Johnny Lunchbucket

It's make or break for him this year. Optimistic projection: 4-2, 3.67 sets the Mets record for appearances by a relief pitcher in the 4th innings of games

Nimmo or Nimless? What's in store for this palooka

This thread is out of hand. Wariness of the further separation between the subjects and media that the virus is cover for is the concern. Making it about women or ceetars willful ignnornace of what the media even does or how they divide the clubhouse are all other things that aren't about what might be lost were that separation to continue.

I get that being allowed unfettered access to the locker room will foster relationships and allow some sports writers to get to know players on a different level. Whether I have actually seen the benefit of that in sportswriting I can't really say. I don't know what the quality of sportswriting would be without it. I'm not sure anyone knows. But what I do know is that it's silly to pretend that interviewing athletes when they are in various stages of undress is in anyway ideal for a female sports reporter, and the idea that allowing them access to the locker room somehow evens this playing field is silly. Female reporters should be able to do their jobs without being forced to see the subjects of their reporting naked, or having to deal with the uncomfortable dynamic that creates. It's a hostile environment for them. I can't see how anyone can realistically argue this point. If I sat in my office and insisted on working in my boxer shorts, there would be lawsuits within minutes. If the relationship between reporter and athlete is critical, find a non-naked way to form this. Simple as that. Men's sports could take a cue from the WNBA. The locker room is open to the media for a period of time. The athletes stay dressed, answer questions, tell jokes, form bonds whatever, then the locker room closes, and they go off and shower in private. It's such a simple system. It can be in place tomorrow. And as far as I know, there are no complaints that the coverage of the WNBA is inferior in any way to men's sports. All well and good but that's not even what's being discussed here. It's clubhouse vs. sterile interview table gaggles, not some combination, and it's not like the idea of building a separate interview room with tables and so forth is a realistic near-term idea. Finally they're all pros in there, scribes and sluggers alike, and much of the fretting over "wanna interview this?!" is long since over.

Who are you, Dave Kingman? Women have been in the locker room for 40 years now, prolly a few gay reporters too. As noted above it's been a customary way to get the day to day stories of a day-to-day season and the occasional, "Pardon me, Mr. McGwire, but what's in that giant pharmacy bottle?" scoop that we're all more informed for knowing.

Elvis, man.

The fear is that once you start eliminating some things on a "temporary" basis, they never come back. yup. Habits can change quick, and from the club's POV, there's likely very little in it for them to switch back and they'll of course use the "our employee safety comes first" approach to justify it going forward. And Ceetar thinks media coverage sucks and is boring now, wait'll Trump and MLB team up to overturn the 1st amendment.

How'd I know Ceetar would take cornavirus's side vs. a free press

I'm the 7th starter, I completely disappointed Lunchbucket's prediction I'd become the Dark Horse Met of 2019, and I'm out of options. On the plus side I threw pretty well in a spring game yesterday. What's next for me?

I think you made some good points. My feeling is that he will get the 1st opportunity as back up C but fail enough to get through to to Syracuse on a milb deal and we'll see him again in September. 222/272/357

I think he'll need not 1 but 2 injuries (Rosey and Guillotine) to see some action this year but whackier things have happened. I'll be optimistic and say that were such a thing to happen he'll be having a good enough year at AAA to make an argument.

Gets good reviews for his handling of pitchers but has a career OPS of ..../looks it up/ five-fourteen. Yikes. Can the 2020 Mets go with this guy? Is there room to improve his offensive contributions from godawful to awful to soemthing better than awful? Does the fact he's out-of-options (I think) portend he gets a better shot or does his suck mean the Mets can tempt losing him? Your thoughts?

I skimmed a DVRed version of yesterday's game (most at double speed with no sound). Ryder Ryan, who now hold major hopes of continuing the Tim Bogar Trade Chain, looked good: 94 mph fb, 83 mph curve, short delivery. Also got my first look at Mauricio. He's like a baby tiger, you can see by his frame he's going to mature into something big and ferocious. Hit an opposite field single. Gary Apple is terrible at pbp, always saying something we don't need to be told (like "first pitch swinging!" every time) and then falling behind the action from there. I though Diaz was supposed to pitch? maybe I scanned right thru him.

Good morning. Today I wanna have predictions from allayous on Jeff McNeil. All the guy does is hit. 320/380/480 16-66

Still insists he oughta be a starter. Pretty darn good Met career so far. What's in his future?

Coronavirus scare will prolly lead to a no-show epidemic and lots of secondary market tickets. That and the fact it will be 30 degrees and damp without a doubt

OK then, Tommy Neato

What's up with this shaggy cheat-stained center field backup.

Johneshwy hit for the cycle I hear. Gonzo is now my official Dark Horse Met.

I'll say Buffalo Boy was catching

An enigma, this guy is. A riddle with shit-brown locks. I like him, I want to love him, but does he love me back? No, he does not. I know he was rooming with Syndy for a while and they're obviously out there nailing Annies every night. Kinda wish he'd put the same effort into his game. I guess my question with this guy is, is he what he is? Or is he better than than that and just not showing it yet? Cuz if he is what he is, he's a so-so RH reliever. I'm always tempted to believe though that if some shitty team had him he'd get 40 saves. Help!

Looks like a nice solid win today with Str0man throwing 00s and Eduardo Nunez making a case for a job.

Our favorite chubby backup infielder is seeing lots of action again this spring. But what about this summer? That is your challenge.

Hoping he's motivated by a second chance in NYC, strikes out the side vs. the MFYs, at MFY stadium, but the highlights are few beyond that. Has an issue off the field with Gsellman during a July road trip, but we don't get the real details till dicomo leaves the beat for a Job with the Athletic after the season. Ceetar accuses him of making it up.

=smg58 post_id=32695 time=1583279122 user_id=62] 2.25 ERA in 225 IP. Finally wins 20 games, but somebody with a sub-2 ERA and criminally negligent run support edges him out for the Cy.