OT: Mets 2026 Season Thread

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

Has baseball change that much? I recall anytime you have two strikes, if a pitch is too close to take, try fouling it off. These days, players take the pitch with the hope of the ump calling it a ball. Never leave any decision in the hands of the ump.

 

[RuBird]

Senga>Diaz

 

[SAE96]

Senga>Diaz

Diaz got booed off the mound last night by Dodgers' fans. He blew a three run lead to the Brewers in the 9th.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Diaz got booed off the mound last night by Dodgers' fans. He blew a three run lead to the Brewers in the 9th.

Diaz got a shaky save last night. Came in with a two run lead, and loaded the bases on a HBP and two walks before getting the third out. Threw 26 pitches, only 11 of which were strikes.

All Dodgers care about is that he regains his form by October.

Back to important matters... As I have always been partial to MLB players who don't look like athletes, congratulations to Jonathan Pintaro on his first MLB win.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Has baseball change that much? I recall anytime you have two strikes, if a pitch is too close to take, try fouling it off. These days, players take the pitch with the hope of the ump calling it a ball. Never leave any decision in the hands of the ump.

There is no longer a stigma to striking out.

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

There is no longer a stigma to striking out.

And that's part of the problem. Players are striving for 50 home runs while striking out 200 times. Having a batting average over .300 is rare air these days.sad state of the game these days.

 

[RuBird]

Mets showing Lord no mercy. 44 pitches and still could not get out of the first inning. Gave up 4 walks on water.

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

Is there a reason Semien and Polanco are still in the lineup? Semien's defense has fallen off, so you can't say that's why he's still in the lineup. His bat left him 2 years ago. Polanco can never stay healthy and even now, he's a liability at the plate and at first. Mets dropped the idea of Polanco playing first is telling that Stearns was full of sh*t all along. The Mets can't find anyone who can DH over Polanco?

 

[RuBird]

 

[Doctor Worm]

It took a while, but this team is fun to watch again.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Yan really should wait until the pitch is called though.

For those who missed it, Yan threw a close two-strike pitch which he assumed was strike three, and launched his celebration. Sadly, the ump disagreed. Obviously, Yan could not let that slight go unchallenged, so he challenged - and lost. Fortunately, the story had a happy ending, as he struck the hitter out two pitches later.

And in the bottom of the inning, the celebration began in earnest.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Is there a reason Semien and Polanco are still in the lineup? Semien's defense has fallen off, so you can't say that's why he's still in the lineup. His bat left him 2 years ago. Polanco can never stay healthy and even now, he's a liability at the plate and at first. Mets dropped the idea of Polanco playing first is telling that Stearns was full of sh*t all along. The Mets can't find anyone who can DH over Polanco?

Polanco is the best DH ever.

Hey, we're all guilty of recency bias every now and then.

 

[Knight Shift]

Yan really should wait until the pitch is called though.

For those who missed it, Yan threw a close two-strike pitch which he assumed was strike three, and launched his celebration. Sadly, the ump disagreed. Obviously, Yan could not let that slight go unchallenged, so he challenged - and lost. Fortunately, the story had a happy ending, as he struck the hitter out two pitches later.

And in the bottom of the inning, the celebration began in earnest.