OT: Official 2022 NY Mets Season And Post Season Thread

[Doctor Worm]

Mets have been good at beating up on the bad teams, Braves have been better:

vs ≥.500 At Start of Series
NYM 38/W-29/L, .567/W-L%
ATL 31/W-33/L, .484/W-L%

vs <.500 At Start of Series
NYM 51/W-23/L, .689/W-L%
ATL 56/W-20/L, .737/W-L%

 

[cicero grimes]

The season may come down to that road trip to Milwaukee and Oakland. Milwaukee has been playing better at home and we may have to face Burnes and Woodruff. Not an easy series.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Mets Braves 9-21-01 game on mlb net

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Mets have been good at beating up on the bad teams, Braves have been better:

vs ≥.500 At Start of Series
NYM 38/W-29/L, .567/W-L%
ATL 31/W-33/L, .484/W-L%

vs <.500 At Start of Series
NYM 51/W-23/L, .689/W-L%
ATL 56/W-20/L, .737/W-L%

Thats why I don't buy the Braves are just better narrative. I think one measuring stick is how it stacks up head to head. Then how you do when facing the other better teams. We have the edge in both.

 

[FrankZ]

The next 7 games are huge.

Agreed. Have to gain some ground here.

 

[Zak57]

Very nice series win and thanks Seattle!! This seems like it'll be coming down to our H2H and then the last few games after.

 

[Doctor Worm]

The next 7 games are huge. 7 games against Cubs/pit has to be 5-2 at worst. good chance that Atl will be either 4-3 or 3-4 in their 7.
Then Mil/Oak/Mia = Nats/Phils/Nats

Would love to have 2 games up on Braves going into our series. But will be a gut wrenching next couple of weeks

If we can get the lead up to 2 prior to the ATL series, and take 2 of 3 then, we close them out. The final series would be meaningless. We'd be up 3 and own the tiebreaker.

If we're up 2 and only take one against ATL, we're still in good shape. We'd go into the final series up 1 and still own the tiebreaker. Magic number 2.

Over the next two and a half weeks (15 games), getting the lead to 2 is all important. Anything more is a bonus.

 

[Zak57]

We gave up two guys with zero trade value (Davis and Szapucki) and two lottery tickets.

The problem is not what we gave up. The problem is that Ruf has produced nothing. We know that he's not as bad as he's shown. No major leaguer could be! Eventually he'll revert to the back of his baseball card. But can we wait for that? Especially since his baseball card isn't all that great anyway.

Sorry Worm wanted to come back to this. There is a problem that we gave up 4 players for an old split platoon bat.

The back of his baseball card doesn't mean much when you're 36 years old and played in Korea for 3 years prior to the Covid season.

I hate to use the term but this trade should be a lesson on bad process for a front office. Overpaid when they could have filled through system.

 

[Zak57]

BA did another Top 100 update.

#6 Alvarez
#26 Baty
#50 Parada
# 88 Ramirez

Former Mets

#46 Pete Crow-Armstrong
#99 Endy Rodriguez

Endy was the prospect we gave up in the Lucchesi deal.

 

[yesrutgers01]

BA did another Top 100 update.

#6 Alvarez
#26 Baty
#50 Parada
# 88 Ramirez

Former Mets

#46 Pete Crow-Armstrong
#99 Endy Rodriguez

Endy was the prospect we gave up in the Lucchesi deal.

I am actually surprised PCA didn't move even further. Kid has been producing everywhere

 

[FrankZ]

My apologies to Cuddyer - Ruf makes even his G1 WS ABs seem tenable.

 

[Zak57]

Guillorme and May back. Montes de Oca to IL with hammy tightness and Marrero DFA.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Gary criticizes the crowd size, citing the importance of the honestand for a 1st place team returning home.

 

[FrankZ]

It’s going to be a stressful few weeks. 🤦‍♂️

 

[yesrutgers01]

It’s going to be a stressful few weeks. 🤦‍♂️

And even with that- it isn’t like the Mets are giving it away. We are playing well and battling neck and neck with the hottest team in baseball

 

[FrankZ]

No bueno. 😢

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Time to start doing something against this patchwork team. Already squandered one chance.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

No bueno.

He's been good of late but gopher ball Bassitt showed up tonight.

 

[Knight Shift]

I'd like to be the first (and likely the last) fan here to congratulate James McCann for that RBI base hit. 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Somebody tell Cohen that Marcus pitched against the Mets at Wrigley. It was Walker vs Stroman.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Vogelbach, Naquin, and Ruf are just unwatchable.

 

[FrankZ]

Vogelbach, Naquin, and Ruf are just unwatchable.

Thx Eps.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

The notion of Vogelbach, Ruf and NaKwin taking key post season at-bats is frightening. When they pan to Buck in the dugout after their AB's the look on his face is like I can't believe this is the shit that was handed to me.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

Ruf 1-33
Vog 5-35/40ish

 

[Mr Magoo]

Thx Eps.

Yup. He made the team noticeably worse at the deadline. That’s hard to do when you are “buyers”.

 

[Knight Shift]

I'd like to stop the Waaaaaaaaaahmbulance to be the first and the last to congratulate Givens on two solid innings. 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗
And nice defensive play by McCann. 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗

 

[RUhasarrived]

Suppose the Mets are tied with the Braves-or even a game behind them-going into the last day of the season?
Does Buck gamble and start deGrom,knowing that the second wild card team has their top two starters ready to go at Citi Field?
The reaction and their decisions to this season's post season schedule will make managers earn their money.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Can't just hit sac flies here. Need to keep the line moving with some hits. And please no double play.

 

[Knight Shift]

Congratulations to the keen-eyed Vogelbach for earning that walk!! 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗

 

[nutfromSEC117]

1-34 👍🏻

 

[Mr Magoo]

Suppose the Mets are tied with the Braves-or even a game behind them-going into the last day of the season?
Does Buck gamble and start deGrom,knowing that the second wild card team has their top two starters ready to go at Citi Field?
The reaction and their decisions to this season's post season schedule will make managers earn their money.

Have to go all-in on winning the division. The bye would be huge.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

I can't blame the fans for heading for the exits after that

 

[Mr Magoo]

1-34 👍🏻

Traded Davis and 3 prospects for him…smdh.

 

[Doctor Worm]

I can't blame the fans for heading for the exits after that

Yeah, I probably would too. Especially since it's raining.

 

[FrankZ]

Yup. He made the team noticeably worse at the deadline. That’s hard to do when you are “buyers”.

Agreed. Just undo that trash and you would be better (and less frustrating).

 

[BigEastPhil]

As Ringo Starr sung: "It don't come easy"......Our Mets love putting us thru torture in September....

 

[Doctor Worm]

As Ringo Starr sung: "It don't come easy"......Our Mets love putting us thru torture in September....

"Here within your reach, if you're big enough to take it..."

 

[RUforJERSEY]

But as bad as Ruf has been and he's been brutal Keith had to school Cohen in that you don't throw a rookie with 5 career at-bats into that bases loaded, tying run at the plate spot as a pinch hitter.

 

[FrankZ]

But as bad as Ruf has been and he's been brutal Keith had to school Cohen in that you don't throw a rookie with 5 career at-bats into that bases loaded, tying run at the plate spot as a pinch hitter.

I had to rewind to see what happened. Lol at this Ruf