He should be prudent and take a month off. Then a couple rehab starts of course.Astros' Verlander off to IL, 'wasn't feeling well'
The Houston Astros placed veteran right-hander Justin Verlander on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to neck discomfort after the three-time Cy Young Award winner was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start against the Detroit Tigers.www.espn.com
As of today, Washington and St. Louis have the last two wild card spots in the National League. The Mets are only a game back of both. But there are five teams between the Mets and Washington/St.Louis -- San Diego, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and San Francisco -- and Cincinnati is only a half game behind the Mets. But the loss column is at least equally important because a game you've lost is a game you can never get back. None of those six teams have lost fewer games than the Mets, and all but Pittsburgh and Arizona have lost more. If the Mets get hot . .. As Tug McGraw said, you gotta believe!
Girl needs to push that puppy out quick.
No idea what you are asking, but paternity leave is a maximum of three games. I assume Torrens will take the maximum, and thus miss the Cub series. Given the off days before and after, I assume Alvarez will play all three games.
Interesting on stadiums. To the best Of my memory:
What a list! When you say you were at the old stadium in Washington, I assume you mean RFK, where the expansion team played. The original Senators played at Griffith Stadium, which was demolished in the 1960s.
I know nothing about this gentleman but I do understand he was dfa'd by the worst team in the majors. Not a good sign.
RFK. Not Griffith Stadium. Lol
Think Terrance Gore. Only teams with postseason aspirations have any use for this type of player.
Perhaps I'm wrong, but to me there is a difference between trading a guy and dfa'ing him. The latter basically says he's not even the 40th best player in your organization. But the good news in what you say is that it means the Mets really do have postseason aspirations. Perhaps that means they'll hang on to Alonso despite speculation to the contrary.
If the Mets remain at the periphery of playoff eligibility at the deadline, I think they'll take a "hold" strategy, neither buy nor sell. Although I can see them trading away a veteran starting pitcher if they get the right deal, as they would be trading from surplus. They are not trading Alonso if they are still in the hunt. TBH, he wouldn't bring all that much back.
You're assuming the Mets' front office and ownership is as smart as you are. I saw a piece a couple of weeks ago in The Athletic saying that Houston and the Yankees are pretty desperate for help at 1B. But Alonso is not the only possible target. Here's a link, but the story is behind a paywall:
I remember when you gave up on the team. 3/4 of the thread did but thankfully some of us here are more prudent.1 game out of second wild card ❗️❗️❗️❗️
He's going to bring back a lot less than you would think if they trade him.
Pete Crow-Armstrong scoring a run for the Cubs is the more painful, and unfortunately will likely be for the next decade.
Is he making the Mets management
