Read somewhere that Nats went 8-5 vs Braves this year.Braves lose! Mets one up again.
Read somewhere that Nats went 8-5 vs Braves this year.Braves lose! Mets one up again.
Mariners up on Padres 5-0 in 7th.Believe it’s 3 games in Philly this weekend. Following weekend at citifield - we have 4 game series vs Philly
Perfect game blown the second I turned on 🤦♂️Mariners up on Padres 5-0 in 7th.
Are you usually a jinx, or shall we blame me? I had the game on for a bit, but got bored and tuned into one of the 12 channels running the MTV Video Music awards. I was totally unaware of the perfect game. Oh no, now it's 5-2.Perfect game blown the second I turned on 🤦♂️
With no hitters, etc. yes. Borderline like clockwork. SadAre you usually a jinx, or shall we blame me? I had the game on for a bit, but got bored and tuned into one of the 12 channels running the MTV Video Music awards. I was totally unaware of the perfect game. Oh no, now it's 5-2.
Yea I'm definitely the not normal one hereObsessed Stalker - you are so f’d up in your head that after a potentially season saving amazing win - I’m the first thing you think of and have to post for all 10 people to read? Lol
Oh lord !
Whatever problems you have - get a life / see a shrink / buy yourself a blowup doll !
Who here didn't think this season was over in June?And my original point stands. Guy said he couldn't stand Stearns like 2 weeks into the season because he didn't pay Alonso a super big deal. Season was over a month into the season according to him. I could go on and on and on and on about how wrong and obnoxious he is bro.
The team has been getting off the mat all year.
That is correct. Braves also lost two of three to the White Sox.Read somewhere that Nats went 8-5 vs Braves this year.
Current status: With 16 to play, Mets lead Braves by 1, trail D-Backs by 2, and trail Padres by 1.5. All four teams are off today.
Both the Mets and Braves have 10 games before they face each other in the penultimate series of the season. Mets have 3 @ Phils, 3 vs. Nats, 4 vs. Phils. Braves have 4 vs. Dodgers, 3 @ Reds, 3 @ Marlins.
In those ten games, IMO the Mets have a two game cushion, thanks to the tiebreaker. If they enter the Braves series one game down (they are currently one game up), they would still be in OK shape. They'd need to win that series to be tied with the Braves, and would have the tiebreaker. Whoever wins the series wins the tiebreaker.
Both teams close with difficult opponents: Mets @ Brewers, Braves vs. Royals.
It's likely that the Mets-Braves series will be decisive - winner in, loser out.
Me and a lot of others.Who here didn't think this season was over in June?
But whatever, I'm a fan, you're not, I don't need to get into it beyond that.
Edit: Misunderstood.Me and a lot of others.
Who here didn't think this season was over in June?
But whatever, I'm a fan, you're not, I don't need to get into it beyond that.
Me and a lot of others.
May 1-Mets started the day 15-14 (+1)Edit: Misunderstood.
Ya sure, I definitely remember a lot of optimistic Met fans back in early June.
I think 8-8 might do it, as long as we win the Braves series.Mets need to take 2 of 3 every series and split 4 game with Philly. That would give them a 10-6 finish.
I was looking at as what would put them safely in. Less than that while definitely possible puts your fate in the hand of the other teams.I think 8-8 might do it, as long as we win the Braves series.
Under that scenario, the Braves would need to go 10-6. Assuming they lose the Mets series, they'd need to go 9-4 in the other 13 games. I don't think they will.
There's a big difference between starry-eyed optimism and an understanding that half or more of the season remained and that there's a meaningful chance that the team can perform better. Throw in all the wild card teams that get in now, and there were reasons to think that the Mets would be in the race. I wouldn't even call it optimism. I'd call it not being reactionary. And there are a good number of reactionary posters in this thread, which is why ignore makes the thread more enjoyable. Things looked bad in May, a bit less so as June moved forward, and throwing in your fan towel in June was reactionary.Edit: Misunderstood.
Ya sure, I definitely remember a lot of optimistic Met fans back in early June.
Cases in point:There's a big difference between starry-eyed optimism and an understanding that half or more of the season remained and that there's a meaningful chance that the team can perform better. Throw in all the wild card teams that get in now, and there were reasons to think that the Mets would be in the race. I wouldn't even call it optimism. I'd call it not being reactionary. And there are a good number of reactionary posters in this thread, which is why ignore makes the thread more enjoyable. Things looked bad in May, a bit less so as June moved forward, and throwing in your fan towel in June was reactionary.
Would love to find a way to 11-12 wins and have a real shot at the top WC spot. 13-3 may even put a scare into the Phils- as that most likely means we took 5 or 6 from them lolI think 8-8 might do it, as long as we win the Braves series.
Under that scenario, the Braves would need to go 10-6. Assuming they lose the Mets series, they'd need to go 9-4 in the other 13 games. I don't think they will.
Remember last year, the Diamondbacks in the 3d WC spot made it all the way to the World SeriesWould love to find a way to 11-12 wins and have a real shot at the top WC spot. 13-3 may even put a scare into the Phils- as that most likely means we took 5 or 6 from them lol
Can only dream.
Bottomline- just get into the playoffs
I coached a lot of tournament level up to the national level for softball. This was a standard tournament rule. If we were visitors, depending where we were in lineup we immediately bunted runner to third. If our best hitter was up we didn’t but most others yes. If we were in the bottom of the inning still tied we would walk first batter. That run means nothing to offense and put force back in play. If 8 or 9 hitter up we may have pitched to them.This post is OT but I am sure some will appreciate it. Has to do with last night's Oakland - Houston game. Goes into extra innings tied 1-1. Neither team scores in the 10th and 11th, despite having the free runner.
So in the top of the 12th, Oakland resorts to a play than no one has seen in awhile, but is still legally on the books. It is called a bunt. THREE STRAIGHT BUNTS! Produced two runs as Houston botched a couple of them. Oakland wins 3-2.
That is what old school baseball is all about. Putting pressure on the defense. Sometimes it works out.
Can be done. Philly is not invincible and we will have a strong presence at citizens bank park. The day off today is huge.Mets need to take 2 of 3 every series and split 4 game with Philly. That would give them a 10-6 finish.
Correct. The Dodgers are actually here in Atlanta for 4 with a rare wraparound game on Monday.Believe it’s 3 games in Philly this weekend. Following weekend at citifield - we have 4 game series vs Philly
Only part worth watching as a Mets fan was the 9th and I watched that on the SNY replay which started around 8:30. They got to the 9th around 11 so I tuned back in then.Too bad this was a day game! Would have been nice to watch it.
I watched the 9th inning highlights approximately 10 million timesOnly part worth watching as a Mets fan was the 9th and I watched that on the SNY replay which started around 8:30. They got to the 9th around 11 so I tuned back in then.
It required starry-eyed optimism though to expect the Mets who looked so terrible in May to go on to have the best record in the league(I think that's the case) from that point on into Sept.There's a big difference between starry-eyed optimism and an understanding that half or more of the season remained and that there's a meaningful chance that the team can perform better. Throw in all the wild card teams that get in now, and there were reasons to think that the Mets would be in the race. I wouldn't even call it optimism. I'd call it not being reactionary. And there are a good number of reactionary posters in this thread, which is why ignore makes the thread more enjoyable. Things looked bad in May, a bit less so as June moved forward, and throwing in your fan towel in June was reactionary.
Interesting. As we know, in MLB it is extremely rare for the visiting team to sacrifice in extra innings. The prevailing wisdom (with which I agree) is that the visiting team has to play for two runs.I coached a lot of tournament level up to the national level for softball. This was a standard tournament rule. If we were visitors, depending where we were in lineup we immediately bunted runner to third. If our best hitter was up we didn’t but most others yes. If we were in the bottom of the inning still tied we would walk first batter. That run means nothing to offense and put force back in play. If 8 or 9 hitter up we may have pitched to them.
I track the score on MLB app. If bad news, I stay clear. Turned on for first time at 1-1 in 9th - next X minutes were quite enjoyable. 😎Only part worth watching as a Mets fan was the 9th and I watched that on the SNY replay which started around 8:30. They got to the 9th around 11 so I tuned back in then.
Come rain or come shine the games must go on. On a day like today where it was basically just intermittent showers they would have been fine. Have to see if the weekend brings something more intense. They may have to play after midnight. They may have to play a doubleheader. But they have to play.Lots of potential for rain in the Atlanta area the next four days, which could affect their series with the Dodgers.
Mets catch a break with missing Zach Wheeler's turn in the rotation this weekend. If the Phils start him every 5th time out, he'd be the starter in the Sunday game on the 22nd.
The Brewers likely have nothing to play for in their last three games, so they could be resting guys and setting the rotation for the postseason rather than going all-out to beat the Mets those games. That could be a small edge, too.