Mets Lineup
Jeff McNeil – LF
Pete Alonso – 1B
Robinson Cano – 2B
Michael Conforto – RF
Wilson Ramos – C
Todd Frazier – 3B
Amed Rosario – SS
Juan Lagares – CF
Zack Wheeler – RHP
Braves Lineup
Ronald Acuna – CF
Dansby Swanson – SS
Freddie Freeman – 1B
Josh Donaldson – 3B
Nick Markakis – RF
Austin Riley – LF
Brian McCann – C
Ozzie Albies – 2B
Mike Soroka – RHP
Things seem to be falling apart a bit. Nimmo seeing a specialist. Syndergaard on the IL. Vargas out yesterday with a leg cramp. Three more losses and we probably could have won every game. Familia might be the most damaging move of the entire offseason in terms of it contributing to actually losses. Probably the final stretch to get above .500 by the all star break/deadline. LGM!
I'm not even sure he was all that good as a pitching coach. I think this is one of those "the defensive coordinator under belichek (francona) is irrelevant".
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LOL. The Mets are allergic to signing good players.
But hey, as long as we hover around .500 then the Wilpons are cool with it.
Not going to be around .500 for long.
Wheels are coming off.
Not even sure NYM is 'around' .500 anymore. 5+ is pushing it, 7.5 might be the last time 'around' can even be said
Like saying you're in your mid-30s days before your 38th birthday
I was hoping he would pound guys inside.
What did Brodie say, "Come get us" was it?
Crafty lefty.
He should have gone into porn with that name.
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would not only be a fat fuck but also get pounded nightly?
He should have gone into porn with that name.
lmao!
Don't they live on the same street and golf together? I think I remember reading that when he was hired. That Jeff basically hired his neighbor and golf partner.
Wheeler maybe sucked the least?
Ramos & Gagnon vying for the top spot
Or maybe Familia given the long term suckitude? Even Mickey had a quick hook (for the Mick anyway)
Honorable mention to the D on the whole
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it's amazing to me that anyone with a halfway credible reputation would be willing to work for the Wilpons, let alone someone who had a really great career like BVW.
Don't they live on the same street and golf together? I think I remember reading that when he was hired. That Jeff basically hired his neighbor and golf partner.
I'm not surprised the Wilpons made a shitty hire, the opposite would be the surprise. I'm surprised BVW gave up a lucrative career where he was respected to become a laughing stock.
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it's amazing to me that anyone with a halfway credible reputation would be willing to work for the Wilpons, let alone someone who had a really great career like BVW.
Don't they live on the same street and golf together? I think I remember reading that when he was hired. That Jeff basically hired his neighbor and golf partner.
I'm not surprised the Wilpons made a shitty hire, the opposite would be the surprise. I'm surprised BVW gave up a lucrative career where he was respected to become a laughing stock.
I would be raiding the Rays organization for talent evaluators/personnel men. What they do with such little resources is remarkable.
with the wilpons it probably wouldn't have mattered. The only reason we were fortunate enough to get Sandy is bc the Wilpons had to do what MLB said to get the loans. The writing was on the walls that they were back to their old ways when they overruled Sandy bringing on Cherington in favor of bringing Omar back.
that's the bright spot from the top 30 on the farm tonight.
THE bright spot.
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Mets bullpen ERA by year (MLB rank in parentheses):
2019: 5.39 (27th)
2018: 4.96 (28th)
2017: 4.82 (29th)
2016: 3.50 (6th)
2015: 3.40 (10th)
Since the start of the 2017 season, the Mets have produced a 4.98 bullpen ERA, better than only the Tigers (5.05).
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A correction here: the Mets actually rank 28th in MLB, not 27th, with a 5.47 bullpen ERA.
Why has this happened? Many factors, but the biggest is probably their inability to develop quality relievers from within. Relying on free agency to build a bullpen is always precarious.
Sad bc the positional players are actually somewhat exciting and competitive this year.
Outside of degrom, this team has no consistent top end starter. Thor is a headcase who is always hurt. Wheeler is the classic overhype. Too bad Harvey got hurt and had a shit attitude bc that’s where it went south.
What happened to all those BP arms Sandy would always acquire at the deadline, are any of those guys going to pan out?
Here are the top 8 teams in SP fwar since 2015. Which one of these franchises isn't like the others...
1. Cleveland
2. Nats
3. LAD
4. Houston
5. Mets
6. Red Sox
7. Cubs
8. Yankees
In 2015-16 the BP was good with Familia + Reed + Blevins but Collins had to overuse them bc the Wilpons are cheap. In 2017 the BP imploded bc Familia got hurt and Reed got traded. In 2017/2018 they did an absolutely awful job trading/developing/signing new talent. Ramos, Swarzak, Bautista, Wahl, Drew Smith, Wahl, etc.
This past offseason BVW "invested" in the BP by making an awful trade but then spent less $ in the BP vs. last year. It's rarely possible to invest less resources in something and get better performance. Instead of spending $20m on Ottavino he signed Lowrie when we already had two 2B and two 3B on the roster.
But nitpicking moves not made may be meaningless because the cherry on top of all of it is that we hired a pitching guru in 2017 who has thus far been more clueless and apathetic than any coach I can remember in NY since Kotite. He is worse than Mcadoo. Diaz was the best reliever in baseball last year now he sucks. Familia has been a top closer for 5 years now he sucks. The definition of insanity is trying the same things over and over again and expecting different results. Almost every pitcher Mickey has touched has turned to shit. It's long past time to try something else.
What did Brodie say, "Come get us" was it?
He was referring to the Marlins.
Wheeler maybe sucked the least?
Wheeler got a bit of a raw deal. Came out of the 1st down 2-0, should have been 0-0. Alonso butchered a DP GB, and McNeil dropped a catchable ball. Which brings me to one of my biggest pet peeves about MLB scoring, what the hell does an OF need to do to get charged with an error? That ball McNeil butchered wasn't that tough of a catch, he had his glove on the ball and dropped it. How that isn't an E-7 is beyond me.
What did Brodie say, "Come get us" was it?
I think he was talking to the fans...
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Wheeler maybe sucked the least?
Wheeler got a bit of a raw deal. Came out of the 1st down 2-0, should have been 0-0. Alonso butchered a DP GB, and McNeil dropped a catchable ball. Which brings me to one of my biggest pet peeves about MLB scoring, what the hell does an OF need to do to get charged with an error? That ball McNeil butchered wasn't that tough of a catch, he had his glove on the ball and dropped it. How that isn't an E-7 is beyond me.
More excuses for Wheeler, face it, he crumbles under adversity where a real SP hunkers down and gets himself out of jams.
More excuses for Wheeler, face it, he crumbles under adversity where a real SP hunkers down and gets himself out of jams.
That has been true in the past, but I think Wheeler is MUCH better at handling adversity this year. It's tough to come out of an inning unscathed when your teammates blow 3 outs.
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Wheeler maybe sucked the least?
Wheeler got a bit of a raw deal. Came out of the 1st down 2-0, should have been 0-0. Alonso butchered a DP GB, and McNeil dropped a catchable ball. Which brings me to one of my biggest pet peeves about MLB scoring, what the hell does an OF need to do to get charged with an error? That ball McNeil butchered wasn't that tough of a catch, he had his glove on the ball and dropped it. How that isn't an E-7 is beyond me.
How should it have been 0-0 when Acuna Jr. lead off the game with a homerun?
How should it have been 0-0 when Acuna Jr. lead off the game with a homerun?
It should have been caught! You're right, totally brain farted that one.
Wheeler is healthy but has been the same as he was prior to his scorching second half. The Mets need to decide if they want to offer him a long term deal or not. If not they need to explore trading him before the deadline. The longer they wait the more options become available when other teams start falling out of the race. As of today you already have Stroman, Bumgarner, Robby Ray, Boyd, Minor, etc. available.
This has to stop because we are in agreement again. The Nationals concern me with that staff and the talent to go on a tear over the second half.