Steven Matz

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This guy...

[Edgy MD]

Looks sad a lot.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Good poll, write in: all of the above...
Also agree he often has a sour puss.
SHaMs buzz kill.

[ashie62]

You forgot p---y.

[ashie62]

I would expect an MRI sooner rather than later.

[ashie62]

Stop throwing sliders Steve.

[Edgy MD]

Agreed, there. Pretty weird since he reportedly has only been recently bringing them back into his rep. But nothing he threw had vertical movement, leaving him dead in the water.

[smg58]

While he wasn't out as long as Wheeler, expecting him to avoid bumps in the road turned out to be overly optimistic. I think he will be fine long-term, but unfortunately I can't make any promises for the rest of this season.

[metirish]

Was hoping WANKER was in the poll......voted for them all except no-no for the wankers

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Starting to get the Generation K kinda feeling here.

[Ceetar]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Starting to get the Generation K kinda feeling here.

Stephen Matz, by himself, has started more World Series games than Generation K combined in their career.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Starting to get the Generation K kinda feeling here. Stephen Matz, by himself, has started more World Series games than Generation K combined in their career.

I mean...

[Ceetar]

They went to the playoffs twice, the World Series once. They legitimately were a few breaks from a championship. It's in no way comparable to Generation K.

There is no woe is me here. The Mets are fine. Things could still continue to go pear shaped, but they could also go..pancake shaped? ship shaped? They could still be great, but even if they're not they're lightyears better than what those guys did.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm open to trading his butt for prospects this week. If we can hang onto deG-Syn-Whee-Gs, plus FlexMan and whomever else (Free Agent X) we could prolly survive his loss, and even given his availability issues, that WS start, lefthandedness, contract status and stuff oughta intrigue someone.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'm open to trading his butt for prospects this week. If we can hang onto deG-Syn-Whee-Gs, plus FlexMan and whomever else (Free Agent X) we could prolly survive his loss, and even given his availability issues, that WS start, lefthandedness, contract status and stuff oughta intrigue someone.

I'm attached to Matz. I want him to become the best Met ever. His debut was my daughter's first game, so it'd be cool if that still meant something when she's old enough to understand what that means.

I should probably get her first game certificate signed by him regardless though. I'm wondering if I should just mail it to Citi Field as the best route though.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's never going to be my favorite Met. We were onto this guy early! http://archives.thecranepool.net/11700/f1_t11720.shtml

Funny thread about what turned out to be a terrible draft, beyond Matz, with good debate not only about Matz' Fake Fandom but about how asinine it was to cost ourselves draft picks by signing Wagner and Rodriguez.

[seawolf17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: He's never going to be my favorite Met. We were onto this guy early! http://archives.thecranepool.net/11700/f1_t11720.shtml Funny thread about what turned out to be a terrible draft, beyond Matz, with good debate not only about Matz' Fake Fandom but about how asinine it was to cost ourselves draft picks by signing Wagner and Rodriguez.

Good catch by OO in there:

OlerudOwned wrote: The Angels drafted one Mike Trout yesterday, edging him along the path to his destiny, an AL West Highlander-type struggle with Mike Carp.

[metirish]

That was indeed a fun read

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You know who sucks? Steven Matz. What garbage. What a complete buzzkill this guy is.

[Chad ochoseis]

I'm looking for "Jon Niese in disguise" among the choices.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Wait, so we didn't get Damien Magnifico??

[A Boy Named Seo]

Wait, so we didn't get Damien Magnifico??

[smg58]

He's in the White House with Scaramucci.

[Lefty Specialist]

So, what's the injury going to be this time? Forearm tightness? Butterflies in stomach? Wrenched ankle?

[MFS62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: So, what's the injury going to be this time? Forearm tightness? Butterflies in stomach? Wrenched ankle?

The vapors.

Later

[Edgy MD]

I'm seeing a paucity of curveballs thrown across the staff, but it's particularly concerning with him and Wheeler, who presumably have the best ones. And the curve provided him with his best moments last night.

Show a little break across the vertical plane, guys. It won't kill ya.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm seeing a paucity of curveballs thrown across the staff, but it's particularly concerning with him and Wheeler, who presumably have the best ones. And the curve provided him with his best moments last night. Show a little break across the vertical plane, guys. It won't kill ya.

Isn't this one of the things Warthen is known for? Sliders instead of curveballs?

[Centerfield]

I wonder if he's healthy.

If he's healthy, then he kinda sucks.

Big disappointment.

[Lefty Specialist]

I have to think there's something wrong. Given his history there a high probability he's pitching with an injury of some kind.

[smg58]

It may be a case of not building up a rhythm or enough stamina following an injury, in which case you just have to be patient with him. (Now granted, I'd feel a lot more confident saying that if I trusted the Mets' doctors more.)