Matt & Jacob & Wheeler & Pray for Noah: The 2015 "Sustainable Model" New York Mets

that's a fearsome rotation, potentially.

plus another few months of watching Bartolo batting/'running'

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

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

wright, parnell getting all red-ass on syndergaard

@MarcCarig 6 minutes ago
As Wright scolded Syndergaard, Parnell took his plate, still piled with food, tossed it into a nearby trash can.

a tale of grown men getting upset about a sandwich that threatened their tenuous, invented hierarchy

athletes as grown men, interesting concept

i don't mind what wright did, but who the fuck does bobby parnell think he is

on the bright side, it largely overshadowed daniel murphy talking shit about teh gays on the day that billy bean visited camp

much ado about who cares

Daniel Murphy's "lifestyle" is walking about 30x a year and hitting ten HR

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_WFFWjUgAA7hYx.png

Matt Reynolds at SS?

http://nypost.com/2015/03/07/mets-reynolds-turning-heads-making-push-for-flores-job/

MRI for Josh Edgin, not lookin good.

prospect matthew bowman is interesting, nerdy: http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/3/9/8177935/mets-matt-bowman-prospect-sabermetrics-stats

elbow tendinitis for Edgin, TJ 'considered'

mets have settled out of court with former vp leigh castergine

Bummer

what shall we change thread title to? cuz i have zero doubt all their pitchers except Bartolo are tearing something this year.

@AnthonyDiComo
Sandy Alderson said #Mets had been forewarned by doctors as early as last season that Wheeler's elbow was a concern.

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

Bartolo starts opener in D.C.

Murphy very likely to open season on DL.

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/

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

Report: Mets cut ballpark security to save money

counting on few fistfights til September Mets-Stanks series

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

Harvey, reclining, his hair still glistening from a vigorous shampooing, wants to be helpful.

that is some very descriptive language

@msimonespn
Michael Cuddyer turns 36 today.

Only 2 Mets position players have had a 2.0 WAR season at 36 or older

Jose Valentin
Moises Alou

averaging 6.8 runs/game in their last 19 (spring) games

cuddyer with his sixth homer

start spreading the news

Kevin Long, the Granderson miracle worker

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.

torres was really nasty in 2013 I think? w/ tampa

torres isn't a lefty specialist either -- he has reverse splits

lagares extension!

harvey's final spring stats: 22.2 IP, 21 K, 1 BB, 1.19 ERA

we expect nothing less

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.

<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/

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

hahaha, there's yr no-hit shit, Scherzer

what a terrible haircut on Duda btw

Mejia to undergo MRI on stiff right elbow

consecutive opening days where their closer leaves injured

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/

except for the extreme idiocy in other booths

nails it, in comparison to most theyre usually a cut above imo

Keith also loves "clutch RBIs"

he's comedy relief tho

i like clutch RBIs too

but you don't think it's a unique skill, i suspect

tru

is deGrom really not starting vs WAS? Twelve days off seems awfully dicey for the Division Series start.

@kirkmin
According to two sources, NESN is interested in Ron Darling as Dave O'Brien's partner for Sox telecast next year.

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

Cespedes leaves game after HBP on hand, hold yr breath

no break, contusions to two fingers

@AdamRubinESPN
Juan Uribe has shown "very little" improvement and is seeing a doctor today. Doesn't sound promising for NLDS availability.

apparently the ron darling to NESN thing ain't happening, which i am tooooootally fine with

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.

actually Kirk N got 3 of the 6 hits, so my apologies to him

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.

i'd really prefer they call this game i have tix for (and see Virginia Plain another time)

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/you-can-take-yo-la-tengo-to-a-mets-game-but-you-cant-m-1734261734

cool shirt, ira

they're playing the Kings Theater in Brooklyn during LDS Game 2, probably

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQVfMbjUEAAkdm-.jpg:large

^most likely Game 4 starter

@AdamRubinESPN 35s35 seconds ago
Nats 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.

i have a second ticket available for 1:10 if anyone likes windy games.

exchangeable for next year, so i'm not going

haven't scored in 23 innings

possibly related: Seinfeld will be in the TV booth for the second game.

the idea that this lineup might score off Scherzer is fanciful

no hits thru 5

Shitty Saturday may not be over; Dodgers get LDS homefield if they win tonight.

@jonahkeri Oct 3
Clearly audible yell from stands over Max Scherzer no-hitter celebration, "GET OFF MY FIELD, ASSHOLE" #LGM

Tristan H. Cockcroft ‏@SultanofStat

Mets IP increases (playoffs included, compared to previous high):

Syndergaard +65-2/3
Harvey +37-2/3
deGrom +37-1/3
Matz +15-2/3

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

happy anniversary of the cuddyer signing

must you?

@Mets
.@MookieWilsonNY1 will be taking over our account in a half hour! Get your questions in using #AskMookie.

good thing i'm mookieproofed

17 years ago today, the mets acquired armando benitez from baltimore

15 years ago today, the mets signed turk wendell to a three-year deal worth $9,999,999.99

happy 63rd, Dan Warthen

https://twitter.com/MattDunnSNY/status/690224142889701376

Mets retire Piazza's #31 on July 30

july 3 is cespedes compression sleeve day