NFT: Mets vs Royals game 1

Lindor with a hit. I guess that's something...LGM

Plenty of good seats available....jeez, can't be more than 15K there tonight...

I know it's the Royals, but Friday nights should have half capacity.

Loved Ronnie's comment about Severino's "hall of fame" pitch on the outside corner, knee high..."DeGrom used to throw 50 of those a night."

He and Alvarez staying hot have helped us weather the miserable start by our stars. Nimmo, Lindor and McNeil finally showing signs of life. Maybe this team will hit this year. Is that asking for too much?

would get rained out, so low attendance doesn't surprise me.

Lindor got a decent ovation, responded well. Hope fans keep it going for this stretch.

Reed Garret is dirty.

Baty confidence is through the roof.

fun game.

Is playing a lot better. There's a big path to a WC here. It's not the best team but I hate how many fans turned negative right away because of the off-season and slow first 2 series.

another Mets win. Good sign for the future that the two young players in the lineup are hitting consistently.

but isn't it a little strange that JD Martinez wasn't staying 100% baseball ready, employing whatever coaches/trainers/baseball academies available?

Just seems like the guy is having to ramp from 0

In comment 16467195 moze1021 said:

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but isn't it a little strange that JD Martinez wasn't staying 100% baseball ready, employing whatever coaches/trainers/baseball academies available? Just seems like the guy is having to ramp from 0

Very embarrassing and unprofessional for a Boras client commanding big dollars, and not be in game shape.

In comment 16467144 GF1080 said:

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Is playing a lot better. There's a big path to a WC here. It's not the best team but I hate how many fans turned negative right away because of the off-season and slow first 2 series.

totally agree, also I've heard multiple writers and talking heads say it might be one of the best "clubhouses" in the majors right now.

As for JD Martinez, and knowing his injury history I'm skeptical and hope this doesn't end up being Jed Lowrie redux.

Last note, I totally forgot that Jeremy Hefner was Wacha's pitching coach in 2020.

In comment 16467195 moze1021 said:

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but isn't it a little strange that JD Martinez wasn't staying 100% baseball ready, employing whatever coaches/trainers/baseball academies available? Just seems like the guy is having to ramp from 0

i think there is a big difference between anyone being ready for professional sports and anyone being in great shape in the offseason - especially at older ages.

once you go from controlled individual workouts to team workouts, everything is different.

if you are a free agent looking for a big deal you need to decide how hard you push things because the harder you push the more injury risk you are opened up to. look at what happened to conforto a few years ago.

just being honest if it were me id be pretty darn careful to not blow the 10's of millions conforto blew with his shoulder injury. pretty sure 99%+ would agree with that.

if mets wanted JDM to get a full ST they could have bucked up a little to sign him earlier. prorata they are basically paying him $500k per week on the season, they may have saved some money on the top by waiting but they have also cost themselves probably at least 4 weeks worth of production (2m) not having him in camp sooner to get up to speed.

on twitter are claiming this is the Mets city connect

are reportedly the primary hats (the one pictured alternates)

Like JDM won’t be back this week

“ Carlos Mendoza has no update on JD Martinez. He's still not doing activity.”

But I thought it was a really nice feel good moment for the fans at the stadium to give Lindor a standing ovation at the beginning of the game last night. I know, I know…. it was done in Philly with Trea Turner. But aside from that it’s nice to see fans picking up a player instead of tearing them down.

We can all get caught up in trashing players that are not productive, certainly myself included. But how much nicer would it be if fans help take the pressure off players by outwardly supporting them. I wish there was more of this in the world.

To players who aren't hitting immediately when the season starts. It's so common but fans take it way to far.

Anyone who's seen baseball knows this happens every year and I think fans just use it as an outlet because they're miserable about other things and this is just a vehicle to be toxic.

Getting worked up when there's 130 games left to play is so weird. Especially for people who watch the sport and know how it works.

But here’s the thing - I’m generally indifferent about Lindor and don’t say anything because I know what he’s capable of doing and what he has done and I know that he will pick it up. I’m extremely patient with players like Baty and Vientos. because I see potential and want them to succeed. Where I get nutty sometimes is watching players like Vogelbach or Stewart or Scott in the lineup when they shouldn’t be. But that’s more of an issue with management than the actual player.