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Sore thumb. Same one he had surgery on.

Tommy Hunter to the IL with back spasms. Denyi Reyes up.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I officially got over Citi Field food last year and began my old Shea habit of brown bagging where appropriate. Same. If the logistics allow, I'm happy to make and bring my own sandwich. I've also come full circle on the hoary “nothing beats a hot dog at the ballgame” bromide, deciding there is often merit in what is simplest (Hebrew National preferred when available).

Nimmo CF Marte RF Lindor SS Alonso 1B Pham DH Canha LF McNeil 2B Escobar 3B Nido C - Scherzer RHP

Ten marvelous minutes of Mets content, courtesy of Clint Hurdle, about 30 minutes in on this recent episode of Rob Neyer's SABRcast. Good stuff on becoming a third baseman, becoming a catcher, Davey Johnson's impact on him and how when offered his first minor league managerial post, he played hardball to stay close to home. Lots of other good talk as well.

Judging from the media guide, the announcer markers will not be cloaked in mournful black, which is how Ralph's continued to be presented long after his passing in 2014.

On the other side of Promenade…

1,192. Kodai Senga

Pham Pham!

Edgy MD wrote: =Fman99 post_id=121190 time=1680407894 user_id=86] =metirish post_id=121168 time=1680389731 user_id=72] That was awesome OK this I missed. What was the reference?

=metirish post_id=121168 time=1680389731 user_id=72] =TransMonk post_id=121167 time=1680389666 user_id=71] Gary name-checking GAFIF on air…love it.

1,191. Dennis Santana

1,190. John Curtiss

=Fman99 post_id=121010 time=1680271641 user_id=86] I'm hoping for a winning streak

1,188. David Robertson

1,185. Omar Narvaez 1,186. Tommy Pham

Jeurys Familia is back with his old team — the Oakland A's.

Mets played consecutive days to start the season last year post-lockout, the year before when the originally scheduled opening series was knocked out by positive COVID tests in Washington, and the year before that, which was the empty stadium mini-season. Last time in a normal circumstance was 2011, also at (then) Florida.

Elieser Hernandez to the IL with a shoulder strain. https://sny.tv/articles/mets-injury-tracker-2023https://sny.tv/articles/mets-injury-tracker-2023

Once a Met old-timer, an active professional baseball player in 2023, it's Daniel Murphy getting quacking. The Long Island Ducks today announced the signing of 12-year Major League veteran infielder Daniel Murphy. He begins his first season with the Ducks and 16th in professional baseball. “This game is part of my soul, and my passion for playing grew as great as ever when I discovered certain things that I believe will enable me to be productive on the field again,” said Murphy. “I am immensely grateful to Mr. Boulton, Wally Backman and Michael Pfaff for allowing me to live my dream for a second time.” Murphy has 12 seasons of Major League experience in his professional career, including seven with the New York Mets (2008-09, 2011-15), three with the Washington Nationals (2016-18), one with the Chicago Cubs (2018) and two with the Colorado Rockies (2019-20). He has played in 1,452 big league games, posting a .296 batting average, 138 home runs, 735 RBIs, 710 runs, 1,572 hits, 371 doubles, 29 triples, a .341 on-base percentage and a .796 OPS. He represented the National League at the MLB All-Star Game on three occasions (2014, '16 and ‘17) and won two National League Silver Slugger Awards (2016-17). Murphy also finished second in the voting for National League Most Valuable Player in 2016 after leading the league in doubles (47), slugging percentage (.595) and OPS (.985), finishing behind only Chicago Cubs infielder Kris Bryant. The Florida native has also appeared in 25 postseason games during his MLB career, compiling a .309 batting average with eight home runs, 19 RBIs, 21 runs, 30 hits, three doubles, 15 walks and a .986 OPS. In 2015, he led the Mets to their fifth World Series appearance in franchise history. He became the first player in Major League history to hit a home run in six consecutive postseason games and became the second player in league history to drive in at least one run in seven consecutive playoff games. He was named the National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player after batting .529 and homering in all four games of the Mets series sweep against the Chicago Cubs. The 37-year-old made his Major League debut on August 2, 2008, against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. He went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the game, collecting his first MLB hit with a second inning single off three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt. His first big league home run came one week later at Shea Stadium when he launched a sixth inning two-run homer off Renyel Pinto in a win over the Florida Marlins. He is a two-time winner of the MLBPAA Mets Heart and Hustle Award (2013-14) and helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Murphy was originally selected by the Mets in the 13th round of the 2006 amateur draft out of Jacksonville University.

Megill to Syracuse.

I was at his Met debut in early August, a two-run pinch double vs the Braves that drew a rousing ovation. Would not have believed there were only nine more hits in his Met future.

The Mets finish Spring with a 10-14 record plus however many ties. I looked up their Grapefruit League record for the first time just before the last out of the last game when it occurred to me I had no idea whether they'd been primarily losing or primarily winning or neither. It'll be nice to care again.