Let's go METS 2016 thread ......Just get in and anything can happen!

[Knight Shift]

The "battle" for the second wildcard spot is comical. All of the teams battling for it are performing marginally at best. The first inning with Reyes' walk and steal and taking 3B on the overthrow is more of what is needed. Mets should have looked for some speed before the trade deadline. This has to be one of the slowest teams in the majors. . Cespedes to return Thursday, and then Cabrera. LGM.

 

[JoeRU0304]

I guess you don't see the irony of a Mets thread being hijacked by Yankees fans. The Mets are inconsequential to the storied Yankees. If so, then why take the time to invade a thread called "Let's Go Mets" to put down the JV team and its fans? Unbelievably, you show up and whine when a Mets fan points out the illogical argumentation and how it sounds a lot like the justifications that you hear from typical loser fan bases. Such as the never old "history of success" determinent of future success, the inconsequential "better attendance," and the unknowable "future looks bright." We as Rutgers fans always do it, especially when we can't accept our own athletic history of ineptitude.

Yes, people like KBee and TK make arguments that make it sound like the Yankee fan base has adopted a loser mentality. This thread is littered with the following statements about the Yankees which they've decided are somehow important to Mets fans:

"We haven't been under .500 in 25 years.
We have 26 championships.
We may not be back in the playoffs for several years but we're moving in the right direction.
We may go 10 to 15 years without another WS title but we're not a failed organization, and we're better than you."

Who cares about any of it?

I would rather discuss why the Mets are going to use Niese in Verret's place, even though both pitchers are terrible. I'd like to talk about David Wright and whether he has a future with the Mets. I want Mets' fans opinions on Terry Collins and the job he's doing. I want to discuss mets prospects like Ahmed Rosario, Domonic Smith, and the surprising Gsellman. However, I can't have any of these discussions because idiots like you think it's more important to tell me how great the Yankees are. I would prefer to discuss the Mets with like minded individuals who can objectively look at the team and its season. The only bitterness I have is that I can't do that because Yankee fans, like you, propagate like rats and repeat the same tired cliches.

Get over yourselves, Come back after you've crawled out of fourth place and are actually a competitive team. Start your own thread where you can falate each other about the championships you've never seen and the one game wonders you keep calling your "future base." Enjoy Saverino getting lit up like a Christmas tree by a AAA team. Tell yourselves one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball will be competitive next year. Spend the next three weeks watching the Bronx dumpster fire burn hotter as you play the Orioles, Blue Jays and Royals. Discuss all of it somewhere else. I know this may be a novel idea, but a thread dedicated to this miserable Yankee season should be a good place to start.

Reading your post is quite rich, given how big a whiner you are about all things Penn State and their delusional fan base. Look in the mirror. There may be no more delusional, living in the past, thin skinned fan base than that of the Yankees. Guess what, we as Rutgers fans have the same loser mentality as modern day Yankee fans. We'll talk about our streak of bowl games last decade, our NY tv ratings, how we're located near the largest city in the world, and our fertile recruiting ground. Like I said earlier, none of it matters if we don't win. It's the same for the Yankees. Your past was fantastic, but your present is pitiful. Only winning will change that and you're years from even being a competitive team in your own division.

Yankee fans are bitter about the last couple of season. I get it. You're a bunch of entitled douchebags who can't imagine a world where the Mets may actually have a better team. Guess what, it happens. When Rutgers has a better season than Penn State, I sure hope I don't see any posts from you calling them out for being bitter, living in the past and whining. In truth, any objective person who goes through the entirety of this thread can come to only one conclusion: That years of rooting for a successful franchise have made Yankees fans entitled. However, when things don't go their way they channel their bitterness and discontent into putting the other local team and its fans down. If you want to start a bash the Mets thread go ahead. Given the Yankee fan brainpower that I've been forced to endure, that thread should be quite entertaining.

So please give me a break with the self-righteous bitterness routine. Sit back and enjoy the shit show in the Bronx, without annoying the rest of us. As Mets fans, we have our own problems to deal with.

You lost me after you said "given how big a whiner you are about all things Penn State", because I rarely, if ever mention PSU (seriously, either youre mistaking me for someone else or you flat-out make crap up). Also, having this thread here on a free message board in full-view of fans of numerous baseball teams and expecting some form of total Mets-fan exclusivity/privacy is like having a meeting in the middle of Penn Station and complaining when people start looking. You actually make some fair points and I'm not going to tell people what to post, but if you want a more 'pure' Mets discussion without other fan bases engaging in the banter, I suggest trying a Mets message board.


Joe P.

 

[shields]

Agree this team needs speed. When Flores came up in 11th inning I was afraid he would hit in double play.

 

[Knight Shift]

Agree this team needs speed. When Flores came up in 11th inning I was afraid he would hit in double play.

Flores, Bruce, Loney run like they have pianos on their backs.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Also, having this thread here on a free message board in full-view of fans of numerous baseball teams and expecting some form of total Mets-fan exclusivity/privacy is like having a meeting in the middle of Penn Station and complaining when people start looking. You actually make some fair points and I'm not going to tell people what to post, but if you want a more 'pure' Mets discussion without other fan bases engaging in the banter, I suggest trying a Mets message board.


Joe P.

In my experience, Board etiquette on OT threads is that if you don't like the subject matter, you don't post in it. For instance, there is frequently an OT golf thread on the weekends of major tournaments. Since I don't care much about golf, I simply ignore the thread. I don't make an ass of myself by posting "Golf sucks" or some such nonsense.

I will do the same with the new Yankees thread.

 

[SAE96]

SAE96. I used others advice ...IGNORE BUTTON !!!!!!

Just somehow get in and you never know. Nobody has 3 dominate pitchers , some barely have two. The issue right now is the Mets are making almost every pitcher look like Arrietta.

Wheeler and Conforto for Lucroy looks a lot different now that wheeler is going to see Dr Andrews again.

We could definitely use Lucroy but I can't fault the Mets for not wanting to trade Conforto and Wheeler. Last year, Conforto looked like a future all-star and our number three hitter.

I think TC has as much to do with his decline as Mike's inability to adjust to the breaking ball low and inside. If TC had shown a skill to develop young players, then I could see the case for Conforto being a lost cause a fodder for training.
He played him sparingly against Lefty's and Conforto never seemed to get into a groove. He may be one of those players that needs to play everyday. Now they're trying to turn him into a CF which is silly and hurting him at the plate. On top of pressing to hit better he needs to worry about a new position, in the middle of the season.

They did the same thing to Flores. Remember last season when Flores didn't play for two weeks because of Tejada or how he plays him this year at SS against righties. He can't play the position and his splits show that he needs to play against lefties. TC has a way of putting his players in the worst position to be successful. Then he'll go complain to the media about effort. Cespedes saved his job last year, I hope nothing saves it this year.

Who knows what's wrong with Wheeler? I remember Strausberg going through the same thing post TJ. He hit 97 in the one start so the pain may just be cartilage settling. We'll see what Andrews says.

Yes we need a catcher, but a 30 year old career .286 hitter isn't worth our top two young tradeable players. We have holes everywhere. I'd rather bring in a top CF or 3rd baseman for those two players. I don't think we're going to trade either player, but that's what I'd hope for in return.

You're right about the playoffs. We have a weak schedule in September. Ces, Cabrera, and Reyes should all be back to form. If Walker and Flores keep raking, you ever know.

I followed your advice. I put all the Yankees' fans on my ignore list. I don't know why I waited so long. Hopeful for sanity, where there was none.

The Yankees fans, embarrassed by these idiots behavior, have created their own thread. Maybe it will keep the trolls at bay, but I somehow doubt it. At least I'll have no clue what they write. :)

 

[JoeRU0304]

In my experience, Board etiquette on OT threads is that if you don't like the subject matter, you don't post in it. For instance, there is frequently an OT golf thread on the weekends of major tournaments. Since I don't care much about golf, I simply ignore the thread. I don't make an ass of myself by posting "Golf sucks" or some such nonsense.

I will do the same with the new Yankees thread.

You're absolutely right, but the reality of the situation is that someone will most likely drop some sort of comment somewhere along the line. Not saying I agree with it, but it's the reality of the situation. At sporting events people really shouldn't yell insults at other fans, but wear an opposing team's jersey and see what happens.

You can't control what other people are going to say; you can only control what you do/say.


Joe P.

 

[Knight Shift]

You're absolutely right, but the reality of the situation is that someone will most likely drop some sort of comment somewhere along the line. Not saying I agree with it, but it's the reality of the situation. At sporting events people really shouldn't yell insults at other fans, but wear an opposing team's jersey and see what happens.

You can't control what other people are going to say; you can only control what you do/say.


Joe P.

Agree to an extent, but the antics of Kbee should result in banning. He's like a child who can't control himself. Every single miscue and lost game, he came on here within minutes to post some insults and drivel. And T2K is a close second. They stayed out of this thread while the Mets were playing well, but run over here like a couple of children to taunt Mets fans when the season went south.
Best course is to ignore them completely and they can play with themselves.

 

[SAE96]

The "battle" for the second wildcard spot is comical. All of the teams battling for it are performing marginally at best. The first inning with Reyes' walk and steal and taking 3B on the overthrow is more of what is needed. Mets should have looked for some speed before the trade deadline. This has to be one of the slowest teams in the majors. . Cespedes to return Thursday, and then Cabrera. LGM.

It's the new baseball, everyone is in it until the end. In the past, the Mets would have been out a long time ago. I think this team has more to give, with the healthier players you mentioned, and a weaker schedule in September. The Marlins and the injured Cards have let us hang around. I hope the team takes advantage of the opportunity.

I know we made two waiver claims, I'm interested in hearing who for. One late additions or a current healthy player getting hot can change the season.

After last night, I'd rather see Yanoa as the 5 starter. I'd buy out Niese, he seems done and bring Verrett out of the bullpen. 2 extra miles on his fastball could make him a very effective MR, especially if his slurve is working. Starting Niese in place of Verrett is not a smart move. I don't know why the organization always defaults to failed veterans instead of promising young players.

Getting a win today is very important. The next road trip is tough. However, if we can play .500 we will definitely be in the race for the 2nd WC.

 

[JoeRU0304]

Agree to an extent, but the antics of Kbee should result in banning. He's like a child who can't control himself. Every single miscue and lost game, he came on here within minutes to post some insults and drivel. And T2K is a close second. They stayed out of this thread while the Mets were playing well, but run over here like a couple of children to taunt Mets fans when the season went south.
Best course is to ignore them completely and they can play with themselves.

Some people definitely do take it too far. I'm a diehard Yankee fan but have family/friends who are Met fans and tend to keep a loose eye on them. I have been drifting in and out of this thread all season, though I hadn't read it in about a month. I was looking at the standings yesterday and I truly didn't realize that the Mets were around .500, especially after last year. I took a look at the thread to try and get a sense of what's been going and and just about jumped into the middle of SAE's tirades almost by chance. He definitely hit a nerve, but once he started saying about how I harp on PSU fans and accusing me of all this other crap (????, especially since that was my first post in this entire thread, rarely talk about PSU, and you can also look up my posts if you really want to), the anger dispersed fairly quickly.

...I would be surprised if insults didn't appear in the Yankee thread as well, especially after the next loss.


Joe P.

 

[SAE96]

You lost me after you said "given how big a whiner you are about all things Penn State", because I rarely, if ever mention PSU (seriously, either youre mistaking me for someone else or you flat-out make crap up). Also, having this thread here on a free message board in full-view of fans of numerous baseball teams and expecting some form of total Mets-fan exclusivity/privacy is like having a meeting in the middle of Penn Station and complaining when people start looking. You actually make some fair points and I'm not going to tell people what to post, but if you want a more 'pure' Mets discussion without other fan bases engaging in the banter, I suggest trying a Mets message board.


Joe P.

"Numerous baseball teams"? I must have skipped over the posts from those other teams' fans. I've only read posts from imbecilic Yankee fans. Maybe you can point me to the posts from those other fans.

 

[JoeRU0304]

"Numerous baseball teams"? I must have skipped over the posts from those other teams' fans. I've only read posts from imbecilic Yankee fans. Maybe you can point me to the posts from those other fans.

You can go find them if you'd like. Maybe they're in the same thread with all of the "whining" PSU posts I "wrote" that you made up.


Joe P.

 

[SAE96]

Some people definitely do take it too far. I'm a diehard Yankee fan but have family/friends who are Met fans and tend to keep a loose eye on them. I have been drifting in and out of this thread all season, though I hadn't read it in about a month. I was looking at the standings yesterday and I truly didn't realize that the Mets were around .500, especially after last year. I took a look at the thread to try and get a sense of what's been going and and just about jumped into the middle of SAE's tirades almost by chance. He definitely hit a nerve, but once he started saying about how I harp on PSU fans and accusing me of all this other crap (????, especially since that was my first post in this entire thread, rarely talk about PSU, and you can also look up my posts if you really want to), the anger dispersed fairly quickly.

...I would be surprised if insults didn't appear in the Yankee thread as well, especially after the next loss.


Joe P.

Why would I post in the Yankee thread? All I've asked is for is the moronic comments from Yankees' fans to stop. I have no problem with anyone who wants to talk about baseball. However, the unending deriding schtik needed to stop. Now you have a thread to discuss your team.

Most of my family and friends are Yankees fans. I don't have a problem with discussing each teams season or their prospects for the future. However, while football hasn't started and the Mets are still within 3 games of the WC, I just wanted to discuss the Mets. What I found was a dead thread, where the fans were chased off by a couple of imbeciles, whose only desire was tirelessly demean the team and fans.

I wanted to take this thread back, especially with the playoff run starting. I hope I've done that and, with the creation of the Yankee thread, most who genuinely want to discuss that team stay there.

If I got you mixed up with another Joe, who constantly goes on about PSU posters, then I'm sorry. The rest of what I said in that post is my opinion.

 

[SAE96]

You can go find them if you'd like. Maybe they're in the same thread with all of the "whining" PSU posts I "wrote" that you made up.


Joe P.

I did my best to try and apologize to you if I mistook you for another poster. Do you really want to get into this?

 

[JoeRU0304]

Why would I post in the Yankee thread? All I've asked is for is the moronic comments from Yankees' fans to stop. I have no problem with anyone who wants to talk about baseball. However, the unending deriding schtik needed to stop. Now you have a thread to discuss your team.

Most of my family and friends are Yankees fans. I don't have a problem with discussing each teams season or their prospects for the future. However, while football hasn't started and the Mets are still within 3 games of the WC, I just wanted to discuss the Mets. What I found was a dead thread, where the fans were chased off by a couple of imbeciles, whose only desire was tirelessly demean the team and fans.

I wanted to take this thread back, especially with the playoff run starting. I hope I've done that and, with the creation of the Yankee thread, most who want to discuss that team stay there.

...who said *you* will post the insult(s)? I said that I'd be surprised if they didn't appear because that's the nature of sports message boards. Other than that (as well as the PSU stuff), I had/ have no problem with you...just saw your last post; I must have missed the 'apology' (honestly didn't see anything mentioned) though do appreciate that you acknowledged you mixed me up with someone else. That's all I really wanted to see with that.

(...now, I do accuse a number of cuse fans of 'living in the past', though it's not to belittle their history; it's more because they seem to refuse to accept the last 18 years have happened).

Joe P.

 

[SAE96]

...who said *you* will post the insult(s)? I said that I'd be surprised if they didn't appear because that's the nature of sports message boards. Other than that (as well as the PSU stuff), I had/ have no problem with you...just saw your last post; I must have missed the 'apology' (honestly didn't see anything mentioned) though do appreciate that you acknowledged you mixed me up with someone else. That's all I really wanted to see with that.


Joe P.

That's great. As a fan, what do you think about the NL playoff race? How do you see it ending up?

 

[JoeRU0304]

That's great. As a fan, what do you think about the NL playoff race? How do you see it ending up?

I think the majority of the current division leaders all hold serve (pending some sort of major collapse) and the runner up of SF/LA takes the 1st WC. 2nd WC comes down to what staff (St Louis, Miami, Mets) can hold down the fort on the mound with the Mets needing a spark at the plate to really make a run at it. I do think the 2nd WC team can be dangerous in the playoffs and not just a 'hey, we're here' type squad.


Joe P.

 

[SAE96]

I think the majority of the current division leaders all hold serve (pending some sort of major collapse) and the runner up of SF/LA takes the 1st WC. 2nd WC comes down to what staff (St Louis, Miami, Mets) can hold down the fort on the mound with the Mets needing a spark at the plate to really make a run at it. I do think the 2nd WC team can be dangerous in the playoffs and not just a 'hey, we're here' type squad.


Joe P.

The Mets have been lucky lately. The Marlins are playing terribly and the injury situation in St. Louis, has kept us in it. I agree that there's no chance anyone catches the Cubs or Nats in their division. The one thing I'm not sure about is the West.

The Dodgers and Giants both have had rocky seasons. Either or both can go into a tailspin resetting playoff expectations. I don't think I've ever seen a team with as many starters injured as LA. They're staying into based on guts alone. I don't know if they're capable of continuing the current winning pace. Howie Kendrick can only carry a team so far.:)

As an aside, anything you say about Cuse I will agree with. I harbor deep resentment to those obnoxious aholes. It has nothing to do with being a student at RU in the mid90s and watching them pound us( or maybe it had a little effect).
The Brian Leonard sword waving game, where we ran up the score, still remains as one of my all time favorite RU athletic moments. Many of us at the game, felt the beginnings of a change regarding the directions of the two programs.

 

[Kbee3]

Also, having this thread here on a free message board in full-view of fans of numerous baseball teams and expecting some form of total Mets-fan exclusivity/privacy is like having a meeting in the middle of Penn Station and complaining when people start looking. You actually make some fair points and I'm not going to tell people what to post, but if you want a more 'pure' Mets discussion without other fan bases engaging in the banter, I suggest trying a Mets message board.

Joe P.

I can't believe you actually have to explain that to mr. met. I think I posted pretty much the same thing earlier. If you don't like London broil it's O.K. to post negative stuff about it in the thread someone started about the subject. If you don't like A-Rod it's O.K. to post negative comments about him in a thread someone started about him. If you don't like Tom Brady it's O.K. to post negative stuff about him in a thread someone started about him.
But if someone starts a thread about the mets....oh my! Please be advised that the thirty-year drought has caused some of them to be highly sensitive and they'll tear up at the first disparaging post. Get ready for lots of foot-stomping, whining, and name-calling. I've run into this type of mets fan pretty much since 1962. They're not all like that....but a surprisingly large percentage are. The only thing they're more jealous of than the Yankees success are Yankees fans and all of the joy their team has given them over the years.
The mets....not so much.

 

[Knight Shift]

Some people definitely do take it too far. I'm a diehard Yankee fan but have family/friends who are Met fans and tend to keep a loose eye on them. I have been drifting in and out of this thread all season, though I hadn't read it in about a month. I was looking at the standings yesterday and I truly didn't realize that the Mets were around .500, especially after last year. I took a look at the thread to try and get a sense of what's been going and and just about jumped into the middle of SAE's tirades almost by chance. He definitely hit a nerve, but once he started saying about how I harp on PSU fans and accusing me of all this other crap (????, especially since that was my first post in this entire thread, rarely talk about PSU, and you can also look up my posts if you really want to), the anger dispersed fairly quickly.

...I would be surprised if insults didn't appear in the Yankee thread as well, especially after the next loss.


Joe P.

I thinks SAE has you mixed up with another poster. You seem like most of my friends who are Yankees fans. I am comfortable knowing where the Mets stand in the hierarchy in the history of baseball. As someone has mentioned, they seem to be hampered with poor ownership and GMs and an inability and/or unwillingness to spend money smartly to keep or bring in talent. That said, I like underdogs and overachievers. Maybe the Mets overachieved last year, and now that overachieving team is snakebitten by injuries. Interesting that the WS champs the Royals are at 56-60 right now. Maybe the days of teams dominating for a string of years is over.

I doubt the Mets have enough in the tank to do anything this season, unless they can get 3-4 players in the lineup consistently hitting well, especially with RISP. It has been painful to watch them lately.

 

[Crazed_RU]

In my experience, Board etiquette on OT threads is that if you don't like the subject matter, you don't post in it. For instance, there is frequently an OT golf thread on the weekends of major tournaments. Since I don't care much about golf, I simply ignore the thread. I don't make an ass of myself by posting "Golf sucks" or some such nonsense.

I will do the same with the new Yankees thread.

This is very reasonable. I have no problem with Mets fans wanting a cool thread to talk about the team. We Yankee fans now have the same and actually have something interesting to discuss now that the team had turned over. I wish Mets and their fans luck this year but it certainly seems like it's going to be an ugly September.

 

[ruready4somefootball]

I can't believe you actually have to explain that to mr. met. I think I posted pretty much the same thing earlier. If you don't like London broil it's O.K. to post negative stuff about it in the thread someone started about the subject. If you don't like A-Rod it's O.K. to post negative comments about him in a thread someone started about him. If you don't like Tom Brady it's O.K. to post negative stuff about him in a thread someone started about him.
But if someone starts a thread about the mets....oh my! Please be advised that the thirty-year drought has caused some of them to be highly sensitive and they'll tear up at the first disparaging post. Get ready for lots of foot-stomping, whining, and name-calling. I've run into this type of mets fan pretty much since 1962. They're not all like that....but a surprisingly large percentage are. The only thing they're more jealous of than the Yankees success are Yankees fans and all of the joy their team has given them over the years.
The mets....not so much.

Don't you have a Stankee thread to go to? Christ enjoy reading your posts over there, you know all about the Varsity, and those 27 Championships you've been around to enjoy,lol!!!!!

 

[SAE96]

Don't you have a Stankee thread to go to? Christ enjoy reading your posts over there, you know all about the Varsity, and those 27 Championships you've been around to enjoy,lol!!!!!

I took Nighty's advice and put the muppethead on ignore. It doesn't even show that he made a post. It's like a brave new putzless world. Very refreshing.;)

 

[SAE96]

I thinks SAE has you mixed up with another poster. You seem like most of my friends who are Yankees fans. I am comfortable knowing where the Mets stand in the hierarchy in the history of baseball. As someone has mentioned, they seem to be hampered with poor ownership and GMs and an inability and/or unwillingness to spend money smartly to keep or bring in talent. That said, I like underdogs and overachievers. Maybe the Mets overachieved last year, and now that overachieving team is snakebitten by injuries. Interesting that the WS champs the Royals are at 56-60 right now. Maybe the days of teams dominating for a string of years is over.

I doubt the Mets have enough in the tank to do anything this season, unless they can get 3-4 players in the lineup consistently hitting well, especially with RISP. It has been painful to watch them lately.

I clearly mixed him up with another Joe and apologized. He's a decent guy who wants to talk baseball without the idiocy of rivalry. Those are the types of folks, I hope, return to populate this thread.

 

[ruready4somefootball]

To show you what d-bags Kbee and T2k are, they haven't posted in the Stankee thread, only here to bust Mets fans,lol.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

MATZ loses no no after 7 1/3. Two great performances in back to back games

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Edit to title , tired of the negative sound to it. Road trip may determine season , get healthy along the way and have a great September!

 

[SAE96]

Reyes manufactures a huge 8th inning run. Matz with an outstanding game. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a playoff run.

With Ces and Cabrera returning and, after Niese's next horrendous outing, I expect Ynoa to become the fifth starter. If we can make it to September only a couple of games back, we have a very realistic chance of making the second WC.

After saying all of the above, we really need Thor to get his head straight and stop worrying about the base stealers. He's clearly been affected by the running. This is where Collins and Warthen need to make their money.

If he can get it together, we'd have a significantly better rotation than the Marlins or Cards. Pitching will probably be the difference in who makes the 2nd WC.

 

[SAE96]

Nice win. Time to return the favor to the DBacks.

Stanton and Holliday were both put on the DL. If we're going to make a move and get back into the playoffs. The push needs to begin now.

 

[Kbee3]

To show you what d-bags Kbee and T2k are, they haven't posted in the Stankee thread, only here to bust Mets fans,lol.

I can't speak for T2k, but all I do here is correct mets fans....not bust them. The busting part is just a bonus.

 

[tico brown]

LMAO, how many of those 27 WS Championships were won when baseball only had 16 teams, and there was no Wildcard and ALCS. Win the season, and on to the WS. Much easier back in the day. How many of those were you able to celebrate Kbee3?

How many of those titles were before Jackie Robinson? Or before free agancy?

 

[tico brown]

Gee... I dont wven know if this is still a Mets thread anymore. There were like 3 Yankee threads but the asshats decided to take over a Mets thread. Bad enough theres PLENTY for Mets fans to whine and complain about the Mets season without having rubbing our faces in it unnecessarily.

 

[tico brown]

The "battle" for the second wildcard spot is comical. All of the teams battling for it are performing marginally at best. The first inning with Reyes' walk and steal and taking 3B on the overthrow is more of what is needed. Mets should have looked for some speed before the trade deadline. This has to be one of the slowest teams in the majors. . Cespedes to return Thursday, and then Cabrera. LGM.

As much as the Mets need speed and contact hitting, whats the point when they have a manager who does not look for stolen bases. I know theres no Tim Raines, Rickey Henderson in the lineup but at least try to steal bases with the young guys they had (when they were on the team) Lagares, Conforto, Nimmo, Kelly, Rivera, etc. And its not a good thing if the only time TC seems to hit and run is with Steve Matz swinging and missing and and (i forget who it was) the base runner EASILY thrown out at second.

 

[Knight Shift]

As much as the Mets need speed and contact hitting, whats the point when they have a manager who does not look for stolen bases. I know theres no Tim Raines, Rickey Henderson in the lineup but at least try to steal bases with the young guys they had (when they were on the team) Lagares, Conforto, Nimmo, Kelly, Rivera, etc. And its not a good thing if the only time TC seems to hit and run is with Steve Matz swinging and missing and and (i forget who it was) the base runner EASILY thrown out at second.

Granted it's the Padres, but 2 days in a row, Reyes gets something started with a steal and errant throw by the catcher. Not sure what the deal was with Flores trying to steal. But maybe Terry is wising up and realizing runs have to be made in ways other than the HR.

 

[tico brown]

I know TC is not Whitey Herzog. But i definitely would at least let loose Reyes, T Rivera, Kelly, deAza go and see if they can make havoc on the basepaths... ANYTHING!!!!

 

[Doctor Worm]

MATZ loses no no after 7 1/3. Two great performances in back to back games

And when the 1st base ump signaled fair ball on that base hit, TC probably looked heavenward and said "Thank you, Lord". He was on his way to the mound before the ball was thrown into second. Last thing he wanted was to have Matz throw 135 in search of the no-no. Been there, done that.

 

[RUPete]

Stanton may be out for the year and Holliday has a broken thumb. Can't see him coming back too fast from that. Mets starting pitching is still better than both those teams, just need to get the everyday players healthy. Don't sleep on the Pirates.

 

[Kbee3]

Granted it's the Padres....

You could have stopped right there.

 

[ruready4somefootball]

I can't speak for T2k, but all I do here is correct mets fans....not bust them. The busting part is just a bonus.

LOL, The Stankees won 19, yes 19 of their 27 World Championships when there were only 16 teams in all of baseball,and no division and wildcard games, or free agents.Starting in 1962 the Yankees have won 9, the St. Louis 5, Oakland and LA 4,Boston and Baltimore 3 each. Hardly the dominance the "Varsity" always claims.

 

[Kbee3]

LOL, The Stankees won 20, yes 19 of their 27 World Championships when there were only 16 teams in all of baseball,and no division and wildcard games, or free agents.Starting in 1962 the Yankees have won 9, the St. Louis 5, Oakland and LA 4,Boston and Baltimore 3 each. Hardly the dominance the "Varsity" always claims.

That's funny. Keep trying. Nine is a pretty big number....especially when the next biggest is five.
You go just about anywhere in the world and the people will know about the New York Yankees. Ask them about the mets and they'll wonder if you are referring to that city in France.