A Boy Named Seo

Arbitration season is underway. Inflate those salaries!

=ashie62 post_id=139419 time=1697230620 user_id=90] Beltran is a crook. No

And Garrett Stubbs' name goes in the book.

Mets were 13th in MLB. 118 steals, 15 caught! https://www.mlb.com/stats/team/stolen-baseshttps://www.mlb.com/stats/team/stolen-bases

Frayed Knot wrote: “Absolutely, there should be no fans, 2020 season, no fans,” Strider said ...“Get rid of the fans, it's too loud. It's too loud, everybody be quiet. We don't need the cheering, we know you're watching. I don't need the fans.” “You stay out the stadium, I mean, back it up. Let's do a no lower-bowl thing. … Upper decks, great. Outfield, phenomenal. We don't need you around the dugouts. Just try and be quiet.” FK: You wouldn't think a player would think this way. And you certainly wouldn't expect one to vocalize such opinions. Missed this the first time around, but I saw this clip. The kid asked him for his "hottest sports take" and he seemed to me sarcastic as hell in his answer. Did anybody take this literally? Or did I swing and miss?

DiComo had a blurb about him a couple days ago and says his time might be coming:

The Mets will in be hamstrung by both the ghosts of Scherzer and Verlander next year, too (and maybe for taxation purposes $17.5M more for Verlander in '25). If they wanna emulate the Dodgers, then they'll run up payrolls, eat and shit out the taxes, then dip back down under the threshold to reset the clock and go again. Per Tim Britton, they have about $56M tied up to players they're paying to play elsewhere in '24. That's a quarter of the way to the luxury threshold ($237M) on just those dudes and we still gotta do something with Pete and sign other baseball players. Billy Eppler, man! Britton piece -> https://theathletic.com/4951603/2023/10/11/mets-payroll-offseason-2/https://theathletic.com/4951603/2023/10/11/mets-payroll-offseason-2/

Harper is feasting. 2 bombs, 4 ribeye steaks.

I'm not secretly hoping the Rangers don't win a ring in the Max Scherzer era. Not sure what Luisangel will become, but even if the power never really arrives and he hits 10 homers, steals 50+ bags and flirts with that .769 OPS he put up across all level and teams last year, that'll play. He's so different and far from Ronald that the comparisons should not really be a thing thrust on him or following him around. I hope. But I think this trade could and should yield a lot more WAR for the Mets than the Rangers. Texas won't give a shit if they get that chip, but otherwise this trade could sting for them.

Lindor had a bone spur removed in his right elbow, expected to be ready for Spring Training, his wife has another bone to pick though https://twitter.com/RegueroKatia/status/1712130998777909314 People loved to be pissed off at shit. I hope they had a nice flight and the movie selection was good.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Andy Martino is big on Beltran: For Mets' sake, David Stearns should get to know Carlos Beltran and offer a meaningful job The Mets have a baseball genius in Beltran, who should either manage them or have a significant role in player development in 2024 and beyond https://sny.tv/articles/for-mets-sake-david-stearns-carlos-beltranhttps://sny.tv/articles/for-mets-sake-david-stearns-carlos-beltran Damn, that reads like a letter of recommendation from Andy directly to Stearns. I couldn't tell you what makes Beltran a better managerial choice than Joe Espada, so pieces like this are kinda cool, even if he goes from calling him a "baseball genius" in one sentence to an "unknown quantity with upside" a couple paragraphs later.

How many from here are still in that league?

I've already set a google alert for this dude, so I may as well share any good stuff that pops up. He's the 2-way guy the Mets drafted in the 3rd round of the 2023 draft out of Oklahoma State. And I love that the Mets were like, "Do your thing, bro. Hit, pitch, whatever," and he got a handful of games between rookie ball and St. Lucie where he did both. So far (strictly as a right-handed hitting DH), he's gone .125/.375/.313 (.688) in just 24 plate appearances (but he did hit a bomb with St. Lucie). On the mound, the righty appeared twice and went 3.1 IP, with a hit, a run, 2 walks and 2 Ks. Fun! A review of his season just dropped today and here's the highlights (link: https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/nolan-mclean-new-york-mets-prospect-wraps-review-2023-matt9) Found an interview with him talking about being a baby Met. It basically confirmed I adopted the best player ever hands down. He apparently loves THE DARK KNIGHT and calls the movie a "masterpiece" and Heath Ledger's performance one of the "greatest cinematic acts that could ever be put together" (scroll to 4:32). He even does a Bane impression at 5:30, wow I love this guy. At 6:08 he waxes about his love for "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Ric Flair and the Rock and even goes for a Ric Flair "WOOOOOO!" right about the 7-minute mark. How do I buy a McLean jersey. [YOUTUBE]Fg9BeLhIJzw[/YOUTUBE]

Wait, is it Tommy Pham? Assuming the 4 HOFers could include future guys like Kershaw.

Jack Leathersich has played in the postseason with 8 different teams but has only homered for 3 of them.

It's 2023 and these networks are still using garbage green screen tech to superimpose credit card ads behind home plate. The game feels like one long, shitty TikTok video. Edit: some are less worse than others, but the black MasterCard ad was swallowing up the players who were supposed to be in front of it.

18-years old and prob starting again in high-A with a career .296/.427/.421 (.848) seems pretty promising. Dale, dale, dale Marcos Vargas! *clap clap*

Damn, I thought for sure it was gonna be Cabrera. How bout Murphy?

I've been thinking about what's next for Eppler and it feels a little bleak. Like, who's the next team that's gonna go, "Eppler, definitely Billy Eppler." It seems like weathering the storm with the Mets over this IL investigation would've been the safest move for him, so it must not have been an option, right?

My second shitty guess: Shawn Green

How bout Travis d'Arnaud? I know he played briefly with the Rays and Dodgers, but I can't remember if he hit the postseason with both.

I just read a piece on Counsell and everyone on the Brewers loves him and wants him to stay so naturally I want him now.

=metirish post_id=139193 time=1696903387 user_id=72] Have to say I like Bob and Ron calling games , easy flow

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, it takes a lot to make me not celebrate a team doubling off Harper to end a playoff game. It seems like a simple statement from a few players along the line of "We appreciate the support, but please don't express it in that way" would make a world of difference. I had to look it up because I thought the Braves had a player who was of Native descent and voiced his displeasure with the chop, but it was Ryan Helsley of the Cardinals. I wonder if it would make a difference if someone in their own uniform said something.

=Gwreck post_id=139190 time=1696901197 user_id=56] Man, these Braves fans are so incredibly tone deaf. On Indigenous People's Day, to boot.