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Don't forget all the practice pitches that the new pitcher threw so he can get used to the feel of the mound which feels the same way that the ones did in the bullpen (it's not like he was warming up in a cow pasture). And you're right, let's move the mound back instead.

Frayed Knot wrote: If you can't change the pitcher then the coach shouldn't be allowed out there for a conference. Yes. It's the only sport that allows the game to be stopped so that a meeting can take place on the field of play. "Hey kids, let's watch a meeting!"

=Methead post_id=61731 time=1619054003 user_id=61] Cohen needs to sell this team, man

DH NOW!

I made it 8 innings. Long games are the devil's asshole. I can't stay up so late any more. These are also the first games we're watching outside of the eastern time zone since September 18, 2019 so we're out of practice (and older). Outside of the three we watched over the weekend in Colorado, right? I have faith that the offense will get better at some point, but right now, it's a tougher watch than The Human Centipede, Uncut/Extended. "These" encompassed the COL trip as well.

=Fman99 post_id=61657 time=1619017022 user_id=86] I made it 8 innings. Long games are the devil's asshole. I can't stay up so late any more.

I'm all-in on Lindor but how about a few hits, please.

Why isn't the POS umpire wearing a Covid mask when he takes off his umpires' mask?

Ronnie said that Pete has "no chance". Yes, he did.

Juan Soto to the IL. WSH is @ the Mets this weekend.

LAA-MIN postponed through tomorrow but they have a doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday so at least for now, the Mets are still the team most inconvenienced by another team's virus outbreak this season. [bLOCKQUOTE]Ken Rosenthal sort of explains this contradiction in today's Athletic: The difference, sources said, is that with the Nationals and Twins the league feared outbreaks similar to those experienced by the Marlins and Cardinals last season. The situation with the Astros, still unknown to the public, evidently did not spark the same level of concern.[/bLOCKQUOTE] So HOU kept on playing despite before 5 players down while WSH couldn't play because the WSH (and MIN) situations sparked "concern". I'm not upset about HOU being at a competitive disadvantage--screw them--but the inconsistency in the league's positions based on the level of "fear" and "concern". The results are that Mets (and likely MIN) have to play more doubleheaders and make an extra road trip while the Mariners got to play a depleted HOU team. The league is still figuring it out during these "troubled times" but for competitive reasons, I'd like to see it be consistent, if possible.

WSH has lost Strasburg to the IL. Plus, Corbin has been bad enough that the locals are worried. Too f'in bad. (WSH won't get embarrassed by deGrom next weekend while Scherzer avoids getting pounded by the Mets).

LAA-MIN postponed through tomorrow but they have a doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday so at least for now, the Mets are still the team most inconvenienced by another team's virus outbreak this season.

What a game. SNY should play Game 1 from yesterday and today's game non-stop until Tuesday night.

I heart McNeil and I know that a tiger can't change his stripes, or whatever it is, but down 5 in the last AB, shouldn't Jeff take a pitch?

I'm unclear, and still peeved, as to why WSH has multiple Covid cases and the Mets have to sit around doing nothing for 4 days, get 2 double-headers and an extra trip,and tonight LAA-MIN was canceled b/c MIN has multiple Covid cases BUT Houston loses several players due to Covid and the games proceed.

It's a Triple Play (even if there was poor camera work). Votto could have walked to 3B for an unassisted TP. https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1383558606092599297https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1383558606092599297

Almora slide was a thing of beauty but there was much to admire in that win. Now let's sweep!

14 K's out of 18 outs but the Mets are behind b/c of two bad fielding plays. That'll teach him to not strike out everyone.

Things looked good until Bruce "I'm Dreck" Dreckman decided to take matters into his own bloated hands by calling outside pitches as strikes. https://twitter.com/MetsAnalytics/status/1383532188264591370https://twitter.com/MetsAnalytics/status/1383532188264591370

Sandy had an "out" before as he wasn't with the team when some/all of Mickey's garbage came to light but he's all the way in now. He has retained Lindvall, the HR Attorney who is accused of being a stooge for ownership, he re-hired Newman despite fair warnings, and then he said (in addition to the quotes above): [bLOCKQUOTE]“Is there ever a statute of limitations on coverage of some of this stuff?”[/bLOCKQUOTE] These are recent events and if he isn't smart enough and/or aware enough not to say this then he should know that there isn't a time limit on allegations of this kind. He's gone and the guy that wasn't hired as the GM b/c they liked Porter more who then became the GM b/c of what Porter did will now have even more of a role.

I'm not a "Schedule Maker" but it seems logical not to have teams that play in other divisions travel to Colorado in April, not because it's so darn cold but there could be two or three postponements this weekend and that creates (further) havoc on the schedule. Yes, it can snow in New York in April but it's far less likely.

Edgy MD wrote: I also object to what was meant to be "unaffiliated baseball" going into partnership with MLB and essentially becoming their laboratory. Especially for players who desperately want to show that they are good enough for a MLB minor league system and won't be playing on the same playing field--literally!

If you can't get the mlb.com/SNY feed, it's on MLBN with Matt "I'm an idiot!" Vasgersian and John "I hated the Mets and I know everything about baseball!" Smoltz.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Please keep sharing those! Newsday covers are the ones for which I don't have the most reliable sources. Robert Shields has a Twitter feed that's very useful, but he doesn't seem to share the early editions. Would doing so make me at least "of counsel" member of TCD staff?