Mets

[BBGiovanni]

I'm mostly with you guys, I don't think Crow-Armstrong is a huge loss, but Baez doesn't pitch and Williams is already in Syracuse.

And as I'm typing this, Banda has put guys on 2nd and 3rd in the 9th with no outs. I suppose Carrasco was reassuring but I didn't actually see him pitch. Seems like a pretty short leash but I suppose either that will improve (fast) or it won't matter. Especially since deGrom certainly sounds like toast for the rest of the season at least.

And there's the two run bomb.

[Westheim]

Jacob deGrom experienced additional inflammation in his right elbow after throwing a bullpen session on Thursday -- a light session in which he let loose toward the end to test his arm, reaching around 98 mph with his fastball, according to a person briefed on the session. The Mets plan to shut deGrom down for two weeks before beginning his ramp-up process again. That will require at least another two weeks and possibly more, making September the best-case return target for deGrom.

https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/jacob-...earm-tightness

Ya. Season over. For the team as a whole.

But at least we loaded up on another completely useless bat...

[Amazin69]

Yeah, "September at best" isn't exactly great news for Jake, or the team.

After having India hit his first pitch halfway to Pakistan, Carrasco's next 57 pitches were great. Of course, pulling him after 58 pitches doesn't exactly scream "ready", but maybe he'll be going six before the end of August.

I'd certainly rather have Carrasco than Trevor Williams (who was NOT happy to get sent down) but what does it say that you ended up with ZERO pitchers good enough for the big club? Other than "yikes"?

And then Zack Scott was on the broadcast saying "you're not going to replace Jacob deGrom", as if we're too stupid to comprehend that there's an entire league of pitchers who might not be Jake-level…but who are better than Stocky Robert Stock. Sheesh.

Amazing that we have 12 arms in the pen (or whatever) and we end up trusting the 9th inning of a close game to…Anthony Banda. In his 2nd inning of work. Which Rojas actually planned on, working the double-switch to get Banda out of the 9-hole.

Yes, yes, save the arms…but you could do that by not showing up and taking the forfeit, too. At some point you might want to actually TRY to win the game. Just saying.

I do want to say that I know Baez is a great fielder and a skilled baserunner. But still.

I just hope that, rather than Nimmo having to give #9 (Baez's preferred number) off of his back, Rojas has the class to offer Baez #19 off of his own back. Because, let's face it, he might not need it much longer, anyway.

Great Moments in Broadcasting: bottom of the 8th inning, and McCann, double-switched into the 9-spot, singles with one out. First Met to reach base after 15 straight retired.

Keith says that this is great because now Alonso will hit this inning. Somehow missing that there are only 2 outs left in the inning, and Pete is still 3 batters away. (Nimmo, McNeil and then Pete). Sheesh.

Gary "corrects" him…but only by telling Keith a double-play is possible. Double-Sheesh.

(Nimmo walks, McNeil hits a loud foul but then pops up, Pete hits into a force play. So much for that "rally".)

Oh, and the less said about the return of the quasi-racist black uniforms, the better. Did Charlie "Back of the Truck" Samuels break out of prison, or something?

(Yes, yes, it's extremely unlikely that Samuels went to prison to begin with. But let me dream…)

[Déjà Bru]

Cool come from behind win!

[pilight]

Mets don't plan to sign their first round pick

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...am-sources-say

[Westheim]

I can't have nice things.

Ever.

[Déjà Bru]

Wow, on two counts:
1) What could possibly be wrong with his arm that was not evident before, and
2) The Mets had no inkling of it when they drafted him?

[Westheim]

The Mets are just a dumb franchise, stupid through and through. The arm is likely what made him drop to #10 in the first place. Only the Mets didn't get it, as usual.

[Magus978]

Why can't I ever root for a team that's run like a competent franchise? Why am I cursed to forever cheer for loser franchises?

*bangs head against wall repeatedly*

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Magus978

Why can't I ever root for a team that's run like a competent franchise? Why am I cursed to forever cheer for loser franchises?

*bangs head against wall repeatedly*

Tell me about it.

- Mets
- Werder Bremen
- Ferrari F1 for decades (now a Lando Norris fanboy, and McLaren is just as hopeless)
- BMW wherever they're attempting to race

Then I remember that I manage the Raccoons just as retartedly and it all evens out in the end.

First in runs scored with May almost over (and with 4.88 runs per game), which still doesn’t sound like a Raccoons thing. We are also having the problem of neither Waters nor Carreno getting it together. Derek Baskins led off the last two days, but that of course means that you have to make room in the outfield, and putting Maldonado at short takes a bit of defense away on the infield.

Baskins also isn’t the ideal leadoff hitter, but Waters has one of the worst OBP on the team, barely scraping above .300 (Manny actually has the worst, wickedly). Carreno’s no better. Cruz has a .429 in reduced time, while Ayala, he of the 18-game hitting streak, is reaching base at a .452 rate. Cristiano is begging me to put him in the #1 hole, but I hate listening to Cristiano and his colorful charts just as much as I hate putting a slow runner in the leadoff spot. – Come on, Cristiano, we’re first in runs scored even WITH Waters hitting leadoff! How bad can it be!? – (is shown a chart) – *So* bad?

Matt Waters will totally be back in the leadoff spot.

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by Magus978

Why can't I ever root for a team that's run like a competent franchise? Why am I cursed to forever cheer for loser franchises?

*bangs head against wall repeatedly*

Because that's why people root for the Dodgers. And kick puppies.

I knew NY sports were meant for me when I decided to adopt the Jets as my new concussionball team when I arrived in town. Leon Hess announced he was hiring Rich Kotite to coach because he wanted to "win now" {read in Cryptkeeper rasp} and they won. A whole game.

The Mets are like a combination of a cult, a telenovela, and an improv comedy troupe. It's an addictive mix!

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by BBGiovanni

The Mets are like a combination of a cult, a telenovela, and an improv comedy troupe. It's an addictive mix!

Oh god, the Raccoons ARE the Mets ...!!

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by Westheim

Oh god, the Raccoons ARE the Mets ...!!

I was completely unsurprised when I discovered your fictional project had led you down the blue and orange path!

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by BBGiovanni

I was completely unsurprised when I discovered your fictional project had led you down the blue and orange path!

I was on the Mets train first, so they are to blame for everything, including trading Dennis Fried's Hall of Fame career for three games' worth of Raúl Castillo.

Meanwhile, this was a shockingly inept L. Off to the fishtank then, where nothing good ever happens to the Mets (kinda like the Raccoons an San Francisco or Boston...).

Sigh.

[Magus978]

Kumar Rocker goes unsigned. Mets essentially punted the draft.

Bad day to be a Mets fan, and it'll be a bad month when the Mets fall out of first before my birthday. Should have done nothing at the deadline and just punted the season like I had predicted they would.

A failure to clean house after this season should be looked at as the acceptance of incompetence and mediocrity, and we as fans deserve so much better.

Fire Rojas, fire Sandy, fire Zack Scott, let someone else massively overpay for the automatic outs that are Conforto and Baez (you know they will, even with how much of a disaster Conforto's been). While we're at it, fire the entire medical staff. It's like Dr. Death Ray Ramirez never left.

[Amazin69]

I. The Mets cannot score runs.
II. The Mets cannot stop their opponents from scoring runs.

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but this doesn't look like a good combination.

"I didn't jump; I took a tiny step…and there conclusions were." —Buffy Summers

For those who didn't watch the disaster, er, game, Mets pitchers walked 8 Reds. Including Miguel Castro walking the opposing pitcher.

With two outs.
And the bases loaded.
On four pitches.

At one point, Mets "pitching" had gone to three-ball counts on 11 out of the previous 12 Cincy hitters. Are you sh*tting me?

MLB: We love you, Mets! Look at this easy-peasy July schedule we dreamed up! Seven straight games with Pittsburgh…you know they're toast. And then you go to Cincinnati, and you always win there. And then an 11-game homestand! Time to get hot and open up that lead, right?

METS: go 10-11

MLB: Well, that didn't go so well. But at least you've got four games with Miami to straighten things out, now.

Rojas: Hold my cerveza.

[Boomcoach]

At least Jesse Winker is continuing his relationship with the Mets left-field fans. Fun to see players and fans be able to interact without it turning ugly.

[Westheim]

If there's ever a good day to go to the office and be drunk already, it's today.

Unfortunately, I'm a teetotaler.

Man, I can't get a break, huh??

[TheMaus2]

they should have paid Rocker. if I were a billionaire i would simply invest all my money into acquiring talent and worry about the rest later. cant believe there are so many mets fans caping for cohen right now

[Magus978]

Party's over for Tylor Megill. Pretty much guaranteed that the Mets will drop out of 1st place in the next 7-14 days, and they'll never see it again this season.

Clean house yesterday.