NFT: Mets at Brewers Game 4

thanks.

Shut it down, boys!

Ill be pretty thrilled if we end up going .500 on this tough road trip.

Gomez annoys me.

Is solid against this road trip, but I wouldn't exactly call is tough. San Diego is one of the worst teams in the league, Sea is solid but playing poorly and Mil is a good division leading team.

I'd like to see the bats come alive and see us do some damage against a bad Philly team. A big homestand here and I think we'll see some buzz around the time for the first time in a while.

Like everyone else, I'm loving what Duda is doing. We might've gotten lucky and found a legit 1B here.

In comment 11783251 Metnut said:

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Is solid against this road trip, but I wouldn't exactly call is tough. San Diego is one of the worst teams in the league, Sea is solid but playing poorly and Mil is a good division leading team. I'd like to see the bats come alive and see us do some damage against a bad Philly team. A big homestand here and I think we'll see some buzz around the time for the first time in a while.

Metnut. San Diego and Seattle had the number 2 and number 3 pitching staffs in the league. It was a tie game in game 3 in the 9th and had Edgin not tripped over himself we might have won it. The rule of thumb regardless of who you play anyway is to hope to play .500 on the west coast because of the time difference. Seattle and Milwaukee are good teams. I will absolutely be thrilled with .500. Now go home, rest a day, and beat up on Phily.

In comment 11783256 ZGiants98 said:

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In comment 11783251 Metnut said: Quote: Is solid against this road trip, but I wouldn't exactly call is tough. San Diego is one of the worst teams in the league, Sea is solid but playing poorly and Mil is a good division leading team. I'd like to see the bats come alive and see us do some damage against a bad Philly team. A big homestand here and I think we'll see some buzz around the time for the first time in a while. Metnut. San Diego and Seattle had the number 2 and number 3 pitching staffs in the league. It was a tie game in game 3 in the 9th and had Edgin not tripped over himself we might have won it. The rule of thumb regardless of who you play anyway is to hope to play .500 on the west coast because of the time difference. Seattle and Milwaukee are good teams. I will absolutely be thrilled with .500. Now go home, rest a day, and beat up on Phily.

no rest philly series is Monday thru Wednesday before off day thursday

either way they have a day off coming up. Have to take 2 of 3 at home though.

In comment 11783262 ZGiants98 said:

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either way they have a day off coming up. Have to take 2 of 3 at home though.

3 for 3

(singing) "Mets win game on one long ball, Dooda Dooda!"

nice ending to a long road trip

It's fun being a Mets fan again.

if Neise, Gee, and Wright get it together. These are the guys we were supposed to count on. Would love to see Wright get red hot for a few weeks and Neise and Gee to settle down.

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players when the Mets contend next season

deGrom
Wheeler
Familia
Mejia
Duda

In comment 11783275 Ira said:

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It's fun being a Mets fan again.

That's all well and fine but at the end of the day they are still 5 games under .500 and not a contender at this point. As a lifelong met fan i'm sick of this shit.

And Duda.. again. Wow. He's gonna hit 30 HR's this year.

Not bad splitting the trip. Would have liked to have taken 6 of the 10 but I guess it is what it is. MIL and SEA are both good teams. We should have won that Pads series.

The pitching looks very good.

I would change the dimensions again at Citi Field. Strong pitching makes it easier to pitch well in hitters parks.

but at what price? We'll find out in 4 days

Harvey Wheeler Degrom or Syndergaard

on the last home stand. The ball doesn't carry in April and until mid May. The hot weather the ball carries, no need to change the ballpark

Harvey is coming off TJ, Wheels is really just putting it together now, Jake is only a small handful of starts into his career and Syndergaard hasn't even thrown a pitch to a MLB hitter yet, so.. I'd just like to see all these guys healthy and in the rotation (though one.. maybe 2 may wind up dealt) and pitching well. We can worry about the awards later.

5 innings 1run 5 hits 2 BB 8K's

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Harvey Wheeler Degrom or Syndergaard

I'd say Harvey. He was neck in neck with Kershaw for being the best pitcher in the nl last season before he got hurt. Next most likely is Jake. He seems to be ahead of Wheeler right now.

Is that in progress or that's his final line?

awards. He might not be the same guy

He is on an innings watch. He will go 5 max 6

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good question.

assuming Kershaw misses a season, I'd go with Harvey.

why Conforto went to Brooklyn and not St Lucie?

shortstop double A hitting 340.Is he a prospect?

Rivera is a SS in name only.

the Mets always send their high picks to BK first.

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why Conforto went to Brooklyn and not St Lucie?

All their 1st round college bats have started their pro careers in Brooklyn. Granted, it's only Conforti, Plawecki and Ike.

opened in BK as well.

to skip the NYPL going back to 1990 was Jason Tyner in 1998.

Jay Payton in 1994 jumped from the NYPL short season ball all the way to Double-A.

Jeromy Burnitz started in the NYPL in 1990 but made it to St. Lucie near the end of the season and began 1991 in Double-A.

A Colon deal makes as much sense as it ever has. Would be great if they could get a potential SS back for Colon, like Franklin.

if necessary at the deadline
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"We like the team as it's developing," Alderson said. "So I think that, in and of itself, would make us reluctant to move players at the Deadline.

Translation...if you want to acquire someone on our roster it's going to cost you.

To get the best deal, you have to convince the other side that you're willing to get up from the table and walk away. That's the Alderson mojo.

So I have faith that if we pull something off, it'll be fair. And maybe even something where we give up a little less than we thought we might.

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He's pretty much a 2ndbaseman at this point. Former scouting reports not included Flores is a better SS.

Everyone knew he would likely need surgery, Nats were willing to go above slot. Mets were not, which is just about as good an example you will ever get of pennywise, pound foolish.

but at some point you just have be happy with who they have taken and who they have developed. You can always second guess things but having a top 4 system in the league and looking forward to a 2015 rotation with Harvey, Wheeler, deGrom, and Syndergaard in it, and Matz on the way is what most teams would kill for.

I'd probably have Reynolds over Verrett though.

feel a full load for a starter after Tommy John is around 160-180 innings. There is a pretty significant faction that thinks its complete BS and teams are only guessing and there is no evidence or anything scientific to make that distinction.

Still, if the Mets follow suit do we start Harvey in May next year? Shut him down at the end of the year? Interesting question.

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