What Died last Night

[Guest Edgy DC]

[list:1n93w1l2][*:1n93w1l2]The Mets' two-game losing streak.[/*:m:1n93w1l2]
[*:1n93w1l2]The Mets' seven-game home losing streak.[/*:m:1n93w1l2]
[*:1n93w1l2]David Wright's career-worst 20-at-bat hitless streak.[/*:m:1n93w1l2]
[*:1n93w1l2]Mike Nickeas' career-long homerless streak.[/*:m:1n93w1l2]
[*:1n93w1l2]The Mets' 81-game Jason Bay-less streak.[/*:m:1n93w1l2][/list:u:1n93w1l2]

Big monkey.

I'm probably addled, but it sure seems like the return of the multiple-homer game has been a long time coming too.

[metirish]

last night was great but I have little confidence that this will be any sort of spring board as it were to long win streaks or even series wins , this is a bad team.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That was the first time this season the Mets had homered three times. Three times earlier this season, they'd homered twice:

April 3 (Davis and Harris)
April 9 (Beltran and Beltran)
April 14, Game 1 (Reyes and Hairston)

[Guest Edgy DC]

metirish wrote: last night was great but I have little confidence that this will be any sort of spring board as it were to long win streaks or even series wins , this is a bad team.

Believe anyway, I say. It's just your heart.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, Irish, it's early yet. The last two weeks weren't necessarily a mirage, but they aren't necessarily the sole best predictor-- much less the sum total-- of what this team will do all year. (Yeah, I may be a little addled, too... but they're not going to go .111 for the season at home, dig?)

Seems like it's been a while since we had someone pitch multiple relief innings with a lead, too.

(Obie for President!)

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's a slightly delayed reaction to my Terry Collins Deathwatch thread. Watch... they'll win their next eight games and end April with a winning record!

Ben Grimm, the delusional Mets fan

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: metirish wrote: last night was great but I have little confidence that this will be any sort of spring board as it were to long win streaks or even series wins , this is a bad team. Believe anyway, I say. It's just your heart.

I will , and I didn't mean to turn your thread in to a Debbie downer

The Mets snap a fifteen game laugher-less streak , last laugher was 04/03 against the Marlins winning 9-2

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's a slightly delayed reaction to my Terry Collins Deathwatch thread. Watch... they'll win their next eight games and end April with a winning record! Ben Grimm, the delusional Mets fan

They do that, given that it's Philly at the end, they may end up in first place.

[TransMonk]

I hope the multiple HRs on offense, the multiple DPs on defense and the 7 inning starts continue.

The scoreless bullpen was nice, too.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Also dying, apparently? Hope that there won't be a fire sale.

From the evergreen Mr. Kernan:

[crossout]All Those Home Runs Obviously Mean The Sky Is Falling![/crossout] A Great Night, But Mets GM Paints Bleak Future This was a great night for the Mets. Jason Bay finally returned to the lineup, and nearly everyone�s trade value went up as the Mets belted the Astros around Bag Citi. To top it off, the club got $25,000 back from the Blue Jays, who agreed to take back second baseman Brad Emaus. This was a night Mike Nickeas hit his first major league home run, David Wright regained his major league stroke, lashing a home run and a double, and Ike Davis blasted an impressing drive to the right of The Apple in the 9-1 win. Wright, who is trying to get a few laughs in the clubhouse after home wins by wearing a muscle T-shirt with huge photos of himself, noted, �Anytime you hit a home run in this place, it�s got to take a pretty good swing.� A few laughs were welcome on this night. But this was a day general manager Sandy Alderson, who said he was not aware that some fans had been wearing paper bags on their heads at Citi Field this week, made it clear the minor league cupboard is bare at the highest levels. That only can mean one thing: There will be a serious restocking of the shelves. You can sense the day is coming when Alderson backs up the truck and trade whoever he can, starting with Jose Reyes and probably Wright, too. Davis might be young enough to keep around, but there really are no untouchables. This, though, is not the time to trade as Alderson pointed out. No, this is time to build trade value. �In terms of trades, clubs aren�t doing anything now, they�re all assessing their own situations,� Alderson said before the game. There�s no immediate help on the farm, and that is telling in many ways. �We just don�t see that there are a lot of options for us right now in the minor leagues,� Alderson said. �We just don�t have the kind of depth at the upper level of the minor league system that you�d like to have. Options are limited. �Probably the best thing I can do right now is stay out of the way.� For a little while at least, then it�s time to get to work and restock the minor leagues and build for the future. Regarding the fans who showed up this week wearing bags over their heads, the optimistic Alderson said, �As I recall it, that phenomenon originated in New Orleans and not too long ago they won the Super Bowl, so things do change.� Of course, it took the Saints a couple of generations to win that Super Bowl. The Mets hope it won�t take Alderson that long to turn things around. Nevertheless, he made it clear the cavalry is not coming over the hill. Alderson said the dreadful home start (now 2-8) has created a �nightly crucible� for the fans, but added that it�s hard on the organization, too. �Everyone of us goes through it,� he said. �Every player goes through it, every staff member. I�ve seen one win in this ballpark.� Now he�s seen two. �You do have to keep an eye on the long term, but within a six- or seven-day time frame, it�s all consuming,� Alderson said. �There�s not a lot someone in my situation can do. It�s almost organic at that point. If it�ll happen, it will happen from within.� Asked if he had a helpless feeling, Alderson said, �I think you do have to recognize when you have options and when you don�t really have options. I don�t even want to suggest if we had options that we�d do something at this point.� This week is the Battle for the 2012 top draft pick against the Astros and now the Diamondbacks, another way for Alderson to build. And if that�s the case, last night hurt the cause. Manager Terry Collins did his part to get the Mets going by getting thrown out arguing a strikeout that wasn�t called � to the second batter of the game. This is all about accountability for the Mets, from Alderson on down. It won�t be long before the big deals will come down, and Alderson will have to be at the top of his game.

[seawolf17]

"Probably Wright too"?!?! Are you effing kidding me?

That Debbie Downer skit is one of my favorite SNL moments.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Rooting for trades and draft position holds little appeal.

I like 9-2 wins

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

This is nearly as bad as the Dodgers-now-MLB's-baby-so-Mets-next? stuff, if not quite there.

[metirish]

seawolf17 wrote: "Probably Wright too"?!?! Are you effing kidding me? That Debbie Downer skit is one of my favorite SNL moments.

mine too.......


Just for the heck of it , any gems in the making at the top of the draft....like real game changers?

[Fman99]

Also dying, apparently? Hope that there won't be a fire sale. From the evergreen Mr. Kernan: [crossout]All Those Home Runs Obviously Mean The Sky Is Falling![/crossout] A Great Night, But Mets GM Paints Bleak Future

Yeah, it's the GM painting the bleak picture. Fuck off Kernan you fucking dime store hack.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

metirish wrote: seawolf17 wrote: "Probably Wright too"?!?! Are you effing kidding me? That Debbie Downer skit is one of my favorite SNL moments. mine too....... Just for the heck of it , any gems in the making at the top of the draft....like real game changers?

Some decent names at the top-- Anthony Rendon, Gerrit Cole, George Springer-- but the draft this year is more notable for its depth... there could be some interesting stuff out there in the second or third round.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yabbut, you're speaking of the 2011 draft, not the 2012 draft which we should allegedly be playing for.