neill, back during the Yankees' dynasty. Just comes to play hard every day! My point on Nimmo and McNeil is that it's not just the players Eppler obtains, but also the ones he chooses to retain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: My point on Nimmo and McNeil is that it's not just the players Eppler obtains, but also the ones he chooses to retain. Ahh, I see! Agreed! Survived the West Coast trip, going .500. I'll take it. Who'da thunk that the Braves could win 11 in a row, the Phillies could would 9/10 and the Mets are still leading the division by 5? Pretty sweet. Diaz (knock on wood) is having a nice season so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 49 minutes ago, Gugny said: Ahh, I see! Agreed! Survived the West Coast trip, going .500. I'll take it. Who'da thunk that the Braves could win 11 in a row, the Phillies could would 9/10 and the Mets are still leading the division by 5? Pretty sweet. Diaz (knock on wood) is having a nice season so far. I missed it but I heard Diaz was lights out last night. Mets have been pretty resilient minus their two best players. I still think this seasons success hinges on one or both coming back and being dominant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: I missed it but I heard Diaz was lights out last night. Mets have been pretty resilient minus their two best players. I still think this seasons success hinges on one or both coming back and being dominant. I am really worried about deGrom. The list of different injuries to his pitching arm is long. I think his mechanics are among the best in the league, but it just doesn't seem healthy for a guy with his build to consistently throw high 90s, low 100s, and his arm is suffering. I hope he can get AND stay healthy. I have a lot more confidence in Scherzer coming back and kicking ass for the remainder of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Gugny said: I am really worried about deGrom. The list of different injuries to his pitching arm is long. I think his mechanics are among the best in the league, but it just doesn't seem healthy for a guy with his build to consistently throw high 90s, low 100s, and his arm is suffering. I hope he can get AND stay healthy. I have a lot more confidence in Scherzer coming back and kicking ass for the remainder of the season. Completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Looks like deGrom is closer to returning than Scherzer. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34093060/injured-max-scherzer-jacob-degrom-moving-closer-return-new-york-mets "The way to describe this injury, the rehab of this, half the battle's getting back to 90% and then the second half of this battle's from 90% to 100%," Scherzer said. "With the trainers here, we've done a great job of getting back to 90%, but I'm still in a fight there to try to get to 100%. We've done good work to get to this point, but I've still got a lot in front of me." DeGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, missed the second half of last season because of a right elbow injury and hasn't pitched this year because of a stress reaction in his right scapula. The 33-year-old right-hander threw 30 pitches Tuesday in his fourth bullpen session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/mets-injuries-and-roster-moves Lots of guys looking to be back in early-to-mid July ... including May, Jake and Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I'll be dipped in sh!t ... that looks like a completely healthy line-up!!! #LFGM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 3:52 PM, Gugny said: I'll be dipped in sh!t ... that looks like a completely healthy line-up!!! #LFGM It’s been rough against the Astros this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Another Fan said: It’s been rough against the Astros this year Here's a fun (not really) fact ... The last time the Mets beat the Astros was 09/28/14. We won 8-3 and Big Sexy got the win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 They pulled one out of the fire tonight...came perilously close to dropping two out of three to the pathetic Reds but Dom & McCann ended up being the unlikeliest of heroes. Wasting that effort by Scherzer upon his return last night was criminal. This team is going to need a bat for the DH spot and a couple of arms in the pen to make a deep run. Miami comes to The Big Apple for four games before the big showdown with Atlanta. Squish the Fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Mets' Minors last night: AAA (Syracuse): Nice doubleheader for Blankenhorn (2 HRs) & Vientos, rough Game 1 for Alvarez. Plummer with a couple of hits across the two and a HR in Game 2. Jankowski played RF in a Game 1 rehab stint (2-3, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, 2 BB)...can picture Buck seeing this stat line and muttering. "I think it moved..." Game 1: C Francisco Alvarez: 0-5, K DH Travis Blankenhorn: 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR (11), 3 RBI, BB, K 1B Mark Vientos: 2-4, R, HR (15), RBI, K LF Nick Plummer: 1-4, K CF Khalil Lee: 2-4, R, 2B, HR (5), RBI, K SS Kramer Robertson: 0-3, R 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, BB, K 3B Deven Marrero: 1-3, R, HR (1), RBI, BB, 2 K LHP Thomas Szapucki: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, W (2-5) RHP Yoan Lopez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Game 2: CF Terrance Gore: 0-4, 3 K SS Tzu-Wei Lin: 0-3, BB, 2 K 1B Mark Vientos: 2-4, K RF Travis Blankenhorn: 1-4, 2 K C Patrick Mazeika: 0-4, K DH Nick Plummer: 1-3, R, HR (7), RBI, K 2B Kramer Robertson: 2-3, 2 R, HR (7), RBI 3B Gosuke Katoh: 1-2, R, 2B, BB, K LF Johneshwy Fargas: 2-3, RBI, SB (10) LHP Rob Zastryzny: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K RHP Jose Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K RHP Trey Cobb: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, H (1) RHP Michel Otanez: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, L (3-1), BS (1) RHP Eric Orze: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K AA (Binghamton): A couple of knocks for Baty at Bingo (DH: 2-5, R, RBI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 8:57 AM, ExWNYer said: Mets' Minors last night: AAA (Syracuse): Nice doubleheader for Blankenhorn (2 HRs) & Vientos, rough Game 1 for Alvarez. Plummer with a couple of hits across the two and a HR in Game 2. Jankowski played RF in a Game 1 rehab stint (2-3, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, 2 BB)...can picture Buck seeing this stat line and muttering. "I think it moved..." Game 1: C Francisco Alvarez: 0-5, K DH Travis Blankenhorn: 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR (11), 3 RBI, BB, K 1B Mark Vientos: 2-4, R, HR (15), RBI, K LF Nick Plummer: 1-4, K CF Khalil Lee: 2-4, R, 2B, HR (5), RBI, K SS Kramer Robertson: 0-3, R 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, BB, K 3B Deven Marrero: 1-3, R, HR (1), RBI, BB, 2 K LHP Thomas Szapucki: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, W (2-5) RHP Yoan Lopez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Game 2: CF Terrance Gore: 0-4, 3 K SS Tzu-Wei Lin: 0-3, BB, 2 K 1B Mark Vientos: 2-4, K RF Travis Blankenhorn: 1-4, 2 K C Patrick Mazeika: 0-4, K DH Nick Plummer: 1-3, R, HR (7), RBI, K 2B Kramer Robertson: 2-3, 2 R, HR (7), RBI 3B Gosuke Katoh: 1-2, R, 2B, BB, K LF Johneshwy Fargas: 2-3, RBI, SB (10) LHP Rob Zastryzny: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K RHP Jose Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K RHP Trey Cobb: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, H (1) RHP Michel Otanez: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, L (3-1), BS (1) RHP Eric Orze: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K AA (Binghamton): A couple of knocks for Baty at Bingo (DH: 2-5, R, RBI) Since you seem to follow the farm system, how is it overall? The Reds imo are actually a scrappy team that got off to a bad start. Marlins aaah. Reason I ask is the new owner doesn't seem the type to play. Only up 2 games in the division, he's gonna spend the $$$ and perhaps trade some of the farm system as chips for more summer additions to the lineup. Tbh, I would have no idea if that's a good idea or not. @Gugny@SinceThe70s Actually you both as well would probably know the state of the farm system more so than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Another Fan said: Since you seem to follow the farm system, how is it overall? The Reds imo are actually a scrappy team that got off to a bad start. Marlins aaah. Reason I ask is the new owner doesn't seem the type to play. Only up 2 games in the division, he's gonna spend the $$$ and perhaps trade some of the farm system as chips for more summer additions to the lineup. Tbh, I would have no idea if that's a good idea or not. @Gugny@SinceThe70s Actually you both as well would probably know the state of the farm system more so than I. I don't follow the farm system at all, I generally know the names of the top prospects but I don't follow their progress, so it was nice to see the post from @ExWNYer What I hope Cohen does is use his financial might in any deals instead of mortgaging the farm system. I think it's important to have a pipeline of talent to fill some of the MLB roster spots. For example, 2 of the 3 4 Met All Stars this year are home grown. Edited July 11, 2022 by SinceThe70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 3 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: I don't follow the farm system at all, I generally know the names of the top prospects but I don't follow their progress, so it was nice to see the post from @ExWNYer What I hope Cohen does is use his financial might in any deals instead of mortgaging the farm system. I think it's important to have a pipeline of talent to fill some of the MLB roster spots. For example, 2 of the 3 4 Met All Stars this year are home grown. I don't know a lot about our farm system. But what I do know is that Cohen traded a top prospect in Pete Crow-Armstrong last year for Javy Baez, and that did literally nothing. Alvarez seems to be our top prospect now and the Mets haven't had a good catcher since Piazza retired ... so I'm hoping Cohen has learned from his previous mistake. I do agree that it's ideal to build a nice farm. But when you have an owner with bottomless pockets like we do, and no salary cap, it's less of a concern. I'd much prefer a healthy mix of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Another Fan said: Since you seem to follow the farm system, how is it overall? The Reds imo are actually a scrappy team that got off to a bad start. Marlins aaah. Reason I ask is the new owner doesn't seem the type to play. Only up 2 games in the division, he's gonna spend the $$$ and perhaps trade some of the farm system as chips for more summer additions to the lineup. Tbh, I would have no idea if that's a good idea or not. @Gugny@SinceThe70s Actually you both as well would probably know the state of the farm system more so than I. 2 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: I don't follow the farm system at all, I generally know the names of the top prospects but I don't follow their progress, so it was nice to see the post from @ExWNYer What I hope Cohen does is use his financial might in any deals instead of mortgaging the farm system. I think it's important to have a pipeline of talent to fill some of the MLB roster spots. For example, 2 of the 3 4 Met All Stars this year are home grown. Generally speaking, the system is not deep...yet. Steve Cohen has done a good job of spending not only on the big club but also of putting resources into the front office and scouting. Right now, I'd say the system is more top heavy than deep. Their top prospect is C Francisco Alvarez which is good news because the catcher position at the MLB level has been a black hole for far too long. I believe he has risen to the #2 prospect in all of baseball and has a chance to be elite, IMO. I'm still miffed that they wasted $40M on James McCann rather than signing Realmuto. 3B Brett Baty is another borderline elite prospect who can rake. He's ranked around #22 overall. He and Alvarez are hopefully going to be the long term answers at 3B and C, respectively. Mark Vientos is another really good prospect as is Ronny Mauricio. I hope they hold on to all of them but I could see Mauricio being moved in a deal for a pitcher with term since his path at SS is currently blocked by Francisco Lindor. I'm a little surprised that Vientos hasn't been called up yet given that the offense has cratered for the most part and Starling Marte is now hurt. The big club is going to need some arms for the pen and a decent bat for the DH position to sustain a pennant run. I'm hoping they can move some lower level prospects to accomplish this. Like you, I want to see the farm system grow to be a robust asset. I'm tired of seeing it gutted for rentals or guys who don't pan out. Unfortunately, big market clubs often times put more emphasis on winning immediately than nurturing and growing their prospects. The Dodgers have done a great job of building a top farm system while still spending on superstars and making astute trades without harming their farm system. That's what I want to see the Mets eventually do, sooner rather than later. Alvarez is the only 'untouchable' in my estimation but Baty is close to being that. If he is moved, it had better be for a controllable stud in a major deal. Speaking of All-Stars, Brandon Nimmo should have been the 3rd homegrown prospect. He should have gone over Marte, IMO. He and Marte have the same wRC+but Nimmo's D in CF is more important than Marte's D in RF. On a personal level, I saw Nimmo and Michael Conforto both in the same game when they were playing for the AA Binghamton Mets (now the Rumble Ponies). They were here in Richmond playing the Flying Squirrels. I really liked Nimmo then. He should be priority #1 to re-sign this off-season, IMO. If they let him walk, I will NOT be happy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 If any of you are near the Syracuse area, Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make a rehab start for the S-Mets this Thursday, provided that his bullpen session tomorrow goes off without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Are you folks aware of who is batting 9th tonight for the Braves? It's our old friend Robinson Cano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Lindor played 125 games last season and had 63 RBI. In 89 games this season, so far, he's already got 65 RBI. BEAUTIFUL! Double dip in Chi Town tomorrow. Pete should have at least 8 plate appearances to knock in RBI number 75, which will break the Mets record for most RBI before the All-Star break (currently held by David Wright. Jake should be back by the end of the month. Cookie, Max, Walker, Peterson and Bassitt have been fantastic. Edwin Diaz should get his 20th save of the season before the break. He had 32 total in 2021. Winning that series against ATL was huge. Obviously no hangover, after a nice 8-0 win vs. CHI. Just keep winnin' series, boys!! #LFGM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ExWNYer Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Just a few minutes ago: "The New York Mets will join the rival New York Yankees in pursuing a trade for star outfielder Juan Soto, per Jon Heyman of the NY Post." https://sportsnaut.com/new-york-mets-juan-soto-trade **His agent is Scott Boras, so buyer beware** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SinceThe70s Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Always nice to beat our cross-town rivals. What stuck out for me was the bullpen. Diaz was outstanding - especially after botching the Judge come-backer. That had all the makings of a melt-down. Another positive for me was Lugo. If he can get back to what he was we could finally have a 1-2 punch to close out games. As for Petersen, the 4 pitch walk to Rizzo was more disappointing than the HR to me. Nice bounce-back strikeout - let's hope he can (and has to) transition to the lefty reliever role for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Super Fan Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 4/1/2017 at 3:54 PM, Another Fan said: It was one of the last posts I had on BBMB. Grew up rooting for the Mets. Wanted to see who fellow Bills fans pulled in terms of baseball. Know the Jays are close but are aware of the Sabres/Leafs rivalry. My major league team I follow is the New York Yankees and I follow the Buffalo Bisons hardcore never miss a game daily on MILB television streaming in my opinion. Go Bills! Go Bisons! Go Yankees! Let’s Go Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 @Gugny @Another Fan @ExWNYer Thoughts on the trade deadline? Looks to me like they are banking on help coming off the DL. I'm surprised they didn't bring in a lefty reliever. I thought David Robertson was a good target, but they probably expect Trevor May to fill that gap. Plus I thought we finally saw the Lugo of the past few years against the Yankees. I also thought Wilson Conteras was a fit as a rental, but maybe the price was too high. As for the deals they made. Naquin > Janikowski (marginal improvement), Vogelbach > Dom (although not long term) and for me the Ruf trade is a head scratcher - is he really that much better than J.D.? Bottom line: Mets chances of a deep run is and always was predicated on Jake and Max. If they get/stay healthy and pitch to form we can beat anybody. Especially if Diaz continues to dominate (although the Mets/Bills fan in me is fearful of the meltdown). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: @Gugny @Another Fan @ExWNYer Thoughts on the trade deadline? Looks to me like they are banking on help coming off the DL. I'm surprised they didn't bring in a lefty reliever. I thought David Robertson was a good target, but they probably expect Trevor May to fill that gap. Plus I thought we finally saw the Lugo of the past few years against the Yankees. I also thought Wilson Conteras was a fit as a rental, but maybe the price was too high. As for the deals they made. Naquin > Janikowski (marginal improvement), Vogelbach > Dom (although not long term) and for me the Ruf trade is a head scratcher - is he really that much better than J.D.? Bottom line: Mets chances of a deep run is and always was predicated on Jake and Max. If they get/stay healthy and pitch to form we can beat anybody. Especially if Diaz continues to dominate (although the Mets/Bills fan in me is fearful of the meltdown). I agree that they are banking on getting healthy. I also agree that it would have been great to get another lefty reliever. But I do like the Vogelbach/Ruf/Naquin moves. A lot of versatility and power off the bench and, as much as I love him, I think JD Davis is just not that good. He has had a LOT of chances to prove himself and he did not do it. I think Diaz is the most dominant closer in the league right now. Back to his form from his last season with Seattle. I don't see that changing. If Max and Jake are both healthy, I think the Mets are the best team in baseball. As long as Cookie, Walker and Bassitt continue to pitch well, the Mets will be a tough out. All in all, I'm happy with the moves the Mets made. They didn't overspend and they addressed areas of need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 4 out of 5 from the Braves with dominant Jake and dominant Max. Braves struck out 19 times today! Throw in a great play by Guillorme, a suicide squeeze by Nido, a relentless offense and Diaz continued dominance and all-in-all it was a great weekend. Good times! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 11:28 PM, SinceThe70s said: 4 out of 5 from the Braves with dominant Jake and dominant Max. Braves struck out 19 times today! Throw in a great play by Guillorme, a suicide squeeze by Nido, a relentless offense and Diaz continued dominance and all-in-all it was a great weekend. Good times! Everything is clicking on all cylinders. Hopefully, Taiwan can keep things rolling tonight. Mets are facing another Reds starter making his first start this season. Beating up on struggling teams is exactly what the Mets should be doing ... and they are. The Braves series was fantastic. I honestly would have been fine with winning 2/5. Winning 4 was insane. Phillies are red hot. The next week and a half is full of Braves and Phillies. This is where we can separate ourselves. As hot as Atlanta and Philly have been, I'd be perfectly fine splitting both series. Winning both of them would be icing on a delicious cake. I love that Buck is stretching the starters. Love to see guys throwing 7 complete innings and coming out for the 8th. LOVE IT. He's doing a fantastic job and we're lucky to have him. #LFGM !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: Everything is clicking on all cylinders. Hopefully, Taiwan can keep things rolling tonight. Mets are facing another Reds starter making his first start this season. Beating up on struggling teams is exactly what the Mets should be doing ... and they are. The Braves series was fantastic. I honestly would have been fine with winning 2/5. Winning 4 was insane. Phillies are red hot. The next week and a half is full of Braves and Phillies. This is where we can separate ourselves. As hot as Atlanta and Philly have been, I'd be perfectly fine splitting both series. Winning both of them would be icing on a delicious cake. I love that Buck is stretching the starters. Love to see guys throwing 7 complete innings and coming out for the 8th. LOVE IT. He's doing a fantastic job and we're lucky to have him. #LFGM !!! I would have been fine with 2/5 against the Braves but what I wanted was 3/5. Finishing them off with Jake on Sunday was a thing of beauty. My son has been checking in on a Braves forum in-game and we've been enjoying that immensely. When they went to Atlanta a few weeks ago some Braves fans had them passing us in the standings. It's about time the Mets gave that fan base a dose of humility. This season was always about Jake and Max, it's amazing that the team has done so well largely without both. If they both stay healthy and Diaz continues his dominance this team has a legit shot at the WS. Headed to Mets-Phillies on Friday. Would have been cool to see Thor, but happy to see Max is starting. #LFGM !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 minute ago, SinceThe70s said: I would have been fine with 2/5 against the Braves but what I wanted was 3/5. Finishing them off with Jake on Sunday was a thing of beauty. My son has been checking in on a Braves forum in-game and we've been enjoying that immensely. When they went to Atlanta a few weeks ago some Braves fans had them passing us in the standings. It's about time the Mets gave that fan base a dose of humility. This season was always about Jake and Max, it's amazing that the team has done so well largely without both. If they both stay healthy and Diaz continues his dominance this team has a legit shot at the WS. Headed to Mets-Phillies on Friday. Would have been cool to see Thor, but happy to see Max is starting. #LFGM !! That's awesome that you're getting to see them and even cooler that you get to see Max! I'm not sure if I'm gonna make a game this year. Been a very busy (good busy) summer. I just looked ahead at the schedule and August has quite a few games against top teams (Braves, Yankees, Dodgers). September looks like a breeze!! If the Mets stay healthy, they're the best team in baseball and it's not even close. Even if I wasn't a Mets fan, I'd say that. Trevor May is just getting going, too (looked good last night)!! They are absolutely dominant. It's absolutely why the Mets were able to hold onto first place while both Max and Jake were out. As you said ... if they stay healthy and Diaz continues to dominate ... they're a tough out for any team on any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 25 minutes ago, Gugny said: That's awesome that you're getting to see them and even cooler that you get to see Max! I'm not sure if I'm gonna make a game this year. Been a very busy (good busy) summer. I just looked ahead at the schedule and August has quite a few games against top teams (Braves, Yankees, Dodgers). September looks like a breeze!! If the Mets stay healthy, they're the best team in baseball and it's not even close. Even if I wasn't a Mets fan, I'd say that. Trevor May is just getting going, too (looked good last night)!! They are absolutely dominant. It's absolutely why the Mets were able to hold onto first place while both Max and Jake were out. As you said ... if they stay healthy and Diaz continues to dominate ... they're a tough out for any team on any day. In the past hour I received the following text from my friend who is a Yankees fan: "Pains me to say, but the Mets are the team to beat across MLB". Good times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 @Gugny @Another Fan @ExWNYer Have you guys seen the roster for Old Timers Day? My son was reading it off to me and what blew me away was the guys I had never heard of, all pitchers: Craig Anderson '62-'64 (84 years old) Steve Dillon: '63-'64 (79 years old) Jay Hook: '62-'64 (85 years old) Ken MacKenzie: '62-'63 (89 years old) I have no way of knowing but assume this is Cohen's doing. Awesome!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 10:10 AM, SinceThe70s said: In the past hour I received the following text from my friend who is a Yankees fan: "Pains me to say, but the Mets are the team to beat across MLB". Good times. Has he forgotten about the Dodgers? They are 32-5 since June 29th and the Mets are still a shade behind them, IMO. The Met pitchers match up well against Atlanta because the Braves' hitters are prone to the slider and strikeout a lot. The Dodger hitters know how to work a good pitching staff and are a tougher out. A month ago pundits and annoying Yankee fans were extolling the virtues of an "historic season". Now that NY American has cooled off a bit the Mets are suddenly "the the team to beat across MLB"? Not buying it. The Mets are white hot right now and playing as well as anyone but there is still a lot of baseball to be played. As lifelong Met fans, we know better than to take anything for granted. I feel really good about this team and am cautiously optimistic but I am still worried about anyone in the bullpen not named Edwin Diaz and the catching position is still a season-long black hole. I hope that Peterson can eventually help out as a lefty out of the pen but right now, they're keeping him at Syracuse to keep him stretched out. I'm also hoping that Megill can be added to the pen with his live arm after he gets healthy. Much like the AFC for the Bills, the NL will be a gauntlet for the Mets. If they make it to the WS, they will have truly accomplished something. The AL is more or less the Astros and Yanks and that's it. Because of their easier path, the Yanks are a better bet to make the WS than the Mets, IMO. I hope it doesn't play out that way, obviously. Let's soak it all in and enjoy the ride for as long as possible because this team is a lot of fun. #LFGM 2 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: @Gugny @Another Fan @ExWNYer Have you guys seen the roster for Old Timers Day? My son was reading it off to me and what blew me away was the guys I had never heard of, all pitchers: Craig Anderson '62-'64 (84 years old) Steve Dillon: '63-'64 (79 years old) Jay Hook: '62-'64 (85 years old) Ken MacKenzie: '62-'63 (89 years old) I have no way of knowing but assume this is Cohen's doing. Awesome!!! Honestly, they were all before my time and the only one I know by name at first glance is Jay Hook. The only reason I know his name is because I remember Met announcers saying over the years and also reading that Hook was the pitcher who recorded the first Met victory in franchise history after 9 straight losses in 1962. I agree that it's awesome that Cohen is bringing back some of the original Mets before it's too late. This franchise has ignored it's history for far too long and it's high time that they finally embraced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 25 minutes ago, ExWNYer said: Has he forgotten about the Dodgers? They are 32-5 since June 29th and the Mets are still a shade behind them, IMO. The Met pitchers match up well against Atlanta because the Braves' hitters are prone to the slider and strikeout a lot. The Dodger hitters know how to work a good pitching staff and are a tougher out. A month ago pundits and annoying Yankee fans were extolling the virtues of an "historic season". Now that NY American has cooled off a bit the Mets are suddenly "the the team to beat across MLB"? Not buying it. The Mets are white hot right now and playing as well as anyone but there is still a lot of baseball to be played. As lifelong Met fans, we know better than to take anything for granted. I feel really good about this team and am cautiously optimistic but I am still worried about anyone in the bullpen not named Edwin Diaz and the catching position is still a season-long black hole. I hope that Peterson can eventually help out as a lefty out of the pen but right now, they're keeping him at Syracuse to keep him stretched out. I'm also hoping that Megill can be added to the pen with his live arm after he gets healthy. Much like the AFC for the Bills, the NL will be a gauntlet for the Mets. If they make it to the WS, they will have truly accomplished something. The AL is more or less the Astros and Yanks and that's it. Because of their easier path, the Yanks are a better bet to make the WS than the Mets, IMO. I hope it doesn't play out that way, obviously. Let's soak it all in and enjoy the ride for as long as possible because this team is a lot of fun. #LFGM Honestly, they were all before my time and the only one I know by name at first glance is Jay Hook. The only reason I know his name is because I remember Met announcers saying over the years and also reading that Hook was the pitcher who recorded the first Met victory in franchise history after 9 straight losses in 1962. I agree that it's awesome that Cohen is bringing back some of the original Mets before it's too late. This franchise has ignored it's history for far too long and it's high time that they finally embraced it. Love your insight and perspective @ExWNYer - keep it coming. But - and I hate to be this guy - paragraphs would help. Agreed on the Dodgers - my Yankee bud might agree too. Just thought it was cool to share that a (knowledable) Yankee fan put our team ahead of his. As an aside - I find it humorous that the Yankees Are So Damn Valuable thread only gets bumped when the Yankees win or @Gugny tweaks them. Good times! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 12 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Love your insight and perspective @ExWNYer - keep it coming. But - and I hate to be this guy - paragraphs would help. Agreed on the Dodgers - my Yankee bud might agree too. Just thought it was cool to share that a (knowledable) Yankee fan put our team ahead of his. As an aside - I find it humorous that the Yankees Are So Damn Valuable thread only gets bumped when the Yankees win or @Gugny tweaks them. Good times! . I posted after midnight. You're lucky you got anything resembling coherent. Ingrate... (j/k) 😇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Nice night at Citi Field in spite of the loss. If I told you Max would give up 1 run in 7 innings and Diaz would have another utterly dominant 9th you'd have to assume a win. Max was in and out of trouble most of the game and in the early innings was consistently behind in the count, meanwhile the Phillies pitcher seemed to be ahead in the count all game and had the Mets hitters off-balance. What can you say about Diaz, he is utterly dominant and his entrance to the trumpets is an event. He has struck out over half the batters he's faced this year. Another noteworthy moment was Vogelbach tagging from second to third in the 10th. Ultimately the Phillies cut down the runner at the plate on a sac fly and we couldn't do the same. Hopefully Jake gets us back in the W column today. LFGM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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