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And now you've pulled Conforto and Reyes. Lack of hitting and Collins killing this team.

SURE TERRY. PULL OUR BEST FUCKING RELIEVER. FUCKING MORON.

Go Rockies. 6-1 now.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Centerfield wrote: “It’s the first time I’ve ever been pinch hit for. I always think I’m the best choice. I think everyone in this locker room does. But he’s the manager and I respect his decision. It is what it is.” Hey Jay Bruce. Don't be a dick. I think he's saying that everyone in the locker room thinks that they, themselves, would be the best choice. Not that everyone in the locker room thinks that Jay Bruce is the best choice. I see. Got it. Sorry Jay.

The Terry Collins move is indefensible. With one out and a runner on first, the lineup was: 1. Enciarte (L) 2. Garcia ® 3. Freeman (L) Terry lifted Salas, the guy who had just gotten them the two biggest outs of the game with the bases loaded to call on Blevins. Why? Because Blevins is left handed. Here are Enciarte's splits: vs. Right: .743 OPS vs. Left: .744 OPS He is nearly identical no matter who he is facing. In fact, he's slightly better against lefties. Plus Enciarte is a singles hitter. He's not going to take you out of the park. But there was only one out. Meaning that if you bring in Blevins, even if he retires Enciarte, you are going to have to make another pitching change, or leave him in to face Adonis Garcia. Here are Garcia's splits: vs. Right: .707 OPS vs. Left: .792 OPS There is an 85 point difference in OPS. Garcia is much better against lefties. And as JCL said, the result was not surprising at all. With one out, you are going to have to have a lefty-righty matchup someplace. The obvious move is to let Salas face both Enciarte and Garcia, then bring in the lefty to face FFF. If you make the move to Blevins there, you have to fully commit, then bring in a righty for Garcia, then another lefty for FFF. The one thing you cannot do is allow Blevins to face Garcia.

“It’s the first time I’ve ever been pinch hit for. I always think I’m the best choice. I think everyone in this locker room does. But he’s the manager and I respect his decision. It is what it is.” Hey Jay Bruce. Don't be a dick.

We go 5-0 the rest of this week. The guy on the right seems to have an Orioles hat on. What's up with these Rox fans? No wonder St. Louis is rolling.

Why would you pull Salas there, then leave Blevins in to face the righty? Fucking Collins.

Fucking walks. This team is fucking annoying.

Was the Duda comeback just a one day thing?

Edgy MD wrote: The flip side is that Conforto gets his first start in what seemed like 12 days (checking ... it was 15!) and he gets run right back out there the next day. Wouldn't it be something if that BFG wakes up? Conforto getting hot could make a huge, huge difference. And he is arguably the best candidate to do just that. This has been one of the beefs I have with Terry. I get that he wanted to get Bruce going, but it should have been at the expense of Loney, not Conforto.

bmfc1 wrote: Have the Mets ever missed Teheran? Well, yes and no. They've already faced him three times. Tomorrow will be the fourth, so it seems the Mets are not good at missing Teheran. Of course, in those three starts he has pitched to a 0.78 ERA and struck out 17 (the most he has against any club). So, the Mets seem to miss Teheran quite a bit.

I'm supposed to be there tonight. But weather looks like poop.

Starting a new thread since this week deserves a thread of its own. At the start of this 10 game homestand, I was thinking 7-3 would be pretty good. Now after starting out 3-0, I think 4-3 would be kind of a disappointment. I really don't like the idea of going to Miami next Monday with no safety net. They are playing a bit better and have Stanton back. So it seems the Mets need to figure out a way to get it done this week. Three with the Braves, then four with Philly. Tuesday night is our toughest pitching matchup (Teheran against Giselle-Man). San Francisco, meanwhile, gets the Dodgers, and specifically Kershaw, tonight, before moving on to San Diego. St. Louis survived their 7 game stretch against the Cubs and Giants still within striking distance. They get 3 in Colorado, before going to Chicago to play a semi-motivated Cubs team.

Yeah, as far as the Mets' chances at making the post-season, the split was the worst scenario for the Mets. One team taking three games would have created some distance. A sweep would have been ideal. Anyway, the reason it's a good weekend is because the Mets swept the Twins. I think if the Mets keep sweeping their opponents, this will really help their playoff chances.

Weather permitting.

Slightly more realistic is the possibility that the Mets could win the first slot, then the Cards and Giants could tie for the second. Which would mean they would have to play a play in game to get to the play in game. And it would be great if that game was a 24 inning injury-riddled bean brawl with both teams burning their 1 and 2 pitchers.

JAY BRUCE DEAD? METS WONDER

Hey poolers. How did Duda look?

"These go to eleven games above .500..."

Let's sweep these fuckers.

Frayed Knot wrote: Pitt won in extras, but the Marlins also went extras w/Philly and they lost. It's getting to be a bit of a long shot (now 5.0 games back of us, 3 or 4 behind StL depending on the late scores) but that's not enough to totally dismiss the Fish quite yet, particularly because we have three late games with them. I'd prefer that they be mathematically out of things prior to that series. Agreed. Plus they got Stanton back.

Fun Fact: The last two times I've gone to Citi, Reyes and Cabrera have gone back-to-back.

Ervin Santana versus Seth Lugo. Lost in the win yesterday was that the Mets have kinda stopped hitting. Even against a guy with a near 10 ERA. Task is tougher today with veteran Ervin Santana. Let's start hitting guys.

Edgy MD wrote: Fine, it's hard to throw strikes, but why throw the breaking pitch in the dirt 3-2 with the tying run on deck? A walk is the same as a homer there. This. A thousand times. WTF d'Arnaud.