FotF

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Holy crap that's great.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Holy crap that's great.

It's like Carter is suddenly possessed by John Belushi.

[dinosaur jesus]

For maybe a couple of weeks in 1978: Doug Flynn.

[LWFS]

"I tell him to hit third base! NOOOOOOO"



And practically yelping the entire time. This is fantastic.

[Edgy MD]

So, this is deGrom's to lose now, right?

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: So, this is deGrom's to lose now, right?

Yep. Until the day Pete Alonso writes his name in the record books.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: [YOUTUBE]44Cclk61fJ4[/YOUTUBE]

I just watched this again for the millionth time, and I just realized for the first time that at the end, Bench and the Chicken are conspiring to mime a conversation about how Gary's an insane maniac, surprisingly assholish, and shouldn't be allowed near children.

[Edgy MD]

So, this isn't established yet, right?



deGrom has moved forward, and Syndergaard backward, with Alonso and McNeil tearing out of nowhere.



Robinson Canó is not the Face of the Franchise, except maybe in the ironic sense.

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe we can assign different body parts to players.

Like Cano being the butt of the franchise.

Not sure yet who the shoulder blade of the franchise would be.

[Edgy MD]

The shoulder blade is probably Conforto, no?

[whippoorwill]

Edgy MD wrote: Edgy MD wrote: [YOUTUBE]44Cclk61fJ4[/YOUTUBE] I just watched this again for the millionth time, and I just realized for the first time that at the end, Bench and the Chicken are conspiring to mime a conversation about how Gary's an insane maniac, surprisingly assholish, and shouldn't be allowed near children.

There's a possibility these kids are crap baseball players

[smg58]

Edgy MD wrote: So, this is deGrom's to lose now, right? Yep. Until the day Pete Alonso writes his name in the record books. Later

This comment is quite a bit more prescient than was probably originally intended.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: So, this is deGrom's to lose now, right? Yep. Until the day Pete Alonso writes his name in the record books. Later This comment is quite a bit more prescient than was probably originally intended.

No. It was intentional. I don't FotF around.

Later

[Edgy MD]

So, deGrom still holds the title, with Paul Bunyan hot on his tail?

[Fman99]

Wow, I don't know how I missed this thread a year ago. I will tell you that Lee Mazzilli was my first "favorite Met," as a little kid, before they got good, so that jives.



Don't discount McNeil as a potential FotF. He's just as marketable as the Piss Missile.

[seawolf17]

It won't happen because he's blocked in too many ways, but Dom Smith could carve himself out piece of the FotF pie. He might be my favorite Met right now.

[G-Fafif]

Alonso's the sizzle. DeGrom's the steak.

[smg58]

Two straight Cy's mean it's still Jake. But he has some potential challengers -- Alonso obviously, but if McNeil keeps being McNeil he's in the running. And Thor could have that big season I think he's capable of having. And who knows, maybe the old Cespedes will show up.

[Edgy MD]

Jake was alone on the cover of last year's media guide. Has this year's come out yet?



Cés is a longshot for the role for the same reason Johnny Damon got the job over Manny. Suburban relatability.

[Vic Sage]

speaking of which, if Conforto has the mvp year we've all been waiting for, he's a dark horse.

[Centerfield]

I think it's Pete.

[Edgy MD]

The 2020 media guide says it's deGrom by a head.



[fimg=450]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERYxz-_XkAEtJI_.jpg[/fimg]

[Edgy MD]

The way that shot is set up, it kind of looks like deGrom is the head of a triangle, but they had to crop Carlos Betrán out.



Better than 50% chance that's what's going on here, right?

[86dreamer]

Alonso - last year and now. Jake is most definitely greater, but Pete is the man that rallies both the team and the fans

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I think it's great that JdG is such a low-key FotF. He got better once he cut his hair too.



And not 4 nothing but he threw nothing but high 90s strikes in his spring debut yesterday, easy as pie.



Gotta say, I prefer the low-drama guys in our rotation, regardless of where they rank in face-ability. Gimme reliable-but-boring over exciting-but-inconsistent anyday.



Worried about Stroman, wary of Syndergaard. Bring on the Trachsels of the world!

[G-Fafif]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Gotta say, I prefer the low-drama guys in our rotation, regardless of where they rank in face-ability. Gimme reliable-but-boring over exciting-but-inconsistent anyday.

DeGrom is low-key but quietly charismatic. Best of all worlds, perhaps.

[G-Fafif]

Regal. That's the word for deGrom.



Also the word for a Beagle somewhere in Southern California.