IGT 8/21 DC Gaydame Mets vs Nationals 4:10 SNY

[Edgy MD]

=ashie62 post_id=201925 time=1755812697 user_id=90]
Mullins has a weak arm out there



Stearns trade deadline gets suck

[Frayed Knot]

Nats have three hits (and 3 RBI) in five ABs vs Rogers,

The Mets have had 18 ABs vs the Nats pen (one of the worst in MLB) over two games and have one walk and 5-2/3 scoreless to show for it.

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: =ashie62 post_id=201925 time=1755812697 user_id=90] Mullins has a weak arm out there Stearns trade deadline gets suck

The tough part with Mullins is that he seems to be giving his best stuff, but doesn't have that much left, despite not being particularly old, baseball-wise.



And JUST as I type this, Mullins makes a diving effort only to see the ball pop out of his glove.

[ashie62]

The Mets can change the narrative with a rare late game comeback

[ashie62]

They could use Mauricio today

[Frayed Knot]

Mets now have 2 BBs in 24 plate appearances agains the worst in the NL bullpen.

Just none of those hit things that I hear about other teams getting late in games against inferior pitching.

[MFS62]

In the new realignment, they can rename them the New York Heimlich's because they keep choking.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Mets get another chance to face a ninth inning with Mullins and the catcher (this time Senger) due up.



With Mauricio the only obvious pinch-hitting option.

[Frayed Knot]

Nats get a meaningless insurance run. One run is enough to beat this team.

They have more runs off our pen in the last three innings than we have baserunners off theirs across two games.

[Edgy MD]

Well, it is kind of beyond the reach of a pinch-hitter now. (Unless he maybe comes up twice.)

[kcmets]

Good lord, getting spanked by the Nationals....

[ashie62]

I don't think Stearns fully understands that he is in charge of a big market team. The starting pitching performed over its head for a long stretch and it regressed, and then some

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Stanek. What the hell.

[Edgy MD]

=ashie62 post_id=201943 time=1755816858 user_id=90]
I don't think Stearns fully understands that he is in charge of a big market team. The starting pitching performed over its head for a long stretch and it regressed, and then some

[Centerfield]

This is the first time I've really thought that this team is not making the playoffs.



What an embarrassment. A complete failure by the organization. Top to bottom.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

He understood it when he signed Soto.



All the reliever injuries - AJ Minter, Max Krannick, Nunez - just took their toll and none of the scrap heap guys caught lightning.

[Frayed Knot]

No more fitting way to end this disaster than a Soto K

I believe that's his 32nd in the last 3 games.

[Centerfield]

Bob Alpacadaca wrote: He understood it when he signed Soto. All the reliever injuries - AJ Minter, Max Krannick, Nunez - just took their toll and none of the scrap heap guys caught lightning.

So many things.



Starting Pitching

Manaea is hurt. Those loose bodies must be affecting him more than he lets on. Something is up with Senga since the hamstring. Either he's hurt or just not right, but this is not the pitcher we've seen for a year and a half. Clay Holmes is out of gas. David Peterson has been largely good. Frankie Montas was a disaster from the get go.



Bullpen

The injured guys you mentioned were a big blow. Stanek has been awful, but seems to have 9 lives. And even the guys we acquired at the deadline haven't been as good as we had hoped.



Lineup

Soto's having a good year overall, but can't drive in any runs. Lindor is having a down year, Vientos is awful. None of the young guys panned out. Mullins has been as bad as Taylor. Alvarez was bad, then got good, then got hurt.



You mentioned that none of the scrap heap relievers caught lightning. You can say that about this whole team. None of the question marks turned into answers. Across the board, everyone is failing. That's an organizational failure.



This team is going nowhere. You might as well use the rest of this year as a tryout, and maybe something will spark. Let McLean finish the season. Call up Sproat and give him a spot. DFA Stanek. Play Baty, Vientos and Mauricio every day. Let's see how they finish so we can get an idea for 2026. If you don't want to play Jeff in CF, call up Jett and see if he can provide a spark. DFA Mullins or Taylor.



Let Megill finish the season in the rotation once he's ready. Let's see if he can take a positive step. Put Holmes on the IL. If they somehow manage to make the playoffs, you can activate him as a reliever in September.



You have to shake things up. This team, as constructed, is going nowhere.

[Centerfield]

And most importantly, they need to figure out why the offense sucks year after year, with the exception of 4 months in 2024.

[Gwreck]

=Centerfield post_id=201950 time=1755819221 user_id=65]
And most importantly, they need to figure out why the offense sucks year after year, with the exception of 4 months in 2024.

[Gwreck]

=Centerfield post_id=201949 time=1755818728 user_id=65]Let Megill finish the season in the rotation once he's ready. Let's see if he can take a positive step.

[Edgy MD]

The odd thing is that their performance is kind of the opposite of 2024. They went from starting poorly and peaking later to starting strong and crashing later.

[Edgy MD]

Sprout? Sure. We can try him.

AWESOME!!

[Fman99]

I didn't watch and didn't care.



I chose to go to a Syracuse Mets game instead. We left in the 6th with them down 15-0.

[ashie62]

Today CBS baseball's lead headline is "Mets and Reds in two horse race for NL wildcard"



Pretty much, I'm not saying the Mets can't catch the Phillies but that seems like a longshot today

[Benjamin Grimm]

Today CBS baseball's lead headline is "Mets and Reds in two horse race for NL wildcard"

Makes me think of 1999.

[Centerfield]

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=Centerfield post_id=201950 time=1755819221 user_id=65]
And most importantly, they need to figure out why the offense sucks year after year, with the exception of 4 months in 2024.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[Edgy MD]

I do not think it is not enough good players. I think it is philosophical.