Painfully familiar: the New York Mets (RIP Morbs)

:/

Round 2 let's go

I know that Diaz has his problems but how is Ottavino still on this roster let alone the guy they put out for a save in that situation? And it was still salvageable with bases loaded and one out

he was closing games last year after we traded robertson

had already used reed garrett earlier… not
a lot of other good options in the pen

In the most respectful way possible...

Why did Bader choose to go from being the most handsome man in the league..... to looking like that?

Tbf, I think the cards uniform and the yankees hair policy helped him in individual ways.

https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5472,h_3078,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_1620,ar_4:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Ftheplayertribune%2F01ga29djftnt95fr62gm.jpg

https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/TWCNews/harrison_bader_yankees_ny1_ny_07262023_AP23208029400808%20(1)

mean to demote baty when alvarez is so close to coming back

now gyac might not get to see either in london?

I’ll get to see Vientos though? Alvarez can console Baty obvs

congrats for not *quite* blowing a five-run lead in the ninth

ffs

it was fireworks night. you can’t blow the lead on fireworks night!

xp lmao this box score was a trip

Also RIP Monty giving up six earned runs to the Mets

https://sny.tv/articles/mets-phillies-london-wright-piazza-daniel-murphy-chase-utley-hr-derby

gyac, you know what to do (boo chase utley)

Way ahead of you friend

That’s the sixth time since May 1st that the Mets have lost a game when leading after eight innings. No other team in the majors has more than two.

— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) June 2, 2024

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10123331-mlb-trade-rumors-mets-pete-alonso-jd-martinez-severino-expected-to-be-dealt

i guess the silver lining here is if pete gets traded, can move vientos to first and bring baty back :]

Do you think Vientos is improved enough to be the starting 1B for the Mets if they do trade Pete?

well the knock against vientos is that his defense at 3B isn't good cause he's not as rangy as baty is and his reaction time is pretty slow (just using my eyes). batwise he's definitely been raking and has earned a spot in the lineup, otoh it's a small sample size so far and there were stretches last year when baty was batting .300

defense, i don't really know what the current baseball orthodoxy is as i missed the sabrmetrics revolution but i gotta think vientos can better hide his fielding deficiencies at 1B vs. 3B

(ofc baty had 2HR in his first game back in AAA. hearing everybody hope that he doesn't end up like kelenic as an AAAA guy)

in reading about him and watching him play a bit, i think his value will lie in being a corner utility player. neither prospect people or projection systems seem to think he's an elite enough bat to be a 1B star but it doesn't seem like his defense at third is bad enough for him to not be able to play there either, even if he prob isn't the ideal player at that position. zips right now has him projected as a 2 win player over each of the next 3 years, alonso has been a 3-4 win player (per fangraphs) in his career. i think a lot will depend on how his body fills out. i feel like most teams are piecing together at least one of 1B/3B these days and if he progresses along he'd fit pretty easily into a situation like that. as a 3B only proposition it will all just rest on his defense but maybe w/ the DH spot they could still get him enough days at 1B/DH to make it make sense

the DH spot is pretty crowded - even if mets move JDM, i'd love to see marte get moved to the DH spot (he's been a black hole in RF), start tyrone taylor in RF with dj stewart to support the two.

either way we're doing so much better than vogelbach (sending my apologies over to the blue jays thread)

Wasn’t Baty pretty bad at 3B last year? But yeah, small sample size applies but I’m sort of pulling for him since I read this very cute article from last year from the Mets series at Fenway last July:

https://www.newsday.com/amp/sports/baseball/mets/mets-red-sox-mark-vientos-triston-casas-ih2ntu1i

But yeah utility guy who can rake is never a bad one to have and it seems he’s got enough pop for Citi

i personally have never really seen it w/ baty despite the lofty prospect rankings. just feel like i rarely saw him hit the ball hard

he's shown a lot of improvement at 3B this season per the sabrmetrics, apparently xp

In London for the games this weekend. What the hell is going on here #LondonSeries #LGM pic.twitter.com/2MnAtS13j2

— Mets Jr. (@MetsJr69) June 4, 2024

as a mets/phillies i kind of need this shirt...? maybe...? don't want people to throw rocks at me when i'm in either city though...?

How is someone both a Mets and phillies fan

But look if you really want it I’m sure something could be arranged

It’s like a hong kong knockoff

well as i've talked about elsewhere on this board i grew up in philly and my favorite team ever will always be the '93 phils, fuck you joe carter etc. etc.

had sort of fallen out of my baseball fandom when they won in '08

feels kinda like bandwagoning to root for them now so i'm just gonna wait til they stink again to get back on xp

Just looking at the pitching- Manaea for the Mets on Saturday & Quintana Sunday. Phillies haven’t announced theirs yet. Nola just pitched so it won’t be him. Wheeler pitched on Monday so I guess he’s starting Saturday but I’m going Sunday so I hope they decide to give him the extra day’s rest!

https://sny.tv/articles/mets-release-jorge-lopez-omar-narvaez-roster-moves

baty going to london after all?

Mets trying British snacks makes this whole series worthwhile

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C71jF5uO-hS/

Pete Alonso asking the REAL questions

Pete Alonso wants to know if he can get a Sunday roast in London on a day besides Sunday

Pete is also taking recommendations on the best Fish and Chips in town 😂 pic.twitter.com/gk4ZUuWVrB

— SNY (@SNYtv) June 7, 2024

Sean Manaea asks a British reporter for recommendations on British snacks 😂 pic.twitter.com/cWIErdp6wM

— SNY (@SNYtv) June 7, 2024

Brett Baty's first impressions of London?

"I don't want to be mean to New York City, but I feel like London might be a little bit cleaner" pic.twitter.com/BSPtbxwfIk

— SNY (@SNYtv) June 7, 2024

Pickled Onion Monster Munch?

Ok, I should have googled it first. I did not mishear.

They’re very popular. I’m not a fan personally but if you’re interested we can definitely arrange to get some to you.

That’s very kind, but I’m not really into snacks like that.

tbf citifield is surrounded by chop shops

also fyi there is a store in the west village that sells british imports. pickled onion monster munch is featured prominently: https://myersofkeswick.com/collections/crisps

a bit far from flushing though

personally i was hoping somebody would have recommended IRN BRU (original recipe)

lol. That’s deep lore

the DH spot is pretty crowded - even if mets move JDM, i'd love to see marte get moved to the DH spot (he's been a black hole in RF), start tyrone taylor in RF with dj stewart to support the two.

either way we're doing so much better than vogelbach (sending my apologies over to the blue jays thread)

― 龜, Monday, June 3, 2024 1:50 PM (five days ago)

marte let another catchable ball drop in RF today that sparked a game winning rally

vientos threw away an easy gimme that let in the go-ahead run

but before that he did smack a double that scored the previous go-ahead run

meanwhile hearing that baty is raking in AAA

Mets go for 5-0 in the Grimace Era today. pic.twitter.com/YiHpbC9BrN

— jack (@Jolly_Olive) June 16, 2024

Team has definitely woken up lately, playing better. The wild card race is still wide open.

guess i’m wondering if this continues, will we end up becoming buyers at the trade deadline? so far a ton of rumors that we’re looking to sell

Need to get to .500 first. Currently that would get you a playoff spot. Not sure you need to make a deal then if you can get good momentum going into the playoffs.

I would still sell because I don't think the current core is enough to get you there consistently in the next few years. Not to say they shouldn't be a wild card team a couple of times, but they just lack dynamism.

I just checked the score after I posted, lol, maybe I'm wrong.

The sad part is this run they are on would have to continue for 3-4 more weeks to undo their April/May.

The streaming feed of the Mets game just cut to a mariachi band playing “Higher” by Creed during the commercial.

The vibes are wild right now 🤣 pic.twitter.com/20F6Ziu2sU

— Just Mets (@just_mets) June 18, 2024

It’s not that bad? People will be much happier with a winning record and a chance for the playoffs. Put together another solid week or two and the ship is mostly righted. As for the future, I think it’s good enough to not tear it all down. When this team goes all in or all out, misery seems to follow.