World Series or Bust! with the Coke Party Patrol: 2016 New York Mets

Mets' cola sponsor has moved from Pepsi to Coke, but the t-shirt-cannon pepsters have not slotted it into their name, which would've been perfect in a year honoring the '86 champs.

But there are openings internships!

http://baseballjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=92641

acknowledging de Aza's post-Cespedes Miracle place on the depth chart:

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/2/3/10910642/mets-trade-rumors-alejandro-de-aza

Roger Bernadina!

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/2/8/10942844/mets-roger-bernadina-sign-minor-league

my man!

@AdamRubinESPN
Chipper Jones on SiriusXM picks the #Mets to win the World Series in 2016.

what is Larry batting these days anyways? i feel like his picks usually tank.

the postseason is an unpredictable crapshoot, as i think you would know from fresh experience.

i say this because he picked the jays last year at some point.

April 30 is Syndergaarden-gnome day.

too cold

April 30 is Syndergaarden-gnome day.

i'm in

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jenrry Mejia has received a permanent suspension from Major League and Minor League Baseball after testing positive for Boldenone, his third performance-enhancing substance violation under Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

welp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4gQ6xwISRs

joins pete rose as the only living player banned from the game

what a fucking moron

one would think

@AnthonyDiComo
NY Post reports the #Mets will host a "Pride Night" this season, becoming the first NY major sports team to do so for the LGBT community.

Familia co-producing his new walk-in music

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/2/17/11032716/jeurys-familia-entrance-music-song

bullpen candidates include former first-round pick Josh Smoker

http://nypost.com/2016/02/21/fireballing-wild-card-flattered-mets-giving-him-a-relief-shot/

KLaw generally high on the state of the Mets, befuddled by Asdrubal:

He CANNOT play shortstop, and he hasn’t been able to play shortstop for several years now. So I don’t understand— I mean yes, this is the front office that decided Wilmer Flores could play shortstop, he really couldn’t play shortstop either— but then to go from Flores to Cabrera— is Cabrera really better than Flores, at anything? I mean Flores, I know the production wasn’t great, but the swing’s good, he puts the ball in play a lot, and I still think he’s going to come into some power, whereas Cabrera, outside of that one crazy first half power-wise he had with Cleveland a couple years ago, you kind of never got it. So I don’t understand— do they think they’re getting a better defensive shortstop than they really are? Do they think he’s going to turn into a 20 homer guy? Because I don’t believe that that’s the case.

I didn’t understand that signing at all. It’s part of why— somebody asked me about the Mets offseason— it’s great that they did spend some money, but what if they had taken the money they gave to Cespedes, and Cabrera, and Alejandro De Aza, and thrown it at one of the more premium free agents on the market. They could have done something better. Cabrera over Flores, I don’t even know if that’s an upgrade, and if it is, it’s a fairly small one.

http://metsmerizedonline.com/2016/02/mmo-exclusive-talking-mets-with-espns-keith-law.html/

http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/4/5/2/165209452/cuts/yoeniscar1_yan67pcs_mmgxlotx.jpg

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/02/23/165208280/yoenis-cespedes-drives-three-wheeled-motorcycle-to-mets-spring-training

truly a superhero

Pride night in August vs SD (maybe they'll bring some sailors)

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/114622/mets-schedule-pride-night-for-aug-13-vs-the-padres

Cespedes' wheels are the page one story in the Post.

Harper Lee, Mets fan:

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/2/22/11095104/mets-harper-lee-fan-new-york

feel cespedes' . . . vehicle . . . is a response to alfredo simon's chromemobile from last spring. god only knows what 2017 holds

lamborghini today

after the Pride game, Styx will play! truly idgi

Addison Reed declared setup man for Familia

@AnthonyDiComo
In the least surprising news ever, Cespedes' car guy, Alex Vega, has customized 32 vehicles for Juan Uribe. He's Vega's biggest client.

horseback

https://twitter.com/Mets/status/704676259494645760

newly ex-Mets picture gallery

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/3/4/11157270/new-york-mets-photos-2016-spring-training-jerseys-daniel-murphy-jon-niese-parnell

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-MY430_201603_G_20160307132505.jpg

Meet the Met Who Puts His Pants on Two Legs at a Time (and Inside Out)

Asdrubal Cabrera has a strained patella tendon in his left knee. He will be inactive for at least two weeks. (ie Tejada figures to be on roster to start the season)

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jQljiE3Z7v0k7j7C1nEmfeU09iqfqj1n8l12OhDskCsOcQwMKcpJP4FO9AAar47B0SWvwLhIsNHUzN3fTE-UX9NBZoE=s500

@MarcCarig
Bartolo Colon just took out a tree branch with a batting practice... home run.

deGrom start today postponed; stiff back believed due to a soft mattress.

Mets want Plawecki in AAA, so shopping for a backup catcher.

Tejada waived

guess opening day SS is Bud Harrelson

there's a chance you might see tejada on the cardinals infield

uh oh

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/3/22/11285960/mets-sports-illustrated-cover

RIP mets

https://twitter.com/Mets/status/712636390446465030

harvey getting smoked today; 85 pitches through three innings

also lol cespedes

http://m.mlb.com/video/v562513083/hounym-reed-hits-an-insidetheparker-on-miscue/?c_id=mlb

hahahaha

who is the ump? that's my new favorite ump

baseball is hard

cb bucknor ftw (for once)

Keith: "Whaddya thinkin', Lincoln?"

https://twitter.com/jon_bois/status/713076858733137920

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CelQAmnWwAUbaMz.jpg

Kranepool and Shamsky, as you all know

harvey scratched tomorrow, opening day availability in question, mets won't say why except that 'his arm is fine'

i'd call him a good hitter in 2010-13, at least :/

I am rooting for him, but he hasn't settled in yet.

With Wilmer Flores shut down, I'm guessing Conforto and TJ Rivera will make a potential post-season roster.

for certain

AP:

"If you wake up Sunday morning and say, `OK, we're in', but we don't necessarily have home-field advantage, do we use Syndergaard?" Collins asked. "Or do we say, `He's going to pitch the first playoff game, no matter where it's at?"

If the Mets have clinched home-field advantage, they might start Syndergaard on Sunday and have him throw about 25 pitches to ensure he's sharp for the wild-card playoff game on Wednesday.

"Otherwise he goes eight days without pitching," Collins said.

JR, CT: Hi Keith, would you give the Mets any chance against the Cubs with their rotation in the shape it is now. I imagine best case is the lefty power bats get/stay hot and they can slug their way to some ugly wins?

Klaw: I would never give any team in a playoff series less than 45% odds to win it.

well that's a pretty useless answer

Ha, it's pretty otm though!

NA doesn't understand short serieseses

Asdrubal Cabrera IS Daniel Murphy

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/asdrubal-cabrera-as-daniel-murphy/

I mean he's just saying "sports are unpredictable over the short-term!" which is true but a) doesn't really need to be said at this point b) doesn't really answer the question

i would interpret his answer as 'i give them a 45% chance'

it's not a very meaningful question tho

TJ!

Bruce is heating up at the right time

bruce <3

@msimonespn

I will confess to having just looked up how Jay Bruce fares vs Madison Bumgarner
3-for-23, 6 K

walked Bruce to face TJR :o

and paid for it!

i really want Loney outta this damn lineup

who is the dumbass Fox analyst?

oh Christ

that was a fat pitch

>>i really want Loney outta this damn lineup

lol

Love Loney! Another fun bat flip as well.

maybe i should rip Familia now to ensure the save

@AdamRubinESPN 26m

All-time homers vs. #Mets:
Willie Stargell 60
Chipper Jones 49
Mike Schmidt 49
Willie McCovey 48
RYAN HOWARD 48
Hank Aaron 45
Pat Burrell 42

stargell otm

yikes Yo, my shoetops

i saw the Pirates a lot at Shea in the '70s, it was not pleasant.

right off the fists by Drub!

had it all the wayyyyy

nice

alright alright

Congratz Metz

Final #Mets bWAR leaders:

1. Syndergaard, 5.3
2. deGrom, 3.7
3. Colon, 3.4
4t. Cespedes, 2.9
4t. Reed, 2.9
6t. Cabrera, 2.7
6t. Matz, 2.7

tebow headed to the arizona fall league!

Rubin:

Steven Matz had what was described as a "massive" bone spur removed from his pitching elbow on Tuesday. Team doctor David Altchek performed the procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Matz also had a platelet-rich-plasma injection in his left shoulder. He had been dealing with an impingement. Matz is expected to be fully recovered for spring training.

hard not to see the team largely the same nxt yr & bruce still here, $13M option

i think YC is opting out

to wit:

http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/124595/opt-outta-here-mets-brace-for-yoenis-cespedes-expected-free-agency

Tebow administering last rites

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cuhd8mHUkAI3uhH?format=jpg&name=large

https://twitter.com/KevinCanWaitCBS/status/792074790936858624

the worst thing about mets fandom

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/11/01/jeurys-familia-arrested-for-domestic-violence

final arizona fall league line for tim tebow: .194/.296/.242 in 19 games

@DCameronFG
Dumping Bruce is the easy part. But the team should probably start shopping Michael Conforto too.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-fix-the-mets-outfield

I'd think Houston or Texas might be interested in Bruce as both clubs seem to always look to get Texans playing on their teams.

I could perhaps see the Reds trading Hamilton as they got 3 other CF players on the 40 man roster. Hamilton would definitely be handy in the Mets new stadium since it is pretty big as he can cover a ton of ground.

Going to try to attend #1 again this year.

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mets-top-10-wins-of-2016-1-september-22-against-phillies-123116?cmpid=feed:-sports-CQ-RSS-Feed

new brooklyn cyclones manager:

http://ultimatemets.com/cards/EdgardoAlfonzo1972.jpg

it was his brother a few years ago?

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2017/1/25/14383774/conforto-mets-playing-time-jay-bruce-malpractice

spoke w someone @ a retirement party yesterday who has been a lifelong mets fan, 1st game he attended was in '63 @ the polo grounds, was @ game 5 of the 69 world series -- he said the wilpons, fred specifically, are really terrible ppl (w ancedotal confirmation i won't go into), & his fandom m/l ended in 2015 it sounded like

i want anecdotes

i think we all made that assumption safely

lets's kill last year's team threads, shall we?