Tigers (Flaherty) vs Mets (Peralta): 5/12/26, 7:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

I'll have a go at the game thread today, as nothing has been posted, and the Mets lost on Sunday. As a topic starter, what do you think of the Peralta trade news? I think it's bunk, as it's way too early for such talk, and I think Stearns would rather extend Peralta than trade him.

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Tobias Myers	0	10	0	12	0	22
Sean Manaea	0	0	0	20	0	20
Luke Weaver	0	24	0	0	0	24
Huascar Brazobán	25	0	0	0	0	25
Devin Williams	0	8	0	0	0	8
David Peterson	0	0	0	77	0	77
Craig Kimbrel	29	0	19	0	0	48
Brooks Raley	0	11	0	0	0	11
Austin Warren	21	0	17	0	0	38

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I don't care about Peralta or really any of Sterns' guys. I'd trade the living shit out of him.

Tuesday Night Mets in 513 tonight

 

 

[MFS62]

Too early for trade rumors. Give it another month,

Later

[Centerfield]

1 hour ago, Johnny Lunchbucket said:

I don't care about Peralta or really any of Sterns' guys. I'd trade the living shit out of him.

Tuesday Night Mets in 513 tonight

 

 

Short Center will be there with a buddy. Enjoy the Ewing debut!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

Short Center will be there with a buddy. Enjoy the Ewing debut!

The Lunchpail may or may not be joining us. It's his 20th birthday today!

[MFS62]

I haven't read where Ewing will definitely be in the starting lineup.

I hope he is. The Mets offense (a true oxymoron if there ever was one) needs a spark of energy.

Later

[Centerfield]

2 hours ago, Johnny Lunchbucket said:

The Lunchpail may or may not be joining us. It's his 20th birthday today!

Happy birthday Pail!  Crazy.  Weren't they just playing each other in little league

[Frayed Knot]

5 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

... As a topic starter, what do you think of the Peralta trade news? I think it's bunk, as it's way too early for such talk, and I think Stearns would rather extend Peralta than trade him.

The "news" on Peralta isn't news at all, it's mere speculation.

All that was basically said in that recent link posted here somewhere is that IF the Mets are still reeling as the trade deadline nears then Peralta would likely be the type of guy they'd deal and so the Tiggers and Cubbies, both with injuries galore to their staffs, would be among the teams interested.

Nothing in that statement is false, but it also doesn't make it news.

[Brock Beauchamp]

19 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

The "news" on Peralta isn't news at all, it's mere speculation.

All that was basically said in that recent link posted here somewhere is that IF the Mets are still reeling as the trade deadline nears then Peralta would likely be the type of guy they'd deal and so the Tiggers and Cubbies, both with injuries galore to their staffs, would be among the teams interested.

Nothing in that statement is false, but it also doesn't make it news.

Yeah, I used "news" when I shouldn't have, it's just rumors. Still doesn't make sense to me, not with the Mets' pocketbook. Just keep Peralta if you want him, and sign him to a 5-ish year deal after the season.

[seawolf17]

RF Benge
SS Bichette
LF Soto
1B Vientos
DH Melendez
3B Baty
2B Semien
CF Ewing
C Alvarez

Peralta on the bump.

[ashie62]

I mostly like this lineup. Melendez is a meh for me

[Frayed Knot]

Quickie KTE: Tiggers currently sit at 19-22 but that's just 2.0 G behind 1st place Cleveland in the meh-ness that is the AL Central.  17th in run scoring [4.27 RS/G vs MLB avg of 4.4] but better than average in preventing them [11th in RA/G at 4.17/G] although that status may take a hit with the ongoing absence of Tarik Skubal. Skubal last pitched on 4/29 when he was diagnosed with "loose bodies" in his elbow (better there than in one's head, I suppose). But maybe he won't be out as long as originally thought. Agent-to-all-impending-free-agents Scott Boras said that doctors were able to perform a less invasive than usual procedure on the 2x CY winner, one which Boras has taken to calling (and quite possibly copyrighting for all I know) the 'Skubal Scoop'. I guess maybe the fact that Tommie John never made a dime from his eponymous surgery upsets Scottie's sense of fairness and so this is his attempted remedy.

On the offensive said, 25 y/o LF Riley Green is their big masher [.317/.418/.490 // 907 ] and they have probably the prized 2026 rookie in Kevin McGonigle who made the team out of spring training, then signed a 9-yr/$150 mil contract, and will turn 22 in August.

Also missing this series due to their butts being parked on the IL:  ex-NYY Gleybar Torres, ex-NYM Javier Baez, Kerry Carpenter, Casey Mize, Justin Verlander (say it ain't so!!).

[The Hot Corner]

After the last 2 games in Arizona I told myself I needed to take a break for a while.  Watching the abysmal play of the current team was too frustrating and it just wasn't enjoyable.  

 

The debut of AJ Ewing has sucked me back in.  It may only be for tonight, but I feel more compelled to watch him play than I do watching other team's cast offs.

[Edgy MD]

McGonigle sure works a deep count. Damn. I think Semien booted that because he lost focus.

[Edgy MD]

14 minutes ago, The Hot Corner said:

The debut of AJ Ewing has sucked me back in.

I'm telling you — back-to-the-wall baseball is good baseball.  Sometimes it's the best baseball.

[Edgy MD]

Though, sometimes you get Dinglered.

[The Hot Corner]

This one about to get ugly.  Peralta going to need a miracle to keep the Mets in this game.

[Frayed Knot]

48 pitches just to get thru 2 in addition to the two runs.

[The Hot Corner]

Well, Peralta did a good job limiting the damage.  That could have been a big inning for Detroit.

 

[The Hot Corner]

Just now, Frayed Knot said:

48 pitches just to get thru 2 in addition to the two runs.

The pitches are definitely piling up.  He needs a quick inning or two to get back on track.

[The Hot Corner]

Semien hit that ball hard.  Unfortunately  it was right at the left fielder. 

 

[Edgy MD]

Ewing with the best Mets at-bat I've seen in months.

[Frayed Knot]

Good news: walks to load the bases

Bad news: does so in front of Mr. GiDP

[The Hot Corner]

Ewing showing more patience and a better eye than mist of the Mets hitters.

Now Alvarez needs to avoid the GIDP.

[Frayed Knot]

3 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Bad news: does so in front of Mr. GiDP

Well, he tried his best.

[Frayed Knot]

Both sides are going to be in then pen early tonight.

[Frayed Knot]

We don't do two out hits. It's just not our thing.

[ashie62]

Peralta is kind of a gopher ball pitcher

[Frayed Knot]

Fun Fact: Prior to that single Juan Soto had either Popped-up or Flew out in 74 consecutive ABs

OK, that's not remotely true ... but it seems like it is

[The Hot Corner]

Wow.  Three consecutive hits for the Mets to plate a run.  

Need that 4th hit to take the lead.