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What a cool game. This is what the World Series should be.

Roberts pulls an effective reliever to bring in the righty to face Guerrero. Single. Double. Jays lead 4-3. This has been a clinic on how not to manage. On Edit. 5-4 Jays. Math is hard.

Did the Jays accidentally call the Mets bullpen by accident? I swear that's Gregory Soto.

Not having baseball to watch yesterday sucked. I've decided I'm rooting for this series to go 7.

One thing about Okamoto and Munetaka is that once they are posted, they only have 45 days to sign. I don’t think the Mets can afford to watch options come off the board without Alonso locked in. I suspect the timelines of the alternatives, the two Japanese players, Bellinger, and Naylor if you’re so inclined, will speed up the Pete timetable this winter.

Rob Manfred. Speed up the game! Also, Jonas Brothers concert.

I agree too. I liked the home blue uniform. I thought that was a nice alternative. I also liked the classic road gray. This version sucks.

Set down the last 20 batters of the game. Ridiculous.

To bring up and old SC classic. We got the wrong Japanese.

=Gwreck post_id=207286 time=1761433178 user_id=56] =Nyer_In_Maryland post_id=207282 time=1761418731 user_id=274]Libtards

We went with the three-stripe piping of the late 70s early 80s and the script from 1987. How on earth did we did we not think this year would be a disaster.

I was listening to the MLBTR podcast. Those guys are not very dynamic speakers, but they are pretty tuned into the latest rumblings, and they present things from a more neutral point of view, versus anything Mets-centric. They seem to be of the mindset that Skubal isn't going anywhere. They speculate that Detroit won't get any offers that are more attractive to them than just letting it ride with one more year of Skubal and try to win the World Series. And they were fairly firm in their belief. I guess we'll have to wait and see. According to them, Freddie Peralta is more likely to be moved.

Sorry. Who is the Tom Seaver of sitcom neighbors?

So, my answer is going to be a bit different than the rest of you guys because of what Tom Seaver means to me. You guys remember the Hall of Fame pitcher, the Franchise. I have very few memories of him actually pitching for the Mets. The last memory of him that I have on the field was one spring training where he tried a comeback that didn't pan out. Otherwise, most of my memories of him are as an announcer. And not a great one. Full of himself, prone to cliches, very little actual analysis. And off the field, he was a jerk. When SC was a kid, we got into the elevator at Shea with Seaver. He was stonefaced, staring straight ahead. There were a few other kids on the elevator, all with dads looking for an opportunity to intro their kids to the Franchise. He never gave any opening. When the doors opened, he walked off briskly before anyone could say anything. So movie monsters. I'll go with Dracula. That name seems to mean a lot to guys older than me. But for my personal experience, it's pretty underwhelming.

Do you guys remember signing him? Stearns signed him to a two year minor league deal in January. Alzolay missed all of 2025 rehabbing from Tommy John, but should be good to go in 2026. Alzolay is a failed starter. Injuries and ineffectiveness ultimately resulted in him going to the pen. But he had a good season as the Cubs' closer in 2023. (22 saves, 2.67 ERA, 1.016 WHIP). He took a step back in 2024 (4.67 ERA in 18 G), but was hurt and ultimately needed the surgery. Mid 90's fastball, good slider. Definitely has some upside if healthy. I think he has the potential to be next year's Brooks Raley. Alzolay is one of a few potential bullpen arms coming back from major injuries. Drew Smith (TJ Surgery) should be healthy. AJ Minter (lat surgery) expects to have a somewhat normal spring training (assuming he opts into his contract). Even Danny Young has a chance to be back late next year. They also have rookie Dylan Ross, who was called up but I don't think actually made it into a game. Our bullpen so far: 1. Closer: TBD 2. LHRP: AJ Minter 3. LHRP: Brooks Raley 4. RHRP: Drew Smith 5. RHRP: Huascar Brazoban 6. RHRP: Adbert Alzolay 7. RHRP: Dylan Ross Certainly, none of these guys are locks, and so Stearns will have to build in some duplicity, but maybe the bullpen doesn't have to be entirely rebuilt, like we thought going in. It seems like Stearns has some potentially useful pieces to start with.

Wow. What a game. Playoff baseball is amazing.

Game 7. One run game in the 9th. Doesn't get much better.

I can't imagine a manager not realizing a World Series trip is on the line right then and there. Top of the order coming up. How do you not go with your best pitcher.

I take back some of the stuff I said about Carlos Mendoza. How do you not go to your closer there.

Yeah. I just looked up his stats. Good, not great numbers. Seems like I bought the hype on Cy Young winner Shane Bieber.

Frayed Knot wrote: =Centerfield post_id=207112 time=1761010176 user_id=65] Why would they pull Bieber so early? 74 pitches just to get through 2 outs in the 4th, for one. Then finished by walking the #9 hitter in front of Rodriguez (2B + HR) and Raleigh. And 11 outs vs 7 hits + a walk isn't a great ratio for a long night. Plus, 'Staff' is available out of the pen.

Why would they pull Kirby so early?

Why would they pull Bieber so early?

JRod with a solo HR. 2-1 Mariners. Love Game 7s. No one breathes for 3 hours.

The buzz this week is that the Tigers and Skubal are $250M apart in contract discussions, leading everyone to speculate that the ace will be on the trading block this winter. First, we should keep in mind that the story that broke this week was from Jon Heyman, which means it’s a Boras press release. Also, the gap was supposedly from talks held a year ago, so it’s not like this is a recent development. The only real question, I guess, is why Boras would choose to leak it now. I don’t see that it benefits him to have his client traded. It’s not like he’ll sign an extension without testing free agency. It’s a bit puzzling. Detroit has made the playoffs two years in a row. I’d guess they’d be inclined to keep Skubal and try to win a World Series. If they trade him, I’d guess they’d want a Kings ransom in return. And if that means giving up McLean or Benge, I’m out. Building a package around Sproat or Tong, and adding one of Baty or Mauricio, then sure. I could get behind that. But I doubt that’s anywhere near enough. Keep in mind, I suck at trades. I always lean toward keeping the guys I have. So maybe I’m not the best to lead this discussion.