OT: NY Mets 2025 Season Thread

[yesrutgers01]

This has to be the least amount of star power for a starting rotation that has a chance at a championship in baseball. The Mets need a stud starter in the worst way. And yes, even counting injured players.

Star power hasn’t done much for us. It’s funny though, if Peterson had his season last year for anyone else- we would consider him a stud. Lol
Anyway- get it, not a single name anyone would call an Ace- but, that may be where the trade deadline comes into play

 

[Rhuarc]

Star power hasn’t done much for us. It’s funny though, if Peterson had his season last year for anyone else- we would consider him a stud. Lol
Anyway- get it, not a single name anyone would call an Ace- but, that may be where the trade deadline comes into play

There's no shortage of talent in the minors for the Mets to go get someone. It will be all about who is available.

 

[Zak57]

Jett starting in AA. Will be getting the minor league assignments for @e5fdny throughout the week.

 

[e5fdny]

My son and I were able to watch Diaz practice today up close. Like real close. We were right along the fence (only maybe 4ft high).

The ball makes a sound as it wizzes past you.

 

[FrankZ]

🥲

 

[Doctor Worm]

Former Met prospect Mike Vasil was waived by the Rays and claimed by the White Sox. The same Rule 5 rules apply. Vasil must remain on their active roster all year, otherwise he must be offered back to the Mets.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Jose Iglesias has made the Padres opening day roster. He will get the Wilmer Flores treatment from Mets fans whenever he plays in NY.

 

[Tango Two]

Mets 2025 season predictions: Best-case, worst-case scenarios, and will they win NL East?

Could a playoff appearance be the floor for the 2025 Mets? Are a division title and World Series appearance in the cards? We offer our thoughts.

www.mycentraljersey.com

 

[MadRU]

Daniel Murphy will be joining the booth for some regular season games starting in April.

 

[yesrutgers01]

Daniel Murphy will be joining the booth for some regular season games starting in April.

Why does it always seems he played a decade for the Nats! lol Just about 2.5 years with them and his numbers there dwarf the rest of his career...

 

[yesrutgers01]

Almost time for a new regular season thread- wonder if the other team is going to worry about a thread for the regular season. so strange that there wasn't one in the spring for the AL Champs.

 

[yesrutgers01]

One thing I like with the Met's besides the obvious, is the bench.
On any given day our bench either Siri/Taylor, Marte/Winker, Acuna/Baty and the backup catcher. Really a good mix of youth and experience as well as power and speed.

 

[willisneverrana43]

That looks really good as your bench. Not quite as good as almost half your lineup.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Blackburn to begin season on IL. Both Kranick and Brazoban will make the opening day roster.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

 

[nutfromSEC117]

LHP Valdez

I’ll go first

Lindor
Soto
Pete
Nimmo
Vientos
Marte
Torrens
Acuna
Siri

Mid season and not opening day Taylor might play for Nimmo vs LHP give his legs a rest.

 

[gmay8]

LHP Valdez

I’ll go first

Lindor
Soto
Pete
Nimmo
Vientos
Marte
Torrens
Acuna
Siri

Mid season and not opening day Taylor might play for Nimmo vs LHP give his legs a rest.

I like it, although I think I'd flip Nimmo and Vientos

 

[RUhasarrived]

1967 Met,Tommie Reynolds,died last week.
He was mostly an outfielder,playing for several teams in his MLB career,mostly in the AL.
What I remembered him for was being the emergency catcher in an extra inning game at Dodger Stadium after Jerry Grote went ballistic on the home plate umpire,forcing Wes Westrum to resort to Reynolds.
It was a hot mid-week July night in NJ.A group of my friends on summer vacation were sitting one of the kids' front porches,listening to the game which ended 3 AM.We had fans of many teams on that porch.No midnight basketball needed.
The inevitable happened out in LA.
After three flawless innings,Reynolds allowed a passed ball to give the Dodgers the win.

 

[yesrutgers01]

I like it, although I think I'd flip Nimmo and Vientos

I would actually prefer to swap Nimmo and Pete. I still like the slugger being #4 with 2 guys back to back in front of him that are on base machines.
My thought process would be- you have Lindor leading off. SP starts with a 1-0 count, what starts to get into his head right away is that he needs to grove one to Lindor because the next 2 guys can load the bases very quickly without a hit in front of the big guy.
With Pete hitting 3rd- a SP may think- ok, tough start but maybe I get a K or double play with Pete.

 

[willisneverrana43]

I would actually prefer to swap Nimmo and Pete. I still like the slugger being #4 with 2 guys back to back in front of him that are on base machines.
My thought process would be- you have Lindor leading off. SP starts with a 1-0 count, what starts to get into his head right away is that he needs to grove one to Lindor because the next 2 guys can load the bases very quickly without a hit in front of the big guy.
With Pete hitting 3rd- a SP may think- ok, tough start but maybe I get a K or double play with Pete.

So we're getting into Valdez's head one pitch into the game?

 

[yesrutgers01]

So we're getting into Valdez's head one pitch into the game?

In general, most pitchers are head cases lol
And leadoff man with guys like this coming up, they are thinking about every pitch

 

[willisneverrana43]

In general, most pitchers are head cases lol
And leadoff man with guys like this coming up, they are thinking about every pitch

No doubt he'll concentrate on his job. But we aren't getting into his head after one pitch because we have a lineup. Frankly, we'll likely never get in his head. But we sure as heck may hit him. (Valdez, though, is a good pitcher.)

 

[nutfromSEC117]

 

[yesrutgers01]

No doubt he'll concentrate on his job. But we aren't getting into his head after one pitch because we have a lineup. Frankly, we'll likely never get in his head. But we sure as heck may hit him. (Valdez, though, is a good pitcher.)

You do realize that a large % of baseball is getting into the head of the opposing players.

 

[willisneverrana43]

You do realize that a large % of baseball is getting into the head of the opposing players.

I'll treat your "getting into the head of opposing players" category as knocking someone off their ordinary game by making them worried--because that fits the example that you just gave as to Valdez. I'm establishing this definition because I fear as this discussion moves on that you might backtrack to redefine this notion you've raised as something more ordinary, like being a better tactical thinker or being better at focusing on the game's smaller details.

With that definitional clarification, No, I don't think that getting inside someone's head is a "large percentage" of the game. The bulk of it is skill, working at your craft, performing, understanding the game and situations, and I'll add being skilled again because it's really the most important.

And I believe that all the things that I just listed in the paragraph above will matter when Valdez toes the rubber in the first inning and that getting inside his head won't happen if he throws ball one, no matter the lineup.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Rob Manfred moron

No 1pm games today

Would Enjoy watching a game before LFGM starts at 4:10

 

[yesrutgers01]

I'll treat your "getting into the head of opposing players" category as knocking someone off their ordinary game by making them worried--because that fits the example that you just gave as to Valdez. I'm establishing this definition because I fear as this discussion moves on that you might backtrack to redefine this notion you've raised as something more ordinary, like being a better tactical thinker or being better at focusing on the game's smaller details.

With that definitional clarification, No, I don't think that getting inside someone's head is a "large percentage" of the game. The bulk of it is skill, working at your craft, performing, understanding the game and situations, and I'll add being skilled again because it's really the most important.

And I believe that all the things that I just listed in the paragraph above will matter when Valdez toes the rubber in the first inning and that getting inside his head won't happen if he throws ball one, no matter the lineup.

So- are you saying a pitcher doesnt pitch different with a 1-0 or 2-0 on the leadoff hitter with 2 - .400 OBP guys behind him then he would if he is up 0-1 in the count or if the next couple of hitters suck?
There is zero chance that being 1-0 vs 0-1 in this situation is not part of the next pitch selection between the catcher and pitcher.

This is what makes the game so interesting. It is also what made guys like Greg Maddox so good

 

[willisneverrana43]

So- are you saying a pitcher doesnt pitch different with a 1-0 or 2-0 on the leadoff hitter with 2 - .400 OBP guys behind him then he would if he is up 0-1 in the count or if the next couple of hitters suck?
There is zero chance that being 1-0 vs 0-1 in this situation is not part of the next pitch selection between the catcher and pitcher.

This is what makes the game so interesting. It is also what made guys like Greg Maddox so good

This is precisely what I just said you might do, change the discussion from "getting into the head" of your opponent to a discussion of ordinary tactics. None of what you suggest has anything to do with getting into the pitcher's head. All you're doing is discussing situational baseball. Heck, you describe a bunch of different situations. 1-0, 2-0, 0-1, good hitters on deck and in the hole, bad hitters on deck and in the hole. If Valdez is thinking about that, he's just playing baseball. No one has gotten inside his head.

By the way, the importance of the situation is much different, and would likely create much fewer if any adjustments, at 1-0 with nobody on or out in the first inning. Now, late-game situations in close games, that may create more adjustments. But even that's not what you were talking about with your first post. And even then you're probably not "into the head" of your opponent.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Kinda like Mets FB Uni !!!

 

[e5fdny]

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I like ^^^this^^^ away uniform a lot more than the one for this year. 👎

 

[Knight Shift]

Sorry for the dumb question- have not been paying attention. SNY is no longer available? Says to go to MLB app. Is MLB app the only way to watch game, and I suppose we have to pay extra for that?

 

[MadRU]

It’s on SNY for me

 

[e5fdny]

Sorry for the dumb question- have not been paying attention. SNY is no longer available? Says to go to MLB app. Is MLB app the only way to watch game, and I suppose we have to pay extra for that?

It's on my FiOS at work right now.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

SNY but I’m on mlb extra innings i fall under Philly blackout rules. Lose Gary Keith and Ron for the games vs Phillies

 

[nutfromSEC117]

 

[yesrutgers01]

This is precisely what I just said you might do, change the discussion from "getting into the head" of your opponent to a discussion of ordinary tactics. None of what you suggest has anything to do with getting into the pitcher's head. All you're doing is discussing situational baseball. Heck, you describe a bunch of different situations. 1-0, 2-0, 0-1, good hitters on deck and in the hole, bad hitters on deck and in the hole. If Valdez is thinking about that, he's just playing baseball. No one has gotten inside his head.

By the way, the importance of the situation is much different, and would likely create much fewer if any adjustments, at 1-0 with nobody on or out in the first inning. Now, late-game situations in close games, that may create more adjustments. But even that's not what you were talking about with your first post. And even then you're probably not "into the head" of your opponent.

my apologies for using the wrong term that caused you to mis understand I was saying. Situational, get into the head, etc...who cares what you call it- baseball is very much a "head" game.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Extra innings is cutting to commercial before last out is made. WTF

 

[yesrutgers01]

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watching that- the movement on that pitch was crazy

 

[RU-05]

watching that- the movement on that pitch was crazy

wiffle ball like.

 

[Knight Shift]

It’s on SNY for me

It's on my FiOS at work right now.

SNY but I’m on mlb extra innings i fall under Philly blackout rules. Lose Gary Keith and Ron for the games vs Phillies

Been busy with other aspect of life and work, and had just realized season started today late last night. No warning that SNY no longer streams and had to download the MLB app. Logged on through our cable provider, and it's playing--just in time to see the Astros take the lead! Thanks everyone. LFGM.