Saturday, August 20, 2016 • 4:15 p.m. (ET)
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
RHP Bartolo Colon (10-7, 3.38) vs. LHP Matt Moore (7-9, 4.14)
SNY • FS1 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets are 1-4 on their 10-game road trip and are 3-7 in their last 10 games. New York is 13-21 since the All-Star break and 29-32 on the road. The last time the Mets were two games under .500 was after the game on April 16 (4-6). They look to reverse the slide this afternoon as Bartolo Colon takes the mound against Matt Moore.
Before the game the Mets activated Jim Henderson off the disabled list and optioned Erik Goeddel to the Las Vegas 51s. Henderson allowed four runs on eight hits with five strikeouts in five innings in his latest rehab stint for the 51s. He gives the Mets a fresh arm as he’s pitched only once in the last five days.
Mets Lineup
- Jose Reyes – 3B
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Neil Walker – 2B
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Justin Ruggiano – CF
- Alejandro De Aza – RF
- Bartolo Colon – RHP
Giants Lineup
- Denard Span – CF
- Angel Pagan – LF
- Brandon Belt – 1B
- Buster Posey – C
- Brandon Crawford – SS
- Hunter Pence – RF
- Eduardo Nunez – 3B
- Joe Panik – 2B
- Matt Moore – LHP
Bartolo is 10-7 over 25 games and 24 starts over 138.1 innings with a 3.38 ERA. He’s coming off of a rough start where he allowed 5 runs, 2 earned over 9 hits and 4.0 innings after two solid starts in a row where he allowed 2 runs over 13.2 innings. Last year he faced the Giants once allowing 3 runs, 2 earned over 6.0 innings with 10 hits. The Giants have the following numbers against Bartolo:
Span 2-14
Pence 6-11, 2B, 2 HR
Pagan 4-12, 2B
Crawford 4-9
Blanco 4-10
Posey 3-7, 2B
Belt 2-8, HR
Panik 2-4
The Mets get a look at Matt Moore this afternoon who was traded at the deadline this year for a package of prospects and Matt Duffy. Moore, the long time Ray, has been exactly average over his three starts with the Giants going 0-2 over 18.0 innings allowing 9 ER.
With the Rays this season he was 7-7 over 21 starts and 130.0 innings with a 4.08 ERA. Since he was with the Rays for the vast majority of his career, it is not a surprise that this afternoon with be Matt’s first start against the Mets, however there are quite a few Mets who have seen him before in a game:
Cabrera 1-8
De Aza 3-6
Granderson 0-7, 3 K’s
Reyes 0-7
Cespedes 2-6, 3B
K Johnson 2-5, 2B
Ruggiano 2-4, 2B, HR
Let’s Go Mets!
Well this is different
This works. Lol
Congrats to the US Women’s National Basketball team
I guess I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t open any articles. Off to a promising start
I was worried it was my wifi.
It’s weird because it was only the articles that wouldn’t open, not the homepage
LGM
Party of 3 so far
I couldn’t get past the main page with either browser on either computer, so the only thing i was worried about was Joe D.
I’m sure some more will show up
Reyes looks really good. If he can just walk a tiny bit more he’d be golden.
If no one else shows up we need to get this thread to about 1500 comments by ourselves
I usually post 50-150 times or so in the game threads.
Yay it works here! Hello all
But will it cut down on the trolling?
hopefully yes
It wasn’t opening with any device including my phone. Knew it had to be down. Any idea what happened?
Clearly I don’t comment much but it is amazing how weird it was not to have this going during a game. LGM
yep
This works. How the heck did you all find your way here?
For those not on Twitter, Joe D. posted an hour ago saying that they’re working on fixing the site.
The question is: will the trolls find us here?
Does anyone else really not understand the Giants giving up Matt Duffy for Matt Moore
Twitter
Oh come on man
All I know is something happened with the servers. I read a tweet from MMO 25 minutes ago saying that (but posted 4 hours ago).
It says go to metsminors on MMO
This has to stop.
Ahh ok I’m not on twiiter. I emailed Joe.
YES YOENIS
Thanks Cabrera.
I’ll repeat this comment later…on the pregame radio interview Collins said he pulled Lugo because he felt like “the third time around the order we were playing with fire. But he had 2 outs and a PH up (Gregor Blanco) who was batting .220 against RHP and .246 against LHP. Terry fell right into the trap. he brought Blevns in which allowed Bochy to get the favorable matchup. I could stomach it if bringing in Blevins to face the right-handed batter had been the right move BUT HE DIDN’T EVEN LOOK AT THE SPLITS AND NEITHER DID HIS BENCH COACH. He should have left Lugo in to face Blanco and that would have been the end of the inning.
And THAT was ugly.
So when we lose by 1 run is this game on TC, Alderson, or Cabrera?
That must have just happened it wasn’t there 10 min ago.
We need Bob Geren back
Cabrera, Cabrera, Cabrera….
Come on Neil
urg
LGM!
Close.
people slowly trickling in
Geez. . . even MMO is under a dark cloud. I thought my spam blocker was preventing me from commenting.
We need Collins gone. There’s a new petition. It showed up in last night’s game thread.
Hey a run!
yep it went up like as the game started
HR time, Flores.
It should be bases loaded and no outs, thanks Cabrera
A single would do it just fine at this point lol
TC didn’t like the comments and pulled the plug on the MMO server. . .
Teams that make careless mistakes are not managed well. They know there will be no consequence for a bonehead play. Cabrera will be right back in there tmw – not even yelled or anything.
HR OR BUST!
Bleh
The Matt Moore trade baffles me
In his wheelhouse. Should have been a homer there.
TDA has been swinging better of late
I get acquiring him as a buy low, relatively high upside guy, but they gave up so much. Matt Duffy alone was worth more than Moore
He just came off the DL, he’s trying to make something happen. Unfortunately he didn’t learn from Reyes last night
I would’ve rioted if I were a Giants fan
Cabrera !!!!
:0
Good call.
Wow an umpire actually making the correct call on a check swing
Walker’s leaving tomorrow. http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/196701630/neil-walker-returns-to-mets-lineup-vs-giants/
this will be Moore’s 30th pitch
nothing’s allowed to go right…
Awful
damnit Cabrera and TDA
Guys that was cabrearas fault
Ugly cut TDA
3 hits, a walk, and 1 run. You’d think it was impossible
am i really about to waste 3 hours watching this flaming turd of a team again?
It’d be nice if it kept certain people from commenting
Terry is thinking about pulling Bartolo here to set up the lefty lefty
Telling inning. The guys that did good that inning are the ones to keep for next season. Reyes, Cespedes and Walker. Everyone else can go elsewhere.
Atleast he’s upto 30 pitches. Thats a start.
Hopefully the baby will come soon, be healthy, and he’ll come back soon and happy. Everyone wins.
This game is rated R. They do not want any young ballplayers picking up any bad habits
Got to protect the lead and play the match ups – get niese ready terry
Yes because you feel compelled to no matter what
Cardinals score?
physical errors are okay, they happen to everyone and you need to accept that
Mental errors are unacceptable because they are 100% preventable
does it matter?
I’m ready for this year to be over. The only reason I’m watching is because I like baseball.
Yes if you want to get to the wildcard
Anyone else see the tweets from Mark Simon about how many K calls Posey got in last night’s game? This is the one from the Ruggiano AB. https://twitter.com/msimonespn/status/766650562125426688
I kept getting 404 errors, if that means anything
I’m really optimistic but come on man
I was tripping I thought I was banned for some bs
Colon ready to dominate.
What happened to MMO?
Let’s get a couple of games over 500 before we worry about other teams
2007
That Cabrera thing was so unnecessary too. Nothing you can do about TdA striking out 3 times on one AB I guess
it had a mental error just like the mets
I’m still waiting for one of Alderson’s Mets teams to have a top 10 offense in baseball throughout a season.
Hacked by the Cerrone-TC-Metro-NYMsource-Izzy cult.
they should ban pitch framing.
Mental errors galore!
I half wondered if an angry, oft-banned poster may have been up to something.
on the bright side we had a top 10 offense two nights ago by scoring 7 runs
on the down side we still lost
https://twitter.com/msimonespn/status/766648531952238593
Poor communication – another thing a good manager would address
Ruggiano should keep away from Ces.
doubt it
Everyone does the fist bump these days. Well, it’s actually been shown to be more hygienic
They really can’t ban it. They should go to computerized K zone.
That Ruggiano Cespedes dynamic is likely to cause a blip.
Is there a worse Twitter account than Rich Macleod?
Could’ve also been Kraney.
In other words, everyone you can’t stand. Now THAT’S a conspiracy theory
Wow, glad to find all of you.
4 hours without MMO, is…not good.
I had to talk to my family. It was awful.
Hey_Its_Don
Good call.
Make up call by the first base umpire cause he knew that was in the zone
Joe D didn’t pay the bills I take it?
Lol that guy must be very popular out there
Metro is the only one that could maybe get a little leverage, but does anybody like any of those guys?
considering the homepage opens I doubt it
Joe D. said
“we had a major power outage and many of our files were destroyed. We are trying to resolve the issues as fast as we can.”
I bet Brian is loving this. He most likely thinks this is a conspiracy from the Mets to make us focus on the minors instead of the majors.
Anyone else think Bruce is a mental midget?
The Negative Nuggets can’t be stopped, but we can ignore them. I know the Positive Pears still have some hope left.
I’m going to post this a few times today, because i want everyone to see this great example of the depths of Terry’s incompetence:
O+n the pregame radio interview Collins said he pulled Lugo because he
felt like “the third time around the order we were playing with fire.”
But he had 2 outs and a PH up (Gregor Blanco) who was batting .220
against RHP and .246 against LHP. Terry fell right into the trap. he
brought Blevns in which allowed Bochy to get the favorable matchup. I
could stomach it if bringing in Blevins to face the right-handed batter
had been the right move BUT HE DIDN’T EVEN LOOK AT THE SPLITS AND
NEITHER DID HIS BENCH COACH. He should have left Lugo in to face Blanco
and that would have been the end of the inning.
Yes.
Why is de Aza playing over Granderson one day after grandy hit a HR?
In fact – with ruggiano and Johnson capable of playing OF, isn’t TJ a better bench piece than de Aza?
LGM!
Sending TJ down was one of Sandy’s worst roster moves of the year. he HAS to bite the bullet and let DFAza go, $6 million or not
Keith: “Nice California Girls on the organ between innings.”
Why do I think that might not be the first time he’s said that?
Poor AB.
What happened to MMO?
2015: deGrom, Harvey, Syndergaard, Matz, Colon
2019: Szapucki, Dunn, Merandy Gonzalez, Harol Gonzalez, Colon
Are they brothers?
Big sexy homer time!
No.
Damn that would’ve been cool
hopefully deGrom and Thor would still be there
I’m pretty sure he didn’t even notice the double entendre
MLYM GELBS trying to troll
Cut de Aza
Your bench is;
Flores
KJ
TJ
Rivera
Ruggiano
U have 2 guys who can play OF and one who can play CF
There is absolutely no need for a 190 hitter in this team
it broke due to negativity and Jay Bruce’s mental weakness
Idk for real though
The guys in the truck likely had to take a break.
lmao how was that not a strike
Career walk #2?
aw
Can you tell the difference between those observing the reality that is the Mets and those being “Negative Nuggets?”
I’m at a baby shower, without MMO I was thinking of who to take out and make it interesting….
How so?
Someone said Matt Cerone hacked the site ?
Gary said it himself the other night–everyone wants to hear what Keith will say next. He’s a wild card
Is Merandy Gonzalez lefty or righty?
Lol. Bart giving Moore the strikeout and he still manages to give him 6 pitches
what happened to MMO
Mat cerrona hacked
Servers down, also Happy Gilmore?
RHP, but Szapucki is a LHP, so it evens out.
Says you.
Way to give up that out, Bart. That at bat is the epitome of the road trip.
Dont worry i found the site and will continue to spread my pessimism here
Why is de Aza still on this team???????????
Or your weird obsession with WFAN.
basically what we have now then
$$$$$$
I know you were up waiting for my call at 3:11am last night to the FAN.
Hi!
I think your Joe B. From WFAN
what’d you ask about at 3 am?
I dont ask I RANT !
We have no defense
what’d you rant about at 3 am?
Probably be only about a million now…should’ve been done when it was $4M left.
You have no filter.
which makes sense when we having a pitching based team
We don’t have many things 🙂
Lol don’t you need get ready for school ?
Anyone else disgusted with this team? The franchise is rutterless.
LOL well that was a strange excursion to get here.
Trading for Nunez and then trading Duffy for Moore was a very calculated move by Evans, their GM. This is just a good organization.
My school days have been over for a few years now, thank you very much.
Maybe the Mets have better luck with game thread here. 🙂
we’ll only lose 7-1 this time
Oh form the way you write i thought you were a high schooler
Mazzili was know for taking circuitous routes. Did your cap fall off getting here?
That’s okay.
Adam Rubin report: “the party is almost over”
Ahh… but they overpaid for Will Smith.
The irony of this comment
Anyone considering moving to the Castro District ?
How did you find this url?
That is true.
I wish I would have thought to check Twitter. Duh.
Now I feel bad for reaching out to Joe directly via email. He must have been super busy with issues, but he still found time to reply to me.
hard to trust relievers from bad teams
Nice!
Take a seat.
Nunez was replaced by Headley? Not one of Cashmans better decisions.
Cmon colon you suck
If Terry had put a bunt on in that situation the board would have blown up.
Gomez going to the Rangers.
Collins, Teufel, Bones and Long will be let go after the season apparently. No word on Ray Ramirez as of yet.
Lucroy doing great over there.
Shirtless guy to the left of Bartolo is moderately disturbing
NICE
Nice play!
Hopefully.
Alderson would be nice too.
Men in San Francisco walk around shirtless and in chaps. True story.
Add me. But they chased after him for two years, so that makes them…
He’s clearly doing it to be a dick. Toss him.
In the Castro.
I stopped at Wendy’s on the way a few nights ago. 12 dollars for two double cheeseburgers. There’s a reason I never go there. Lol
1-2-3?
gotta go 4 for 4 deal
This team is just ridiculous. Cannot wait for this season to end.
Maybe if I was 10.
Youre a cheapskate huh bro ?
I am.
You probably are
Very sad.
I had such high hopes coming into the season.
I prefer Wendy’s over McDonald’s and Burger King
Burger king is the worst of the 3
I go to subway much more often than the others
Who can afford to live in SF?
Who didn’t?
Wendy’s is number one. I’d put Burger King 2nd and McDonald’s last, but I go to McDonald’s the most because it’s the cheapest.
Terrible clowns wont even manage to play Wilpons “meaningful games” in September. Just a travesty the way this year spun out of control.
It’s not nearly enough food for me.
then buy it twice
Citi will be empty going forward.
Bunt!!!
I’ve been getting the 4 for 4, then getting an extra sandwich after that.
Wonder how Francesa is going to spin this on Monday. “Theres no way the Mets wont win at least 90 games” he proclaimed in March.
Reyes looking rejuvenated.
Steal of third w/no one out. Please don’t make a practice of this.
Reyes has just taken the team stolen base lead.
Why is de Aza on this team over:
A. Conforto
B. Nimmo
C. TJ Rivera
D. Ty Kelly
E. Reynolds
Hope they learned their lesson about keeping the servers in their own homes.
its a great quick meal. wish I had a Wendey’s by work but then of course id be colon size at the end of it
Pathetic.
Fire Terry
Because you can play De Aza once a week and not care about his development after that.
Did he surpass Wright ?
A good quick meal, but I stop for dinner, not a snack.
Lagares.
Why does other teams DA’s make ridiculous catches where they misplay the ball?
He also said the mets had to sign Murphy but now says he understands why they didn’t
I could play once a week and u certainly don’t need to worry about my development
Good news is it only took him 25 games to get 5 stolen bases.
Enough of these singles and sacrifices. Hit the damn ball out of the ballpark ya pansies.
Bomb!
dinner can be a quick meal sometimes
That’s cause you suck
Wow that was a monster shot!
Terry Collins planning to shave his head after the game in a last ditch effort to get the team going.
He looks 100% to me.
Ces heard you.
Can’t believe some people didn’t want him back
Nice to have Ces back. LGM
He needs to come back next season
Absolute rocket by Yo nice to see him back in the swing of things
We missed him big time
should have DL him weeks ago
He should have been cut months ago.
Our team needs to get younger in terms of position players
Loney – 32
Walker – 30 (almost 31)
Cabrera – 30
Wright – 33
Duda – 30
Granderson – 35
Cespedes – 30
Ruggiano – 34
Johnson – 34
Reyes – 33
De Aza – 32
R. Rivera – 33
I get there’s some people on the way, but this is just ridiculous
That one gets to the green IMO
In n out is better than all those places.
DLed during the all Star break. This management is incompetent
#BringBackYo
Terry loves his vets way too much. He’s thinking of getting Juilio franco to play first
I love me some #Reyesruns
Hopefully Conforto and Nimmo can establish themselves next year.
Have to no other question about it
Im eyeing Will Venable in case he leaves. Also release Granderson hes washed
Agreed he should have been I blame terry for letting him say he can play through it
We need to go 40-0 to get to 100 wins.
Starts today.
I really hope they bring back Cespedes. They must, actually.
that only happens with a new manger
I think we have a good shot.
The future doesnt look so bright now. Maybe he doesnt want to come back?
I have no doubt that Cespedes will be re-signed
Terry is a Muppet. Can’t get Harvey out of the game. Says familia is not available then pitches him and he blows the save and the game
Why?
They have to. Him, Walker and Reyes should all be brought back.
Has to be done at whatever it takes. It’d be different if Rosario was a CF.
The Bruce deal worries me and grandy has one More year
terry wont give young players a fair shake
Reyes will definitely be back. Even if he sucks the rest of the season.
Keith well versed on sharks
I doubt that’ll impact it much. Bruce may not even be brought back at all.
This team needs all the offense it can get. It needs Cespedes just for starters.
They have him for the minimum again next year so it’s a win win. They got him for nothing.
How did everyone find out about game thread on Mets minors? Joe replied to my email. Ya know MMO was hacked over night?
Conforto didn’t get a fair shake this year?
Supposedly Cerrone did it to get more traffic on his site
Loney won’t be back.
Wright is 102
Grandy will be traded
Ruggy, DeAza, Rivera, KJ don’t matter
I saw on the home page the game thread was on here. I clicked the link and it gave me the same 404 error. Just now thought to actually come to the website
I saw them tweet out the MetsMinors game thread
Then there was no point of that trade
I don’t think they should unless he really shows something to end the season. They traded Herrera for him so they’ll look bad but screw it. He just doesn’t fit this lineup properly.
Huh–I was drumming and forgot to pull up the game on Gameday on my phone. I heard cheering and I thought the Giants were making their fans happy. i come out and we’ve added to our lead. Nice surprise. Then Span does his thing.
Well came on and span homers. Maybe I should get off?
Yeah
He’s a #5 hitter. He should not hit any higher than that. Next years 1-2-3-4-5 should be: Reyes-Walker-Cespedes-Duda-Bruce
They will pick up his option regardless.
Terry brought you in too early!
#splashhitdiscrimination
Hi dynamite,
If your own friends can’t be honest with ya. 🙂
Who’s playing CF?
Let’s go Mets!
Colon needs to teach the young arms how to bounce back from adversity. Solo HR, no problem. Come right back at them
I’m little sexy, literally!
Let’s get that run back and tack on 39 more. Let’s Go Mets
And how to stay healthy.
Yeah I know it’s obvious but he’s been so terrible then he also blocks Conforto for next season if they do infact bring back Yo. Maybe they’ll pick up his option and flip him to another team.
thats the only one. Familia lagaras flores matt dendecker. those are the ones I can think of quick when they where equivalent points in there career to conforto
Cespedes or Conforto. Grandy will be traded.
We always need more bullpen arms. Try out please!
And that baseball can be an old, fat man’s game too!
Possible, I expect Duda to be traded or non tendered with Bruce at 1b.
I won $1000 bucks from a doritos contest. Siiiick.
They’re in for some competition.
2017:
LF Conforto
CF Cespedes
RF Bruce
3B Wright
SS Cabrera
2B Reyes
1B Duda
C D’Arnaud
Bench:
Nimmo
Johnson
Flores
Cecchini
Plawecki
SP DeGrom
SP Syndergaard
SP Harvey
SP Matz
SP Wheeler
CP Familia
SU Reed
RP Robles
RP Blevins
RP Colon/Lugo
FA Reliever
FA Reliever
Or Conforto/Cespy in CF but I doubt it.
Moore really doesn’t have much today TDA should pound that down and away change up to RCF get a triple out of it
That’s a lot of iTunes songs for you. 🙂
Bruce will be back.
More like a 1000 dollar prepaid debit card 😉
Just missed it.
Hit the gym
Hi ill,
I’m also a load of bull when it comes to getting outs.
So what’s wrong with the regular site?
Do you really wanna risk pissing off Yo and him signing somewhere else just so you can accommodate Bruce? Conforto is not a true CFer.
Lagares and Flores got plenty of chances, they just didn’t take advantage.
Absolutely Joey. Who needs the gym. 😉
Walker walks?
Hacked over night.
reyes is the better SS, you think mets eat grandys last year?
I just figured this out lol
Connor was watching porno and someone hacked his computer and got the admin password
lol @ Gelbs “critical series coming up”
I think it’s one or the other between Neil and Yoenis. Unrealistic to expect both.
Bruce playing 1st makes sense under the circumstances. I could see that.
I think Grandy is traded.
with what consistent playing time
I don’t like that. That’s a lot of offense to give up.
Throw in Plawecki while you’re at it. Could not grab the brass ring.
Lol I’m pretty sure they can afford both.
Lord Sir Cricket changed the date to 1916.
40th Met HR for Cespedes. I’m hoping one day I can comment about his 100th Met HR.
The server was in Hillarys home
Bad bench. Let the kids play in AAA. And bring back Colon.
I’d rather let Bruce walk and bring back Duda.
Looks like a 3rd place team.
Not really. Not really at all.
How many AB did he do that in?
Nope
Hi Keith,
You’re so right. Years ago signed a one-year contract. Others came out looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger, I came out looking like Dom Delouise.
With that rotation? Hell nah
Classy
It’s very small in the grand scheme of the team but it’s time to get a legitimate back-up catcher.
They’re the same player, but Duda walks a lot more. Duda is the safer bet for steady production (injury aside).
Gyms are for young people. Im married and middle aged. Dont care how I appear anymore.
Totally agree. I wouldn’t mind launching Plawecki into outer space.
Not sure, but 153 games.
They need a legit starting catcher.
Get Wieters and let he and TDA share time there and 1b.
D’Arnaud is fine.
If that pitching staff is healthy, the Mets will go places.
That’s pretty solid right there.
I don’t like Wieters much at all.
He’s definitely not. When he can hit and stay healthy a full season then he’ll be fine.
What about Ed Coleman’s appearance?
Cool, I do.
I would sign Ramos.
I like Wieters. I like Ramos more.
Hi Connor,
You weren’t watching porno. You werebeing seduced!
Brady Anderson and Barry Bonds (trivia answer)
No way. That’s a contract year fluke if I’ve ever seen one.
:0
Not really, I’m not sure what Duda you get. Cespedes isn’t re-signing to play CF.
It’s crazy how much a healthy Harvey deepens that rotation. That’s a scary 1-4 if he’s right.
I always catch your answers and seem to always miss the question. LOL
Lasik eye surgery magic.
568
By the time this game ends, this thread should have more posts then all other aticles on mets minors combined.
Nice!
Hes relatively lean but his skin is sun damaged and dried out. Bags under eyes. Hes definitely married and has also given up on how he looks.
Forget Ces, we gotta get DFAza back
Ramos was struggling with injuries but they guy could always hit. He’s gonna be good for years to come.
2 players who had 50 HR and 50 SB in different seasons
That or a trip to Biogenesis Tony.
Lagares and Flores both had plenty of consistent playing time and had to eventually ride the pine because of it.
Hi mazz,
Jeopardy!
Hmmm. Definitely Bonds.
De Aza should not be on this team. Captain obvious comment I know.
How many dark helmets can you buy with that?
Happy to find everyone here. Nice to see Ces go yard
I prefer it when the other teams hit into DPs not the Mets
Lineup needs improvement and a better insurance policy for Wright.
Captain obvious
Who are Brady Anderson and Barry Bonds?
Lmao
Here’s a nice surprise!
Until he hurts himself again
Ramos will cost 2 times more at least.
Too expensive and will cost a pick.
Ramos will cost 2 times more at least.
Replay has got to go away
LOL yes. I should have guessed the question. I would have said, Players whose hat size went up three sizes in one season.
SNy gets extra commercial break. More money.
That was weird.
Anyone like the idea of outlawing shifts? Its killed McCann and if we acquire McCann for Wheeler it would benefit us.
Lol gotta love when Keith’s feeling it
I was wondering why they seemed so matter-of-fact about the play at first. There haven’t been that many challenges lately. We’re definitely n the dog days. By the way, besides clearing the pitcher that also uses up Bochy’s challenge.
Let’s go Mess!
I’m hoping hitters learn to go the other way.
Would have perferred a public service announcement of Granderson being water boarded.
Sounds like a Yankee fan.
So now the challenge at 2B means the Giants exhausted their challenge right?
I’ve stopped taking seriously them at point just watching it like another baseball game. No expectations makes it easier I find lol
Pleasant thread so far. kinda feels like an afternoon at the ballpark. Til someone gets drunk and stupid
I think so but apparently managers can still ask nicely for umpires to review plays again
But it’s a west coast thing
Ive only had one can so far
Always drunk and stupid tho
What a play by Neil.
Nice!
Yes, I wish GKR made it clear how that went.
Which makes the challenge a moot point
Wow. Solid defense up the middle has been one constant this year
Or until someone mentions batting average (ducks)
Great play
“we had a major power outage and many of our files were destroyed. We are trying to resolve the issues as fast as we can.”
Joe D
Aww yeah! Neil the Real Deal !
Angel Pagan pulled his left nut
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Do we have to check in with Steve?
Said the team is better with the defense up the middle. Guess it’s the other areas that we’re not.
I hope.
Dammit gelbs shows up. Watch the Giants score here
Wish theyd stick him in a canoe
I had to mute the TV. Couldn’t take Gelbs
I don’t hate Justin Ruggiano. That’s all I’ll say about him.
Unnecessary roughness at second base. That challenge is declined. First down.
Hey screw you buddy!
I always mute Gelbs.
Gang, Mary Jane finished with dialysis. Was watching game in waiting room. Gotta go now. Will catch ya all later, wherever MMO is.
Pretty weird rule
Darlings been in the Hamptons all weekend.
I hear you. Tough to listen to
Lol that’d be great: hi guys I’m here in mccovey cove in a kayak and (gets eaten by shark)
Kim Jones supposedly angling for the job as per Mushnik
Good luck
Gelbs mutes Gelbs. . .
Met fans never give up. Though it is tempting. We are a hearty lot.
Whew. Thought it was gone
Instead of settling for mediocrity. How bout this lineup:
SS – Reyes
1B – David Wright
RF – Bruce
CF – Cepedes
2B – Walker
C – Wilson Ramos (FA signing)
LF – Conforto
3B – Justin Turner (FA signing)
Duda gets non tendered and you can mix and match with that lineup especially if Wright is hurt which will most likely be the case. If they by chance don’t pick up Bruce’s option then the lineup is still strong and they get a true CFer.
Doesn’t matter whether the team is going well or crappy–they ALWAYS need 7 strong innings from their starter
Whew
Thought that was gone for a sec
Dude they are going to have to go 25-15 just to be in the mix. Its OVAH !
To me he’s our only chance at improving that position at all in the offseason. Wieters wouldn’t be a good pickup.
A little venting on the titanic is a healthy thing
So Harvey gets surgery, Matz and Syndergaard both have bone spur pain that clearly causes them to pitch a little differently, deGrom starts off in the low 90s and Wheeler never comes back. This year has effing sucked.
Including Matz, and assuming Wheeler is finally ready, the Mets will have THREE starters coming back from injury. i could easily see Bart as the long man/6th man/spot starter, as the team occasionally skips starts or goes to a 6-man rotation to take it easy on those young arms. If Bart finishes with 15 wins this year he’ll need 12 next year. That could be done in that role. I predict he’ll return.
Terry should have a quick hook with Colon today so most likely he’ll keep him in until he coughs up the lead.
Reminds me of ’87,when all 5 starters spent time on the DL, starting with Gooden in rehab. Terry Leach stepped up and went 11-1, but it wasn’t enough.
Yeah I know which is glad I live on the west coast lol. I like shake shack, best east coast burger place I know.
After the 7th inning, if a team is out of challenges, all they have to do is simply ask the crew chief for another one. If the crew chief feels it is warranted, they go to the replay review. We were denied this right two games in a row back in Colorado, in which we lost both of them, arguably because of crew chiefs decision to not go to the replay.
Weird? Absolutely
MFIP wins a cigar.
Shake shack is great, they need to keep expanding more though
Mysterious 50 home runs lol
Why is this here
Thank you, thank you
Cerrone hacked MMO.
They have to hit and stay healthy. Sandy banked on that this season and you see the end result right now. You can’t just count on the rotation. You need players that can hit consistently.
that one didn’t even require research
I thought it was Wikileaks
Could’ve been the Russians too. They’ve been after MMO’s emails for years.
I was watching Pinwheel and You Can’t Do That On Television in ’87 more than *Really* caring about the Mets season even though i was a Mets fan, technically.
Russians hacked it. . . thought MMO was a nuclear site.
I was suspicious when the lineups had 2 left fielders and the phrase “that said” appeared 6 times
Crazy how he went above and beyond to find the game thread here.
LGM!
Yep, his fingerprints were all over MMO yesterday, from what I can gather.
i want to make sure everyone sees why I’m more po’d at Terry than usual today:
On the pregame radio interview Collins said he pulled Lugo because he
felt like “the third time around the order we were playing with fire.”
But he had 2 outs and a PH up (Gregor Blanco) who was batting .220
against RHP and .246 against LHP. Terry fell right into the trap. he
brought Blevns in which allowed Bochy to get the favorable matchup. I
could stomach it if bringing in Blevins to face the right-handed batter
had been the right move BUT HE DIDN’T EVEN LOOK AT THE SPLITS AND NEITHER DID HIS BENCH COACH. He should have left Lugo in to face Blanco and that would have been the end of the inning.
Bet Giants don’t score in this inning.
Terry just makes too many mistakes
they will
Nah Wieters and TDA would be fine. No reason to overpay a guy like that.
He thought he was being cute, but Bochy made him look like an idiot.
Nice positioning by Cabrera.
He just doesn’t have the brainpower to cover all this stuff, but that’s what the bench coach is supposed to do
Wright makes that play in his sleep
Wright says, not that easy.
Cmon Bart, get out of this.
Tasitest cold brew I’ve ever had, but look at that price…. https://www.amazon.com/SToK-Cold-Brew-Coffee-Black/dp/B01FJWKUGW
If the Mets were in the postseason more DW’s intangibles would be respected as much as Jeter’s. This season and last have made it clear how much his presence is missed, on AND off the field
I think I’ve seen this movie before.
Damn flo
We all hope for the best Joey. Stay strong.
Geez Flores can’t play one position correctly. Captain no range.
It would have to be a different kinda brew and be instant drunk.
Its all about the bat fellas. Defense doesnt matter
Colon was victim of Newton’s first law of motion
Flored.
Back must be feeling better.
Holy crap! Thanks Neil
Haha. I enjoy coffee more than beer, actually.
Walker saving Colon’s butt in this game.
I see you there. Was suspicious myself
if he tried to stop he would’ve hurt something
I hardly think Walker robbed Posey of a hit on that play.
The main page doesn’t have the message to come to metsminors.net any longer it must be quiet in here. It’s very slow for me here anyone else?
Now time to score a couple more off PetPeeves(guess the poster)
Sort by newest
That Walker dude, he’s pretty solid.
Or he might just be hurting it. But like Keith said, he wouldn’t slide if he didn’t feel better.
ohhhhhhhhh. thanks
So now it looks like colon is toast – but OF COURSE Terry Will leave him in until it’s 4-3 giants
Thank goodness for Walker’s defense.
As long as the ball hit his glove then he robbed him. Tired of seeing guys in this infield not come up with any defensive plays.
That example I gave below is one everyone should remember the next time the topic comes up of whether managers lose games
Thank you. It was sort by best.
Yup I had to do the same.
Same thing happened to me
Terry has no clue how to develop young players.
ditto, but I noticed it mmediately
Geren gone…who knew how much he did.
or to read stat sheets
No surprise. Things are always easier in paradise
This guy’s toast.
Neil is on fire
After ’86 both diehards and bandwagon-jumpers were looking forward to a repeat WS from a team that looked just as dominant
Neil is locked in
Damn Neil was missed
Peavy started the game where we scored 12 runs right?
I think so yes
Seems like it was years ago
ugh
Neil is on fire. Almost positive took time off to be with his wife and not the back, which is fine.
Those were good times
Cain
he’s going on paternity tomorrow
Good times. And people didn’t use to whine about Murphy cause we were healthy and winning
I know.
And because our new 2B got off to a hot start
Shew. No more Flores vs RHP please.
Cmon tda
Nice hit.
he was with the team the last few days. Saw him in the dugout
My man
Nice hitting TDA. Love seeing him go oppo
if TDA and grandy get going that would help a lot
Nice!
So I just caught up w my game last inn. I seen earlier knowing the game wasn’t over thinking I’d check out the headlines on mmo, so what happened, y are we here agaun on metsminors. Was it something about the “too man pop ups”, not that I had 1, but just wanted to know.
Ruggiano must have started going to same church as Murph
Ruggy!!!
Ruggiano has been a pleasant surprise
Could have been his double
Whoooooooooo hooooooooo ! Ruggggyyyyyyy is my nick name for him afyer the other night. I know it’s a bad o e, I could do better.
Ruggiano hitting since coming back from the DL. I’m stunned.
Do NOT take colon out yet.
Nope! That was Jimmy Fallon in disguise:
I have a lot of problems with MMO whichever browser I use. On Firefox the Adobe plugin keeps crashing
If deaza walks or gets out I think you have to
DeAza gets a hit Colon bats, if not then Bruce.
Not with one out
Still a great chance to break the game open
Even the strike was a ball.
Only the 6th inning. Ride the good pitcher
Can’t take Colon out. Bullpen can’t be trusted.
Here we go again with the conspiracies…
I can’t believe how we lost so damn much with Reyes scorchin. Ces, after coming back last night just had reality hit him hard today, or rather the baseball’s thrown to him had a dose of reality along with the pitchers throwing them, lol. We so want to see a Bruce coming back to life with Ces back and reyes leading the way on top. Cmon go on a run guys u guys can do it.
He hasn’t thrown a strike all PA.
LOL
Nice and now colon can stay
DE AZA
Just like we predicted
We need to face Peavy more often.
Degona
De Aza! :-O
That’s why it’s so hard for me to give up now. They have the potential to tear it up
WE ARE THE GREATEST TEAM OF ALL TIME
Sit down Bruce.
lol…no conspiracy theorist here. Just noting their similarities
1 down, 39 to go.
Boy, these Mets can HIT.
sure was
DeAza now with as many home runs as TDA. Whodathunkit?
Way to go De Aza!
of course I’m thrilled, but i’d still rather see TJ in his roster spot
LGM
DE AZA!! Peavy being Peavy lol
Ruggiano is such a blessing. A platoon RHB CF that can actually hit.
He’s so much better than Lagares
Crazy how TDA has only one more homer than Thor
TJ will be back in like two weeks anyways. No sense cutting de Aza over that.
I couldn’t believe that when I heard it from our boy mets4lyfe. I never had any of that. Which led me to believe it can’t be the site itself.
You can only have so many infielders on the roster.
No De Aza means Ruggiano is the 4th OF, not good against RHP.
Awful AB
Not me, I’m glad it was whomever just hit that.
It was never TJ vs DeAza. TJ doesn’t play CF. It was Loney or Rivera.
KJ also plays the corner OF spots
All we have is Of’ers
Heading to a bbq. Talk to everyone later. LGM
TJ is Rivera
Mets offense doing pretty well lately
Yup, The potential is soooooo there, and yes it’s y we are so damn befuddled.
Would you bring him back?
Syndergaard’s sporting a better Slugging %.
Reyes has a 120 wRC+ with a .330 OBP
Looks done to me
Yeah reread.
The bench is Flores, KJ, De Aza, Ruggiano, and Rivera.
Two primary IF, two primary OF, one catcher. As it should be.
He knew it too
absolutely
He’s always hit lefties very well with power. Plus, he’s a career above-average ML bat.
LGM!
Loney had similar numbers not too long ago
Maybe we should put the game thread here everyday. Seems to be good luck
We’re winning the world series this year. I’m calling it now.
Except Reyes is good
Lagares is still signed for a couple of years. Cespy, Grandy, Lagares, Bruce, Conforto doesn’t leave much room
good afternoon all :). I was a bit worried for Joe D when I saw the servers were all drawing blanks, but looks like all is (somewhat) in a good spot. Great display by the offense this afternoon. Let’s hope we can pull this one out 😀
Holy crap. I know it’s whack when every time Alejandro does something, I post this, but I can’t help it, lol.
https://youtu.be/niqrrmev4mA
Hopefully they can throw us a bone and find a way to win this game. They are only up 5 runs
That was my exact thought
Both have similar batting ceilings. League average or slightly above.
damn san fran owners not cheap with the giveaways
“Onset” not “Outset”, Gary
What street was that and y is it famous. Was that something like devils hil or canyon or something like that. I remem there was a famouse roller blading movie with young kids going down that hill. Back when I was like 10, in like 90′.
But one adds base running, defensive value and positional flexibility, while the other one does not.
De Aza Ruggiano OF (KJ can play the corner) Flores and is Rivera back up? More IF spots on a diamond than OF. Seems right.
How about just a rip Gary, lol
Reyes can steal bases at a 80% or above clip whole while providing plus versatile defense.
But, yeah, same as Loney.
He can give us one more.
Wow, gr8 defense today with the exception of flo on that 1 play.
Notice I specifically refered to batting. Words, right?
Nunez not running that out. Who’s their manager?
Lombard Street. Famous for being curvy, like Kate Upton
You gotta post some of your awesome gifs 🙂
except Reyes was good in 2012, 2013, 2014, and, even, 2015 until being traded.
Bottom of the order in the 7th for the Giants? Let Colon pitch
Gonna have to watch Bullitt tonight
Asdrubal Cabrera can go tbh
I went there. Lombard Street. Didn’t know cars were allowed so I parked a couple blocks away and then walked there.
Nah, Flores and KJ primary IF.
I was referring to Rene Rivera, and naming our current bench. We have the right amount of OF
What would you ask for in return?
Ok yea, there u go. It’s nicknamed something like devils hill right ?
That sundae stand is a mess.
Trout, Goldy, Stanton
What time is the game tomorrow?
I think 8. Damn prime time
Just because he’s signed doesn’t necessarily mean we’re stuck with him.
Lets go Ces
Sat night games are awesome
The Mets stopped playing Saturday day home games about 4 years ago.
Cannon!
Tony Cespedes is something else
Mets haven’t had a bat like Yo since prime Piazza
Teams need that type of bat to win.
Hahahahshsha, I was just about to type, cespedes, locked in. And I heard that “crack”.
I don’t think so 😉
Not the same type of player.
Re-sign Cespedes. -drops mic-
Jay bruce has been pretty terrible since joining the Mets, huh?
Jay Bruce must be kicking himself right now.
Quick find Lord Sir Cricket, I think he’s drowning in tears.
Does anyone else find it hard to get excited about individual wins even though you kinda know it’s over? It almost seems empty, but I’m trying to just watch it like entertainment and that’s it.
If Cespy’s on a hot streak going into St Louis we mght actually have a chance. we know how he can carry a team. it may be unlikely but it’s not unreasonable optimism.
Flores against a RHP is david vs. goliath
Nah. I’ve loved Mets wins in much more terrible seasons. Enjoy the moments.
When they pick up Bruce’s option, he should either be made to play 1B or traded, assuming Yoenis is brought back.
And Yoenis needs to be brought back.
Just without the success
Yeah, possible. Not sure what they do. 1st step is Cespy then you can decide what to do next.
Why didn’t Loney come in for Flo? Oh, right–#Terrylogic
Unfortunately, Walker will be missing that series, so that’s one less dependable bat in the lineup.
Agree. Ramos is going to be an overpay and will cost a pick. No way he is worth that. Like the idea of getting Wieters to team with TDA.
1B is filled. Duda will be back.
.547 ops in 75 plate appearances. Worse than De Aza
I hope the Mets front office doesn’t start leaking “reasons” as to why Cespedes wouldn’t continue to be a good fit for this team
I’ve got no clue if someone will give you more value than Herrera but it’s worth a look.
I’m sure gonna miss Yo next year :/
See my comment below. It’s not over. Marlins will fade. A 2-week Cespy hot streak would have us right back in it.
Everything is on the table. There are almost no locks.
Stress fracture in his back? We have no idea exactly what we will bee getting back from Lucas.
Duda was injured the whole season, isn’t under contract past this year.
Not a sure thing that he is back.
Can’t they bring up a player when one is on paternity leave? Welcome back TJ
He’s not leaving.
Well he’s under team control anyway.
I remember earlier in the year when cespedes was in the running for the MVP
There’s something disheartening about it this year, though.
More then Cespedes going on a monster run, they need Bruce to pull his weight and for the rest of them to cover for Walker’s offense.
Nah, it’s over.
You’re right. He’ll be staying in NY.
He’s under contract next year.
He has no trade value, so he’ll be back. $7 Million for a 30 HR bat? No brainier.
Because it’s 8-2 and he’s already in the game.
Why are you looking for things to complain about? #MMOLogic
Flushing.
Disappointing? Sure. Still doesn’t take away my desire to see them win.
Walker, Cespedes, and Bruce have played how many games together in the same lineup?
like 2?
1?
Again everything will be on the table. Get Cespy back and the rest can be figured out.
Goeddel is back where he belongs – AAA
1. First game at Yankee Stadium
Disheartening. It’s a little worse than disappointing to me. Heh.
Ok which ever you want. I still enjoy Mets baseball regardless.
I don’t trust Bruce to be an integral part of the lineup in 2016 or beyond.
It’s either back for $7 Million or get rid of for nothing. He’s a 30 HR bat no matter how you look at it. He’ll be back.
Only way it makes sense to non-tender him is if they need some extra cash, but I would expect them to move other pieces before him.
I would prefer an outfield of Cespedes, Conforto and Bruce with Duda at 1b. Unless Conforto learns to play 3b this off season. That would be ideal.
Mets on pace to go 29-10 after today
That’s fair.
Do you think Granderson will be back or will Conforto get another chance?
Damn man, that’s how much we needed cespedes. I see it like this if somehow, the mets gain 2 games by end of the month, we will be in this. Right now, I know, it’s stupid to talk about, but we never lose hope until mathematically we are eliminated. Being around the wild card is reminding me of late 90’s, 98-2000. Not 07, 08 bc we lost those leads, so those 2 yrs were different.
If he’s a lock for 30 HR, wouldn’t he have trade value?
Haha, Keith is tlkn about what i just said, lol
he’s a solid bat that shouldn’t be counted on to be a .800 OPS guy
That would be but Cespy isn’t playing CF so Conforto?
And of course the Cards series too guys.
He’s not a lock for 30 HRs. He’s just capable if healthy. Isn’t it worth a 1/7 gamble?
Grandy will be traded.
Conforto will either be traded in a huge deal or get 106 more chances.
Way to go Bart, clap, clap
No, he’s arb-eligible. He could be non-tendered and brought back at a lower salary, or not brought back at all if Bruce plays 1B.
Smoker looks like he has a straight 4-seamer with a fringy slider
Ha, that was funny. Bart just pointed out to maybe 1 of his many kids, like I haven’t seen b4, walking off the mound lol.
Yes. Not ideal but that would give us the best offense.
Most likey but again the primary is Cespy and then worry about others later.
my man degrom really let me down when he blew a 4-0 lead
even aces choke sometimes
I don’t like the idea of Conforto in CF, but if he did, it would need to be in a R/L platoon with Lagares.
Velocity wasn’t as good as I thought it was. He was 93-94 and hit 95 a couple of times. I thought he was 94-97 consistently.
interesting
Yeah I’m not sure that happens.
I don’t see room for Cespy, Conforto, Bruce and Duda.
Just got back from work (I hate these Saturday afternoon games because of that). I see things are going nicely.
Now if Jay Bruce can catch some of Cespedes hitting prowess we might have a chance at the WC. Naturally, the rest of the guys need to do their part too.
I like Granderson, but I did realize he didn’t exactly fit into the organizational depth chart past this year, so I can live with that.
There’s a lot of question marks around this team going into the winter. Who will play LF? CF? 1B? 2B? 3B? C? What role is played by Conforto? Nimmo? Cespedes? Lagares? Granderson? Duda? Walker? Reyes? Wright? d’Arnaud? Plawecki?
Jeez, gr8 play.
His slider has a lot of drop… But it doesn’t seem like he throws it that hard. Odd combination for a hard throwing RP.
Cabrera’s been listening to too much Slim Shady LP
Cabrera’s lateral movement lol
almost Jeter like
I think it would be silly to non tender him.
He more touches 96-97 on occasion, but more often sits 93-95. Still good for a lefty.
Assumed this has been talked about but are MMO’s servers offline?
yea
Yeah I doubt they do. Maybe they try to trade him during ST.
Looks like people overstated his velocity then.
I missed a couple of innings
Wright is done, Plawecki is worthless, Grandy will he traded.
Cespedes, Duda, Walker could be brought back or not.
Lagares, d’Arnaud, and Conforto will either be on the team, or traded and replaced.
Great album
smoker needs to tighten his slider more. too much depth. needs more lateral movement
Only key one is Cespy. The rest can be easily figured out.
He’s been so good lately, happens to the best.
5 minutes with Peterson ?
Well good thing they get until December 2nd to figure Duda out. If going all in for Cespedes meant Granderson had to be moved, Walker couldn’t come back, and Duda had to be non-tendered, I’d be all in, but I’d like to think they could spend on all those guys.
Qow, nice inn, smoker.
At least Smoker has better control than Edgin.
Yeah he was said to touch 98
Re-signing Cespedes is a priority. Conforto should play every day. Duda should be given the 1b job. After that you have to figure out what to do with Bruce/Grandy.
he’s as good as 2013 edgin or better
Slider is his 3rd pitch, with his split being his main secondary pitch. I wonder why he went to the slider so much there
Not a real high bar that you’ve set
lefty-lefty matchups
You can always tender Duda and trade him during ST. In fact you can still release him for little owed in ST too.
if I’m terry im sending smokey out there for another inning
Only locks for the 2017 bullpen should be Familia, Reed, Robles and Blevins.
Grandy will be traded. I’m not sure what they do with Duda.
I’m still holding out hope for Wright.
Will Plawecki be a backup or in AAA? He has no value.
Granderson doesn’t fit.
Cespedes must stay.
Duda and Walker I’d like to see stay.
Lagares and d’Arnaud can go.
Conforto should play everyday somewhere.
I guess, but it’s not good enough pitch, in my opinion, to be used more frequently than every once in a while to keep the hitter off balance
I really like the fans out here. Down 8-2, the club having been in a mini-tailspin until we got here, the place is packed, and in the 7th inning everyone’s still there.
Citi would be half-empty and those that were there would be ragging on everything that moves. Something to be said for these guys.
So Edgin is second? Who is third?
TDA’s at-bats are so meh
it’s either a single or an out. Mostly outs.
Well every batter is mostly outs
I was at last Saturday’s game. Good sized crowd (36K). There was next to no reaction when players were announced (even guys like Reyes and Bruce), and the overall energy was some of the worst I’ve ever seen.
Ruggiano can ball
I would keep him. I think he’s our best option at 1b. Our offense isn’t the same without him. I would re-sign Walker and bring in Justin Turner for 3b/utility.
Steallll!
Fly outs. . .
What’s that?
yeah, but single or out hitters are bad.
Would like to see them trade Bruce over the winter. Not the type of player you can count on. Conforto needs to stay in the outfield and have to keep Cespedes.
You know, we talk about a manager “taking a team to the WS.” But i realized, talking to a friend just now , that it was more like we dragged Collins along to the WS.
I quickly fixed the post. Update your page.
Buntt
Turner is gonna get paid way too much. I like Duda but I can’t be sure what he will be next year.
ppl just go to citi field to catch pokemon now anyway
That is true. I always though put complaint would only be health. This season has been an all around disappointment for him
I was at Saturday as well. We (the crowd) finished better than we started.
He touches 98 on occasion, but not every outing. According to gameday, he’s been 94-96 today which is plenty
He managed the playoffs very well though for the most part
Your* welcome.
We’re new yorkers. Most fans aren’t die hards like we are.. they claim they have more important things to do than show emotion on a two strike at bat.
We all thought that keith. He wants to put Bruce in there against a lefty
I like what I saw from Smoker.
No way should Edgin be in a ML roster over him
I fixed the post instantly. You were of no help. I’m sorry, Murphy lover.
Why would collins put Bruce in a spot to fail?
Bruce should have the whole game off to clear his head.
lol @ Bruce facing a lefty in a “day off”
terry Lollins
49% of TC’s decisions are on the money. The other 51% of decisions work out well for the opposing team.
What will happen first?
Player hits 6 home runs in one game
Pitcher pitches 3 no hitters in a row
If you would like to see malaise….visit Yankee Stadium. Torpor.
It may have changed some with the kids this past month.
Sure Cricket disciple.
Bruce has one ugly swing
Because he is an idiot.
neither, ever
6 hr
Maybe that walk will get him going
Bruce looks very handsome in a Mets uni. too bad he’s been awful as a baseball player.
damn
Wow, 1 st good AB we seen from Bruce in a while or ever, lol.
Hope some of the Cespedes hitting prowess carries over to Bruce.
Is Paul Sewald going to get a callup this September?
Is it better that Cespedes stays with us on his current deal or that he becomes a FA and re-ups on a 4-6 year guaranteed deal?
On the 40 man?
6 HRs. No hitters are way too flukey for that to happen.
“wow Reyes looks done. the exit velocity on that hit was only 105 mph” – sabergoons
the 6 homeruns has a remote possibility of happening, there is no way someone will throw 2 no hitters in a row
I’m still young and I’d bet I wouldn’t see either in my life time
Current deal. Limits risk if something eventually goes wrong.
Nope, so probably not.
No, but there’s at least 5 guys who are less valuable than him.
Current deal otherwise beccera will have to start golfing
If he’s with the Mets it’s likely the Mets added 2 more years to the deal.
Then most likely not. They won’t want to have him taking a spot this winter.
I’d be surprised about. He’ll be one of those guys that we’ll scream at the organization to call up for a year. Sort of like a reliever TJ rivera
What do you think of trading Bruce over the winter. Just seems like a player you can not count on. Not sure what kind of return he would bring.
Yo is the modern willie mays
Mets should discuss extension with Cespy man. Despite his off field golf shananigans like Golf or his his gaudy cars, mets will never ever find another hitter like him. Just look at Bruce if any1 thinks it’s easy to trade for true power.
Um, let’s not talk crazy here.
Don’t think they will. I think they like him and will hope he adjust.
Mets version of Yo?
When did Robles last pitch?
terry bringing in robles to make this game interesting
Why not give him a spot and actually let him keep it if he does well?
I’m sure they will.
U agree right, that they will talk extension ?
Mickey mantle was a drunk
Robles is our 3rd best reliever
Throw strikes dude. Your team is up by 6
How long ago did Robles pitch?
Because it’s better to have him stashed. They may need the 40 man spot during the winter and would have to release him.
Sure.
About 5 seconds.
Still doesn’t hit as well as Mays, not to mention that Yo isn’t a GG center fielder. Mays also lead the league in steals a bunch of times. It’s not particularly close
Did you want Goeddel or Niese instead?
People should help out and answer the first time.
Henderson
Yup, absolutely ! Just wanted to check, thought u may have been saying, sure they will find a powe hitter, lol, lol. Our team is jack diddle squat without his presence.
Sumerian I’m guessing.
You think Henderson is better then Robles???
with a 6-run lead?
Yo has been the best thing about this team this year.
Oh yea .. I thought you were saying Robles sucks but I agrre they shouldn’t use him with a 6 run lead
It’s a shame Edgin lost his stuff after TJ. Not that he was all that good before anyways.
flores is really unathletic
Why reed ? It’s 8-2…
To my memory, Robles last pitched Tuesday. If so then it’s fine that he’s in this game. But if he also pitched in one of the last two games then he should not be in this one because it’s a blowout. Just my take.
I understand but it seems there’s enough room for him with all the impending Free Agents and more cuttable players.
Agreed.
Just no upside in doing it.
Ok had to go to Twitter to finally find out what was happening with the site
Now Reed in with runners on.
And now you have to waste Reed. Wonderful.
Are Goeddel and Robles both just burnt?
Dumb ass tert
robles has pretty horrible mechanics
drags his arm through the zone while going all out
That’s not a real thing
Site is still down guys, they told joe it was going to be an hour about 4 hours ago. Let you guys know as soon as it’s back up.
Is it OK if I blame Robles instead of Terry?
And, that being kind. . . the boy can hit but slow on defense and runs slower than a moose.
Doesn’t have a plus offspeed pitch either. If his FB isn’t 96-99 with good command than he’s a poor RP.
NO!!!!!
nah, Goeddel just isn’t very good while Robles is just inconsistent with his control.
Thanks Michael.
Comes in and helps us down the stretch and earns a spot for next year? That seems like it has more upside over Montero or Campbell.
Thanks for the update
The boy can hit is also being kind
No, everything is Terry’s fault for the remainder of the season.
Thank you Michael.
Best to you all!
Robles is the one pitching. You blame him. You only blame TC if Robles pitched in this series already and was brought in with a 6 run lead.
For now everything, like the Game Recap will be right here on MMN until it gets squared away. Sorry for the inconvenience.
ill blame terry because he had the choice of not using robles in this game. he also had henderson warming up for a while
I don’t see it unless someone gets injured. Montero? His spot will be gone when needed.
Russians still think its Hillary’s missing 33k emails.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSWwvD4j4Oc
What I’m saying is there might be enough room to where you could keep Monetro, so just swap out Montero for Sewald now.
Pence thinks “Farmer in the Dell” is rap song. . .
robles has a 4.48 BB/9
“Henderson was dynamic…before his shoulder gave way.” BECAUSE HE WAS OVERUSED.
And for a month now, this is what the mets missed and what I missed the most about Ces, his comradery with his teammates, lol. He grabbed Asdrubal like where t fudge u going, come back here n tell me what’s really good with that hair color, and how you’ve been, lol. Let’s hope, we get this month in and have a good final month.
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Reed is clearly starting to run out of gas. Hasn’t been as sharp his last few appearances.
Damn. . . Reed caught Robles-itius. . .
He’s definitely cooled off. He was money for awihile
As I said.
Oh com’on darnnit.
This teams pitching has been so bad for weeks now.
Don’t Mets this up.
Shut up with the 2 runs and being a new ball game already, we know.
Aww come on
Collins…….
If we blow this…
Nothing comes easy man, let’s go we got this.
This always happens when Reed comes in in the middle of an inning
How is any of this on Collins? Robles and Reed are paid to do a job. They need to do it.
He’s been bad his last few appearances.
You don’t bring them in a 8-2 game…..
If Henderson’s shoulder can’t handle a rather light major league workload he doesn’t deserve to be here.
If you suck at your job do your customers and co workers blame your boss?
So you wanted lesser relievers to come In and do a better job?
You do when you are desperate for a win
That’s why your not manager
You don’t bring Robles in? Why not?
And Reed was brought in b/c Robles torched the place up
Yes
No – I think your comment is why you aren’t the manager
I think it was Peter S who asked me if I was afraid of Reed’s workload and I told him no. Sorry. Looks like you were right.
Does any1 know how the heck is Matz. I know he said he thinks it’s nothing big, but still. Any cause for an mri or anything like having to see doctors of doom and death Dr. Andrews or Alchek, lol ?
Effing Robles
Well, TJ made it eventually.
Blame his arm
Robles is the 7th inning mean in a close game just bring Blevins
Just easy, pat answer, generic whining.
It’s shoulder related and going back to NY as a precaution.
He doesn’t know what he is talking about – just wants to continue the Collins sucks narrative, whether it is relevant or not
These guys cannot go a game without leaving a bitter taste
Umm….You been watching Blevins lately?
I love Blevins, but he’s been shaky this past little while.
Ok more about baseball then man so…
I, for one, am all for going after Chapman this offseason. Super pens work. It’s also clear that our SPs are more apt to go 6 innings than 7 innings on a regular basis. The 7-8-9 would be: Reed-Chapman-Familia. Next to no chance of this happening, though.
He doesn’t have a manager, you’re* correct.
Exactly so put him n a 8-2. Game…
Damn it
Robles has proven he cant be trusted. He has too many periods where hes vulnerable.
Ahhhhhhhhhh mannnnnnn
Yep. . . Cespy is getting back into form. . .
Are you 10?
So you want to put someone in who has struggled in an attempt to waste the entire bulpen in a blowout? If Robles does his job he finishes this game and the bulpen is rested
No. You put him into a situation where he can succeed. For one out. Vs. a lefty.
Recall I advocated dealing for
Chapman. I proposed Rosario and a B prospect but got hammered on here.
Chapman as closer
Why would you do that?
Bruce was in front of Ces last night right. If in front, he gets better pitches to hit bc they want him out and not face Ces right.
Poor Robles getting blamed for this when tc clearly told him to start walking everyone
One more hit and we don’t have to deal with Familia
So, What ever happened to that guy named Duda?
There was a bunch of hot chicks in the seats behind the plate in AZ, but not so much in SF
At the time I thought they were a playoff team. Bullpens win you playoff series. Need a smack down bullpen.
Walker hasn’t missed a beat. And he still doesn’t have double digit two base hits. Lol
Let’s belevins finish the two inning so the more important pitcher is rested
Whats for dessert tonight men ?
42 played for UNC
He’s used to throwing to one batter and occasionally an inning. Putting him out there for 2 would be reckless
I know right?
And Sewald will make it eventually too. Like TJ, he’s not flashy but he really gets the job done. Eventually, they’ll have to take note of what he’s doing and call him up. I just hope he doesn’t get taken in the Rule 5 draft
Once the dude behind home plate stopped flashing his pale, drooping, bare chest everything went south;
I would not put Familia in to finish the game. . . Let Reed do it.
So?
He is Bartolos spirit animal
Men frequently are spotted wearing ass-less chaps in San Francisco. True story.
Yea and neil will have to go out a few for his soon to be newborn. What’s the latest on that front ? Way to go flo ! Ohhh, sweet slow mo shot of the slide, nice.
I hope you’re polite to them is all.
Village People . . Haight-Ashbury
Looks like Reed won’t be available tomorrow. Henderson will have to be the 8th inning guy. Somehow Thor has to give us 7 innings.
I’d protect him.
I know Rosario, Cecchini, Flexen, Nido, and Sewald is a lot to fit in but it’s worth it, no?
Too bad Terry killed all the bullpen arms. Offense looks like it is taking off
You don’t trust Robles/Blevins? I wonder why.
Im not crazy Terry warmed up Henderson twice today. With his arm, if you warm him up you bring him in.
It will prob be Robles/Blevins/Henderson for the 7th and 8th
But, we need both for WINS.
5-9 with risp tonight. Good step.
Reed looks awful. These guys are all toast.
PSEG electric bill arrived. The rate increase must have taken affect. I was hammered with a $45 bill.
Brazil’s sucks at soccer but they think they are all that….. SMH
Were in a tough spot.
Nothing but homers
I called them to alert them of a wire down. It’s still attached to the house so I’m assuming it’s not live. They came and wrapped it around a nearby tree and left. The wire has now been on this tree for 2 months. They are doing a great job
Ouch, that sucks. I’m too scared to open mine, lol.
Bart’s still going strong at 43, somehow
Nice!
Idios San Fran 4 2day
Put it in the books!
Great win!
Howie just was spotted writing it down in his books.
Hahahaha
BGO
Well, that was a nice way to win. Great win for us. Maybe the season’s not over yet
Cmon guys u guys can go on a streak now, it’s waaaayyyyyyy over due.
39 wins to go.
Are we back on making a miracle run or are they still toast ?
Colon is amazing.
Terry Collins. All the right moves.
Yet another game where he gets the belt.
Are you saying he put it in the books?
And, Yes. . . we still have a chance to make the WC. . . Lets Go Mets!
Still hoping for the 100 win season? It’s not impossible, just improbable
The mens Olympic basketball team is a joke
Would 29-10 work? That would replicate last year.
Win the next 4
We won in spite of Terry today. Putting Robles in the 8th with a 6 run lead? What an idiot! You have the best set up man in baseball and you put in Robles? (sarcasm intended)
A 25-15 run possibly gets them in.
What’s their biggest win streak been this season?
My opinion they are in with that kind of run
I think 8
. . . of Jim Beam Black Label.
Win the next 50
Absolutely great trying to spare Reed. And still left the bullet in the gun for when needed. Perfect.
So why did most of MMO call the season over? 29-10 is easy, ya know.
Need help too guys
Go Phillies !
51* would guarantee a WS if we only made the WC, or we’d win Opening Day next year
Win enough to make the WC.
I would hope that 100 wins would give us the division, but sure, win the next 51
8-2 lead Id rather not use Reed. Robles screwed up not Terry.
Wel they havent shown they can win more than 1 or 2 in a row…. Probably why.
then win the WC game, the NLDS, the NLCS, and the WS
Seems simple enough
Phillies strike for 2 runs against St Louis in the 1st.
I’d protect Sewald over Flexen. He’s been good in A+, but he’s not a good enough prospect to take with his limited experience. I think Sewald’s more likely to be taken. The other 3 are the top priorities though
Cespy. . . Aprende Ingles. . . . learn English . . you are going to be around for a while. But, I do like your translator. . .
The guy didnt have the luxury of coming up through a minor league instructional system where they teach English. Its really tough to learn a foreign language after your teen years.
Also, don’t forget that Becerra needs to be added
I know Flexen isn’t ready for MLB, but wouldn’t a rebuilding team take the upside?
whats wrong with mmo?
It broke
Nice visiting this site today. Looking forward to going back home to MMO. . . Have a good evening . . everyone.
Goedell sent down to Vegas
Hacked. . . .
Would the surgery and health questions hurt us or help us if we don’t add him? It could hurt because then a team could have an excuse to DL him and not play him, but help because teams could want healthy players instead. Which is it?
I’m not sure that a team would see enough upside to take him so young (remember there was also some medical issue with him that almost stopped the Bruce trade from happening). It’d be a risk to leave him unprotected, but I’d be surprised if he was taken
Too many trolls, bans should be permanent, and not enough articles by Connor.
Other than that, just some tech issues.
Would a team want a damaged good though to have a DL excuse or no?
He’s not MLB ready, so they want as much of an excuse to DL him as possible. Not to mention, they could play him in rehab games in the minors. I think the surgery would hurt us, personally.
I don’t know. This whole thing is confusing. I guess it depends on what the medical issue is
Boy is the Rule V system broken or what? Helps the 21 year old injured A ball player but hurts the 26 year old healthy AAA player. They need to completely redo Rule V and draft pick compensation (another broken system).
They need to redo Rule V. No reason kids as young as 21 should be eligible.
Guys. . .MMO is back in action . . .
Hooray!
Nice!!
Dodgers losing again 5-0
MMO (the home page) is back up and running again. Everyone head over there. LGM
As some have already mentioned MMO is back up and shouldn’t have anymore issues. Sorry for the inconvenience but very cool to see everyone jump over here for the game thread. LGM
He really is can always count on at least 7 innings from him. And this is his best year by far with the Mets. Where would the team be without him the man is just amazing.
Believe on Monday he sees the doctor.
True he can not be brought in with men on base. Everybody knows this except TC.
That’s crazy.