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Baty's beginning his career with the GCL Mets.

In the same week the Mets are christening 41 Seaver Way, they are also unveiling their virtual vault. https://www.metsheritage.com/https://www.metsheritage.com/ Well-executed and promising.

See you tomorrow, Mickey. You too, Brodie, wherever you are.

As seen on SNY, Fernando Salas is a Phillie.

Reflects well on everybody.

Callaway about as much a stooge as suspected, per Puma of the Post. PHILADELPHIA — As general manager Brodie Van Wagenen continues to insist his manager has full autonomy on game decisions for the Mets, a specific example has surfaced that indicates otherwise. According to an industry source, it was the rookie GM who instructed Mickey Callaway to remove Jacob deGrom from a game in Arizona earlier this month in which the Mets ace sustained a hip cramp. After deGrom was removed from the game in the seventh inning, the bullpen imploded in a loss that added to the frustration of a 2-5 road trip. The source said Van Wagenen, who was watching the game at home on TV, communicated with a member of the Mets support staff with an order to remove deGrom from the game. Callaway complied with the order, and deGrom was visibly upset as he departed the field, certain that he could continue pitching. The manager was grilled for the move, but at the time insisted the decision was his. “Hell, yeah, it's unusual: sending word to the dugout, telling the manager what to do?” the source said. “I have never heard of that before.” MLB rules stipulate that players and coaches cannot use cellphones anywhere during a game. The source added there was grumbling at the time within the clubhouse that Van Wagenen hadn't come forward and taken responsibility for the decision, as the perception persisted that deGrom was unhappy with a manager fighting to keep his job. Kinda makes ya wanna root for movie Art Howe when he insists on playing Peña over Hatteberg. https://nypost.com/2019/06/24/van-wagenen-is-managing-mets-games-from-home-in-unusual-struggle/https://nypost.com/2019/06/24/van-wagenen-is-managing-mets-games-from-home-in-unusual-struggle/

Canó has hit a few balls hard in hard luck since coming back, but for the most part, boy does he suck.

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A Boy Named Seo wrote: I love how Vargas described it as an "unfortunate distraction" like it was a fender bender caused by someone else that made him late for an appointment instead of he and Mickey losing their tempers and acting like dickhead bros. There are some very fine people on both sides.

Based on what I gleaned from the press availabilities provided by Van Wagenen, Callaway and Vargas, they're all dismal people.

Taking on Matzie (Matzie! Matzie!)... Kingery LF Segura SS Harper RF Hoskins 1B Realmuto C Hernandez C Quinn CF Franco 3B Eflin P

Oh right, a game. McNeil RF Alonso 1B Cano 2B Conforto CF Frazier 3B Smith LF Ramos C Rosario SS Matz P Eflin pitches for the Philths.

Pete Alonso is your NL Player of the Week, June 17-23.

Bear reporters are also welcome on Pride Weekend.

Tim Healey just became my favorite bear reporter.

These are the players' group-sourced nicknames, as reported by Tim Healey of Newsday in late April. Clip and save. The Mets are really running wild with this animal nicknames thing. Best buds with Jeff “Squirrel” McNeil, Pete “Polar Bear” Alonso revealed Thursday at a charity event that they aren't the only Mets with bestial monikers. “We got something going on in the locker room right now, where we're trying to figure out everyone's spirit animal,” Alonso said, noting that the Mets might “make a t-shirt or something” about “The Zoo.” Here's what the Mets' animal kingdom looks like so far, according to Alonso: * Michael Conforto: silky elk * Brandon Nimmo: golden retriever * J.D. Davis: honey badger * Keon Broxton: black panther * Wilson Ramos: Buffalo (a longstanding nickname) * Alonso: Polar Bear * McNeil: Squirrel (or Ardilla in Spanish) “We got half the zoo filled right now,” Alonso said. Alonso spilled those details at a Times Square showing of “Avengers: Endgame” Thursday evening. Alonso and Steven Matz joined the Brewers' Eric Thames, Yasmani Grandal, Josh Hader and several other Milwaukee players in hosting 52 kids from a local Boys & Girls Club at the movie theater. Not a particularly big fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Alonso said he felt giving back was a good way to spend his off day before the Mets open a series against the Brewers Friday. “Growing up as a kid, I was definitely impacted by some interactions with some players,” Alonso said, according to an interview transcript provided by MLB. “Hopefully, I can be that for some other kid, and hopefully, I can impact someone positively at the end of the day. This is what it was all about. Just leave them with a positive impact, being gracious. This is a small little thing, I just wanted to give back.” Alonso added that he loves the Hulk, but “I got a pair of special Superman underwear.” Forget animals for a second. What superhero does Alonso remind you of? “He kind of has that Captain America look,” Thames said. “Just like with the chin up, with the flag behind him waving. I can see that.”

The Mets have gone two seven-game stretches thus far without a Pete Alonso home run. Those are the dry spells.

225 to catch Straw all-time.

27TH HR: Hundley 1996: Mets Game 101 Beltran 2006: Mets Game 93 Alonso 2019: Mets Game 78 Kingman 1976: Mets Game 76

By my count, 21 members of the 1962 Mets are still with us in body, 24 in spirit.

Larry Foss, who directly preceded Ed Kranepool on the all-time roster, passed away at age 83 on June 15, 2019, apparently in Wichita, Kan. Larry pitched in five games for the 1962 Mets, all losses. The fourth of them included Krane's debut. The last of them was loss No. 119. He got hit hard in his only start, six earned runs in five innings, but didn't give up any runs in his four relief appearances.

Amed Rosario – SS Pete Alonso – 1B J.D. Davis – LF Todd Frazier – 3B Robinson Canó – 2B Carlos Gomez – RF Tomás Nido – C Juan Lagares – CF Jacob deGrom – RHP Squirrel sits, lest his bat remain sizzling.

That info re 4/13/17 appears above.

For those scoring at home (or even if you're alone), Bones is wearing 25 again, Regan's in 58 and Accardo has donned 59.

Coming into this week, the Mets had won games by a score of 10-2 23 times in their history. This week, they won two games by that score -- both on the same road trip, both against first-place clubs, under the watchful eye of two different pitching coaches. Read more about the Mets keepting their hands at 10 and 2 http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/06/23/hands-at-10-and-2/here.