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Kind of a big start for Gsellman. I think his ERA is above 9? Suddenly we are not deep at all at starting pitcher.

Gavin Cecchinin: .865 OPS, 4 2B's, 2 HR's. I know, it's Vegas, but it's still baseball.

Yes, but going to the same relievers every night, relatively early, leads to them getting gassed. And then it has immediate effects. One could say that the whole Miami series was messed up by over-used relievers. And the last guy on the bench argument can't be dismissed by four AB's. Countless times a lefty-righty matchup is not exploited because we are running out of guys. Look, I'm not disagreeing with you. I just don't think it's as one-sided as you are proposing.

I was expecting a regression year for Jose too, but I never would have guessed it would be this bad. Rickey was disgruntled in 2000. I think he wanted to renegotiate his contract maybe? I don't get that with Jose at all. He seems happy to be here. It's weird, it doesn't look like he's any different than last year. Hopefully he's got something left. I think he's got a hot streak left in him, but yeah, I don't see him finishing the year as starter. That play where he got caught in the bases was telling. Since when does Jose Reyes hesitate? Clearly messed up in the head right now.

Can I take a crack at summarizing the arguments? Edgy: Thinks the Mets should let their starting pitchers pitch deeper into games. Starters are the best pitchers. Give them more innings. Ceetar: Disagrees. Says that the best relievers should be used in late-inning high leverage situations. Mets relievers are more effective the first time around than starters on their third time around. Edgy: Counters by saying sometimes the best pitcher to pitch the high leverage seventh inning is your starting pitcher. Even if at a high pitch count. Ceetar: Seems to be disagreeing? Saying it's always the reliever? This is where I start to get muddy. CF: I really have no idea. I guess for me it depends on the starter. I let Syndegaard or deGrom go, I guess, if they have looked good that night. I probably pull Gsellman/Harvey. Definitely pull Wheeler. I definitely see pluses and minuses on both sides. Edgy's way, the starters get taxed. Perhaps lose effectiveness in the long run. But you have a deeper bench, and save reliever innings. Maybe Montero doesn't have to pitch last night . Or isn't even here at all. Ceetar's way, the relievers get taxed. But our starters, our most valuable pitchers, stay fresh. I don't know. It's certainly not easy.

By my count, 468 pitches have been thrown in this game.

Fuck this. I'm so fucking pissed about this game. We really got screwed by not having Familia. I feel like I knew we would get burned by this bullshit suspension. Doesn't make it any easier. Fuck Manfred.

I know some don't think that the Familia suspension is a big deal but if we lose this game, the suspension looms large. If it's Reed Familia we win this game.

Wtf. You can't lose back to back syndegaard degrom starts. Fucking Terry.

Lugo and Gsellman suddenly turning back into pumpkins. Hurry Matz.

That guy who gave up the epic Cabrera walkoff last year threw behind him on Monday. Mets haven't stopped scoring since.

Never been high on Wheeler. Throws hard, but seems to have a straight, hittable fastball. Off-speed stuff is lackluster. Nothing is really swing and miss. Nibbles a lot, I guess because he has a straight, hittable fastball, his off-speed stuff is lackluster, and doesn't have a swing and miss pitch.

cooby wrote: Why do the Yankees wear pinstripes? To prepare Chad Curtis for his later stint in jail. We would have also accepted as answers: Jim Leyritz, Chuck Knoblauch, Rusty Torrez, Aroldis Chapman, Mel Hall, Joba Chamberlain, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera...

cooby wrote: There's no lying in baseball? Winner!

All very good guesses! And while we would have accepted "Because he's a dickhead fascist that doesn't deserve to be anywhere near something as noble as baseball", that's not the specific answer we are looking for. Our answer involves punning a famous baseball quote.

All of those are true, but not the answer we are looking for. Why did Trump decline the invitation to throw out the first pitch of the Nats' opener?

Why did Trump decline the invitation to throw out the first pitch of the Nats' opener?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: soupcan wrote: Wait - we're not allowed to make Trump jokes? I know I've been absent for a while, but thats a bit fucked up. That's completely untrue. BG missing the opportunity to call out FAKE NEWS.

Edgy MD wrote: Why did José Reyes shut down his website? Restraining order bars all forms of hits.

soupcan wrote: Wait - we're not allowed to make Trump jokes? I know I've been absent for a while, but thats a bit fucked up. No! No Trump jokes allowed. Nor can you say anything about climate change, or reference any act of terrorism not committed by middle-eastern muslims. And I know, it seems somewhat oppressive, but you are now allowed to grab anyone by the pussy and make lewd comments about your own daughter. What a country!

"You look fly!"

It just occurred to me he's not back with Atlanta. Did a google search and don't see that he signed on anywhere. Why is he not our LH pinch-hitter over Ty (I'm too scared to swing) Kelly?

Frayed Knot wrote: When asked if he put any pine tar or similar substance on his chest protector Molina reportedly answered; "That's a stupid question". Ummm, no it isn't Yadi. Should we change his name to Yadier Ducking Molina?

I worry that last year's league worst offense was brought back more or less intact. They didn't score in spring training and look like crap through 2 games so far.

I have been fearing a regression year for Reyes. Also, it's one AB, but I've already seen enough of Ty Kelly. Is there anyone in the world that would not have preferred seeing Kelly Johnson in that spot?