Cardinals @ Mets 5/20 ++<<--Game Thread-->>++

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah that's just me being pissed off but someone should answer for the Mets' continued failure to execute properly while giving away all it gained during an 11 game win streak.

[Zvon]

It was nice though, wasn't it? For a month and a half, thinking that this team could contend.

[Centerfield]

For me I stopped fooling myself during the Cubs series.

This St. Louis series is just reiterating what we already knew.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

They're not even competing some nights. That has to stop.

[ashie62]

Zvon wrote: It was nice though, wasn't it? For a month and a half, thinking that this team could contend.

I am nominating David Wright for player/manager.

[ashie62]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: They're not even competing some nights. That has to stop.

If Terry Collins were your boss would you do just enough to get by??

[Lefty Specialist]

"Mr. Matz, white courtesy phone....."

[Zvon]

Ashie62 wrote: Zvon wrote: It was nice though, wasn't it? For a month and a half, thinking that this team could contend. I am nominating David Wright for player/manager.

If they do send TC packing, I'd support this.

[Zvon]

Ashie62 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: They're not even competing some nights. That has to stop. If Terry Collins were your boss would you do just enough to get by??

Only if I wanted my manager to get fired. I don't think that's the case here.

[Centerfield]

What's frustrating is that there is absolutely nothing the Mets can do right now. There is no hitting available. This is why you don't sign Michael Fucking Cuddyer and pretend you had a successful off-season.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, this team has done absolutely nothing on offense for a month now. And the players we might have traded to make room for the up-and-coming have either sucked or been injured. There are two outfielders who aren't pulling their weight and I want to see them sit for a while. Cuddy and Grandy are 'great clubhouse guys' but they're killing this team.

[Edgy MD]

All badness stems from Colon not scoroning.

[Zvon]

So this Mets revival that Sandy talks about in his book...when's it supposed to happen?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Centerfield wrote: What's frustrating is that there is absolutely nothing the Mets can do right now. There is no hitting available. This is why you don't sign Michael Fucking Cuddyer and pretend you had a successful off-season.

Geez, how do I respond, how do I express my approval, all without mentioning the dreaded Wilpon and Madoff words that cause a lot, or at least some people to lose their shit?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Jeez,with the Mets poised to absorb another demoralizing loss, I could practically smell the next Megdal hate piece.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, my God, not SOME PEOPLE.

They're the worst.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Another qualifier. I suppose. Maybe.

[Zvon]

Even Lagares has lost his magical glove.

I really don't understand where these players heads are at. Like on that grounder to short to end the inning. There were two outs and Flores takes the time to look the runner back @ 3rd. Wtf?

[Edgy MD]

Systems are complex things, all things influence each other, and bad play begets bad play.

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: There are two outfielders who aren't pulling their weight and I want to see them sit for a while. Cuddy and Grandy are 'great clubhouse guys' but they're killing this team.

Don't look now but there are three -- Lagares has the lowest OPS out there.
Actually there [crossout]are[/crossout] were five dropping anchor if we want to go beyond just the starters, although one has now been replaced.

[Fman99]

Yuck-a-roo

[MFS62]

If no one else has mentioned how much we dislike guys names Kolten, then let me be the first

Later

[TransMonk]

From the post-game presser (bolding mine): "We're not hitting the ball hard," Collins said. "... We're not even barreling up some balls. I don't know what the reason is. Other teams don't have a problem hitting suckers out of this ballpark."

Oh, Terry. Figure it the fuck out.