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Happened to see a discussion on a Strat page this week that mentioned that Marte has the highest possible "card" rating(whatever that is) for baserunning in their 16 team league. Starling Marte, NYM: rh, 33, 514 ab, AA steal, cf-2(-2)e4, 85.2/100.2; was the last guy passed over, best baserunner in the deck Whatever he thought about on that play, Strat feels he's the one to know how to achieve the best outcome. Can any strat players here confirm that? Later

Cal can't seem to get any help. He was the "opener" in tonight's game. He pitched one inning, gave up one run on one hit and struck out two. He took the loss because the pitchers who followed him soiled the linens giving up the final 13 runs on 16 hits in a 17-2 loss. Later

And some nights are cubic zirconia. Later

Edgy MD wrote: I really wish I could undo the Harry Chiti trade. I actually did laugh out loud at that. Later

I woke up this morning and one name came to me. Bill Wakefield. He started and relieved for the 1964 Mets, with one of the best ERAs on the staff.(3.61?) Next year, he was gone from the majors - forever. I gotta' get a life. Later

Grant Hartwig looks like he could play (or be) the serial killer on Criminal Minds. If I were a batter, I would be scared to step in against him. Later

Is anybody really sad that [CROSSOUT]the spawn of Satan [/CROSSOUT]Roger Clemens' son, Kelly is 0 for 17 since being called up by the Tigers? Later

The White Sox Shorts Uniform: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/40-years-ago-today-the-white-sox-wore-shorts-for-a-gamehttps://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/40-years-ago-today-the-white-sox-wore-shorts-for-a-game I know. Worn for only three game (not in regular rotation), but still gets my vote. Later

Sadly I missed this entire homestand due to life complications, and the Syracuse Mets aren't back in town until Tuesday, 6/28. My employer has decided to hold a "company night" on Thursday, 6/30, so the Fman family plus my mother in law will all be there that evening. Free tickets, pretty sweet deal there. Free tickets to a baseball game, but your mother-in-law is coming along, would be a good news/ bad news situation for me. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Maybe, not increasing the size of the base, but it's height could result in fewer inadvertent disconnections. Just spitballing here. I know everyone is spoiling for a fight instead. That seems like a very logical solution (if they feel they have to do something). And that's why it would never happen. Later

Seeing Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan on the same baseball card caused mixed emotions. A true "what if". Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think the win should be at the discretion of the official scorer. If a pitcher goes eight scoreless innings, then a reliever allows the game to be tied in top of the ninth but the home team walks off with the win in the bottom of the inning, the win should go to the starter. I totally agree. Scorers should have discretion when there is only one pitcher besides the starter and the reliever pitched "briefly and ineffectively". Giving up the tying run(s) could be considered ineffectively. I came up with this scenario several years ago and sent it to the rules committee. "Visiting team is leading by three runs going to the top of the ninth. The starter tires and loads the bases. The reliever comes in, throws one pitch, and the batter hits a bases loaded triple to tie the game, but is thrown out trying for an inside the park homer. Three outs. The first batter up in the bottom of the ninth hits a homer to win the game. Why can't the starter be awarded the win, since the reliever pitched briefly( one pitch) and ineffectively (Allowed three runs to score)? The response from the rules committee said I was technically correct in my interpretation of how the rule is written, but they can't allow the scorer to violate it. They then suggested I submit a proposal to the rules committee. I did. Got no response. Not even that they received it, much less considered it. Later

What's the next step, allowing the runners to wear those huge "we're #1" Styrofoam fingers they sell in team colors? Those'll allow them to touch the base sooner. Better yet, have corporate logos on them. Isn't the Nike swoosh supposed to represent speed? More artificial BS and probably just something they hope they can add to concession sales. Feh. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Apple.tv gives the "express written consent" warning in the fifth inning. I thought that they would have us scroll to the bottom of the screen and check a box. BAM! (Substituting for BOC) Later

Cal was the losing pitcher today. He gave up three hits (the first time this year) and 3 ER, with 1 BB and 4 K in 3 1/3 IP. Later

When the Mets acquired Victor Zambrano many of us hoped at the time that the Mets were getting Carlos Zambrano and we knew that answer to "What the Hell were the Mets thinking?. They must have thought they were getting a different pitcher. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Davis is only disappointing if you didn't know he was hurt. The original post said this thread was about "Who are some Mets who you thought would have a better career in the orange and blue? This doesnt mean you thought the guy would be a top player, just have a better career here than they ending up having. Not necessarily stars or top prospects either, any kind of player will do. It says nothing about cause. Davis fits that description to me. Later

Not counting over-the-hill retreads in the post-expansion years and untried rookies with big hype, the player who fit this description who started it all in my mind - a player who came to the Mets, who had decent years with his prior club, then got to the Mets and started his decline - was George Altman. I expected at least a few decent years from him. I gave this a name - the George Altman Syndrome, a malady that would continue to affect many Mets acquisitions over the years, many of whom have been listed in this thread. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Similar with Berenyi, I don't see Ike Davis --a guy whose career trajectory was so obviously impacted by injuries-- as a "thought he would do better guy." He had a rookie season that was as good as a mid-career year for a "pretty solid major leaguer" much older than him; how much better could he have been? Sure he never really improved on that but--that was injuries, then a disease that robbed him of his energy and strength. Who could have thought he *should* have better given that? Should have been luckier? Sure. I could. And did. He had his best year just before many major leaguers have their best years, age 27-32. I thought he would have had a longer, better, career than he ended up with. Bad luck derailed that. Later

When they signed Bassitt, it looked like he was going to be a perfect #3 or 4 starter in the rotation. Kast night he pitched like #2. Later

Ike Davis. Later

1993/4 were weird because of the baseball strike. Was Bobby Jones status affected in any way by that strike? I remember there was talk at the time about whether or not players who played would have statistics that counted. IIRC one Mets pitcher was involved. Was it Jones? Did any of the players get a re-set of things like eligibility? Later

=roger_that post_id=95359 time=1654711161 user_id=128] Being an abrasive, belligerent jackass definitely makes for internet problems, especially when trying to be funny or sarcastic. I should know.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=95347 time=1654706563 user_id=68] And BTW, after a slow start, Alvarez is currently destroying AA pitching.

Edgy MD wrote: If you don't think your error was funny — calling for ejections and protests over events you didn't see or hear and don't represent what you describe — then you don't. I do, and I like to think I would if it was my error. I thought that what I was doing when I admitted that I reacted when I read the box score and didn't see the actual game. Later