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The home plate umpire is Brian Gorman. That call was so bad that Angel Hernandez was embarrassed.

Edgy MD wrote: Mickey, not only did you huh-waste your challenge, you've got to sell the idea of a crew chief challenge or get tossed trying. This is a good point--Mickey went down quietly but he could have asked and then gotten a signal from the dugout as to whether the call was correct. Mickey then should have shown some fire, or does he only do that for Tim Healy?

The umpires couldn't initiate a review on their own--why? Because they didn't want to be embarrassed that the HP ump missed a call that was right in front of him?

This is the article that Gary recommended to us: https://sports.yahoo.com/the-ballad-of-a-contact-hitter-how-mets-all-star-jeff-mc-neil-became-a-hitting-machine-194414711.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=twhttps://sports.yahoo.com/the-ballad-of-a-contact-hitter-how-mets-all-star-jeff-mc-neil-became-a-hitting-machine-194414711.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=tw

The league has to squeeze in mandatory off-days but with the All-Star break at hand this, days off on July 4 and 5, is idiotic. Well done Manfred (it's his office, he's accountable).

Ken Rosenthal put some pressue on Brodie in The Athletic yesterday: [bLOCKQUOTE]Unless first-year general manager Brodie Van Wagenen sees Callaway as a manager full of untapped potential – doubtful – he either believes an interim choice such as bench coach Jim Riggleman would have made little difference, or that the hiring of a veteran such as Joe Girardi without staging an industry-wide search would have been too impulsive. ... Van Wagenen, so proactive with his player moves during the offseason, has been just the opposite – curiously passive – in the handling of his manager. His refusal to act on Callaway might already have cost the Mets a chance to better compete in 2019. It also might have cost them the chance to make a pre-emptive move for a difference-maker. Add it to the list of questionable decisions for the agent-turned-GM.[/bLOCKQUOTE] https://theathletic.com/1061428/2019/07/03/rosenthal-mickey-callaways-future-a-scout-remembers-tyler-skaggs-time-to-change-all-star-process-more-notes/https://theathletic.com/1061428/2019/07/03/rosenthal-mickey-callaways-future-a-scout-remembers-tyler-skaggs-time-to-change-all-star-process-more-notes/ Unless BVW loves Girardi he's going to want to search "high and low" for a new manager (that he can manipulate) so perhaps Riggleman (or Terry, as discussed elsewhere) gets the job but I think that it happens on Wednesday or Thursday ("lets see, maybe they'll sweep the Phillies and it's Seinfeld night, then Alonso is in the HR Derby, and Manfred doesn't want a distraction for the Game, so we'll tell Martino on Wednesday and have a press conference on Thursday").

=Fman99 post_id=15049 time=1562235903 user_id=86] Somehow MLB has given an American team July 4th as an off day. Which is hella stupid.

OTOH, perhaps you push Vargas so you don't have to use Font. What's Vargas bitching about to Mickey? Which one is going to get a piece of Tim Healy?

Ronnie said that Vargas appeared to have "six pitches left" in him. Maybe you don't push a mediocrity like Jason Vargas to the brink so you get out while the getting's good.

He's mine, Jake Magnum. 4th round pick in 2019 out of Mississippi State. CF, switch-hitter. All-time hits leader in SEC history. Currently with the Cyclones, batting leadoff, wears #8, 6'1", 190. One day, they'll compare him to Jeff McNeil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Mangum https://www.mlb.com/player/jake-mangum-663968?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2019 What caught my eye was this commentary at the press conference after his final college game (scroll for the video): https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/mississippi-state-football/jake-mangum-ncaa-third-paid-assistant-scholarships-2019/ To care about his assistant coaches this deeply says a lot about his character. He was a walk-on in college and played the last two years without a scholarship so the school could give it to someone else: https://mississippitoday.org/2019/06/27/jake-mangums-rest-of-the-story-from-walk-on-to-paltry-signing-bonus/ At Mississippi State, they called him "The Mayor". Tell me you don't want this passion and fire on the Mets: [TWEET] [/TWEET]

Darren has a license with MLB to sell Mets clothing and has a kiosk at CitiField so he's not going to jeopardize his business by creating a "FIRE MICKEY" tee shirt. He's pissed about the team--I follow him on Twitter and listen to his weekly podcast--but his business is all Mets (no other team-related products) so T7L is about positivity, fun, and comradery, even the team sucks.

That was terrific. Nice to see life from Diaz two games in a row. Now win tomorrow and they'll OWN NEW YORK!

2nd and 3rd, 1 out, no tack-on runs... but that won't matter!

Justin Wilson uses a Wilson glove.

Stop telling them to bunt you dope.

Ramos showing more and more why he was a Brodie Van Mistake. He's now only the starting catcher 3/5 of the time: https://nypost.com/2019/07/02/mets-let-noah-syndergaard-dump-ramos-in-sudden-trend/https://nypost.com/2019/07/02/mets-let-noah-syndergaard-dump-ramos-in-sudden-trend/

The bullpen that Brodie put together is back: Wilson, Avilan, Familia return, along with Luis Guillermo. Mazza had one appearance, Saturday, 4 innings, 1 run... and done (for now).

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is it 2020 already? Mets-wise, election-wise, wishful thinking.

Diaz? Vargas? Ramos? Cano? WHICH MET(S) WILL BE IN THE ALL-STAR GAME? Alonso is in! McNeil is in! deGrom is in!

I was at yesterday's game and tonight's game and I'm going tomorrow. I might not be making good life choices. However, I did meet A Boy Named Seo tonight in a team store. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q6JGo7CQ1Je5oUr39https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q6JGo7CQ1Je5oUr39

Diaz, of course. Honorable Mentions for Alonso and Brodie.

Something else about double-switching Dom out of the game--Lugo didn't stay in the game past that inning so it was FUCKING POINTLESS!

It's a tie-game and the manager double-switched Dom Smith out of the game.

So much for Lugo being the only good arm in the bullpen.