IGT 05/29 - Mets @ Dodgers

[nymr83]

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The type of loss that you never forget.

[G-Fafif]

Holy fuck.

[Guest 41Forever]

Went to sleep thinking the game was in hand. What a punch in the neck.

[MFS62]

Great job by Brodie Van Idiot, trading 2 Top 10 prospects for Diaz and Cano.

This one is off to a hot start:

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=672284#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALLhttp://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=672284#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL



And the second base prospect, Luis Santana, who he gave up in another deal, hasn't started his season yet. And I think he will be better than Kelenic.



Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[batmagadanleadoff]

WTF happened? I went to sleep after that half inning where Amed & Dom back to backed. Then Alonso singled and Conforto doubled with nobody out and the Mets stranded those two. Then I left thinking that normally, I'd be bitching that those LOB's are gonna cost the Mets.



But not tonight. This one's in the bag.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I thought it was safe when Fammy got thru the 8th.



Someday a team (probably not the appearance- and brand-marketing-obsessed Mets) will have a good bullpen by making the bullpen coach the ultimate decisionmaker on which of his guys gets which assignments.

[dgwphotography]

This is one game I'm glad I fell asleep on. If I saw that live, I probably would have nver gone to sleep.



I hate west coast trips...

[dgwphotography]

We should be allowed to give negative points for blown saves, costly errors, not running out grounders, etc.

[Centerfield]

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This is one game I'm glad I fell asleep on. If I saw that live, I probably would have nver gone to sleep.



I hate west coast trips...

[Centerfield]

Also, I'm sorry for everyone who stayed up to watch this. I've been there before. Stewing. Angry. Wondering why I do this to myself.

[bmfc1]

“Today was easily the worst day of my career,” Diaz said after blowing his second save of the season. “The worst game of my career, the worst game of the season for me. I thought I threw excellent pitches for strikes. I was throwing the ball where I wanted to and they just got me.” https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/edwin-diaz-implodes-in-ninth-as-mets-suffer-brutal-loss-to-dodgers/https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/edwin-diaz-implodes-in-ninth-as-mets-suffer-brutal-loss-to-dodgers/

If he was throwing "excellent pitches... where [he] wanted" then he, and they, and we, are in big trouble.

[batmagadanleadoff]

“Today was easily the worst day of my career,” Diaz said after blowing his second save of the season. “The worst game of my career, the worst game of the season for me. I thought I threw excellent pitches for strikes. I was throwing the ball where I wanted to and they just got me.” https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/edwin-diaz-implodes-in-ninth-as-mets-suffer-brutal-loss-to-dodgers/https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/edwin-diaz-implodes-in-ninth-as-mets-suffer-brutal-loss-to-dodgers/ If he was throwing "excellent pitches... where [he] wanted" then he, and they, and we, are in big trouble.

Yeah. Either that or that fucking Dodgers team is fucking ferocious. Big market team with a league average team payroll, right?

[batmagadanleadoff]

“Today was easily the worst day of my career,” Diaz said after blowing his second save of the season. “The worst game of my career, the worst game of the season for me. I thought I threw excellent pitches for strikes. I was throwing the ball where I wanted to and they just got me.” https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/edwin-diaz-implodes-in-ninth-as-mets-suffer-brutal-loss-to-dodgers/https://nypost.com/2019/05/30/edwin-diaz-implodes-in-ninth-as-mets-suffer-brutal-loss-to-dodgers/ If he was throwing "excellent pitches... where [he] wanted" then he, and they, and we, are in big trouble. Yeah. Either that or that fucking Dodgers team is fucking ferocious. Big market team with a league average team payroll, right?

Sarcasm alert for kcmets: When I refer to the Dodgers as a big market team with a league average payroll, I'm actually taking a shot at the cheapass Mets even though I dont say cheapass or Mets or even address the Mets in that comment.

[Edgy MD]

The pitches they were missing did seem to be fantastic pitches that the batters couldn't touch. And then the next one would be a meatball.



The only really good pitch that somebody got a hold of was the one Bellinger hit.

[dgwphotography]

It also seems like Dodger stadium was a launching pad last night. I don't understand how Pistol Pete's first homer went out.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I read this morning that word spread thru the Dodgers bench after the 1st HR that Diaz' stuff *wasn't* good last night. I dunno, I didn't watch and don't wanna see it. But that's why I suggested my radical bullpen coach should overrule manager structure

[Edgy MD]

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It also seems like Dodger stadium was a launching pad last night. I don't understand how Pistol Pete's first homer went out.

[dgwphotography]

Edgy MD wrote: =dgwphotography post_id=11584 time=1559227686 user_id=78] It also seems like Dodger stadium was a launching pad last night. I don't understand how Pistol Pete's first homer went out.

Homers with topspin are always a sign that something may be amiss.

[Edgy MD]

Also, the whole country's weather is topsy-turvy right now with weird pressure systems in places they're not supposed to be, smashing into each other and creating dozens of tornadoes.



Maybe the air in Chavez Ravine was particularly thinner than usual. I know I can't recall ever seeing Dodger Stadium play like that.

[batmagadanleadoff]

And the UFO's, too.

[Vic Sage]

so i watch until its 8-3, then fall asleep. And i wake up and its this. So Thursday now officially sucks.

I thought we gave up one of our top prospects so this WOULDN'T keep happening.

[batmagadanleadoff]

We gave up our top prospect to get a 36 year old who missed a nice chunk of last season. Guys that age who miss that much of the last season fare dreadfully historically. They don't bounce back as easy as a 28 year old. Plus we know he's gonna decline which he might be doing right now, just weeks into his contract. All because the Mets were too cheap to sign Machado, a top tier FA. With a hole at 3B and with McNeil, who showed he could play second. But the NY NL team isn't allowed to go after baseball's best players.



Well, the butcher's bill may already be due on Cano. You get what you pay for. Or dont pay for because the Mets gave away top prospects for Cano. Because they're cheap. And slimy enough to include Wright and Cespedes's contract when asked about their total payroll.

[Centerfield]

And not just a top prospect, but one that has glowing reviews comparing him to Mike Trout. He may or may not pan out, but that speaks to the market value he has right now. He's the type of prospect you trade only under the right circumstances. And those circumstances mean getting a game changing player back in return. Christian Yelich, Nolan Arenado. Or a Cy Young caliber starter. Certainly not a closer. No matter how good he was supposed to be.



I've said before. There are trades where you take on a shit contract. There are trades where you deal away your top prospect. If those things happen in the same trade that is one trashfuck of a trade.

[Edgy MD]

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We gave up our top prospect to get a 36 year old who missed a nice chunk of last season. Guys that age who miss that much of the last season fare dreadfully historically.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: =batmagadanleadoff post_id=11597 time=1559230367 user_id=68] We gave up our top prospect to get a 36 year old who missed a nice chunk of last season. Guys that age who miss that much of the last season fare dreadfully historically.

Well, he didn't miss it, so much as he wasn't allowed to participate in it due to a suspension.

[Edgy MD]

Of course it matters.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Of course it matters.

How do you know?

[Edgy MD]

Because I am a creature of logic.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Because I am a creature of logic.

So what's your logic, Mr. Logic?