I'm starting to think LG should be the starter at 3B even when Davis is back. His sample size keeps growing and it shows he is a good hitter. If you couple that with his D you have a pretty good underrated player. Nothing would get through that side of the field so especially when Stroman and Peterson are starting with their groundball tendencies.
OT: Official 2021 NY Mets Season Thread
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Gee, it looks like the Mets are in 1st place and the Yankees are in last place. Can that possibly be?
Agreed since they never know what type of player they really have. Hopefully the beefed up analytics dept recognizes it though.
If you start LG (sorry Shift to lazy to try to spell it) over Davis, you lose power and some protection for Conforto if he is hitting 5th. Also adds another lefty where if you have Conforto 5th, McNeill 6th and LG 7th you get three leftys in a row. You could hit the catcher 7th but I think Davis 6th followed by McNeill is our best lineup. If Davis is out long term I would prefer Villar over LG as he is a switch hitter and has really good speed.
Kind of nice to have good options. One of the areas the Met's improved greatly, and all championship teams have this- is the bench. We have guys like Villar who could be a starter at 2B and or 2B for at least a handful of teams. Experienced with great speed. LG- who just seems to do what he needs to do for you and may be better with the bat then we expected. In the OF, the same thing- guys that have been starters and could be starters elsewhere.
The only thing I would have loved on the bench would have been a power hitting RH. We just don't have that bench guy that can end an inning with a single mistake a closer may throw.
let's ask the Amigos...Oh wait, we won't see them again until we lose a few and they win a few.
Ramos has always been a solid hitter. Just a disaster behind the plate to the point that our Aces didn't want to pitch to him. Even Noah's 2019 season which was his worst...If you take out Ramos starts, he would have had a great season. Matz- I think he is a guy that needed a change of scenery. Could never figure out how he didnt become dominate. Big long LH with power and "stuff". You could see it when he was on- untouchable.
Lowrie- Has always just been a solid player. BVW f-ed that one up. I expect him to continue to be a solid .270 type hitter with 10-12 HR and just play good baseball.
None were a fit for the Met's so I hold no ill will on them and none on current Met's management that decided on a change.
He was drilled by a pitcher known for his wildness. Pitcher denied intent. We will likely never know.
We just need a large lead today and bring in any of our BP known for their wildness and have no intent...hehe
Peterson tonight, deGrom next game after that, but God knows when that will be. Rain in NY tomorrow, then snow in Denver!
yeah- go figure. To make it worse for me- i have 4 Yahoo fantasy teams and both are heavy on Met's players. It's funny, I never try to do that except for guys like deGrom, Alonso, Lindor but as rounds were getting late, guys like Smith, Davis, Nimmo, Stroman were all sitting there. So, my problem is that my fantasy teams have been difficult to manage with so many missed games right off the start.
Sux with the snow in Denver- was hoping that would be where our bats wake up. Also figured what should be a series we are favored in before we get into a tough 6 games with Cubs/Sox
Would love to see us get these next 2 games against the Phils. Can't lose both
We won't lose both, because we won't play both. Tomorrow is an almost certain rainout.
Nothing like snow in Colorado, and it's almost May. Par for the course.
I wouldn't call the series tough. It's more like the Mets are walking into a clusterf*ck on the Northside.
100%. Also you won't see them in their own thread, lol. There's 185 posts and 3 k views in the Dead Zone/ Front Runners thread, compared to 939 posts and 11 k views in a real baseball fans thread.
He got hit hard against the Phillies last start but have figured it out tonight. Looks great.
So- now, Confoto and McNeil HBP today...interesting...anyone watching- did announcers say anything about it?
Diaz showed why he is SO frustrating
101 with movement to K Kharper
Drops a change on JT then a slider for a K
Looked fantastic , his stuff is flat out electric!!
101 with movement to K Kharper
Drops a change on JT then a slider for a K
Looked fantastic , his stuff is flat out electric!!
Over the last 2 to 3 years, the Mets have made it a habit to get hit. The Mets were 1st in 2019 in HBP. They were 2nd last year behind the Cubs. So far this year, the Mets again lead the league HBP. After finishing 8th in 2018, the Mets went all "in" to be the best at getting hit by opposing pitchers. 😁
Went to game tonight. Felt so good to attend a sporting event ! Terrific win! Peterson and Loup were quite impressive. Rojas made all the right moves!
Its going to cold and drizzling for most of the day. If they play I just hope no one gets hurt.
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