OT: 2024 NY Mets Season Thread

[willisneverrana43]

. . . with Diaz for 6 outs if needed . . .

I'm gonna need a scotch. Make that a double.

 

[FrankZ]

Really wish Peterson had 4 days of rest 😢

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Game was lost by so many missed chances with RISP.

 

[BigEastPhil]

It’s going to be a very tough game tonight to say the least.

Brewers have all of the momentum and their home crowd will be insane.

Hopefully somehow the Mets can remain resilient despite manager malfeasance last night

For tonight, Can’t play auto out JDM ( go with Winker at DH to inspire enthusiasm) and I d also play Bader in CF over Taylor.

Memo to Mendoza: it’s all hands on deck tonight and hopefully you have a chance to use Diaz in a meaningful sequence !

Hoping Alonso makes a positive game changing statement tonight to cement his folklore in Mets history!

 

[yesrutgers01]

Alonso's face looked so lost last night...just saying. Need to see some Paul O'Neil in him tonight.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

It’s going to be a very tough game tonight to say the least.

Brewers have all of the momentum and their home crowd will be insane.

Hopefully somehow the Mets can remain resilient despite manager malfeasance last night

For tonight, Can’t play auto out JDM ( go with Winker at DH to inspire enthusiasm) and I d also play Bader in CF over Taylor.

Memo to Mendoza: it’s all hands on deck tonight and hopefully you have a chance to use Diaz in a meaningful sequence !

Hoping Alonso makes a positive game changing statement tonight to cement his folklore in Mets history!

No way i'd play Bader unless Milwaukee is throwing a lefty.

 

[gmay8]

No way i'd play Bader unless Milwaukee is throwing a lefty.

Agree, I prefer Tyrone Taylor lately. Defense is close enough, bat is better. Although I wish he bunted last night with 1st/2nd no out, instead of popping up

 

[BigEastPhil]

No way i'd play Bader unless Milwaukee is throwing a lefty.

I understand your rationale. I just think Bader has a more explosive bat / more potential to hit the ball out of the ballpark than Taylor.

 

[toby83]

Butto for 50 pitches today, do it

 

[MadRU]

 

[zappaa]

Alonso's face looked so lost last night...just saying. Need to see some Paul O'Neil in him tonight.

He’s clueless right now and not seeing the ball.
You can tell by his takes and check swings the ball is the size of pea to him.

 

[zappaa]

From today's article in The Athletic--makes sense, and hindsight is 20/20 in life and baseball.

"Two factors influenced the Mets’ decision to turn to Maton for the eighth even though he’d be pitching for the fourth time in five days. First, though closer Edwin Díaz was available, the Mets didn’t want to use him for more than three outs, given Díaz’s heavy usage of late. (Mendoza said, “We were just going to keep it at one inning today,” and Díaz said he was told to be ready to secure four outs if necessary.)

Second, they liked Maton’s cutter against Chourio’s swing. Chourio’s expected numbers against cutters were worse than those against fastballs and sliders: Of the 22 home runs he’d hit up to that point this season, nine had been on fastballs, four on sliders and none on cutters.

That’s why they went with Maton over keeping Stanek and his hard four-seam fastball in the game, and that’s why they preferred to hold Díaz for the middle of the order in the ninth.

“The whole time we were going through the situation, we wanted a Maton-Chourio matchup,” Mendoza said. “It just didn’t work.”

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5814520/2024/10/02/mets-bullpen-decisions-wild-card-brewers/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=12520205

What about all the other hitters and the fact his cutter wasn’t cutting

 

[Knight Shift]

What about all the other hitters and the fact his cutter wasn’t cutting

His cutter cut up the Mets. Here's what Mendoza said about the others.

“He left a lot of pitches in the middle of the zone,” Mendoza said. “The overall stuff was OK, even though we asked a lot out of him.”

 

[Rutgers NJ]

I'm gonna need a scotch. Make that a double.

I hear you on that!!!!!

 

[Rutgers NJ]

No votes for Acuna as tonight's DH?

 

[BigEastPhil]

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I’m glad Mendoza at least inserted Winker at DH

I expect fireworks from Winker - which the team needs !

 

[FrankZ]

Lol’d

 

[yesrutgers01]

He’s clueless right now and not seeing the ball.
You can tell by his takes and check swings the ball is the size of pea to him.

I saw that in his face. I don’t have the TV coverage to watch many games during the season so only followed with online box scores

The old Polar bear would always have that game face on.

This walk year weighed on him in a big way or, Stearns already told him he is not a part of tge plan.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

 

[RUEd]

Need Lindor tonight. O for the series

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Ball four to a strike out

ROBOT UMPS

 

[gmay8]

0-3 with RISP. Sweet start. Way to keep the crowd in it.

 

[gmay8]

Ball four to a strike out

ROBOT UMPS

Ump has missed 2 strike calls so far both against Mets.

 

[rutgersron]

Ump has missed 2 strike calls so far both against Mets

Ump has missed 2 strike calls so far both against Mets.

The 3-0 pitch wasn’t that close to a strike. Ump has already changed the complexion of the game!

 

[gmay8]

I wonder if Steve cohen sitting basically next to the Mets on deck circle is adding any extra stress. Seems odd

 

[gmay8]

0 runs in last 10 innings. Bad time for one of these swoons

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Vientos just missed on that swing. Must have got it just a bit towards the end of the bat. When he gets one in the air to center-right/center it usually goes out.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Running total
0-4 RISP
Need a big hit from anyone

 

[zappaa]

Running total
0-4 RISP
Need a big hit from anyone

Don’t forget, throwing leather saves runs.

 

[gmay8]

Pete is so lost. Almost feel bad for him.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Pete AlonsO for 4

 

[zappaa]

Pete is so lost. Almost feel bad for him.

Ball on the inner half of the plate and it looked like a check swing

 

[RUEd]

I’m not sure Stearns signs him even at a substantial discount. Unless Cohen intervenes

 

[gmay8]

Love making a rookie pitcher look like a friggen cy young winner. 12 inning / no runs. Astonishing.

 

[Unionst]

Bats stored in ice the last couple days.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Lindor 2-2
Rest of team still at team Hotel

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Can I help you? No thanks im just looking.

 

[zappaa]

Myers slider literally spins with no break.
The fact it’s 10 miles an hour slower than his fastball makes it like a change up.

 

[zappaa]

That’s a hell of a play by Lindor, cannon arm

 

[gmay8]

Said the same thing. And credit to Quintana for 5 scoreless Need the bats!!

That’s a hell of a play by Lindor, cannon arm