A Boy Named Seo

As a rightfielder, #9 would've been kinda cool. But BENGE 3 looks great, too.

Last September, yep. https://www.npr.org/2025/09/06/nx-s1-5532607/davey-johnson-baseball-orioles-mets-mlb-obit

That will look fantastic if the Mets are wearing Dickies work shirts this year instead of baseball jerseys.

The term "trannie" in any context was a little unsetting to run into, but the photo of Dylan Ross on the 40 and "Baby Gerber" were fine palate-cleansers.

Odd this game isn't available on MLB.tv for me, but it is on SNY on DirecTV way over here in Albuquerque. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm in agreement. No shade intended to Howie on his swan song, but I grew kinda weary of the grumpy grandpa vibes. A remarkable career just the same. Forever in the books.

As if to say, "chill, my homies," Manaea went four perfect innings today with 4 Ks.

Hola, amigos. Change can be good. My mind is open.

I know for a baseball forum, I yap about soccer more than I should. That said, I love what LAFC did recently for a retired legend, Carlos Vela. They created something called the Ring of Honor and created a giant plaque in the stadium that looks like a 50-foot shirsey featuring his last name and #10, but they didn't formally retire the number. I like that. Honor the player, but keep the number in circulation.

Our professional soccer team here has played a few exhibitions with a pro team from Ciudad Juárez. Those teams often use three digits for their young or academy players. It's weird at first, but like a lot of things, you get used to it. That said, my enthusiasm for number retirements is pretty non-existent. I'm bummed the Mets are so into it recently.

Mendoza's gotta be feeling great when he looks over his right field options. It's a shame MJ Melendez went to the WBC to sit because he got off to a hot start here and can't be helping his cause too much at the moment. MJ - 1.364 OPS, 2 HR in 11 AB with the Mets (0-3 with 2 walks for Puerto Rico) Tauchman - 1.054 OPS, 1 HR in 16 AB Benge .918 OPS, 0 HR in 23 AB The Mets are definitely letting Benge play himself in or out of a job, and he doesn't seem at all interested in the latter proposition. Even the other guys who could play there are raking: Baty - 1.138 OPS, 1 HR in 15 AB Taylor 1.068 OPS, 2 HR in 20 AB Pache 1.261 OPS, 1 HR in 19 AB I'm sure this will all work itself out, but it's damn good place to be so far.

I went #2. I don't (and have never) lived in NY, and that's the sign I would blindly and confidently follow to get to Mets stuff.

I'm going way out there - Kevin Appier.

I'm guessing Johan

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What BG said. Sammon and Britton (The Athletic) reported that the Mets are simply being extra cautious with him and focusing on strength and conditioning. Glad it seems like he's on board. And Baty's nusing a hammy tweak. Not sure of his timeline.

I mean it's only fitting, considering the number he wears. The Vinegar Bend Mizell line is strong.

This is not on TV here so I'm looking at Pete Alonso in Baltimore orange instead. McLean through 3 scoreless with 4 Ks is a very promising start. His ceiling is so damn high, but I have no idea what to expect from him this year. I think I adopted him originally. Dad of the Year right here, folks.

After twenty-something years, I'm one of the Wordle-only people nowadays (and I think I had a hand in recruiting metirish back and then I bailed. Sorry, homie!). I got away because the toxicity here for a while was just unbearable. I didn't even realize there had been bans. If it were the same level of discourse and humor somewhere else (and with less headaches for the people who have kept it running for years), then I'd absolutely give the new place a go. And if it were run over with ads or bots or worse -- Facebook-level commentary, I'd bail again and come back here, or return to the solitude of reading articles about the Mets alone and then talking my poor wife's ear off about what I'd just read. You're the real hero, babe. There have been a few times over the years where I've clicked a bookmark to this place and it hasn't loaded for one reason or another. I'd always considered in those moments that the CPF may be dead for good. That feels like a very real possibility the next time that happens. I'm gonna try to hang out here a little more often and if a shingle get hung elsewhere, I'll test drive it.

Check out my sweet Gonzalez signs

The Hot Corner wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Sorry if i missed this elsewhere, but why does the grass look so shitty at Citi lately? The booth mentioned during the Giants series that it was due to a concert while the Mets were on their west coast trip. Thanks, HC

Sorry if i missed this elsewhere, but why does the grass look so shitty at Citi lately?

Mystery team is the Iowa Cubs [FIMG=600]https://www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/presto/2020/02/02/PDEM/f74a61c9-5df4-4c77-9ee6-759e1ea47621-20200202_MayorPete_8241.JPG[/FIMG]

I am overjoyed with the thread title and less so with the guy that it's about.

*avi