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On the 30th anniversary of No. 41 being retired, our 41st third baseman since No. 5 came along. 170. Jeff McNeil 07/24/2018 169. Jose Bautista 05/25/2018 168. Luis Guillorme 05/11/2018 167. Todd Frazier 03/29/2018 166. Phil Evans 09/17/2017 165. Travis d'Arnaud 08/16/2017 164. Neil Walker 08/09/2017 163. Asdrubal Cabrera 07/22/2017 162. T.J. Rivera 08/10/2016 161. Jose Reyes 07/06/2016 160. Ty Kelly 05/24/2016 159. Matt Reynolds 05/17/2016 158. Kelly Johnson 10/03/2015 157. Juan Uribe 07/25/2015 156. Danny Muno 05/25/2015 155. Ruben Tejada 05/14/2015 154. Anthony Recker 04/14/2015 153. Eric Campbell 06/05/2014 152. Omar Quintanilla 09/15/2013 151. Wilmer Flores 08/06/2013 150. Zach Lutz 06/27/2013 149. Vinny Rottino 05/28/2012 148. Ronny Cedeño 04/10/2012 147. Josh Satin 09/28/2011 146. Nick Evans 07/17/2011 145. Daniel Murphy 05/31/2011 144. Willie Harris 05/12/2011 143. Luis Hernandez 08/31/2010 142. Mike Hessman 07/29/2010 141. Justin Turner 07/19/2010 140. Wilson Valdez 08/25/2009 139. Andy Green 08/19/2009 138. Fernando Tatis 06/17/2008 137. David Newhan 09/29/2007 136. Ruben Gotay 09/07/2007 135. Damion Easley 04/19/2007 134. Julio Franco 09/10/2006 133. Eli Marrero 07/02/2006 132. Jose Valentin 05/26/2006 131. Miguel Cairo 04/21/2005 130. Chris Woodward 04/13/2005

1,062. Jeff McNeil

Kelly DFA'd, Cespedes to DL (awaiting word on surgery or what) McNeil and Evans are the great Tuesday night hope

McNeil to wear No. 68, because Mets don't care, do they?

Justin ranked No. 4 on Baseball America's most recent Hot Sheet.

Dilson Herrera delivered the walkoff hit for the Reds last night, reportedly wore a DILLY DILLY shirt while being interviewed in the clubhouse.

Rosario SS Cabrera 2B Flores 1B Bautista RF Conforto LF Mesoraco C Nimmo CF Reyes 3B deGrom P Rosario's up, Nimmo is down, a designated hitter is nowhere to be found.

Sunny skies in midafternoon, chance of rain increases after eight. Jake on the hill, opposing lefty Joey Lucchesi (a switch from Eric Lauer, who will go Tuesday) not to mention all the forces working against his immense talents. We assume we have no Cespedes still, but who knows with this bunch of bananaheads?

Monday night, August 13, 7:05 PM, is makeup date.

Reportedly picked it up while at a kids' baseball camp over the break. Goes to show you what little good extending the species does.

Chance of rain tonight. Probably frogs and boils in the Mets clubhouse, too. Move all firstborn sons to high ground.

For those who dig on specifics... Fucking Gardner LF Fucking Judge RF Fucking Gregorious SS Fucking Stanton Still Not a Real Position Fucking Hicks CF Fucking Sanchez C Fucking Bird 1B Fucking Andujar 3B Motherfucking Traitor Walker 2B Fucking Tanaka will pitch and be grateful not to have to run ninety feet on a fly ball.

bmfc1 wrote: Just say "discomfort in his right arm" or something that is not laughable. It's also known as Coxsackie, so there isn't much to choose from aesthetically.

A night to sync WOR on SiriusXM with muted ESPN.

I saw "going on the DL with hand, foot and mouth disease" and I thought it was some weird beat writer running gag. It's not. Oswalt will take his spot.

Cespedes offered to DH. Ricco and whoever else receives these offers declined. Nevertheless, ball will be played in the Bronx, with all of its silly lineup idiosyncrasies adhered to. Nimmo RF Cabrera Not A Real Position Flores 1B Conforto LF Bautista 3B Mesoraco C Rosario SS Surehanded Matt den Dekker CF Reyes 2B Jacob deGrom aims to make it all palatable. Some MFY douchebag will pitch for them and be supported by others fitting that description.

In case you were missing Paul Sewald, yearn no longer. He's taking Familia's spot on the roster if not his role in the bullpen.

Can I just say Justine Ward is doing a helluva job?

New York Mets Career Save Leaders 1. John Franco 276 2. Armando Benitez 160 3. Jeurys Familia 123 4. Jesse Orosco 107 5. Billy Wagner 101 Active leader: AJ Ramos with 7, followed by Robert Gsellman with 5, Jerry Blevins with 3 and Jacob Rhame and Anthony Swarzak with 1 apiece.

Antonio Bastardo caught with his trousers down, suspended 140 games after testing positive for Stanozolol, his second PED mishap. Considering he was a free agent (cut by Arizona in spring), that's quite an accomplishment.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Victor Victor.... that's what he goes by Seeing as how the Mets have rarely been victors twice in a row since April, this would be a step up.

The Mets have had 20 clinching games in their history: nine to clinch playoff spots, four to clinch LDSes, five to clinch LCSes and two to clinch World Series. Jeurys Familia threw the final pitch to clinch four of them, more than any other Met pitcher. His first name was always an adventure. In addition to being frontrunner for the RH RP on the Mets 60th Anniversary Team, he was a heckuva setup man to Jenrry Mejia. Moved up and mostly got it done.

These are the saddest of possible words: Toffey and Wahl and slot A pair of A's and a couple of bucks Toffey and Wahl and slot Exchanging our closer from all those wins Not that Jeurys was devoid of sins But memories will elicit grins Toffey and Wahl and slot

Francona talks to Howard Bryant. "They were having Marine Week in Boston, and it was a pretty big deal," Nick says. "They had wanted me to throw out the first pitch at Fenway during one of the games. It would’ve been a good story of having the manager’s son being a Marine and throwing out a first pitch at Fenway. But I was horribly uncomfortable with that and didn't think I had done anything to deserve that and gave them a firm pass on that one." After he left the service, Nick worked in baseball for the Angels, Dodgers and Mets. Ostensibly, he was a liaison to veterans. But what was being sold to the public as patriotism felt like commercialism. What Bill Astore wrote outside of the game, Nick Francona felt working within it. Camo jerseys. Corporate sponsorship of service, without the authenticity of service. The veterans felt like props. "And, I mean, if you look at kind of the tone of what Memorial Day has become about, it’s pretty gross," Nick says. "Even on the teams’ official Twitter accounts — a flame emoji for, like, 'Look how hot these camo hats are.' And it's, like, 'Really, guys? That's the plan?' I mean, you can imagine how some of these Gold Star families reacted to that. They were not remotely amused. "I might have asked the question 100 times and said, 'OK, if you’re selling a $40 hat, how much of this is going to charity, and where is it going?' I think it’s fair to say, if you’re an average fan watching Major League Baseball, you’re going to be, like, ‘Man these guys are really supportive of the military.’ " This support, Nick says, does not exist within MLB. According to the league’s figures, only 10 of the league’s 5,000 employees are veterans. "That's genuinely difficult to accomplish," Nick says. "Like, if your goal was to hire as few veterans as possible, that's pretty impressive. I’m almost certain that there’s more than 10. But they’ve really gone out of their way to avoid being able to even identify the veterans. I’ve been arguing that for 10 years. Like, 'Figure out who they are, so we can support each other and link up and try to address some of these issues.' And they patently refused to be involved in that." Working with the Mets, one moment defined his frustrations. He created a Memorial Day program where he matched players with Gold Star families from similar backgrounds. The players recorded videos that told the stories of the fallen. Players, he says, were emotional learning the stories of the dead soldiers from America’s wars. They wore bracelets naming soldiers they were matched with. It was authentic and personal, appropriately respectful of a day commemorating sacrifice. "So I’m on the flight back, and I get an email from someone with the Mets asking, like, 'Oh, great job. Now we need to get all the families to sign these waivers, to waive the rights as licensees for the bracelets that these guys wore.' And I’m, like, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, were not ... like, absolutely not.' "They referred to them as 'license holders.' The families. And I'm, like, 'I think you mean parent of dead marine or soldier.' Patently offensive. And there was no way I was going to have them sign that and refused to do so. I wanted to know exactly whose bright idea this was and was going to give them a piece of my mind. And that ended it pretty quickly. And the next day was my last day there. "They called me in and said, ‘You’ve done a great job here, really had a huge impact. You’ve also had a big impact on the veteran stuff with Major League Baseball, but your comments aren’t compatible with having a career in baseball. So we're going to have to part ways.’ " The Mets fired him. Nick Francona is now out of baseball. "I’m certainly not happy about not working in baseball. It was my dream job, and I was good at it. And the people that fired me, ironically, told me I was very good at it. It sucks. Even thinking about it, I wouldn’t go back and say, 'I wish I had just compromised my principles a little more so I could succeed here.' Like, if that’s the price of success, I’ll find something else. I think it’s sad. And I think it speaks volumes about the state of Major League Baseball."

cooby wrote: And I would think highly illegal by league rules. But what do I know Not illegal, quite common. For example, they flew Nido up to Toronto on July 4 when they weren't sure if Mesoraco had sustained a concussion. Mesoraco was cleared to play and Nido was sent back to the minors without having been activated.