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

gazelle, man

Wilmer and de Aza comin' thru

cautiously optimistic

goofy third base tags

de aza!!

typically they may end up taking the 2 games with the 'bad' matchups

wilmer!!

Colon with 2 hits, 2 away from the cycle

i feel like the true colon cycle (ew sorry) has to include a walk instead of a HR

walk, hit by pitch, single, reached on error

catcher's interference

Struck out, but reached on the wild pitch

pitch-clock failure (wait for it)

ok guys save some for tomorrow

of course after i bought tix for tonight's scheduled Jose-deGrom matchup, the Mets decided to skip Jake to cure his recent suckiness

Cespedes, Cabrera, Walker all doubtful for lineup

so it shd be a good night for j0rdan

Ichiro batting 6th tho

TJ Rivera sent down, probly for a few days

Cespedes and Reyes doing it all

that was El Talento's 43rd Met HR in his 159th game for them

Matz stays on the DL :/

Rubin:

Terry Collins says the reports are there is no real structural damage with Steven Matz. The concern is about stiffness/tightness in Matz's shoulder, which returned during one toss whole throwing on flat ground Monday. Matz immediately was shut down.... Jacob deGrom moves up a day.

Collins confirms Michael Conforto will join the team when the roster expands Thursday. Conforto will be "in the mix" for playing time, although Collins could not define what that means.

ReplaceMets had to win 3 of 4 in this series to renew my faith, so not lookin bad

Won 8 out of the last 10

Granderson had a terrible May and an even worse August, but has been around his career numbers the other 3 months. Here's hoping for September, or just a good-spots role in the 5-man outfield.

Rubin:

"Neil Walker has a herniated disk that is causing limited weakness in a foot -- similar to in 2012 with the Pirates. The initial medical opinion suggested he can play through the issue, but a second opinion is being sought to ease Walker's mind. Sandy Alderson said any report of Walker's issue being career-threatening would be inaccurate, and the Mets believe he could be back in the lineup shortly."

NEW YORK -- Will a little extra rest solve Jacob deGrom's recent struggles?

“We’ll find out,” New York Mets manager Terry Collins said. “I don’t have an answer for that. If I did, I’d leave this job and go be somewhere else.”

DeGrom, who was skipped Monday because Mets officials suspected he was suffering from arm fatigue, opposes Miami Marlins right-hander Jose Urena in Thursday’s 7:10 p.m. ET series finale at Citi Field as the Mets aim for a four-game sweep. DeGrom has allowed 13 runs and 25 hits in 9 2/3 innings over his past two starts.

Rich MacLeod (@richmacleod)
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SNY just showed Jacob deGrom calling trainer Ray Ramirez to follow him into the clubhouse. The 2016 #Mets are a horror show.

deGrom "fine," get off the ledge (for now)

i feel confident that curtis has a room the size of my apartment full of vinyl

Mets Show Some Range With Music Playlists That Mix and Match

also lol yoenis

Conforto catch off Murphy gave me a HAHT ATTACK

a game behind the Mathenaged!

Gavin Cecchini on the way

1.5 behind the GIANTS

pirates and marlins are really fading too

not really seeing a comeback in either case there

lotta homers

reds hits: 5

mets pitchers: 7

Rubin:

"With four long balls on Tuesday night, the Mets now have 189 homers -- fourth-most in franchise history. With 23 games remaining, they need only 11 more homers to match the franchise record of 200 set in 2006. A whopping 53.7 percent of the Mets' scoring this season -- 293 of 546 runs -- has come via the homer."

more:

"Terry Collins said there has been no development yet that would suggest that Jacob deGrom (forearm) or Steven Matz (shoulder) will be ready to return to the rotation in this next turn. Matz resumed throwing on flat ground Monday."

yikes

'steal-on-Thor' game deflated by 2 CS in one inning (Rivera)

keith: i hate to be critical . . . but this reds team is playing like garbage

Keith: I flew all the way from New York for this?

he's not wrong

probably still grumpy from the lack of late-night dining options

crutis now with 25 homers and 45 rbis

no one has ever had 25+ and fewer than 56 (presumably at the end of the season)

whoa thats nuts

So many pinch hit homeruns

Rubin:

Mets have won 14 straight games against the Reds. That's the second-longest winning streak in Mets history against one opponent -- trailing only a 15-game winning streak against the Pirates in 1986 and '87.

seeing this team go on a 14-4 sprint during an injury plague is one of the strangest events in Mets history

conforto
nimmo
tebow

BAHAHAHAHAHahaHAHA

what do you think of their playoff run, troll?

@AnthonyDiComo
And the 36-minute Tim Tebow #Mets conference call concludes with this: "Thanks everyone for signing on! Y'all have a blessed day!"