NFT: Mets talk 4/18 Wheelz up!

up violently swinging away into the predictable out. Sit his ass down please.

Cespedes, Bruce, Walker, and Duda. That's my prediction.

From the 8 hole

Not throwing as hard as his last start

My prediction was wrong. lol

Reyes.

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Being an issue since he can't pitch more than 5 innings

the last couple of innings. Nice to see him make 5 at least.

And he has a cool last name.

In comment 13433568 PhiPsi125 said:

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And he has a cool last name.

:)

Reyes

Such a waste of a player right now all around.

God dammit Reyes!

This has the makings of a loss

Needs to stay away from using Salas until like the weekend.This guy is going to be completely toast before the all star break

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This shitty offense is killing the Mets bullpen.

In comment 13433680 PhiPsi125 said:

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This shitty offense is killing the Mets bullpen.

They struggle when they can't get a HR. Discouraging to keep seeing them get shut down by mediocre pitching

catch the ball. Damn

in Philly feel like a long time ago.

In comment 13433680 PhiPsi125 said:

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This shitty offense is killing the Mets bullpen.

Exactly! Another 4 fuckin hits tonight!!! So frustrating

In comment 13433681 Rflairr said:

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In comment 13433680 PhiPsi125 said: Quote: This shitty offense is killing the Mets bullpen. They struggle when they can't get a HR. Discouraging to keep seeing them get shut down by mediocre pitching

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Start Flores in place of Reyes, for good.

Play all their games at Citizen Bank Park.

Then maybe the Mets will resemble a good baseball team.

I don't know what happened to him, but he just can't pitch at this level.

on the Lagares throw?! Awful, just awful!

The birds are making a racket at CitiField.

figure it out because "he's earned it"

Reyes is 5 for 50 and looks like a disaster all over the place.

Maybe give him a few days off and work on figuring some stuff out? But no, can't sit shitty vets because of their fragile egos. Jesus Christ.

Wish it was a better game. Ugh.
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You do a good job with these. Tough to write one after a game like tonight :(

I think Wilmer should get more abs than Reyes at this point, but either way Mets are still better than they've shown the past few nights and a bunch of wins are coming up IMO.

Of course they will rattle off a bunch of wins soon. Only to follow that up by a bunch of maddening losses. They are the epitome of a .500 team with a small bump in wins due to their excellent starting pitching.

Their approach and philosophy is the same as last year...awful. If they don't bang out HRs then they rarely win. I'm all for saying "it's still early" but nothing I've seen this far makes me believe anything has changed. They seem to be the same one-dimensional team. I was hoping that healthy players might be the difference maker but it seems that it's the offensive philosophy that's breeds this type of play.

MMO wrote a great article on this back in January detailing the offensive woes from last season.
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when they face top tier pitching night after night.

...every stupid questionable move he made last year turned into gold. That won't happen again. Ever. The guys play hard for him is the only good thing you can say about the man as a baseball manager. Well that and he hired Warthen lol.

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In comment 13433716 ZGiants98 said: Quote: Wish it was a better game. Ugh. Link - ( New Window ) You do a good job with these. Tough to write one after a game like tonight :( I think Wilmer should get more abs than Reyes at this point, but either way Mets are still better than they've shown the past few nights and a bunch of wins are coming up IMO.

Thanks Metnut!

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...every stupid questionable move he made last year turned into gold. That won't happen again. Ever. The guys play hard for him is the only good thing you can say about the man as a baseball manager. Well that and he hired Warthen lol.

Funny how the one thing most people agree on, the players play hard for Collins, is the one thing I have consistently been bitching about for years. I don't know what others are watching, but I havent seen hard nosed, going through a wall baseball in Citi in several years... I'd settle for just one player who runs hard the full 90 feet to first.

That's an exaggeration...and it's the same all over the league. This isn't our father's game anymore in that regard. Coaches don't sit players for taking their foot off the gas when running out ground balls. They should but they don't. Collins has the clubhouse, that's not in question.

They say people can't change - which I don't believe. Terry came in with a reputation of players HATING him. He will leave here with players having nothing but respect for him. Similar to another TC in NY.
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The team does not play "hard" for him. If anything, I'd argue the opposite. And don't give me the line players don't hustle like in the good old days. There were PLENTY of lazier players back in the day than in todays game.

is thriving in Familia's absence. Certainly couldn't use another quality arm.

The Mets HAVE to snap out of it, a fast start was critical given the schedule.

It's not a line and it's not the players that are different it's the expectation. It's ok to pull up on that run to first. 'Why risk the injury' is the mindset. Coaches let it slide all over MLB. That's the point. They like him and try hard for him.

That's important but as a strategic guy and bullpen guy Collins blows chunks.

But keep in mind my favorite player of all time was perhaps keith Miller. yeah, that guy lol.

First pro game of his life. Head first into the bag. Dislocates his pinky. That would be considered hustle for most players. But oh no. He pops that pinky back in all by himself. Finishes the game (this is where I think 'fear of injury' is more like full of shit...).

Doesn't just finish the game though. Keeps playing. And takes him REINJURING IT before the team forces him to the DL. I don't exect every player to have that in them. It's one of the rarest traits to find in an athlete. BUT, when you are given g-d given ability, respect the game and play hard.

As an FYI - Hanley is perhaps my least favorite player of this generation for those very same reasons. And why I am not the biggest fan of Ces.

DMM?
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Anyone going to post a minor league recap from last night? It was a good night, sure everyone would love to hear about it if you guys are around.

Lincecum

Montero has to go back to AAA and leave Gilmartin up here.

...over some of the guys they traded/released was stupid.

Montero left ip over the plate was like hitting off a tee for the Phillies last night in EXTRAS

ERA 9.45 by Montero.

I vomit every time I see him on the mound.

Call Doug Fister? Give Gilmartin a chance

Maybe piggy back him and Matz in nine innings would be good for both

Why didnt TDA look up while the ball drifted towards him?


Reyes probably didnt want to crash into him as tda stood there

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Why didnt TDA look up while the ball drifted towards him? Reyes probably didnt want to crash into him as tda stood there

Yeah, TDA should have moved but it looked like he just froze as if he didnt know where Reyes was going to go. It also looked like Reyes was moving away from TDA until the last minute when he changed direction towards TDA. Even so, the ball was in his glove. How it popped out, I'll never know. He catches that ball and it's likely a win for the Mets.

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Getting out of the way for sure but the ball was in Reyes glove. I have to put that mostly on Reyes. Also why isn't Montero on a plane to Vegas for an infielder? Seriously? Enough.

Also nobody mentioned it but why remove Salas who got three outs (really 4) with two outs in the 8th with a righty coming up? Why go to your LOOGY there? Ugh. Oh well.