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Westheim · 07-30-2022, 01:02 PM

It was the era of the five aces. Harvey, deGrom, Syndergaard, Matzie, Wheeler. Yes, they went all in order exactly once, ever, not just in '16, *EVER*, but the pitching was usually not the question mark for those Mets. Even the back end was formidable.

But the absolute direness of the Mets lineups of 2015-16, even when they were WINNING, is something that still boggles even Mets fans' minds. This was the unofficial low point. And yes, kids, that team went on to win the damn penannt three months later.

Well, it took the first of 16 trades for Kelly Johnson (and Juan Uribe), and especially the trade for a certain Yoenis C. from Detroit, and the Rally Parakeet! But they pulled it off. Somehow.

07-30-2022, 01:02 PM	#1509
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,064	It was the era of the five aces. Harvey, deGrom, Syndergaard, Matzie, Wheeler. Yes, they went all in order exactly once, ever, not just in '16, EVER, but the pitching was usually not the question mark for those Mets. Even the back end was formidable. But the absolute direness of the Mets lineups of 2015-16, even when they were WINNING, is something that still boggles even Mets fans' minds. This was the unofficial low point. And yes, kids, that team went on to win the damn penannt three months later. Well, it took the first of 16 trades for Kelly Johnson (and Juan Uribe), and especially the trade for a certain Yoenis C. from Detroit, and the Rally Parakeet! But they pulled it off. Somehow. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.