NFT: Mets Chat 5/6

Are the real deal

We thought Wrights contract was bad

But Arrieta is not going to smash Gibson's ERA record and Hammel is not going to best Doc Gooden's 1985 season. And Dexter Fowler is not going to have an OPS over 1000.

In other words, they have a lot of guys who are off to good starts who will regress to their recent career averages.

And their two big signings Zobrist and Heyward are off to rough starts. Of course, both will pick it up but I don't think either contract is going to be worth the money

Tied with the Mets in the loss column (10)

LGM! Lets take the series from the Padres

In comment 12948319 Vanzetti said:

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If this is true, it would be his second violation. Sandy has a long history of being associated with PEDs, beginning in Oakland. He also signs guys with a history, such as Bartolo and Bastardo. So, let's hope this is not true.

when did this happen?

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/176023556/mets-michael-conforto-son-of-olympian

on right.

In comment 12948648 ZGiants98 said:

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and nail a bunch of players. They have been very public about that. Its not impossible. Lets hope not.

I thought I heard there was no big named players involved?

In comment 12948799 SethFromAstoria said:

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In comment 12948319 Vanzetti said: Quote: If this is true, it would be his second violation. Sandy has a long history of being associated with PEDs, beginning in Oakland. He also signs guys with a history, such as Bartolo and Bastardo. So, let's hope this is not true. when did this happen?

It was a rumo, Seth. Thankfully, it seems there was nothing to it.

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And I say that in the most complimentary way imaginable in regards to the Cubs. Without our ice cold first week we likely have identical records right now. Id argue the Mets and Cubs are the two top teams in baseball period actually.

Yes Id still give the slight edge to us in rotations, bullpen, ect but that really doesn't mean much in a head to head matchup anyway. Flip a coin.

the Pirates and the Cardinals aren't playing all that great right now

In comment 12948799 SethFromAstoria said:

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In comment 12948319 Vanzetti said: Quote: If this is true, it would be his second violation. Sandy has a long history of being associated with PEDs, beginning in Oakland. He also signs guys with a history, such as Bartolo and Bastardo. So, let's hope this is not true. when did this happen?

Cespedes doesn't have a positive test on his record, I don't believe.

Both eventually struck out. But watch seeing that many pitches will come into play in their subsequent ABs.

again

Wake up boys!

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picking up something in mets pitching? they seem on to many of the pitches? stealing signs?

has been hitting the Mets pitching hard

Norris

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I hope it doesn't bite them.

Yet they get called on them so much. That's two freebies to Norris so far.

throw the slider! Ok, there we go, big K albeit not the sharp break we've become accustomed to.

Now go score some damn runs. Enough with swinging for the fences. Line drives are okay too.

Even all the breaks go their way.

inability to hold runners on, his deliberate delivery to the plate and doing something we're not very good at ...playing a little small ball and manufacturing runs.

He did not drop that on the transfer. Terrible.

as the play was unfolding that it was a mistake to send him. And who really thought we'd get the benefit of the call on the replay?

home at some point after he got up but now that they let the replay go in its entirety you can see that he didn't. That's simply poor judgement, you have to at least tap it with your toe before heading to the dugout.

For those of you who were confident we'd win tonight and win the series, how's that workin' out? It wasn't just a disgrace at the plate but this team just doesn't do the little things well.

This is a stubborn team that will only play their game. I don't see them adjusting to other teams weaknesses but that comes from the top,Mao it's hard to blame the players.

We are playing a team the defends with an extreme shift. Why not adjust your approach and go the other way? Well, because Duda said it too hard. Well, fuck me. Just keep beating that ball to the three defenders on the right side. This teams stubbornness is infuriating.

The metrics say that stolen bases are just not worth the risk anymore. Did we not just get beaten these past two games in large part because of stolen bases? By one of the worst hitting teams in the league? Against our two best pitchers? The mets should be in first place right now.

on the long ball, and since they're set up better defensively this season, they'll have to find a way to manufacture runs when balls aren't jumping out of the ballpark.

That said, SD is starting to wake up and Colon is due to get smacked around. The Mets with no small ball going on yet are not a good bet in SD. no need to panic, although losing to the Padres is frustrating it's understandable.

Conforto got his day off, he'll come out stroking tonight.