MFS62

Matz seems to be pitching a shutout. It will take a Herculean (Or Al Jackson-like) effort. He has thrown 90 pitches in 5 innings. http://mets360.com/?p=5778http://mets360.com/?p=5778 Later

=G-Fafif post_id=23213 time=1569716490 user_id=55] 53. There's only Pete.

Yes. Diaz withered. Maybe he can grow again in the Spring. Later

I would prefer Madden because: 1) he recently managed in the NL and still has double switch in his heart (if not his brain) 2) much of Girardi's success, like (fuck you Joe) Torre's stems from having the automatic closer. As Ed Coleman said on WFAN this morning, this is a good clubhouse, with several good young leaders. So I don't think a "good communicator" is needed. So I don't think the need to go for an unproven manager is the right thing to do with this club. What the team needs is a veteran manager who can make the right decisions (pitching changes, leaving the hot hitter in the lineup the next day, etc) that Mickey didn't (and had us screaming at the TV or radio). Later

I'm glad we got a few starts of seeing what the Stroman fuss was about. Gotta feel pretty good about having him around next year. Yes. I got blinded by the blight* of his first few starts. His work to "adjust some mechanics" (I think he said it was his grip) has done wonders. Later * if you use it, please remember where you got it

Any Mets pitcher who can strike out Freddie F'n Freeman is a friend of mine. Later

F'n Granderson continues to rise from the grave and steal our souls.(Or something like that) Later

Vic Sage wrote: I've always been somewhat elitist about the numbers on the wall. It also gives us a favorable point of comparison with the yankees, IMO, who would retire a ball boy's number and call it yankee tradition. But Kooz? The first Mets game i attended was a game that Kooz pitched (and won). As a fellow lefty, i felt immediate kinship. As i grew older, I knew Seaver was the superior pitcher, but it was Kooz who dominated in the 69 series, not Tom (in 73, too). And it was Kooz, as Tom's wingman, who i always preferred, with his modest, self-effacing manor and impish good humor standing in stark contrast to the brash, arrogant, jock-fratboy persona of Tom terrific. I was more upset when they traded Jerry away than the Seaver trade, though i understood the relative difference in the impact on the team's fortunes. But i was happy for Jerry when he won 20 for the Twins that first season after the trade. And i was happy to see him go out strong, giving the Phillies a solid season when he was in his 40s. So hell, yes, put that 36 on the freakin' wall. He was more of a Met than a roided up merc like Piazza, or a 2-season wonder like Carter. Welcome home, Jerry. It' been a long time. Put your feet up. stay awhile. This! Every single word of it. Later

I'll bring back a line from my Brooklyn Dodger fandom: Wait 'till next year! But in the meantime, let's go out with a bang and kick some Braves ass. Later

=kcmets post_id=22963 time=1569463391 user_id=53] =MFS62 post_id=22960 time=1569463101 user_id=60]Not nearly enough.

Edgy MD wrote: How many times do we get to hear McNeil scream "FUCK!" Not nearly enough. Later

It just won the NYC Indie Awards for: Best Feature Film Best Script Best Director Best Actress Best Actor It is scheduled to be released in November, but no details yet. Vic, have you seen it? Later

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=22717 time=1569358009 user_id=68] Fuck youse all. Kooz fucking deserves it 10 times over. Anybody here mentions Gary Carter and his two good Mets seasons and I'll projectile barf on you. Why Kooz over Wright? Because 36 should've been retired decades ago.

Just like they wrote the script. NEXT! And don't put the game time in the thread title. (Who's superstitious?) Later

Feh! The Pirates should be disbanded. They're down 4-0 to the Brewers in the seventh. They don't even put up a decent fight. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Gotta get a guy on here so Alonso can take another shot at Romano. Well they did, sorta'. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Holy smokes, he struck out the side. What a fascinating mess this guy is. He had me reaching for my heart pills. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Bring on Edwin Diaz. And if you don't bring "it" Edwin, don't bother to bring your luggage to the team plane back to New York because you aren't getting on it. Later OE: You're getting on the plane.

Can't the official score award the win to any reliever without adhering to some formula when the starter doesn't complete five innings? Yes, but they generally wuss up and award it to the pitcher in Brock's situation. They use some "briefly and effectively" standard in the official scorer's mind if the pitcher only throws one pitch. I hope that becomes a consideration in this game. Later

=smg58 post_id=22538 time=1569167566 user_id=62] So you're saying we've still got a shot?

So, in a must-win game (as though they all aren't), Cano is the cleanup hitter. This one's made in the shade. shudder Later

=nymr83 post_id=22525 time=1569161198 user_id=54] Over the course of a full season the Brewers wouldnt even contend without Yelich, but this is baseball not the NBA, they dont become automatic losers when their best player is sidelined, unfortunately for us

=Fman99 post_id=22457 time=1569031893 user_id=86] Familia really honestly has no idea where the ball is going on any given pitch, does he?

I remember those 1961 unis fondly. I rooted for the guys wearing them against the MFYs in the World Series. Later

Tommy was just checking to see how many more innings he could get out of his Depends. Later