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

it's okay; terry would advise you to have fun

Reynolds!

season tipping twd doom

good thing they made those trades!

Cespedes to DL

Duda shut down

"So in addition to making a panicky trade that will leave them calling audibles for 2017, the Mets have now turned a two- or three-week absence for their only real hitter into a six or seven-week absence, one that will almost certainly doom their season. Fine work all around, gentlemen."

http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2016/08/03/oh-good-grief/

A. Rubin:

"Duda had a flare-up of discomfort in his lower back and has been advised by Los Angeles-based specialist Robert Watkins to remain idle for 30 days. Duda originally landed on the DL on May 23 with a stress fracture. Because Duda is making $6.725 million this season and is eligible for arbitration a final time this winter, he is a non-tender candidate. James Loney has proven a capable alternative to Duda. Sandy Alderson mentioned the possibility of asking an outfielder to prepare during the offseason to play first base in 2017. Michael Conforto and Jay Bruce would be the logical candidates."

Jay Bruce has played first a couple times when Votto was hurt and some in spring training.

still doesn't have the power numbers one might want, but 1B dominic smith is a possibility at some point next season

Bartolo Colon was surprised A-Rod (.442 with 8 homers against him) was not in the lineup Thursday. "I always say that's my dad," Colon said through an interpreter,

No Gary Cohen in the booth this weekend--this is perhaps more jarring than any 2016 player injury so far.

bruce needs to work on his sliding

last consecutive wins: July 6-7

goddamn Robles

i don't care that he got a seeing-eye hit, you WALK THE FUCKING SUPERSTAR THERE, TERRY, YOU IDIOT

Nimmo back to Vegas

this lineup is close to last July's Mayberry-Campbell nadir

KELLY J

Man, that was a fat pitch

this is a weird one to feel like a pivotal game

WALK FUCKING GOLDSCMIDT

season over imho

slightly better lineup for matinee

De Aza, CF
Walker, 2B
Bruce, RF
Loney, 1B
Johnson, 3B
Conforto, LF
R. Rivera, C
Reynolds, SS
Syndergaard, RHP

tuffy gosewich's first career triple

salt in the wound

record for stolen bases allowed by the mets in a three-game series is 14; d-backs now have 13 through 2.5

including the pitcher stealing second without a throw today, and the 1B stealing second and third

goldy's a great baserunner for a 1B but yeah...

thor's kinda sucked lately huh

at least arizona probably won't break that stolen-base record now

@AdamRubinESPN
Terry Collins: "I know one thing: There's got to be a passion to play."

Watched a chunk of yesterday's game and I don't think I'd ever heard a more miserable booth pair than whoever that was -- Cohen and Darling? It was almost "well I'll commit suicide if you will" "I'll totally commit suicide if you will, but it has to be at the same time."

cohen and hernandez

https://twitter.com/TheRealYLT/status/763784571095752706

I would have bet $20 of my own money and $100 of yours that that was Darling's voice yesterday. Oh well.

conforto optioned

wheeler to visit dr. andrews re: elbow discomfort

lmao grand slam schimpf

schimpf again on first pitch

'quad-a utility guy has game of life'

@MarcCarig
Tonight’s Citi Field Kiss Cam featured several same sex couples. They got cheered. That’s cool.

I'm so bummed out, I missed the kiss cam.

nothing's coming easy these days

only two games behind the yankees!

one behind the lowly Pirates

sad zing

In nine no-decisions this season, deGrom has a 1.92 ERA. Six times he has allowed no more than one run and failed to get a win. Familia has squandered three ninth-inning leads for deGrom, who has held the opposition to one run or fewer in each of his past four starts (0.65 ERA) and owns a 1.56 ERA since the All-Star break.

Matz no-hitter through 7 so far

consecutive wins!

as u know mook, desperate times call for desperate zings

It would be a good time for the Mets to get on a roll. One good week and they would be back in the wild card mix.

Someone has to take out the Cardinals, those clowns neeed out of the playoffs.

Don't think Pittsburgh has the pitching depth and losing Stanton has got to hobble the Marlins.

ROOOZHEEEEAHHHHHNOOOO

Matz being skipped tonight w/ 'shoulder discomfort' :/

lmao keith is bitching abt the amt of social security he will be getting