NFT: Mets @ Rays GM 1 (5/14 7:10) McNeil back!

Nimmo I believe is starting a rehab assignment rather than joining the team straight away.

Rays are patient hitters at the plate. Big Lefty has to nibble too much around the zone to be effective. He kills the free-swinging Phillies. This Tampa Bay bunch may just wait for the fat pitch.

ZGiants is on scene down there tonight, right ??

LFGM !!

to improve the bench and improve the bullpen. I'm amazed how well the team played after losing so many starters and how well the pen has done game after game.

In comment 15264356 jpkmets said:

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Nimmo I believe is starting a rehab assignment rather than joining the team straight away.

Last night, no bueno.

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John Flanigan @jflan816 · 1h Brandon Nimmo felt pain during his last at-bat for Syracuse last night, he won't be playing in a rehab game tonight.

and then a nice tailing 94mph FB K by Peterson on the next pitch. Defense continues to be a huge differentiator for this team right now.

but I love the signing. It is nice to have a C throwing out runners so often. Too many teams used to just run wild on the Mets

(hope the jinx works!)

In comment 15264437 JayBinQueens said:

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(hope the jinx works!)

It did - and then some.

ABs there. 2-0 Metsies!

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crisply tonight. Great to see.

Mets positioning and defense is just right on these days.

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They are still whining about Villar’s HR, saying it would only be a HR in 12 stadiums. Um....it’s your home ballpark, dipshits

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In comment 15264471 KDavies said:

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They are still whining about Villar’s HR, saying it would only be a HR in 12 stadiums. Um....it’s your home ballpark, dipshits

Lol, what an odd criticism.

Wow.

I love how people on this board cannot figure out why he has problems as a manager at times.

In comment 15264477 jpkmets said:

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Wow.

Reminds me of Jon Niese like that

Hope they can hold it here and scratch one across t9

Up again. Drives me crazy

Inactivity. Get a run and give it to Diaz

Central. Not our strength.

Pete needs a day off to clear his head

Been a rough 3 innings after a great start.

Bail us out if the fire here. Get us to extras!

Good stuff from Peterson. Hope to start another streak tomorrow

Should stick with the 7-8-9 th inning guys

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we’d win 7 in a row and can’t win em all.

Bright side is they Peterson looked great (even if left in too long) and some metrics think he’s been underrated/unlucky so far this year.

Let’s try and rebound tomorrow.

an encouraging pep talk with Peterson tonight. He pitched so well and I think he realizes Rojas left him in to prove that he can go longer then 4-5 innings and he almost did it.

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Is going to be one hell of a pitcher for years to come - as long as he's handled well and bypasses major injury.

Rojas as a manager however - sorry fellas this one hangs on Luis - Dave's never pitched into the 8th inning and the first batter hits it 450 into the upper deck and THERE'S NO ONE READY TO COME IN?

Matt Harvey just pitched against us and nobody paid attention - Just like every Mets fan knows - Terry putting Matt out there to start the 9th was not the mistake - it was letting him pitch to Hosmer after walking Cain.

So David Peterson starting the 8th wasn't the issue it was not having someone ready if he lost Zunino - who lost the ball in the upper deck - Ok fine - Bring in May - start the 8th over with a one run lead - basic managing shit.

Sorry - the 7 game run was fun - 8 would be super cool and 7-1 in the last 8 is fine - But you can hang this one on the manager not listening to history.

In comment 15264552 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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Going to a perennial all star.

In comment 15264580 spike said:

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In comment 15264552 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: . Going to a perennial all star.

Had 2 hustle doubles too...

Could you down as worst trade in Mets history...just terrible

6 years from now.

Manage to win the game. Nothing wrong with challenging DP to go out and pitch the 8th but you have to have guys warming up. That’s a dumb way of showing confidence and cost the Mets the game and DP s win.

That said, Mets have been playing terrific fundamental baseball and you have to give Rojas some credit for that, especially since he said that was what the team was going to stress

In comment 15264594 moze1021 said:

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In comment 15264580 spike said: Quote: In comment 15264552 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: . Going to a perennial all star. Had 2 hustle doubles too... Could you down as worst trade in Mets history...just terrible

It would be hard to beat trading Nolan Ryan for an over the hill Jim Fergosi

Kelenic wasn't with the Mets long enough to lay any claim to him, so I don't follow his Major League exploits. He played 56 games in a Rookie League before Broken VanWagonwheel saw fit to trade him away.

In 56 games he slashed .286/.371/.468 with six home runs, 42 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. Nah.....we don't need an outfielder like that.

Seattle originally wanted a shortstop in the deal. Mets had 3 of them.....two were later traded to Cleveland.

In comment 15264654 Vanzetti said:

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In comment 15264594 moze1021 said: Quote: In comment 15264580 spike said: Quote: In comment 15264552 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: . Going to a perennial all star. Had 2 hustle doubles too... Could you down as worst trade in Mets history...just terrible It would be hard to beat trading Nolan Ryan for an over the hill Jim Fergosi

Or Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano

very good defensively at 2b. .290 career hitter vs. lefties. Has never made a lot of loud contact but a competent player.

worst (if not THE worst) trades in the history of MLB.

Never really understood the massive hate for the Kazmir trade. Don’t get me wrong, it was a bad bad trade. But while Kazmir has had a nice career, he’s not some HOF player or even a perennial All-Star type of player. It was a shit trade but he really didn’t live up to the billing.

As for Kelenic - Brodie better hope he doesn’t run into any Mets fans. What an absolute moron of a GM. A disaster from day one. And for fucking Cano.

So much better than McCann 🙄🙄

Just can’t get that guy out.

Awful....I mean, his ERA is 9.00...

Is he really ever your best option? Every game he's terrible.

What's the thinking behind sending this guy out there....ever?

really hope this isn't reversion to the mean. Either way didn't really deserve to win this game so hard to get too broken up. big one to end the series to not get swept.

Complex that we see year and year out but Lindor man... he might need a sit down chat, I truly believe he’s believing too much in his own hype defensively.

Out of position at least 3-4 times today and it costed at least 3 runs.

Do we even have a backup SS ?

In comment 15264795 Rory said:

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Complex that we see year and year out but Lindor man... he might need a sit down chat, I truly believe he’s believing too much in his own hype defensively. Out of position at least 3-4 times today and it costed at least 3 runs. Do we even have a backup SS ?

he doesn't decide where he gets shifted. heading into today he was still 99th percentile in outs above average and the entire team's defense had been great. definitely a play a GG could have/should have made on the first hit that broke things open but it wasn't routine.

so if the team were healthier he would have probably gotten to sit a few.

In comment 15264721 CooperDash said:

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So much better than McCann 🙄🙄

Yeah he still has better numbers. McCant is awful.

Mathew Brownstein
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Francisco Alvarez this season:

.520/.639/.760, 10 BB, 3 SO

He's reached base safely in 8 of 9 games played.

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