TransMonk

If there is one thing I found out last week in Milwaukee is that the Brewers are very happy with Parra. I'm not sure he is going anywhere.

Tejada has a 92 OPS+ while Segura has a 73 OPS+ (in about 100 more ABs). I have to think Ruben is a better defender, too. Miller looks to be offensively better than both...but I have not seen him with my eyeballs and could not pick him out of a police lineup. Before making any moves, I would want to see that Muffy can stay healthy and that Tejada cannot hold down the position himself. Personally, I think this team has several other areas of need to fill before I'd start picking on Ruben.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Clearly, Monk is a jinx. Get him out of there! I'm giving you raspberries over the interwebs. For those who want to know, the Hot Dog won the sausage race.

I think that ownership and management got together this spring and thought that the team was ready to compete in 2015 as is (was) as long as: - Injuries were few and minor - Flores, d'Arnaud and Lagares continued to mature and get better as hitters - Wright, Murphy and Duda maintained their production - Cuddyer and Granderson could somehow hold off the aging process for another year ...and I agree with them. If all (or even most) of those things happened, I think things would be different as far as wins and losses go. But very few of those things are turning out to go the Mets way so far. I also think that ownership/management decided early on internally that if these factors did not go the Mets way, they would not be looking to add payroll or trade prospects for fixes in 2015. If that was the plan, maybe they are sticking to it. Honestly, maybe that 11 game winning streak in April was the worst thing that could have happened to their plan as it raised fan and media expectations higher than it really should have been. At this point, I would be much more willing to SELL on Colon or Granderson than I would be to BUY for Aramis Ramirez or some other window dressing of a solution. Maybe I just think this so that I can sleep better at night (especially the past few), but there are not many teams that can win without their C, 2B, 3B, 3rd starter and half their bullpen for large chunks of the season...nor would I really expect them to. But the Mets are still not just one player away on offense. Unlike in past years, this is mostly due to injury rather than talent, but the premise remains the same.

Edgy MD wrote: Spot Transmonk! I was actually four seats to the left of this guy (his left).

Another cock-punch of a game. I scored front row seats right behind the plate and they could not have been more wasted. I saw a guy in a #13 BLEVINS Mets jersey from afar. I thought about tracking him down and getting the story on that one, but didn't have the nerve. Has to be a relative, right? Going with a Brewers fan buddy tomorrow. They cannot get swept...I won't survive the car ride home with all the shit I'll have to take if they do.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 1. Selig 2. Belong in American League 3. Couldn't beat the Phillies even once when we needed them to win only once in '08 4. Braun. 5. Probably half the guys we shared pissed me off and/or sucked (Shawn Green, Rodriguez, Heidemann, Marcum, Capuano) 6. Potsy Webber banged my girlfriend The list goes on Count me in on all of these...and I'm pissed off that Potsy banged JCL's girlfriend, too.

I don't always vote for AL All-Stars, but when I do, I vote for Josh Donaldson.

Uecker was back in the booth last night. The Brewers did give Darryl Hamilton a moment of silence at the stadium before the game last night. The crowd was not told to stand by the PA announcer, so the moment was spent by most fans awkwardly looking at each other deciding if they should stand or not as the whole stadium slowly got to their feet.

We had the baby with us, so we left before the Brewers scored their second run and heard the rest of the game on the way home in the car. Niese recovered well, but I had a bad feeling about this game after the first inning. I only saw the Cuddyer error on replay...ughh. The highlight of the game was that our seats were in the section in front of the SNY booth and we got Ronnie to give us a wave before the game.

I don't think Terry will be fired, but I don't think he'll be back next season. If he is, it means management is not going to make any effort that involves spending money to make the team more competitive in '16 either. IMO, fair or not, Terry has always been and continues to be a placeholder until management is ready to commit to winning at all (or at least more) costs.

For the first time in a few years, I plan on taking in the full series of Brewers games in person. Tonight with the fam, tomorrow by myself and Thursday afternoon with a pal.

Fug. RIP

I don't need a 12 game losing streak to show me that this team has more questions than answers.

with 2 hits by Syndergaard.

My fave:

It can't all be pies in the face.

Yeah, that's awfully soon.

I'm a little confused by Adam Rubin's "You're Up" question on his ESPN Blog: Adam Rubin wrote: Are you more grateful for Dickey's contribution to the Mets � or what the Mets got in return for the knuckleballer when he was traded? How could this ever be posed as an either/or question? The key for me is that the Mets got the best years of Dickey's career (so far?) AND then flipped him for multiple areas of need to rebuild the club. I'm grateful for BOTH and I'm not sure how one would have happened without the other.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: June 23, Milwaukee. Six days from today. Book it. I'll be there with the fam.

I like 7/4 as well.

Last 10: 6-4 Last 20: 11-9 Last 30: 16-14 The Mets have been the model of just above average consistency for a while.

My apologies to Parnell. I had thought (as late as just a few weeks ago) that his chances of playing ML ball (much less recording a 5 out save) anytime soon were very slim. Well done.

And one from old Shea...

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ...these 2-and-2 home-and-homes are pretty good serieses... I like the 2 and 2 format a lot. I wish they were all back-to-back like with the Jays this week. They f'd up the Orioles by spacing two 2 game series with months in between. And the Rays and BoSox are normal three game sets. I hate inter-leauge, but if they could get some consistency in how they schedule it, I would hate it less.