Painfully familiar: the New York Mets (RIP Morbs)

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.

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Steve gelbs is fine as a sideline reporting goofball but I still can’t take him seriously as a play by play guy. Can they bring back Gary Thorne again?

sure gave imanaga a paddlin today

https://i.postimg.cc/sgvQbrZW/IMG-0215.jpg

rip morbs

i need this grimace thing explained to me

really nothing more than the mets went 7-0 starting with the game where grimace threw out the first pitch in a city connect uniform

and have been the best team in all of baseball in june (saw some stat like that)

other correlations: return of francisco alvarez (apparently some kind of catching savant who makes all pitchers better), benching mcneil for iglesias, vientos continuing to mash, lindor hitting well after switching to the leadoff spot

one of those things where none of the memes are as good as the thing itself

https://s3-prod.adage.com/s3fs-public/20240619_FIRSTPITCHGRIMACE_3x2.jpg

the overwhelming sentiment 3-4 weeks ago to completely do a massive selloff to the "we're looking pretty good playoff-wise, maybe we're buyers" now has been something to see esp. for long-time die hards like me, i admit i was all-in on the "blow the core up" team but i do think alvarez is the most important factor here, i buy into him having some sort of vibe x-factor (along with game calling skillz)

I agree with 龜 that the hitting has been the big change, which seems mostly down to (1) reverting to the mean (they were so bad before), (2) Martinez starting to mash, and (3) Vientos giving them another power bat that was previously a zero.

How does Vientos look at 3B? I know he was terrible last year but his savant page currently has him at -1 OAA which the Mets can certainly live with if he stays hitting.

so glad we're not the only ones blowin saves

So much sweeter when it’s Aroldis

Those 9th inning at bats were great.

Pete Alonso posted this which made me really happy because 1) I’ve been there and it’s very good but 2) more importantly it’s right beside the Clemente museum and that’s where he’d have been going. It’s great when players appreciate the history of the game.
https://i.postimg.cc/Pq2PdMCY/IMG-2949.jpg

yeah the mets radio broadcast mentioned how after the team dinner they all went to the clemente museum

That’s cool. They had a lot of shirts there from players visiting that has been signed but I don’t think I saw a Mets one.

now in playoff position! (at two games over .500 lol)

30-15 record in their last 45 games :)

Entertaining game tonight. Walk judge four times, then strike him out in the 9th inning.

loool at luis severino (who has pitched well lately but still!) shit-talking the yankees when he's not pitching against them this week

That is the perfect time to shit-talk

loool at luis severino (who has pitched well lately but still!) shit-talking the yankees when he's not pitching against them this week

brett baty 4-5 with 2 HR 😌

Okay the mets seem very fun right now

I'm still not sure how they are doing it.

It is fun seeing other teams meltdown in pressure situations for once.

It’s like there are so many good vibes around the team right now that even the little things are going their way.

Lindor going off and Nimmo heating up aren’t hurting them one bit. Is Senga due back soon?

https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Mets-players.jpg?w=1024

for me this pic perfectly captures the vibes rn

xp nimmo has been slumping recently which is why mendoza gave him last night off, but he'll be needed since bader is day to day with a bum ankle

senga is starting tonight!