MFS62

In another post there was a discussion about the improved defense this year. Some posters attributed it to some replacements being better fielders than the regulars they replaced. But it may not be just the players. It could also be the new system. Through a combination of increased emphasis on analytics — resulting in shifts — better communication and improved players, the Mets have been a success story defensively this season. In each of the previous four seasons, the Mets were negative in defensive runs saved, never ranking better than 24th in MLB, as computed by The Fielding Bible. They entered Monday with 35 runs saved, which was tied for second in MLB, behind only the Rays. “I think overall there has been a lot of improvement in individuals,” said Scott, who arrived last offseason from the Red Sox, where he was heavily involved in building the analytical team. “That's part of getting your defense better is getting the guys you have being better and identifying where they need work and then having creative coaches like Tony Tarasco being able to work with a Brandon Nimmo and figuring out ways to kind of tap into that upside.” https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/mets-grand-plan-has-turned-around-their-defense/https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/mets-grand-plan-has-turned-around-their-defense/ Whatever the reason, improved defense has greatly contributed to the team's success this year. Later

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=67199 time=1623101648 user_id=119] The problem is each contract sets the standard for the next, hence Lindor's $341 million after Tatis' $340 million.

Edgy MD wrote: My greater concern is that (a) his contract has an opt-out after 2022, and ( his agent is presumably not an idiot. I don't know if it's kontract kosher, but maybe in the offseason Uncle Steve can pull them aside and offer a lump-sum check to get them to amend the contract to remove the opt-out clause. He may not want to leave anyways, and a $20-30 million bonus might work. Maybe it's a wild-ass-kontract thought but I suppose it's also silly to worry about such things while his arm could fall off at anytime between now and then. Contracts get re-negotiated all the time. Other pro leagues seem to do it more frequently because they have hard salary caps and will do it to be able to keep/ acquire players. But this seems like a good approach. Later

Francisco has moved up from 39 to 21 on the most recent Baseball America top 100 prospects list. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Maybe the thing to do is hire whoever his current agent is to be the Mets GM. That seemed to work last time. [CROSSOUT]Devious fucker[/CROSSOUT] BRILLIANT! Later

Glad to see my kid signed with Gateway (Frontier League) and is hitting .313 after 6 games. Later

Apparently there have been some insinuations about DeGrom, because I saw (SNY?) several Mets quoted as saying Jake doesn't use, or need to use, illegal substances. This links to a similar NY Post article: https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/jacob-degroms-teammates-defend-him-against-twitter-cheating-claim/https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/jacob-degroms-teammates-defend-him-against-twitter-cheating-claim/ Later

Last year they relented on the caps. I'm wondering if they'll allow a special 9/11 patch like the Pride one. Later

=G-Fafif post_id=66687 time=1622761010 user_id=55] Maybin and Tovar cleared waivers and are headed to Syracuse, where they will be joined by Luis Guillorme on rehab and Cheslor Cuthbert, a former Royals and White Sox infielder recently released by the Reds.

According to SNY, the Mets have "traded" catcher Bruce Maxwell to San Francisco for cash considerations. Didn't that kind of stuff used to be reported as a "sale"? https://sports.yahoo.com/mets-trade-c-bruce-maxwell-173738872.htmlhttps://sports.yahoo.com/mets-trade-c-bruce-maxwell-173738872.html Later

=bmfc1 post_id=67085 time=1623017125 user_id=73] This is outstanding. I hope that Steve takes note.

dinosaur jesus wrote: Getting contributions from the minor leaguers and emergency pickups is great, Split happens. If anyone wants to learn how WAR is calculated and is puzzled about how to define "replacement player', I'll have them check out the Mets recent box scores. Later

Dontrelle Willis. Later

Carlton.

The Giants were so angered by the Mets' move that they took their case to National League President Warren Giles, who said the game would be a forfeit, but the Giants eventually backed down. I believe that if the team hadn't backed down, the Mets forfeit would have stood. MLB has fought the team remembering 9/11 by wearing first responder hats on the anniversary of the attack and has threatened fines to players/ teams that do so. MLB management is so full of themselves that any deviation is considered unlawful, even if they have to enforce a stupid uniform rule to do it. Later

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=66929 time=1622929093 user_id=68] This is no big deal. And if MFS62 is so bothered by this rehash, I'll even apologize. I thought this was more funny than anything else. It turns out that he doesn't even remember.

http://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/archives/16600/f1_t16600.shtmlhttp://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/archives/16600/f1_t16600.shtml Thank you for finding that, Kase. Looks like I not only didn't start the thread, but didn't even post in it. Later

=MFS62 post_id=66901 time=1622906207 user_id=60] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=66898 time=1622903998 user_id=68] We had a whole thread about that game on or about its 25th anniversary. That would've been 2011. I think MFS62 started the thread. Then he threw a ninny-fit tantrum all because I dared to include stuff in his thread about this game.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=66898 time=1622903998 user_id=68] We had a whole thread about that game on or about its 25th anniversary. That would've been 2011. I think MFS62 started the thread. Then he threw a ninny-fit tantrum all because I dared to include stuff in his thread about this game.

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not recommending it, only sharing information. Nothing I've written in any way — and I'm certain no marketing claim the film's producers would make — would suggest that it is trying to "teach" you the "history of India." Not you, Edgy. It sounds like the plot information you shared told me I wouldn't like it. Later

The Mets have reportedly sent outfielder prospect Freddy Valdez to the Boston Red Sox to complete their three-team deal in which they acquired Khalil Lee. Valdez was the Mets' 13th-ranked prospect. Valdez slashed .274/.367/.448 in 2019 in the Gulf Coast League and Dominican Summer League. Later

Edgy MD wrote: it makes the film longer than it probably should be and it drains some of the life out of the real burning themes touched on — intra-Indian bigotry, Caste system mindsets, the country's rape culture and the denigrating attitudes that feed it, male privilege, the India-Pakistan partition, yada-yada. Since I took "History of India" in college (the reason I took it made sense to me at the time), I don't think I need to be taught about those things again by a movie. Thanks for the heads up. I'll pass. Later

One of my daughters was on the field hockey team in high school. After watching a few games, I realized the sport only has one rule - when it looks like a team will score, the official blows the whistle and the other team gets the ball. Later

=G-Fafif post_id=66754 time=1622816315 user_id=55] Brenly, now the color commentator

=LWFS post_id=66389 time=1622655228 user_id=84] I mean, so do a lot of guys. And FWIW, though Stroman didn't talk about it postgame, D-Back Rojas admitted he initiated whatever there was, y'know, because Stroman LOOKED AT HIM , something a totally normal person often does.