Here's a contemplative piece from the ThePlayersTribune.com's New York City Bureau Chief:
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/matt-harvey-my-gap-year/
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByuJfdTIgAAzZS3.jpg
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 February 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
Terry Collins left camp due to the death of his father. He was 95.
(In '62, Stengel's dad was dead at the present time.)
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 February 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
oblique injury for Duda
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link
from Chris Mosch at BP:
As it’s currently constructed, the Mets’ rotation is a crowded place. Terry Collins has six hurlers returning to camp who made starts for the team last season, plus the return of Matt Harvey. But the Mets skipper didn’t waste much time revealing how he expects his starting rotation to shake out, telling reporters on Wednesday that Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Jonathan Niese and Bartolo Colon are his likely starting five. That leaves Dillon Gee and Rafael Montero on the outside looking in while confirming that the chances of youngsters Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz starting the year with the big-league club are extremely slim.
However, Collins made it clear that the organization won’t rush the development of their young arms at the expense of team needs; should a rotation spot at the big-league level open up due to injury or poor performance, the skipper told Marc Carig of Newsday, among others, that it’s Gee who is next in line. This comes after general manager Sandy Alderson told the media last week that neither Syndergaard nor Matz is a candidate for the Mets bullpen, indicating that neither pitcher will get the call until he truly shows he has nothing left to prove in the minors.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 February 2015 19:24 (nine years ago) link
that's a fearsome rotation, potentially.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 26 February 2015 19:31 (nine years ago) link
plus another few months of watching Bartolo batting/'running'
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 February 2015 19:49 (nine years ago) link
i liked him as a player but dude is like top-5 worst analyst in mlb ugh
Welcome Mets fan favorite Cliff Floyd @CliffFloyd30 to the @SNYtv family! See his debut at 10pm on @Mets Hot Stove
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 February 2015 21:42 (nine years ago) link
well i don't have cable and didn't watch those shows when i had it.
Collins hoping Lagares can lead off.
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/2/28/8126411/new-york-mets-lineup-leadoff-sport-terry-collins-juan-lagares
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 1 March 2015 15:24 (nine years ago) link
wright, parnell getting all red-ass on syndergaard
@MarcCarig 6 minutes agoAs Wright scolded Syndergaard, Parnell took his plate, still piled with food, tossed it into a nearby trash can.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link
a tale of grown men getting upset about a sandwich that threatened their tenuous, invented hierarchy
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
athletes as grown men, interesting concept
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 15:42 (nine years ago) link
i don't mind what wright did, but who the fuck does bobby parnell think he is
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 15:52 (nine years ago) link
on the bright side, it largely overshadowed daniel murphy talking shit about teh gays on the day that billy bean visited camp
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
much ado about who cares
Daniel Murphy's "lifestyle" is walking about 30x a year and hitting ten HR
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:11 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_WFFWjUgAA7hYx.png
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 March 2015 15:51 (nine years ago) link
Matt Reynolds at SS?
http://nypost.com/2015/03/07/mets-reynolds-turning-heads-making-push-for-flores-job/
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 March 2015 14:30 (nine years ago) link
MRI for Josh Edgin, not lookin good.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 March 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
prospect matthew bowman is interesting, nerdy: http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/3/9/8177935/mets-matt-bowman-prospect-sabermetrics-stats
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 March 2015 15:24 (nine years ago) link
elbow tendinitis for Edgin, TJ 'considered'
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 March 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link
mets have settled out of court with former vp leigh castergine
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 March 2015 19:50 (nine years ago) link
Bummer
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 13 March 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
what shall we change thread title to? cuz i have zero doubt all their pitchers except Bartolo are tearing something this year.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 March 2015 15:17 (nine years ago) link
@AnthonyDiComoSandy Alderson said #Mets had been forewarned by doctors as early as last season that Wheeler's elbow was a concern.
― mookieproof, Monday, 16 March 2015 15:21 (nine years ago) link
It's particularly fair to question why Wheeler was fourth in the NL in pitches per start last season. At age 24. In his first full season. Pitching for a team that fell out of contention.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/new-york-mets-zack-wheeler-injury-doesn-t-derail-team-s-chances-031615
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 15:00 (nine years ago) link
Bartolo starts opener in D.C.
Murphy very likely to open season on DL.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 March 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
I missed this a couple weeks ago.
http://metsmerizedonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mets-billboard-final-400x201.png?6c20df
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/03/04/ya-gotta-leave-mets-fan-goes-after-ownership-with-billboard/
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 March 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
have crappy middle infield range? mini-shifts!
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mets-try-new-trick-on-defense-predicting-where-ball-will-be-hit-1427314056
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
Report: Mets cut ballpark security to save money
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 March 2015 19:42 (nine years ago) link
counting on few fistfights til September Mets-Stanks series
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2015 19:49 (nine years ago) link
Collins hinted that he might use a lineup with the pitcher batting eighth, Juan Lagares ninth, and Curtis Granderson leading off.
Matt Harvey is 26 today. Getting a little too Namath-like off the field for socialists to love:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/03/matt-harvey-mets-superstar.html
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 March 2015 14:11 (nine years ago) link
Harvey, reclining, his hair still glistening from a vigorous shampooing, wants to be helpful.
that is some very descriptive language
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Friday, 27 March 2015 14:45 (nine years ago) link
@msimonespnMichael Cuddyer turns 36 today. Only 2 Mets position players have had a 2.0 WAR season at 36 or older Jose Valentin Moises Alou
Only 2 Mets position players have had a 2.0 WAR season at 36 or older
Jose Valentin Moises Alou
― Andy K, Friday, 27 March 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
averaging 6.8 runs/game in their last 19 (spring) games
cuddyer with his sixth homer
start spreading the news
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 March 2015 19:06 (nine years ago) link
Kevin Long, the Granderson miracle worker
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 March 2015 19:17 (nine years ago) link
Adam Rubin:
The New York Mets addressed a left-handed relief void Monday, trading for Padres southpaw Alex Torres. Minor league right-hander Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later are headed to San Diego.
The Mets again addressed that void later Monday in a trade with the Washington Nationals, acquiring left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins for outfielder Matt den Dekker.
Left-hander Sean Gilmartin, a Rule 5 pick from the Minnesota Twins, is likely to make the Opening Day roster even with the acquisition of Torres. He is not considered a lefty specialist, however.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 March 2015 20:21 (nine years ago) link
torres was really nasty in 2013 I think? w/ tampa
― johnny crunch, Monday, 30 March 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link
torres isn't a lefty specialist either -- he has reverse splits
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 March 2015 21:49 (nine years ago) link
lagares extension!
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 14:41 (nine years ago) link
harvey's final spring stats: 22.2 IP, 21 K, 1 BB, 1.19 ERA
― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 April 2015 17:12 (nine years ago) link
we expect nothing less
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
RJ Anderson of BP on Lagares:
Every hitter is dependent to some degree on his batting average, but Lagares is reliant upon singles to an extreme extent; he's simply not going to be productive at the plate if he doesn't have a high average.
With that in mind, going year-to-year with Lagares would've been a sound play; the risk being that he wins another Gold Glove or two, posts a high average a couple more times, or employs an agent who convinces arbitrators that his client is the best defender on the planet. Ultimately, the money involved isn't enough to fret too much about it one way or another; however, it is a surprising and perhaps unnecessary investment for a franchise that, as of late, has been reluctant to spend.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link
<3 this guy btw
The Mets’ phenom, who spent a lot of time fishing and hunting growing up, still bears the scars of his days spent out in the hot Florida sun.
“I used to ride fawlers a whole bunch,” he says.
Fawlers?
“We would have tracks, fawlers and dirt bikes,” he says.
Ah, four-wheelers.
“We would build some pretty big jumps,” he reminisces, “The days I wasn’t playing, I would definitely ride.”
But before you have a heart attack, Fred Wilpon, know this. The kid is over fawlers.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he says with a mischievous grin. “I had my fair share of getting injured.” Pulling up his pants legs, deGrom shows off the battle scars on his right knee. “I busted up my knee and had to get 20 stitches in that,” he says. “The back of my leg had to get stitches. I’m lucky I never broke anything, but I was always having to get stitches.”
http://observer.com/2015/03/reigning-rookie-of-the-year-jacob-degrom-makes-his-pitch-for-greatness/
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 April 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
Murphy is ready for the opener; roster has 8 relievers anda 4-man bench, which means deGrom could pinch-hit.
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/4/4/8344767/mets-opening-day-roster-new-york
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 April 2015 15:00 (nine years ago) link
hahaha, there's yr no-hit shit, Scherzer
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 April 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
what a terrible haircut on Duda btw
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 April 2015 21:30 (nine years ago) link
Mejia to undergo MRI on stiff right elbow
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 04:57 (nine years ago) link
consecutive opening days where their closer leaves injured
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 7 April 2015 11:24 (nine years ago) link
Mejia to DL -- "no structural damage" -- and righty Erik Goeddel up. Familia presumed to close.
The 'unorthodox' lineup will continue. (On Monday Ron Darling pronounced himself "irritated" at Lagares 6th, Keith felt similarly about Wright 2nd. I really don't understand their reps as superior analysts, except for the extreme idiocy in other booths.)
http://nypost.com/2015/04/07/david-wright-second-mets-newlook-lineup-works-eventually/
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 April 2015 14:19 (nine years ago) link
except for the extreme idiocy in other booths
nails it, in comparison to most theyre usually a cut above imo
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 14:23 (nine years ago) link
Uribe may miss the postseasom
Niese, Colon out of bullpen?
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/9/26/9401763/new-york-mets-jon-niese-bartolo-colon-bullpen-clinch-playoffs
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 September 2015 00:05 (eight years ago) link
deGrom needs 3 K for 200
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 September 2015 18:42 (eight years ago) link
Dave Cameron finds the Mets formidable
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-mets-are-a-scary-playoff-team/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 September 2015 15:55 (eight years ago) link
Matz w/ a stiff back from sleeping on couch, reportedly
Harvey plan: to start once in NLDS
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 September 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link
Driving to Work With Keith Hernandez, the Real Mr. Met
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/fashion/mens-style/mets-keith-hernandez.html
They talked once in the general manager’s office. Mr. Alderson laid out spread sheets of Mr. Hernandez’s at-bats on his desk.“He says, ‘Keith, we’re just looking for hitters like you,’ ” Mr. Hernandez says. “I told him: ‘Sandy, I had a good eye but I didn’t go up there looking to walk. I swung the bat.’ ”
“He says, ‘Keith, we’re just looking for hitters like you,’ ” Mr. Hernandez says. “I told him: ‘Sandy, I had a good eye but I didn’t go up there looking to walk. I swung the bat.’ ”
― Andy K, Wednesday, 30 September 2015 01:16 (eight years ago) link
is deGrom really not starting vs WAS? Twelve days off seems awfully dicey for the Division Series start.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 September 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
@kirkminAccording to two sources, NESN is interested in Ron Darling as Dave O'Brien's partner for Sox telecast next year.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 September 2015 17:12 (eight years ago) link
Collins began to question the prudence of placing Steven Matz in the Division Series rotation, especially if the southpaw does not pitch this weekend. Matz is dealing with upper-back stiffness on his right side. Collins noted that if Matz is included in the opening-round roster and then is unable to pitch and is replaced, rules stipulate that he would be ineligible for the NLCS as well.
With those insights from Collins in mind, let's now project Bartolo Colon in the NLDS rotation instead of Matz, which opens a bullpen spot for Sean Gilmartin.
http://espn.go.com/blog/newyork/mets/post/_/id/111388/mets-nlds-roster-projection-2-0
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 September 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link
Cespedes leaves game after HBP on hand, hold yr breath
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2015 00:14 (eight years ago) link
no break, contusions to two fingers
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2015 11:52 (eight years ago) link
@AdamRubinESPN Juan Uribe has shown "very little" improvement and is seeing a doctor today. Doesn't sound promising for NLDS availability.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
apparently the ron darling to NESN thing ain't happening, which i am tooooootally fine with
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 1 October 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link
like to think Mets want that homefield over LAD, but Terry trotted out Cuddyer 1B, Nieuwenhuis RF, Campbell 3B, Plawecki C today and got shut out.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2015 18:48 (eight years ago) link
actually Kirk N got 3 of the 6 hits, so my apologies to him
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2015 18:52 (eight years ago) link
New York Mets reliever Hansel Robles has been suspended three games for throwing in the direction of the head of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp during the sixth inning of Wednesday's game.
The suspension applies only to the regular season, not the playoffs. So, if appealed, any remaining suspension would roll over to next season.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 October 2015 22:25 (eight years ago) link
i'd really prefer they call this game i have tix for (and see Virginia Plain another time)
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 October 2015 18:04 (eight years ago) link
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/you-can-take-yo-la-tengo-to-a-mets-game-but-you-cant-m-1734261734
― mookieproof, Friday, 2 October 2015 18:25 (eight years ago) link
cool shirt, ira
they're playing the Kings Theater in Brooklyn during LDS Game 2, probably
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 October 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQVfMbjUEAAkdm-.jpg:large
― mookieproof, Friday, 2 October 2015 19:39 (eight years ago) link
^most likely Game 4 starter
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 October 2015 20:07 (eight years ago) link
@AdamRubinESPN 35s35 seconds agoNats told split doubleheader Saturday -- 1:10 pm./7:10 pm, per Mark Zuckerman. #mets #nats
@AdamRubinESPN Sandy Alderson says there's still no clarity about whether MLB would have the Mets play Monday if games cannot be completed this weekend.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 October 2015 20:18 (eight years ago) link
i have a second ticket available for 1:10 if anyone likes windy games.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 October 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
exchangeable for next year, so i'm not going
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 October 2015 14:46 (eight years ago) link
haven't scored in 23 innings
possibly related: Seinfeld will be in the TV booth for the second game.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 October 2015 18:47 (eight years ago) link
the idea that this lineup might score off Scherzer is fanciful
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 October 2015 23:52 (eight years ago) link
no hits thru 5
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 4 October 2015 00:18 (eight years ago) link
Shitty Saturday may not be over; Dodgers get LDS homefield if they win tonight.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 4 October 2015 01:33 (eight years ago) link
@jonahkeri Oct 3Clearly audible yell from stands over Max Scherzer no-hitter celebration, "GET OFF MY FIELD, ASSHOLE" #LGM
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 October 2015 11:44 (eight years ago) link
Tristan H. Cockcroft @SultanofStat
Mets IP increases (playoffs included, compared to previous high):
Syndergaard +65-2/3Harvey +37-2/3deGrom +37-1/3Matz +15-2/3
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
copying and pasting here but this is a pretty fuckin great season from a guy who was pretty maligned from the start of his contract
Curtis Granderson - .259/.364/.457 with 26 home runs, 70 RBI, and 98 runs scored
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 5 November 2015 23:43 (eight years ago) link
happy anniversary of the cuddyer signing
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:23 (eight years ago) link
must you?
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link
@Mets.@MookieWilsonNY1 will be taking over our account in a half hour! Get your questions in using #AskMookie.
good thing i'm mookieproofed
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 23:02 (eight years ago) link
17 years ago today, the mets acquired armando benitez from baltimore
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link
15 years ago today, the mets signed turk wendell to a three-year deal worth $9,999,999.99
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 19:25 (eight years ago) link
happy 63rd, Dan Warthen
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 19:31 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/MattDunnSNY/status/690224142889701376
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 January 2016 18:54 (eight years ago) link
Mets retire Piazza's #31 on July 30
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 15:43 (eight years ago) link
july 3 is cespedes compression sleeve day
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 21:49 (eight years ago) link