NFT: Cubs and Mets game 1

In comment 13016430 spike said:

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And have zero contribution in the future

I think he retires in the offseason. He MIGHT give it one more go next year just to test his body out and see how it responded from the surgery but his time is really just about done IMO. I also no longer think he has ANY chance to make it back this year even to be added to the playoff bench.

In comment 13016420 ZGiants98 said:

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The guy comes out once a year... You guys all see what he does. Yeesh.

Sorry man, I kinda went off the rails today.

But this guy is a stain on society. Whatever, he'll disappear again soon.

Is no Zobrist lol

He looks like he belongs out there, and not just as a fourth outfielder

In comment 13016437 spike said:

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He looks like he belongs out there, and not just as a fourth outfielder

Im quietly optimistic. Do we have the time to be patient though? There's clearly an adjustment level. Very rarely do guys just jump out and are immediately good and even when they do (Conforto) they might still be due for a huge regression/slump when the league corrects itself. Its so frustrating. Our lineup is desperate for offense and we have 4-5 guys that are killing it in Vegas lol.

Phi.

Probably Harvey too. deGrom hasn't been as good as we thought but he hasn't been bad at all.

Who else is totally underperforming, though? I think Granderson pretty clearly overperformed last year.. I didn't expect him to repeat his 2015. He's basically doing what I thought he would. 25 HR pop.. low average, etc..

d'Arnaud hasn't really played enough to say he's underperforming but obviously he's got to be better.

Cespedes, Walker and Cabrera have all basically been what I thought they'd be. Ditto Lagares (before he got hurt)

It's definitely playing a role but so are the injuries. To say the injuries aren't making a difference right now is crazy. We won 13 of our last 15 games to close out April with a healthy team and closed the month on an 8 game winning streak. This team really hasn't looked the same since.

Matz!

Matz not taking shit from Lackey

next to their career averages the other day. I agree Granderson probably isn't the 130s guy he was last year but I was hoping for closer to his career average of 118 so I would certainly say he's one guy that's underperformed. For a leadoff hitter he hasn't been walking nearly enough either. Still, he's always been streaky. A hot 2 weeks would bring him right back up to his career averages which certainly could still happen. He's at 107 right now.

Give it right back to him

would have beat his ass. THAT's what this team needs to wake the fuck up. lol

Almost

Catch everything

Almost got to Lackey

Essentially, three players carried us through April offensively...Conforto, Walker, and Cespedes. Almost everyone else was pitiful. If Granderson was overperforming last year, then we are in trouble. The bench has been awful. Call ups have been bad. We literally can't even buy any help. Reyes comes to the Mets and goes 0 for 9 in the minors (I know, I know). But still.

I feel like every year we have the same conversation in regards to the team going through the motions and being stuck in an uninspired rut. Every damn year. Maybe there is something to that?

Sorry I came at you a bit today. Just particularly salty about the mets right now. My bad.

WTF. Guy can't even hit AA pitching?

No way we score 4 runs tonight

The pen

Successful outing given his elbow problems

The Mets just cannot string together enough hits

In comment 13016454 PhiPsi125 said:

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Essentially, three players carried us through April offensively...Conforto, Walker, and Cespedes. Almost everyone else was pitiful. If Granderson was overperforming last year, then we are in trouble. The bench has been awful. Call ups have been bad. We literally can't even buy any help. Reyes comes to the Mets and goes 0 for 9 in the minors (I know, I know). But still. I feel like every year we have the same conversation in regards to the team going through the motions and being stuck in an uninspired rut. Every damn year. Maybe there is something to that? Sorry I came at you a bit today. Just particularly salty about the mets right now. My bad.

It's cool, man. Everyone's just frustrated right now. It's really tough to watch this and it doesn't feel like there's any end in sight. After that similarly miserable offensive stretch last year, I think we all felt like that was gone for good and that we'd have a really solid, productive lineup this year.

It's almost hard to believe we're right back to watching an equally futile lineup day in and day out.. but here we are.

Why cant we play the Reds?

Kid battled tonight. I'm sure his elbow is really uncomfortable right now but he went out there and gave us what he could. Unfortunately we don't give any of our starters any run support so he has nothing to show for it.

In comment 13016467 spike said:

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Why cant we play the Reds?

We would be swept by them

Goeddel has quietly been very good since he's been back too. I thought Henderson was a nice pickup but Goeddel has actually been better so far. No drop-off thats for sure.

Thanks Ces.

but its kind of crazy...

We have the third highest hard hit ball percentage in the MLB (1st in NL), but also have the 2nd lowest BABIP.


So not only have we been hit by injuries and have had a bunch of guys underperform or disappoint BUT.... we have also been one of the most unluckiest teams in baseball too. lol

What about Degrom or Syndergaard or Reynolds?

Gapper here!

Kid

I know how this is ending.

Ugh.

Kid

Can we fucking tie this thing?

Hell of a nice atbat by both ADA and NImmo.

Single gives us the lead.

Don't need to be greedy!

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A sac fly

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Always has a smile on his face

HAHA!

I like this kid a lot.

Insurance runs

That shouldve been a double

In comment 13016523 spike said:

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That shouldve been a double

BABIP!

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One more Reed. Come on.

Bullpen

in Familia for the 4 out save

Go to Blevins...