Hey I'm an optimistic fan what can I tell you. It's a prediction not a guarantee.
Since that blowup 2 months ago against Miami he's been good.
OT: 2024 NY Mets Season Thread
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Since that blowup 2 months ago against Miami he's been good.
Seven games coming up against the Rockies and the Marlins, the worst two teams in the NL. Gotta take advantage of the opportunity to pick up wins.
Huuuge weekend
Mets vs very bad Rockies team
Braves at Padres
Cubs v cardinals double header Saturday
Mets vs very bad Rockies team
Braves at Padres
Cubs v cardinals double header Saturday
Useless factoid that maybe only @Doctor Worm might find interesting.
Mets, Padres and Boston are all in 3rd place in the wild card today. All have losing records at home, while the teams above them in the standings have winning records at home.
Mets, Padres and Boston are all in 3rd place in the wild card today. All have losing records at home, while the teams above them in the standings have winning records at home.
Mendoza is like a robot, some of which is due to his lack of experience. Regardless of the situation, he'll pull the starters, in most cases, after 5. Then, he recycles the same suspect pitchers who are having more questionable outings than good ones. No lead is comfortable, and that shouldn't be the case every time the BP pitches with 4, 5, or 6-run leads. You have to get more length out of the starters to reduce the chances one of the bums from the pen cost the Mets important games in a tight wildcard race. The front office is as much to blame as the manager. The front office did a piss poor job of getting at least one or two quality arms for the pen.
Is this media-driven or what? Why would a team in the thick of the wildcard race trade away an important part of it? Something tells me, from my wife's media experience, that articles like this were written a few weeks ago but couldn't drop due to timing. The Mets were showing signs of life and getting back into the race. The fear from articles like this is that no other meaningful articles related to the change in the Mets' performance are ready to go, so they drop this article before it expires.
Right now, Mets are playing well and have become an exciting team. Unless they drop something like 5 of 7 against these two teams- they will be buyers.
And it won’t even be costly- if the new pickup in the bullpen is pitching well, they may only need 1 more arm.
And it won’t even be costly- if the new pickup in the bullpen is pitching well, they may only need 1 more arm.
Is that all? The new pickup has a lifetime 4.28 ERA and 4.58 this year with the Rays in 40 appearances. If he pitches like that here, I see this board calling for his DFA real quick.
Jim Bowden of The Athletic has reported that the Mets are no longer discussing Alonso. Not sure to what extent they ever were, but they ain't anymore.
He goes on to say that the Mets could be both buyers and sellers. If they see a deal that will benefit them long term, they'll consider it. But they also want to upgrade their pitching.
Would not be shocked if they sell high on Bader, if the opportunity arises.
He goes on to say that the Mets could be both buyers and sellers. If they see a deal that will benefit them long term, they'll consider it. But they also want to upgrade their pitching.
Would not be shocked if they sell high on Bader, if the opportunity arises.
ASB could not come at worst time !
Hope Mets maintain same intensity and winning formula vs Colorado ! Colorado is playing better as of late.
Hope crowds are large this weekend. Team deserves it and has earned it !
Season comeback to date has been incredible and fun !
On April 5; on May 5 ; on June 5 - I was dreading what a long summer this would be - and now I can’t wait for Mets baseball !
Team needs to be buyers ! Don’t sell ( and buy) and mess with team chemistry !
Hope Mets maintain same intensity and winning formula vs Colorado ! Colorado is playing better as of late.
Hope crowds are large this weekend. Team deserves it and has earned it !
Season comeback to date has been incredible and fun !
On April 5; on May 5 ; on June 5 - I was dreading what a long summer this would be - and now I can’t wait for Mets baseball !
Team needs to be buyers ! Don’t sell ( and buy) and mess with team chemistry !
Bader has been a huge part of our success…and who are you selling too? A team we are competing with for a playoff spot?
It's early yet, and there is a break in there due to the suspension, but since coming back on 6/13 he has 6 appearances, 5.2 ip's, zero runs allowed, 3 hits allowed, one walk, 5 k's and 4 saves.
I would take either losing in that I Braves-Padres series. Then as long as we take care of business against Colorado we'd be gaining ground. We're only 5 games behind the Braves and have a home series against them soon after the break.
I'm not looking that far ahead. Just looking at who the Mets are playing. So many teams are in this WC mess that teams we might want to see lose in 2 weeks might be teams we want to win,lol. Either way, the Mets won't be sellers and will give us a good baseball season to the surprise of many haters,lol
Since you were kind enough to call this to my attention, I feel I should respond.
TBH I didn't find this particular factoid all that unusual. 10 of the 30 teams in the league have better away records than home records.
For 2024, home teams have a win rate of 53%. I don't know how this compares to prior years. 53% is a bit lower than I would have thought, considering that in baseball, the home team has the advantage of batting last. The ghost runner rule would appear to significantly increase this advantage. But the stats don't seem to bear it out.
July 11 Mets Farm Report (Top 30 Prospects per MLB Pipeline)
AVG/OPS or E.R.A (W-L) (S)
AVG/OPS or E.R.A (W-L) (S)
- Jett Williams SS/CF (AA Binghamton) - Injured
- Christian Scott RHP (NY Mets) - DNP
- Drew Gilbert OF (AAA Syracuse) - FCL REHAB 0/2, BB, K
- Ryan Clifford OF/1B (AA Binghamton) - 1/4, 2 K, .231/.912
- Luisangel Acuna SS/2B (AAA Syracuse) - G1 2/4, 2 R, SB(29) G2 1/3, R .262/.678
- Brandon Sproat RHP (AA Binghamton) - DNP
- Ronny Mauricio 2B/SS/OF (NY Mets) - Injured; Out for Season
- Colin Houck SS (Low A St. Lucie) - 1/4, 2 RBI, BB, K, .211/.626
- Marco Vargas INF (Low A St. Lucie) - Injured
- Kevin Parada C (AA Binghamton) - 3/4, HR(9), R, 2 RBI, .220/.677
- Blade Tidwell RHP (AAA Syracuse) - DNP
- Mike Vasil RHP (AAA Syracuse) - DNP
- Jeremy Rodriguez SS (Rookie FCL Mets) - 2/5, .280/.748
- Dominic Hamel RHP (AAA Syracuse) - G2 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 6.66
- Jacob Reimer 3B/1B (High A Brooklyn) - FCL REHAB 0/1, BB
- Alex Ramirez OF (AA Binghamton) - 1/3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB(30), .240/.680
- Yovanny Rodriguez C (DSL Mets Orange) - 0/3, K, .159/.581
- Tyler Stuart RHP (AA Binghamton) - DNP
- Nolan McLean RHP/DH (AA Binghamton) - DNP
- Jonah Tong RHP (High A Brooklyn) - DNP
- Ronald Hernandez C/1B (Low A St. Lucie) - 1/3, 2 R, BB, K, .282/.750
- Jesus Baez SS/2B (High A Brooklyn) - Injured
- Calvin Ziegler RHP (High A Brooklyn) - Injured; TJS Out for Season
- Wilfredo Lara OF/3B (High A Brooklyn) - 0/5, R, 2 K, .229/.673
- Boston Baro SS/3B (Low A St. Lucie) - 2/3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, .262/.735
- Nick Morabito OF (High A Brooklyn) - 2/4, R, RBI, BB, SB(26), .284/.726
- Raimon Gomez RHP (High A Brooklyn) - Injured
- Joander Suarez RHP (AA Binghamton) - DNP
- Saul Garcia RHP (Low A St. Lucie) - DNP
- Rhylan Thomas OF (AAA Syracuse) - G1 1/3 G2 1/2, R, .224/.667
- Wilkin Ramos RHP (AAA Syracuse) - G2 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 5.63, S(2)
- Douglas Orellana (High A Brooklyn) - Injured
- Kade Morris RHP (High A Brooklyn) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 3.56, W(3-2)
- Jack Wenninger RHP (High A Brooklyn) - DNP
- Joel Diaz RHP (Low A St. Lucie) - DNP
- Willy Fanas OF (Low A St. Lucie) - 0/3, R, 2 BB, K, .186/.560
- A.J. Ewing 2B/CF (Low A St. Lucie) - 0/5, K, .202/.622
- Jake Zitella 1B/3B (Rookie FCL Mets) - 0/2, .259/.741
- Branny De Oleo SS/2B (Rookie FCL Mets) - DNP
- Simon Juan OF (Rookie FCL Mets) - 2/4, 2B(10), R, K, .274/.813
- Daiverson Gutierrez C (Rookie FCL Mets) - 1/3, RBI, .269/.797
- Jeffry Rosa OF (Rookie FCL Mets) - 0/4, K, .129/.496
To be fair, nobody had two of the relievers going down with season ending injuries on their prediction card.
I kinda thought without putting too much thought into it that Citi Field was a big home field advantage.
I absolutely hate giving up assets for bullpen arms when they are always such a crapshoot, but now that they are “buyers”, it’s inevitable.
Why is he still on the team? Instead Lucchese was DFA'd. Joey wasn't a stud, but he is better than Diekman and could give length out of the BP and spot start like an opener.
Lucchesi stunk. Diekman really looks bad as well. Stearns will have to fix the pen coming up if we want to make a run.
