Benjamin Grimm

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Maybe Jacob is just hyper sensitive to every twinge that pitchers generally feel? Look at the cover gallery above. There have been a number of times, over several years, where he reports something, gets an MRI, and then he gets a bill of health. Ron Darling said something about how in his day, if a pitcher did that he'd be called a word that he can't say on the air. (It's cable, but whatever. My guess is that the word is "pussy".) I think this is just going to be the deal with deGrom. Sure, one day one of these injuries may cause him to miss an extended period of time (as one did at the end of 2016) but we'll have to get used to him occasionally pulling himself out of a game early. He's said that he wants to pitch until he's 40 or older and he's clearly doing what he can now to increase his chances of having a long career.

Tucker Carlson told his viewers that 4,000 people in the United States have died as a result of getting the vaccine. So while nobody has actually died from getting vaccinated, there are a lot of people who think otherwise.

Betances can be waived and can go to Syracuse if he clears. I would trade JD Davis for the best starting pitcher I could get for him.

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Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Panic. Relief. Repeat. The beat goes on... 2017 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2017/20170422_NYDN_02a.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2017/20170423_NYDN_02.jpg> 2018 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2018/20180228_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2018/20180503_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2018/20180503_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2018/20180503_NYP_02.jpg> 2019 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190420_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190420_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190420_NYP_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190423_NSD_02.jpg> 2020 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2020/20200716_NSD_02.jpg> 2021 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210510_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210510_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210511_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210511_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210612_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210612_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210612_NYP_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210617_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210617_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2021/20210618_NYDN_02.jpg>

Need a bloop and a blast, as Tim McCarver used to say

Would Syndergaard have to be activated before September 1? I'm not so sure about this. He's a player who has been injured, not someone coming in from another organization.

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Edgy MD wrote: It would be more enjoyable, I think, if we can take it one day at a time, one batter at a time, and save the MVP calls for further down the line. I agree. He's not going to be an MVP or a Cy Young if he only ends up pitching 80 innings.

.500 the rest of the way would be 86 wins, which might be enough to win the division, but might not. I imagine that the Phillies or the Braves have a hot streak ahead of them at some point.

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I noticed that yesterday. Looked at Willie Mays' page and his debut is changed to 1948 and he has ten additional career base hits.

Has there been any detectible pattern regarding combinations of starting pitchers and catchers?

My fibers agree with your fibers.

Bad decision on his part.

Felix Mantilla?

That stretch between 1979 and 1992 is pretty surprising.

James Loney in 2016?

1967 Tommie Davis

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Oh oh. The dreaded "they've never faced this pitcher before" specter looms. Later They have: http://leaptoad.com/mets/scorecard_graph.php?game=9127&font=5>

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Lemurs also go well with banana peels.