OT: NY Mets 2025 Season Thread
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This is what it sounds like when you're woozy after getting hit in the jaw 12 seconds after you stuck it out there.
And I'm a Mets fan.
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Does Baty get extra chances because of Vientos’ turnaround ???
Baty looking like a career AAAA player
Baty looking like a career AAAA player
So far the pitching is good.
Hitting on the other hand…
It’ll come together.
Hitting on the other hand…
It’ll come together.
Let us not overreact to a 1-2 "start". Three games does not constitute a start. Thirty games, give or take a few, does.
Three games isn't even the start of the start.
Three games isn't even the start of the start.
Strongly disagree. Very often, after a walk is when power hitters will particularly zone in on the first pitch. The pitcher is conscious of falling behind, and will throw a hittable fastball.
Plus Hader is not just any reliever. He is one of the premier relievers in the game. The first pitch may be the most hittable pitch Alonso will see.
Let's say Alonso does take the pitch. He is now down in the count 0-1. What good has been accomplished?
I have absolutely no problem with Alonso swinging in that situation. I would bet my house that Carlos Mendoza didn't either.
Very frustrating start to the season
Everyone hitting seems impatient except for Soto!
You’d think they d take a cue from Soto.
Everyone hitting seems impatient except for Soto!
You’d think they d take a cue from Soto.
It ain't that easy. Soto can afford to be patient. He can afford to go down two strikes in the count. He can do that because he's the best damn hitter in the game. (Well top three at least.)
Lesser hitters do not have that ability. Maybe they will get one hittable pitch in the AB. Maybe. When they get it, they cannot afford to let it go by
Agree with the premise however too many guys swinging at the first pitch in critical AB s.
Here’s what I’ve concluded after three games: nothing.
Mike Piazza would take that pitch, but he's a different type of hitter with power
Not over reacting, but the slow starts are a trend, and rather frustrating.
I mean, yeah we can be confident that Lindor will find his groove, but do we have to watch him hit below .100 through April?
It’s hard to take seriously a claim of not overreacting that’s teamed with a statement that barely over one percent of the season can amount to anything, much less a “slow start.”
If this was the middle of the season, a 3 game stretch of not hitting would go unnoticed. First 3 games of season itvsticks out.
It all counts towards being 100% ready/rested/healthy for another playoff run. Games now could let you skip Manaea a time through the rotation in late august or sept. He was dominating but just ran out of gas vs LA . Not desperately needing every win the last 3 weeks of season would be nice too .
Anybody see the Jose Siri run yesterday?
- Walked
- Stole second
- Advanced to third on a fly to left, which you rarely see
- Scored on a comebacker to the pitcher, which you NEVER see. He held up while the pitcher checked him, then broke immediately as the pitcher threw somewhat leisurely to first.
Proof that the run game still works in todays baseball. Brilliant play on that comebacker.
Hope to see more of that by the whole team this year.
Slow starts of years past are the trend. Specifically Lindor, but other guys too. Thus the concern that Lindor's O-fer through 3 games is not just an insignificant sample size issue.
It's so rare to have a Sunday day off on the schedule. There probably won't be another one all season.
Remember people wanted Lindor traded by May 2024. Just let the season breathe lol.
This has been the approach since baseball started. It's funny, it is also one of the things I have seen people complain about Soto on- that he would let that first pitch go by unless it was perfect.
As for the other things- Always want to see every player start fast and do not want a prolonged bad start for Lindor but it is just 3 games...
Got a feeling these bats might be the gamechanger.
Maybe they should bring back some of that sticky stuff that was banned last year if there’s still a HBP issue.
I think I would have went
Nimmo
Soto
Pete
Vientos
Marte
But hell, I am not the manager...Watch them score 10
Braves Profar suspended 80 games
Hopefully that scumbag Ozuna was taking them too
Hopefully that scumbag Ozuna was taking them too
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