NFT: Mets talk 4/29 Bring on the Giants!

Who else wants to wake up in first place tomorrow??


Im pumped, going to my first game of the year tomorrow afternoon. Looking forward to getting my Syndergaarden Gnome!!

Enjoy Debo. Should be a fun weekend.

Not sold on their pitching but their lineup should be a nice test for our staff. Bumgarner VS Syndergaard should be particularly good Sunday.

Dee Gordon suspended 80 games for PED use. So that's how he got so good!!

Nats shut out again by the Phillies last night :)

In comment 12931715 ZGiants98 said:

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Dee Gordon suspended 80 games for PED use. So that's how he got so good!!

Cant wait ti play the Marlins

But Nimmo busted out last night. 3-3 with a double finally hitting at the top of the order. Gilmartin was fantastic and is pitching very well in Vegas.

In comment 12931720 arcarsenal said:

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Nats shut out again by the Phillies last night :)

I know I come here and intervene on some NL east talk and joke around from time to time. But I think people are really underestimating whats going on in Philly right now. They are a lot better than people think. Just a bunch of young guys who play hard. Their OF defense ranks up there with any team in baseball. Herrera, Burjous, and Lough are really fast and really good out there. Their only weak defender is Howard.

Offensively, they struggle at times, but they really do battle. Herrera has turned into a OBP machine. Franco wiull become a stud if he learns he doesnt have to hit a ball 500 feet every time. The rest of the team is fair at best, but usually one or two guys come through a game. Yesterday it was Rupp, the othr day it was Burjous, or Galvis.

Plus, Williams will be up playing LF soon. Knapp should be taking over at 1B as well. And of course their best prospect, Crawford, will be up either late this year or next year.

I dont expect them to win anything this year, but I made a predicition that they will be closer to .500 than people think and I am sticking with it.

Bob Nightengale ✔ ‎@BNightengale
Dee:Though I did not do so knowingly,I have been informed that test results showed I ingested something that contained prohibited substances

Michael Mayer ‎@themainemets
Mets OF prospect (&final piece of Dickey trade) Wuilmer Becerra reached base 4 times for @stluciemets last night. Hitting .385 over last 10.

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Another shutout

Impressive

In comment 12931739 dep026 said:

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In comment 12931720 arcarsenal said: Quote: Nats shut out again by the Phillies last night :) I know I come here and intervene on some NL east talk and joke around from time to time. But I think people are really underestimating whats going on in Philly right now. They are a lot better than people think. Just a bunch of young guys who play hard. Their OF defense ranks up there with any team in baseball. Herrera, Burjous, and Lough are really fast and really good out there. Their only weak defender is Howard. Offensively, they struggle at times, but they really do battle. Herrera has turned into a OBP machine. Franco wiull become a stud if he learns he doesnt have to hit a ball 500 feet every time. The rest of the team is fair at best, but usually one or two guys come through a game. Yesterday it was Rupp, the othr day it was Burjous, or Galvis. Plus, Williams will be up playing LF soon. Knapp should be taking over at 1B as well. And of course their best prospect, Crawford, will be up either late this year or next year. I dont expect them to win anything this year, but I made a predicition that they will be closer to .500 than people think and I am sticking with it.

They are a lot better than people give them credit for. They should be an above 500 team

Still .410. Not surprising his average is sinking like a lead balloon as of late.

Mets Rewind ‎@metsrewind
Happy Birthday, Gary Cohen! The @Mets broadcaster turns 58 today.

Consecutive games with at least one XBH:

Yoenis Cespedes: 8
Hunter Pence: 6
Cameron Rupp: 5
Gregory Polanco: 4
Michael Conforto: 4

always get the feeling Gary Cohen is an odd dude. I'd love to see a hidden camera show follow him for a week lol

In comment 12931911 ZGiants98 said:

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Still .410. Not surprising his average is sinking like a lead balloon as of late.

Oh come on did you honestly expect the guy to hit .430 all season?

Of course it would drop at some point but he is still 3rd in the league at .370. Not exactly worthy of mocking.

In comment 12932357 steve in ky said:

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In comment 12931911 ZGiants98 said: Quote: Still .410. Not surprising his average is sinking like a lead balloon as of late. Oh come on did you honestly expect the guy to hit .430 all season? Of course it would drop at some point but he is still 3rd in the league at .370. Not exactly worthy of mocking.

The point is his BABIP is so high he isn't likely to be leading anything before long. I fully expect him to regress back to the mean. Also, he only has 2 HR so I guess so much for the unlocked power.

I'm happy he had a hot start. I believe it's coming to a close though.

Was a homegrown guy, a great teammate while he was here who always played his hardest and even during all the playoff and WS heroics and the attention it drew he continued to always point to his teammates instead of himself.

He wanted dearly to remain a NY Met and was left no option but to sign elsewhere and then proceeded to get off to the hottest start in all the league but now has cooled off which everyone knew would happen at some point.

I guess I don't understand the need to try and tear the guy down at the first opportunity.

He plays for the Washington Nationals who happen to be our main competition and who are also in first place at the moment. I'm really not in love with the Nats lineup. They have Harper and then whose their second best hitter? Murphy?? Murphy was our 7th best hitter heading into the postseason last year. A lot is riding on how Murphy does for the Nats. It's slightly important.

The rest I agree with though. I have no ill will towards him. I do find it humorous how many Mets fans were ready to jump off a ledge after the week of the season though (not necessarily here).

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1. Amed Rosario, ss, Mets Team: high Class A St. Lucie (Florida State) Age: 20 Why He�s Here: .375/.407/.750 (9-for-24), 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 SO The Scoop: Rosario is a talented prospect, but when the Mets jumped the teenager to the Florida State League last year after he spent 2014 in the short-season New York-Penn League, the move proved to be too ambitious. He was able to tread water in 2015, but his modest performance didn�t reflect his considerable upside. Back in the FSL for round two, Rosario is off to a terrific start. He already has three home runs after going without a homer the entire 2015 season. The minors are chock full of talented shortstops off to excellent starts, but Rosario�s stock is certainly up as his game performance starts to break through. (BB) Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-april-29-young-mets-shortstop-finds-footing/#QIyfGVM6qe089f1x.99

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I wonder what happens if he owns Bing though. Cup of coffee in Vegas this year? Probably not but either way as long as he performs well there he is likely starting in Vegas next year and a heartbeat away.

he can say whatever he wants about adjustments and leg kicks, but nothing is going to change until he stops trying to swing out of his shoes. His bat speed is nowhere near what it used to be, likely a result of losing strength due to his back and normal aging, and he needs to compensate but relying on his hand eye coordination to make contact and go the other way with the ball more. Instead he's still trying to pull 2 strike pitches that are on the outer half.

Mets don't promote players quickly without organizational needs. Unless Rosario is absolutely amazing in AA AND the big club has a need at SS Rosario will most certainly split at A+/AA and open next year in AAA. Could he finish up in AAA? Sure but A+/AA much more likely. Also, 0% knocking the kid but he needs to walk more, he's not close to being a finished product.

Arguably the best lineup they have faced up to this point.

Span CF
Panik 2B
Duffy 3B
Posey C
Pence RF
Belt 1B
Crawford SS
Peavy RHP
Pagan LF

Granderson RF
Wright 3B
Conforto LF
Cespedes CF
Duda 1B
Walker 2B
Cabrera SS
Plawecki C
Matz P

In comment 12933360 DanMetroMan said:

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Mets don't promote players quickly without organizational needs. Unless Rosario is absolutely amazing in AA AND the big club has a need at SS Rosario will most certainly split at A+/AA and open next year in AAA. Could he finish up in AAA? Sure but A+/AA much more likely. Also, 0% knocking the kid but he needs to walk more, he's not close to being a finished product.

Yeah I was envisioning something like last year where maybe he just gets called up for a cup of coffee or a playoff run or something. Still, even that's unlikely.

In comment 12933404 sshin05 said:

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Arguably the best lineup they have faced up to this point. Span CF Panik 2B Duffy 3B Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Crawford SS Peavy RHP Pagan LF

Very good lineup. A true test for our pitchers. Should be fun.

Huge inning so far. Walks from Grandy and Wright. Double from Conforto and another single Cespedes. Nobody out. 3-0!

Still no out runners on 2nd and 3rd.

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Love seeing this. ZERO HR too. For some reason people think we can ONLY score via the long ball. WRONG.

This is awesome though.

The entire lineup has come to bat except Matz and nobody has gotten out.

Cards beating the Nats. Shocker.

nice catch

I was just saying to my friends I watched Broadway pitch near the end of ST and the guy could not get ANYONE out.. I had a feeling this would happen. He sucks.

Biggest inning in team history?

and Ces hits a grand slam

Grand slam!!! Hahahahahah

GRAND SLAM!!!!

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GS is a momentum breaker. Nice going CES lol

They are doing a number in this inning!

Rally killer!

What an inning!!!!!!!

was gonna leave after the 3rd ended, but it wouldn't end.

Wow