Here we go again with another series thread. The Mets are playing a terrible Rockies team in their final series before the All-Star Break at Citi Field. Click
HERE to read a series preview for this three-game set against Colorado. The Mets won their previous series against the Nationals and are looking to do the same against the team with the second-worst record in the National League. A series win here would help them a great deal as they jockey for position for the last two wildcard spots in the National League. Enjoy 😊!
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Mets vs. Rockies: Game 1 –⚾Manaea (L) vs. Gordon (R)⚾– 7:10 pm EDT
Starting Lineups for both clubs tonight.
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Probable Starting Pitcher Matchups for tonight & tomorrow in Flushing against the Rockies.
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#LFGM!
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Notes:
-Tonight’s game will be televised on SNY as will tomorrow’s game.
-The weather for tonight's game at Citi Field is expected to be decent, except for around start time, when showers are expected. Don’t be surprised if the start of the game is a bit delayed because of that. Click
HERE to keep updated and see the Hourly AccuWeather Reports from there.
-The Mets sit in the final Wildcard spot to start the day (a percentage point ahead of the Padres whom they have 4 games in hand on) & are playing a Rockies team with an abysmal road record (13-34). This series will be the Rockies’ only appearance in Queens this season. The Mets have the best record in MLB since May 30th, with a record of 25-12. The Mets placed starting pitcher David Peterson (LHP) on the Paternity List today & have recalled reliever Eric Orze (RHP) from Triple-A Syracuse in his place.
-Click
HERE to see the list of Mets transactions for July.
-Click
HERE to see the Mets' 26-man active roster.
-The Mets' 4-man bench for tonight’s game will consist of
Torrens (R), Taylor (R), Stewart (L), & Gamel (L). 
NFT: Mets Minor Leagues (July) - DanMetroMan - 7/1/2024 10:17 am
*For reference purposes, here are the links for previous months as well:
NFT: Mets Minor League Thread (June) - DanMetroMan - 6/1/2024 10:45 am
NFT: Mets Minor Leagues (May) - DanMetroMan - 5/1/2024 12:15 pm
NFT: Mets Minor League Update (April) - DanMetroMan - 4/2/2024 10:17 am
RosterResource - Team Payroll - NEW YORK METS PLAYER PAYROLL
Good question. Certainly something to keep an eye on during this series. Gotta study players on the opposition, especially crap teams that will likely be selling at the deadline such as the Rockettes & Marlenes after the break. Southpaw Reliever Tanner Scott certainly stands out from the Fish.
1) Díaz
2) Núñez
3) Maton
4) Buttó
5) Houser
6) Ottavino
*7) Orze
Lefties:
8) Diekman
9) Young
* = Orze is likely to go down as soon as the ASB is over and Peterson is ready to return from Paternity List. The Mets have got 9 guys in the pen due to that for now.
The Mets have only got 4 starting pitchers on the 26-man roster now (Manaea, Scott, Quintana, & Severino) but it doesn't matter since there are only 3 games left to go before the ASB. Sean Reid-Foley's a guy to keep an eye on. The Mets expect him back shortly after All-Star Break. dd Reed Garrett too to that list, and things will look better.
Mets' Sean Reid-Foley to throw first bullpen Saturday: 'Trending in the right direction' Ben Krimmel - Fri, Jul 12, 2024, 4:38 PM EDT · 1 min read - ( New Window )
Mets vs. Rockies | 7:10 pm EDT start - July 12, 2024 – TV Broadcast: Mets' feed – SNY: Gary & Ron (strfish.xyz)
Mets vs. Nationals | 7:10 pm EDT start - July 12, 2024 – TV Broadcast: Rockies' feed – Colorado Rockies TV (strfish.xyz)
MLB.com - Gameday: Pitch by Pitch – Mets vs. Rockies – July 12, 2024 - 7:10 pm EDT start
Note: Keith isn’t calling the game tonight.
Enjoy tonight's game 😊
Hopefully they take advantage of this opponent and make sure they stay there entering the ASB. There's no excuse whatsoever for them not to win this series. A sweep would be super. The Mets are 3-0 so far in this homestand.
What is the arm motion Met players are making this year after a base hit....where they swing one are sideways under the other...any theories?
Why does JD Martinez put the thumb of his left hand up to his mouth (looks like he's kissing his thumb nail!) before every pitch?
These questions keep me up all night wondering, so any help/theories/inside info would be appreciated!
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What is the arm motion Met players are making this year after a base hit....where they swing one are sideways under the other...any theories?
Why does JD Martinez put the thumb of his left hand up to his mouth (looks like he's kissing his thumb nail!) before every pitch?
These questions keep me up all night wondering, so any help/theories/inside info would be appreciated!
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For the first one they haven't said where it came from so it's a bit of a mystery. For the second no idea.
It's safe to say we've found our 3B/DH of the present and future!
That's what I was saying. Lucchesi could have at least helped in that department. Instead, they keep this turkey.
lol. They're winning despite them. No wonder Manaea pitched 7 innings!
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They couldn’t use Lucchesi as their lefty out of the pen? This dude fucking suuuuuuuuucks.
That's what I was saying. Lucchesi could have at least helped in that department. Instead, they keep this turkey.
And this is why it’s hard for me to get behind Stearns. His decision making is iffy. And his pen additions are god awful.
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They couldn’t use Lucchesi as their lefty out of the pen? This dude fucking suuuuuuuuucks.
That's what I was saying. Lucchesi could have at least helped in that department. Instead, they keep this turkey.
And this is why it’s hard for me to get behind Stearns. His decision making is iffy. And his pen additions are god awful.
I hear you. Stearns strikes me as a guy who surrounds himself with good people and makes decent hires, but his personnel decisions ain't the best. He has a reputation for building good pens coming here, but he hasn't shown it here thus far. Lopez could've helped this club too, but instead they chucked him because he chucked his glove. I wanna hear what happened with Lucchesi to make them dump him.
This offense and starting pitching are really clicking. The pen is just so bad now it's hard to wrap your head around. I've never seen a team blow or almost blow so many 4,5,6 run leads.
This offense and starting pitching are really clicking. The pen is just so bad now it's hard to wrap your head around. I've never seen a team blow or almost blow so many 4,5,6 run leads.
They're going to a 6-man rotation when Senga comes back. Stearns already said so. Odds are Peterson and Scott are going to remain in the rotation.
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MLB.com - Gameday Wrap
MLB Scoreboard for July 12th
Live Gameday Box Score for the Braves @ Padres game going on now
Good point. They did. Braves just beat the Padres. The Mets are ahead of them both now!
Also might be an interesting time to go back to last year’s draft class and do a report card of players progress so far. I don’t follow the minors closely but would appreciate your take on Houlk, Sproat, and the rest.
Thanks for these threads. They are among my favorites on this site!
Also might be an interesting time to go back to last year’s draft class and do a report card of players progress so far. I don’t follow the minors closely but would appreciate your take on Houlk, Sproat, and the rest.
Thanks for these threads. They are among my favorites on this site!
Good question. My plan was to start an All-Star Break and Draft thread right after the last game. I suppose we're using the Minor League thread for the draft stuff, but didn't really think about it too much. My take on the guys you mentioned isn't as good as what you'll hear from Dan, Eric, and GF, They know the minors better than I do. Check out our minors threads do. I post them at the start of each series thread. I'll post a question to the group now about the ASB and Draft and see what everyone says.
I'm really looking forward to Sproat's growth. I think we've got something with him. He wasn't drafted twice by the Mets by accident. We could see him with the big club as soon as next year the way things are progressing with him I recall San pointing out to me in the minors thread for July or June.
I'm going to make an All-Star Break thread for the 4 days in which the All-Star Break will take place (July 15th to the 18th). I wasn't sure though if we could combine it with draft stuff or just leave that exclusively as part of the minors threads. What say you guys since we're only two days away from the ASB and only 1 day away from the draft itself (July 14th the 16th)?
I'm going to make an All-Star Break thread for the 4 days in which the All-Star Break will take place (July 15th to the 18th). I wasn't sure though if we could combine it with draft stuff or just leave that exclusively as part of the minors threads. What say you guys since we're only two days away from the ASB and only 1 day away from the draft itself (July 14th the 16th)?
I say let's do a draft thread. It's always fun to look back at the archive to see what we were all saying. I'm going to be away rest of weekend but during the ASB I'll try to do some comments on the farm and draft from last year. It's a good time to look back at everything while we have no games to discuss.
As always thanks for creating everything Optimus!
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Should we do a draft thread or just use the Minor League thread for that stuff?
I'm going to make an All-Star Break thread for the 4 days in which the All-Star Break will take place (July 15th to the 18th). I wasn't sure though if we could combine it with draft stuff or just leave that exclusively as part of the minors threads. What say you guys since we're only two days away from the ASB and only 1 day away from the draft itself (July 14th the 16th)?
I say let's do a draft thread. It's always fun to look back at the archive to see what we were all saying. I'm going to be away rest of weekend but during the ASB I'll try to do some comments on the farm and draft from last year. It's a good time to look back at everything while we have no games to discuss.
As always thanks for creating everything Optimus!
No problem dude! Do you suggest I start a draft thread today? We may as well. I'll do two threads: one for the All-Star Break and random thoughts, as if it were just another series thread. The Draft thread could be it's own thing. That cool? What do you think?
Solid! The Yanks/O's game today is gonna be fun! Did you peep that fight yesterday? Wild stuff man! Great point about the futures game. Sproat's in it if I recall correctly.. I'll create it now while I have time. I'm gonna be out and about later on today after posting the lineups, so this is my chance. Thanks for the input :-) Enjoy B-Mo'!
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Yup sounds good! Futures game is today as well but doubtful I'll get to watch. Draft tomorrow so now's perfect time to start one. I'll be down in Balt all day tomorrow so probably won't contribute much until Monday. Will catch Os/Yanks while there.
Solid! The Yanks/O's game today is gonna be fun! Did you peep that fight yesterday? Wild stuff man! Great point about the futures game. Sproat's in it if I recall correctly.. I'll create it now while I have time. I'm gonna be out and about later on today after posting the lineups, so this is my chance. Thanks for the input :-) Enjoy B-Mo'!
Yup. Hyde had all the right to be pissed after the Yanks were whining last series about judge getting hit.