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I think the worst case scenario is already here. Alvarez is a big part of the Mets future. I don't see any sense in trying to let him play hurt and potentially hurting him long term. Dustin Pedroia is the case that is cited as an example of him playing through this. Pedroia just said in a recent article that (a) his thumb still hurts him, and ( it's going to rob Alvarez of any power. In Dustin's case, power was just part of his game. If you take away Alvy's power, what do you have left? Of course, Pedroia played an entire season with a torn UCL, where Alvarez will be playing maybe a month to 6 weeks. I don't know. Doesn't seem like a good idea to me. I'd rather they call up Parada and see if the kid can go Benny Agbayani for a month. It can't be worse offensively than Senger.

Why do we keep talking about the ‘95 World Series? Cleveland is not in the house.

It's a tough decision to make. Yes you want the Mets to keep scoring. But the longer the inning goes the longer I have to listen to Smoltz Maddux and Glavine.

=Gwreck post_id=201951 time=1755820718 user_id=56] =Centerfield post_id=201950 time=1755819221 user_id=65] And most importantly, they need to figure out why the offense sucks year after year, with the exception of 4 months in 2024.

And most importantly, they need to figure out why the offense sucks year after year, with the exception of 4 months in 2024.

Bob Alpacadaca wrote: He understood it when he signed Soto. All the reliever injuries - AJ Minter, Max Krannick, Nunez - just took their toll and none of the scrap heap guys caught lightning. So many things. Starting Pitching Manaea is hurt. Those loose bodies must be affecting him more than he lets on. Something is up with Senga since the hamstring. Either he's hurt or just not right, but this is not the pitcher we've seen for a year and a half. Clay Holmes is out of gas. David Peterson has been largely good. Frankie Montas was a disaster from the get go. Bullpen The injured guys you mentioned were a big blow. Stanek has been awful, but seems to have 9 lives. And even the guys we acquired at the deadline haven't been as good as we had hoped. Lineup Soto's having a good year overall, but can't drive in any runs. Lindor is having a down year, Vientos is awful. None of the young guys panned out. Mullins has been as bad as Taylor. Alvarez was bad, then got good, then got hurt. You mentioned that none of the scrap heap relievers caught lightning. You can say that about this whole team. None of the question marks turned into answers. Across the board, everyone is failing. That's an organizational failure. This team is going nowhere. You might as well use the rest of this year as a tryout, and maybe something will spark. Let McLean finish the season. Call up Sproat and give him a spot. DFA Stanek. Play Baty, Vientos and Mauricio every day. Let's see how they finish so we can get an idea for 2026. If you don't want to play Jeff in CF, call up Jett and see if he can provide a spark. DFA Mullins or Taylor. Let Megill finish the season in the rotation once he's ready. Let's see if he can take a positive step. Put Holmes on the IL. If they somehow manage to make the playoffs, you can activate him as a reliever in September. You have to shake things up. This team, as constructed, is going nowhere.

This is the first time I've really thought that this team is not making the playoffs. What an embarrassment. A complete failure by the organization. Top to bottom.

Reds lead the Angels 1-0. If they hang on the Mets would be tied for the last WC spot. Just a ridiculous fall for a team with huge expectations.

And as far as roster construction, you're going to have to rethink carrying Taylor. With no Alvarez, pinch hitting for the catcher late in the game is going to be a nightly occurrence.

Actually. The move is to bring in Mauricio for Nimmo. Slide McNeil to LF, Baty to 2B. That way you keep Marte available on the bench.

I don't know if Taylor was much of an upgrade. But could have kept you out of the double play. You're right. Not great options. But on no planet should he be swinging.

Torrens should have taken a strike.

I shouldn't have come back. The Mets have never won a game this year that they trailed after 8.

Let's beat up fat lefty Masato Yoshii.

I've seen enough of Mullins. Let's call up Jett.

Missed all the runs. Sat back down to watch Mullins fly out and Torrens ground out. I suck.

Well now it really feels like a loss. Senga throwing BP.

This game feels like a loss. All the breaks going against us.

Two walks. A catcher interference. A ground ball to no man's land. A sacrifice fly. 2-0 Nats.

One of the fun things for me is taking a trip to Baltimore or Boston and being able to root for the home team without any reservations knowing that it can’t hurt the Mets. And if they’re playing a NL team, it may even help them. Eliminating the AL and NL just so fundamentally changes the way we watch baseball. It’s just crazy. How much more revenue will actually be generated? Is that enough to destroy these traditions? I mean. I think I know the answer. It’s yes. It’s always yes. We didn’t stop the universal DH. We didn’t stop the extra inning runner. Naming rights to stadiums. On field advertising. Ads on the uniform. Eventually we’ll be rooting for the CitiBank Mets. If the name Mets even survives.

They say hitting will be the actual challenge. Apparently there is some history of this. Dustin Pedroia played through a similar injury, and though it affected his power, he had a decent season. I don't know if there are any other examples other than Pedroia.

He needs surgery. His season is over. It's hard enough to ask a regular position player to play through such an injury. A catcher? Forget about it. As long as you're not risking anything for next year, I guess there's no harm in seeing if he can play through it. But coming back seems highly unlikely.

Again, it's curious that there's so little info. What's the injury. How long. etc. Makes me think it's bad. I wonder if they're holding the info while trying to figure out a better plan than Torrens/Senger.

Not good. Hoping it's a 1-2 week thing.

I dunno. I’m getting a bad feeling. Like if it was minor why not just announce it. Hope it’s just paranoia.