NFT: Mets: Sounds Like Ominous News on Matz

In comment 13146265 spike said:

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But there is just no space

Agreed - Nimmo has had some really good at bats coming offf the bench as a PH.

Really is a shame that Flores is out, such a stupid play to get hurt on.

Hurt this team more than wright or walker. Frankly I think Reyes has been an upgrade over wright and Flores was a fine fill in for walker (and now Rivera). With the amount of high k and streaky players in this lineup having a contact guy with less power at 2nd is fine by me.

Not really breaking any ground here but when I look back at this season I will lament the pitching injuries and really not remember how bad this offense was in July.

Duda was one of the few irreplaceable players. We actually had depth at many positions. Not 1B and certainly not of his caliber.

have a 10 man bench so everyone should make it. Would be ludicrous if everyone didn't actually. Once the actual playoff rounds start the bench should be 6-7 so we could go in a bunch of directions.

spikes up, the fielder in in danger. Go head first, hands exposed, the baserunner is in danger. Especially at the plate.

the Mets are calling Flores return "doubtful". Lots of stops and starts and soreness refuses to go away.

In comment 13146356 Victor in CT said:

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spikes up, the fielder in in danger. Go head first, hands exposed, the baserunner is in danger. Especially at the plate.

Recent article on sliding:


Davey Lopes on sliding headfirst: ‘I wouldn’t teach it.’ - ( New Window )

In comment 13146343 ZGiants98 said:

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Duda was one of the few irreplaceable players. We actually had depth at many positions. Not 1B and certainly not of his caliber.

To Z's credit, he absolutely pounded this drum very loudly before the season started.

that Flores was starting to hit righties better and was going well given every day ABs, he's a bigtime weapon to throw out there against lefty starters in the playoffs. It's a frustrating loss considering that poor fundamentals led to the injury.

In comment 13146379 Jim in Fairfax said:

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In comment 13146356 Victor in CT said: Quote: spikes up, the fielder in in danger. Go head first, hands exposed, the baserunner is in danger. Especially at the plate. Recent article on sliding: Davey Lopes on sliding headfirst: ‘I wouldn’t teach it.’ - ( New Window )

Completely agree. I'm a long time youth baseball coach now up to 18U Babe Ruth. My 2 nevers: Never slide head first, and never slide into first base.

"'With that in mind, it's worth reviewing what happens if the Mets, Giants and Cardinals finish tied. The teams are given A, B and C designations. The Cardinals and Mets both won their season series over the Giants, so the Giants are the C. The Mets and Cardinals split and the tiebreaker there is intradivision record, which right now goes to the Cardinals. So they're A and the Mets are B. From MLB.com:

For example, let's assume that the Cardinals (first pick) and Mets (second pick) both choose the designations that give them two chances to make the Postseason, leaving the Giants with only one chance. The Cardinals and Mets would play in St. Louis on Monday, Oct. 3.

The winner of that game would become the host team in the actual wild-card game; the loser would travel to San Francisco for a game on Oct. 4.

The winner of the game in San Francisco would earn the second wild-card spot, and would be the road team against the winner of Monday's game in the NL wild-card game on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

However, it is possible that Mets would decide that they prefer to play one home game with a rested pitching staff for a spot in the wild-card game. In that case, the Giants would travel to St. Louis for the tiebreaker game on Oct. 3, with the Mets waiting to host the loser on Oct. 4. However, in this scenario the Mets would be forfeiting any chance of hosting the actual NL wild-card game, making it less likely.

Which way do you choose? You clearly have to go for the two chances to get into the wild-card game, even if that potentially leads to three games in three days. That said, I think you still have to go all-out to win that first game, because if you lose, you'll be staring down Madison Bumgarner in a must-win game. Here are potential pitching matchups, assuming Syndergaard and Adam Wainwright start on Sunday as scheduled and Johnny Cueto starts Thursday for the Giants (as they hope he'll do after suffering a strained groin):

Monday: Mets (Seth Lugo) at Cardinals (Mike Leake)

Tuesday: Mets (Gabriel Ynoa?) or Cardinals (Alex Reyes, or Carlos Martinez on three days' rest) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner)

The wild-card starters on Wednesday would then likely be Johnny Cueto for the Giants, Robert Gsellman or Bartolo Colon (on three days' rest) for the Mets and Martinez (or Reyes) for the Cardinals.

So you can see, the Mets are desperate to clinch before Sunday so they don't have to burn Syndergaard. With Colon starting Saturday, the two-game tiebreaker scenario leaves them in a bind, as they don't really have a fifth starter right now. The Giants are in the best position, with Bumgarner and Cueto potentially lined up."



ESPN - ( New Window )

In comment 13146356 Victor in CT said:

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spikes up, the fielder in in danger. Go head first, hands exposed, the baserunner is in danger. Especially at the plate.

Especially into home plate. Sliding head first into a catcher with full gear is just dumb and coaches should instruct players not to do it.