Seriously, I don't think there's much chance of that. The Marlins are pretty bad.
OT: 2019 Mets Season Thread
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Sure I'd even take a mere 10% of what he makes, which would still be a lot more then what I currently make.
My first move? Promote Tim Tebow.
He may have a point in that Jeffy may still bring Tebow up in September to sell seats. Even if hes hitting .104 in Syracuse.
Wow. Painful today. I have never seen a bullpen this bad. I think even the pens from 77-83 were better than this and those late 70's teams were awful.
Very salient point.
Mets have now blown 20 (not 21) saves, most in MLB. The NL average is 11 blown saves. So if the Mets had just an average bullpen, that would be 9 fewer blown saves. BUT, this bullpen was supposed to be far better than just average! It was supposed to be among the best in the league. Supposed to be as good as say Milwaukee, which has only 7 blown saves.
So if this bullpen was what it was supposed to be, it would have 13 fewer blown saves.
Keep in mind that blown saves does not necessary equal losses. Occasionally you can blow a save and come back to win (like Philly did today). So let's say 13 blown saves equals 10 losses that should have been wins.
So yeah, if this team's bullpen had performed the way it was expected to perform, 47-35 would be very realistic right now.
I don't follow baseball, but I caught some of Francesa today, and he was going crazy on Mets. Mike likes to hear himself yell, but he was actually apoplectic today. Never heard him so mad. He said the Mets bus should go in the opposite direction and not come back to NY - and to let the 1969 team take the field in NY tomorrow
Quality radio on the drive home today. And the rant was well deserved.
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The Marlins are one year away from jumping the Mets. Last place next year. When we trade Alonso to the Phillies for Jay Bruce at the deadline, it could happen sooner.
Watched some of the game tonight on replay. Thing that struck me the most about the 9th inning meltdown was the inability to put batters away with the count way in your favor. That 0-2 pitch to Franco was the kind of meatball you might expect on a 3-0 or 3-1 count. Just not quality pitches in that situation.
Good to see Brodie is trying to address some of the problems with this team.
Pete Alonso confirmed for the HR Derby.
Anthony Kay will be the Mets lone representative for the Futures Game. Both prospects who shall not be named will represent that grungy city in the Northwest.
Anthony Kay will be the Mets lone representative for the Futures Game. Both prospects who shall not be named will represent that grungy city in the Northwest.
Mickey is a such a loser. Will barely watch any games this weekend. Can't take it anymore.
https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/mickey...ough-spot-its-gonna-take-a-miracle/308582834/
Speaking with Mike Francesa on WFAN, Callaway was asked 'Where is the team right now?' given their current place in the standings and the Braves coming into town.
"We're in a tough spot. It's gonna take a miracle," Callaway said. 'I've seen miracles before- ... We're down in the win-loss column. That's the bottom line.
"We understand we're in a very, very, very tough situation. It may take a miracle to get out of it. That's happened before in Mets land. They're celebrating the [50]-year anniversary of it , and we're hoping that that can happen. We're optimistic we can get this thing going."
https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/mickey...ough-spot-its-gonna-take-a-miracle/308582834/
Speaking with Mike Francesa on WFAN, Callaway was asked 'Where is the team right now?' given their current place in the standings and the Braves coming into town.
"We're in a tough spot. It's gonna take a miracle," Callaway said. 'I've seen miracles before- ... We're down in the win-loss column. That's the bottom line.
"We understand we're in a very, very, very tough situation. It may take a miracle to get out of it. That's happened before in Mets land. They're celebrating the [50]-year anniversary of it , and we're hoping that that can happen. We're optimistic we can get this thing going."
If there was a middle finger emoji on this board, I would have flipped it to the Mets right about now.
When Todd Frazier hit the go ahead 2 run HR in the 9th I was tempted to post something here but decided against it.
Up 3-1 bottom nine should be a rocking chair Save for any team. But for the Mets closer to give up two HR bombs for 5 runs is a freak ending that almost never happens in MLB.
With all the bullpen problems and blown Saves this season did the Mets make a play for Craig Kimbrell?
Up 3-1 bottom nine should be a rocking chair Save for any team. But for the Mets closer to give up two HR bombs for 5 runs is a freak ending that almost never happens in MLB.
With all the bullpen problems and blown Saves this season did the Mets make a play for Craig Kimbrell?
Jean Seguara, the guy who hit the game-winning HR, had an interesting quote today about Diaz: that he has only two pitches, a fastball and a slider, that the fastball is the better pitch, and therefore you go to the plate looking for a fastball. That's not a formula for success for anyone who doesn't throw 100 mph.
No. Too expensive and theyre balls deep with Diaz as their closer for the next... years.
Actually no. They can cut Diaz loose at the end of the season and not owe him a dime. That would obviously be a very unhappy outcome, and it won't happen, but it could.
The Phillies' announcers had an interesting tidbit today. They said this was the first time since 1929 that the Phillies had swept a four game series after being behind two runs in the fifih or a later inning. It was last done by the Phillies against the Brooklyn Robins (that was the name of the Dodgers when Wilbert Robinson was managing).
BTW, the Phillies looked decidedly human tonight in losing 6-2 to the Marlins, which have now won four in a row over them. The Phillies have lost six games to the Marlins; the rest of the NL East has lost a total of seven games to the Marlins.
BTW, the Phillies looked decidedly human tonight in losing 6-2 to the Marlins, which have now won four in a row over them. The Phillies have lost six games to the Marlins; the rest of the NL East has lost a total of seven games to the Marlins.
It is becoming painfully obvious that the Cleveland pitching staff was good despite Callaway and not because of him
Maybe because they have a legit GM in Chernoff (who Jeffy WOULD NEVER HIRE BTW), who built that organization, not an agent who built the Mets like it was Fan Duel signing his old, overrated, PEDed clients.
There's no way this happens in any way. He's got 3 years of arbitration left before free agency. He may suck right now, but he's still a bargain talent at this point and worth a chance to work back into form.
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