Will Woods at BP:
Say this for the Mets: they’re remarkably dedicated to getting fly ball pitchers to maximize their strong outfield defense and mask their horrendous infield counterparts. But the Mets have so much good young starting pitching—to the point that they’re thinking about converting some to the pen, rather than, you know, trading for some offense—that the prolonged flirtation with Daisuke is bizarre. Jenrry Mejia is ready for his shot. By the way, here’s how you know no one else offered Bartolo Colon a second year: The Mets have so much starting pitching talent coming down the pike that Colon basically signed up to be pitching just about anywhere by the end of July.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 14:48 (ten years ago) link
Jose Valverde, unavailable to Yahoo fantasy team owners but available to close games for the Mets:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140326&content_id=70168662¬ebook_id=70168378
It will be a prominent role, to boot. Manager Terry Collins said that he may hold Parnell back from appearing on three consecutive days early in the season; on those nights, Valverde will pitch the ninth."You'd like your closer to go three or four in a row before you might think about giving him a day off," Collins said. "[But] we've got to make sure how Bobby feels. After two days in a row, I'll certainly be on top of that."Certainly [Valverde] is … going to hopefully be that bridge to Bob. And those nights that Bobby is going to need a night off, it's going to have to be Jose that's going to pick up the slack."
"You'd like your closer to go three or four in a row before you might think about giving him a day off," Collins said. "[But] we've got to make sure how Bobby feels. After two days in a row, I'll certainly be on top of that.
"Certainly [Valverde] is … going to hopefully be that bridge to Bob. And those nights that Bobby is going to need a night off, it's going to have to be Jose that's going to pick up the slack."
Important comma placement in the first sentence.
― Andy K, Thursday, 27 March 2014 01:21 (ten years ago) link
Jenrry Mejia makes rotation over Dice-K, hallefuckinlujah
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 30 March 2014 13:08 (ten years ago) link
gettin off bus in Soho at 1:30, where shd i watch a couple innings?
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Monday, 31 March 2014 15:59 (ten years ago) link
eric young jr at 2b for the metsies today
― mookieproof, Monday, 31 March 2014 16:09 (ten years ago) link
so close i can nearly grab tony tarascos ass
― johnny crunch, Monday, 31 March 2014 17:11 (ten years ago) link
david wrights ab music is nkotb
― johnny crunch, Monday, 31 March 2014 17:29 (ten years ago) link
wright has passed strawberry for the mets lead in career opening day hits
keith is wearing a coat of many stripes
― mookieproof, Monday, 31 March 2014 17:34 (ten years ago) link
ANDREW BROWN
based off of the espn gamecast thing, the umpire appears to be calling balls that are directly down the middle of the plate
― Karl Malone, Monday, 31 March 2014 19:13 (ten years ago) link
Home listening to the new radio flagship, I am not gonna take hearing WOR Hannity promos all year.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Monday, 31 March 2014 19:49 (ten years ago) link
LAGARRRRRRRRRRES
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Monday, 31 March 2014 19:50 (ten years ago) link
this is abt what i expected
― johnny crunch, Monday, 31 March 2014 20:51 (ten years ago) link
oopsie
― mookieproof, Monday, 31 March 2014 20:54 (ten years ago) link
the captain with an a-rod homer
― mookieproof, Monday, 31 March 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
And...led off.
― Andy K, Monday, 31 March 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
“@Mets: The Mets signed OF Bobby Abreu to a minor league contract. He will report to Las Vegas.”
― johnny crunch, Monday, 31 March 2014 23:37 (ten years ago) link
^^^wow
mets 7-for-35 today with three homers, three walks and 18 strikeouts
― mookieproof, Monday, 31 March 2014 23:52 (ten years ago) link
bobby parnell diagnosed with an incomplete tear of his (elbow) mcl, will rest for two weeks before deciding whether surgery is required
~enter papa grande~
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:04 (ten years ago) link
when I was listening to the game I honestly was surprised that Parnell was "abled".
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
weird how it takes a guy being unable to break 90mph for the mets to discover something is wrong
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:38 (ten years ago) link
Professor Farnsworth, Wilmer Flores called up
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 11:53 (ten years ago) link
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkOnzGSCAAAoJkT.png
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 16:06 (ten years ago) link
weather may be decent Sat afternoon, phaps i'll go.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 16:26 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkO7QbECEAA7xUJ.jpg
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
mets, germs and steel
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 19:44 (ten years ago) link
I wonder which fan it was
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 19:51 (ten years ago) link
oic
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
Bartolo makes Sid Fernandez look like Chris Sale, amirite
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 April 2014 00:09 (ten years ago) link
Chris Young to DL with quad strain
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 April 2014 16:22 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/fEcQrVP.jpg
― Karl Malone, Friday, 4 April 2014 15:01 (ten years ago) link
how bout recker gunning down billy hamilton yesterday? good stuff
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 5 April 2014 18:40 (ten years ago) link
THE GRANDYMAN (still) CAN
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 5 April 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
lol yes reckers ab music is miley cyrus wrecking ball
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 5 April 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
1 batter too long: the dillon gee story
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 5 April 2014 19:21 (ten years ago) link
1 batter too soon: the mets bullpen story
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 April 2014 19:32 (ten years ago) link
IKE
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 5 April 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
Went today! Brisk weather. Video challenges rule.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 5 April 2014 22:59 (ten years ago) link
The inner moral goodness of the Mets doesn’t always come through in live action, but it’s darn near unassailable upon further review.
http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2014/04/05/play-it-again-ike/
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 6 April 2014 12:35 (ten years ago) link
from 2003http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/nyregion/doris-from-rego-park-mourned-on-late-night-sports-talk-radio.html
― Mordy , Wednesday, 9 April 2014 01:02 (ten years ago) link
hey, d'arnaud got a hit
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 02:07 (ten years ago) link
even up 4-0, valverde really pushed that to the limit
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 02:34 (ten years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/2iKk2wt.gif
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link
That's all the Braves' lunches that he ate.
― Oren Zombarchi (WilliamC), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 14:28 (ten years ago) link
Uh...gotta say Valverde is looking pretty good.
― Andy K, Friday, 11 April 2014 02:39 (ten years ago) link
Reach out and touch the visiting right fielder.
― Andy K, Saturday, 12 April 2014 04:44 (ten years ago) link
angels celebrated that like a world series win
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 12 April 2014 06:07 (ten years ago) link
Man, that Shuck swing on the HR was ugly.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 12 April 2014 15:02 (ten years ago) link
colon is pitching to all parts of the field
M Trout homered to center. A Pujols homered to left.R Ibanez homered to right.
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 13 April 2014 20:03 (ten years ago) link
threw some fat ones
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 13 April 2014 20:13 (ten years ago) link
deGrom 'shut down' for year, in the clubhouse w/ the RoY i suspect
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 September 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24722311/mrs-mets-rear-end-a-photographic-appreciation
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 September 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link
darling says that he and mackey sasser didn't get along 'on or off the field'
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 September 2014 18:24 (ten years ago) link
burning those bridges
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 September 2014 19:00 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByZoirQIAAAT8_Y.png
saw this happen in real time -- gee's balk came less than a minute after the first tweet
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 September 2014 19:10 (ten years ago) link
Granderson has his OPS up to .719! Murphy's is only .742 fwiw.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 September 2014 20:35 (ten years ago) link
six national league teams finished with a positive run differential -- the five playoff teams and the new york mets
― mookieproof, Monday, 29 September 2014 13:41 (nine years ago) link
maybe if they'd had Jeter they could've put up a -31 and still gone home.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Monday, 29 September 2014 14:23 (nine years ago) link
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/hapinessisametswin_zps9483d068.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 11 October 2014 02:34 (nine years ago) link
http://mlb.com/nym/images/fan_forum/y2014/249x260_pumpkin1.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 October 2014 20:05 (nine years ago) link
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/10/14/6978209/new-york-mets-tommie-agee-1969-world-series-game-3-october-14
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 October 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/AwOywQO.jpg
tidewater tides ftw
― mookieproof, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Kevin Long, new hitting coach! oh no, i can hear Keith (Joe Morgan) Hernandez bemoaning a "non-aggressive approach" again...
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 October 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
I had not seen those Tommie Agee catches in quite a few years. He really covers some ground on both of them. They really were some amazin' catches.
― earlnash, Friday, 24 October 2014 15:17 (nine years ago) link
Game 6
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/10/25/7070795/watch-game-6-1986-world-series-new-york-mets-boston-red-sox-mookie-wilson-bill-buckner
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 26 October 2014 06:53 (nine years ago) link
@SamBordenHuge @NYTSports exclusive: Inexplicably, the African soccer confed. web site's background photo is of .. Shea Stadium http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/home.aspx
Huge @NYTSports exclusive: Inexplicably, the African soccer confed. web site's background photo is of .. Shea Stadium http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/home.aspx
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 November 2014 21:56 (nine years ago) link
70 today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2wuO3Mdo-w
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 November 2014 19:50 (nine years ago) link
mets apparently charging players to attend off-season workouts: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/15/wait-the-mets-are-charging-players-to-attend-offseason-workouts-really
― mookieproof, Thursday, 15 January 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
WTF: Mets owner Fred Wilpon named head of Major League Baseball's finance committee
http://risingapple.com/2015/01/18/fred-wilpon-named-chairman-mlbs-finance-committee/
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 January 2015 05:55 (nine years ago) link
Is this the baseball equivalent of the POTUS pardoning guys on his way out?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 19 January 2015 08:54 (nine years ago) link
no idea, but i assume it's OK w/ Manfred
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 January 2015 14:14 (nine years ago) link
That was sort of my point -- maybe Selig is handing out favours in his last few days in office and Manfred doesn't have much of a say in it.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 07:17 (nine years ago) link
@joe_sheehanAfter the #Nationals are done paying Max Scherzer, the #Mets will still owe Bobby Bonilla about $8 million.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
@keithlaw · Jan 19Prediction: 57% of baseball tweets today will combine the keywords "Scherzer" and "Bonilla"
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 17:55 (nine years ago) link
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n213/Nrangers/US_flag_half_mast_hg_clr.gif 13 years ago today, the mets traded away benny agbayani
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link