Finally passed my vaccine efficacy date and I am going to see the Mets for the first time in 18 months or so.
Longest stretch in my life that I haven't been to a Mets game. My late father took me to games as an infant and I'd been every year before last year.
So, I thought I'd make the game thread. Lineups not up yet, obviously,
But the starters are deGrom 2-2, 0.31 50 K in 29 IP v Nick Pivetta 2-0 3.48 18 Ks, 14 hits, 14 BB in 20 innings.
Be a great time to get the bats awakened. Tomorrow is yet another off day -- but the team should be playing regularly from now on, and it's time to get to raking!
LFGM!
I'd bring him in. No runs given up this year. Odd move.
I'd bring him in. No runs given up this year. Odd move.
I think that would be a useful add to the Pen, for sure!
Thanks -- I hope I see Jake dealing and Lindor going off. That plus a Premio's spicy sausage will make for a great night!
I still wish they'd swap Dom with Conforto in the lineup....Dom is swinging at too many bad pitches.
Road Trip to Philly and St Louis next.
LFGM !!
I still wish they'd swap Dom with Conforto in the lineup....Dom is swinging at too many bad pitches.
Road Trip to Philly and St Louis next.
LFGM !!
Agreed -- Dom's approach has been a bit off lately. Wouldn't mind a game with Davis in LF and Guillorme at 3B ahead of the off-day.
And now if you believe Peter Gammons:
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Official: #Mets claim C Deivy Grullón and option him to the alt site in Brooklyn. 40-man roster is once again full.
not bust status, but firmly in the trending to a disappointment camp for Vlad Jr too.
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has gone from "maybe bust" to arguably the #5 best player in the sport. Unreal.
not bust status, but firmly in the trending to a disappointment camp for Vlad Jr too.
Vlad is unreal. I personally was never too concerned with him (wasn't sure he'd have monster power due to his launch angle, which obviously would have looked disappointing vs. some of the 40+ homer guys we see now ) but he was still 9% better than a league-average hitter for his age 20-21 years, let himself get a bit porky. Blue Jays are going to be scary for a while. Very young, money to spend, and an excellent farm.
- Some interesting early season "breakouts". Nick Solak (former Yankee farm hand) with 7 homers (13th in the league in fWAR), Cedric Mullins 1.2 fWAR and like Lebron James, fans keep looking for the "best player" and that best player remains Mike Trout. Acuna or Soto are likely "next best player" or maybe it's Vlad etc. But Mike Trout remains the clear best player in baseball and in NY/Boston etc would be a true legend (he's a HOFer either way).
Durability has been an issue but he's so fun to watch.
Durability has been an issue but he's so fun to watch.
Ohtani is like something we've never seen before. (Yes, I know people are bristeling at this saying there were Negro league two way superstars), well I wasn't alive to see it, so let me live! (I do think it's very cool MLB is finally shedding a light on some of these Negro league players, some really incredible stuff. I had never heard of Oscar Charleston... some regard him as one of the top 10 greatest baseball players to ever play the sport!
As for Ohtani almost seems like he was created in a lab. He's 17th in the sport in sprint speed! He's very marginally behind guys like Myles Straw and Tim Anderson, 2 legit speedsters, he's 3rd in barrel, only Giancarlo Stanton has hit a ball with a higher exit velocity this season.. oh and as a pitcher he's 8th in velocity (97.2) The Mets have been pretty mediocre but this has been a fun start to the MLB season.
Of the 155 innings on offense, there have been only three innings where this team has scored more than two runs in an inning.
Three runs twice, four runs once.
I mean, who's the batting coach?
Said it in the other thread...Trout, Acuna, Guerrero, Tatis, Harper all off to great starts...and our guy who is supposed to be on their level has been flat out bad at the plate... He doesn't even look good up there.
I know it's still early but he's starting to dig a hole that's going to be tough to get it of .. an MVP type season probably already gone.
The problem is that with a 9 hitter lineup that already includes an automatic out with the pitcher, the Mets have 5 or 6 hitters that are completely lost. Every single game. I get that players across the league get off to slow starts. But I’m willing to bet that it’s not almost the entire lineup for those teams.
There’s too much talent to not turn it around, but this is such a waste of good pitching and taking advantage what they are giving you. Such a letdown to the start of the year. And we are almost a month into it.
They just had a day off!! Lol...
It really is depressing watching this. A lot of times you FEEL like your team can't hit and truth is the numbers are better than you think .. but this Mets team is truly at the bottom of the league for everything...
I know we keep saying it has to turn around but.. Sheesh... Does it?
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needs a day or two off, seems like he's pressing, trying to earn a 340M contract every at bat.
They just had a day off!! Lol...
It really is depressing watching this. A lot of times you FEEL like your team can't hit and truth is the numbers are better than you think .. but this Mets team is truly at the bottom of the league for everything...
I know we keep saying it has to turn around but.. Sheesh... Does it?
I don't mean a "day off' it's April 28th and the Mets had a shitload of rain outs and COVID cancellations - by "day or two off" I mean a game or two on the bench.
Lol, Matz continues to suck for the Mets even when he’s not on the team. Pitches like a stud the first four games until he faces the Nats. You just can’t make this shit up.
That is a looong slump for a guy who is supposed to be Top 10 player in the game, Covid or no Covid.
The same as Tatis.”
The same as Tatis.”
If he had a 116 OPS+ right now no one would be booing and Mets would probably have a couple more wins
McNeil is one of the best pure hitters in baseball - this offseason he bulked up and pt on more muscle.
Lindor - one of the best players in the game until this season
Conforto? You got me on that one.
Sure, maybe it’s still early. Totally could be. But all of these guys absolutely sucking all year at the same time? Very odd and likely improbable.
This year, Chili is here...coincidence, I don't know but the results are so startling different.
The good news is they really can't do much worse. So, even just 1 guy turning it around on offense will help them.
Point is, our defense has cost us quite a bit of wins so far to start the season.
This year, Chili is here...coincidence, I don't know but the results are so startling different.
This is a really good point that shouldn’t be overlooked.