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Ugh. A gift courtesy of the error and they waste the opportunity. I hope that we don't look back at this when the game is over.

With the promotions of R. Davis and C. Gomez, Tim Tebow is now a starting OFer (along with Gregor Blanco and Rymer Liriano).

At Roger Dean Stadium, Keon was signing before a game and I was standing there so I said to him "you're good on Twitter" and he laughed. Then I said "you followed me back" and he said, "you follow me, I follow you."

[bLOCKQUOTE]while Van Wagenen has seemed nearly as over his head in his job as Callaway has been in his, he is really just failing slightly less quickly, but in the same ways and for the same stubborn reasons. [/bLOCKQUOTE] https://deadspin.com/do-not-let-the-barrage-of-mets-failures-distract-you-fr-1834961195?rev=1558562001784https://deadspin.com/do-not-let-the-barrage-of-mets-failures-distract-you-fr-1834961195?rev=1558562001784

UPDATE: No Nimmo due to a stiff neck. McNeil LF Rosario SS Cano 2B Alonso 1B Frazier 3B Ramos C Gomez RF Lagares CF Wheeler RHP

Rosenthal adds Mike Scioscia and John Farrell as candidates:

In The Athletic today, Ken Rosenthal writes: Which is less likely, that the Mets would replace Mickey Callaway with an accomplished veteran manager or that such a manager — be it Joe Girardi, Dusty Baker or Buck Showalter — would be willing to enter the team's tangled, dysfunctional orbit? ... Oh, and to answer the question posted at the top of this column: Yes, at least one out-of-work manager would take the job. At least one would want the money and responsibility. At least one would rationalize that he could “manage” the Wilpons, though sources continue to insist that Jeff, in particular, is a meddlesome presence, heavily involved in the day-to-day operation of the club. https://theathletic.com/985143/2019/05/20/rosenthal-the-dysfunctional-mets-who-are-toxic-from-the-top-down-need-an-accomplished-veteran-manager/https://theathletic.com/985143/2019/05/20/rosenthal-the-dysfunctional-mets-who-are-toxic-from-the-top-down-need-an-accomplished-veteran-manager/ I assume that his answer to his question means that he is aware that one of the 3 he cites would immediately say "yes". Would you be sated with any or all of the 3? Dusty is no genius but he's been to a WS and the Nationals got worse after he was fired. Joe was seen as too controlling for the MFYs. Buck made a big mistake in the playoffs and is very, very controlling. All have had success and none are Mickey. I wonder if any would want to be involved with BVW's ego and Jeffy's meddling but Rosenthal says that at least one of them would take the job.

My guess is that Riggleman will be the interim manager tomorrow night. Mickey is a good man who shouldn't have been hired--that's on Sandy who brought in someone with no managerial experience (neither did Alex Cora who managed BOS to the World Series but at least he was a bench coach so he saw the whole game). This is on Brodie Van Ego who had no GM experience (notice a pattern?), brought in numerous former clients, then declared victory in December. He also saddled Mickey with Chilli Davis who had been fired by the Cubs--perhaps there were good reasons for his firing. BTW, Chaim Bloom was the runner-up for the GM spot. He's still with the Rays who are 27 & 16 and that's on Jeffy. What a clusterfuck.

I was at Thursday's game and when Conforto was on the ground some idiotic Nationals fan (sorry for the redundancy) yelled "Rub some money on it!" and others laughed as if he was being paid such a grand sum that he has no right to be injured. I hope that guy falls off a ladder while changing a lightbulb and bangs his head.

Thank you Edgy.

METS: 1. Jeff McNeil (L) LF 2. Dominic Smith (L) 1B 3. Robinson Cano (L) 2B 4. Michael Conforto (L) RF 5. J.D. Davis ® 3B 6. Brandon Nimmo (L) CF 7. Amed Rosario ® SS 8. Tomas Nido ® C 9. Zack Wheeler (L) P WSH: 1. Adam Eaton (L) RF 2. Victor Robles ® CF 3. Anthony Rendon ® 3B 4. Juan Soto (L) LF 5. Howie Kendrick ® 2B 6. Gerardo Parra (L) 1B 7. Kurt Suzuki ® C 8. Wilmer Difo (S) SS 9. Anibal Sanchez ® P

Edgy MD wrote: Going back to the Kinkwell is a bold move, but one I support. I wasn't sure about the protocol but the song works.

1:05 start and I think that this is a big game... but I think that every game against these SOBs is a big game. The Mets win and they have two series wins in a row. They lose and they lose another series that isn't against MIA. WSH wins and "maybe they're turning this thing around". WSH loses and the panic exacerbates. The Mets bring a major league pitcher to the mound today, Zack Wheeler, so that's nice but he's been lit up by WSH twice this season: http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/31267/zack-wheelerhttp://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/31267/zack-wheeler Much of the damage has been by players on the DL: http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/31267/zack-wheelerhttp://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/31267/zack-wheeler Rendon and Eaton have good numbers against him. It's Anibal Sanchez for WSH (RHP, 0-6, 5.27, 1.68). http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/6472http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/6472 This is his first start for WSH against the Mets. We know him from ATL. http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6472/anibal-sanchezhttp://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6472/anibal-sanchez Ramos has a good average against him but Ramos won't start (maybe Ramos should have sat last night since they weren't going to win that game). I'll be in Section 103 to the left of the Mets bullpen. [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIl6n_SRCIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIl6n_SRCI[/YOUTUBE]

Edgy MD wrote: But at this rate, any number of things could happen before Lowrie appears. Yeah, Cespedes might be back first.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: wtf is Fraz doing in the lineup. I thought we were trying to win I hope there's more logic to it other than "he's 2 for 4 against Hellickson": http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/30506/jeremy-hellicksonhttp://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/30506/jeremy-hellickson

https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1128388013510283266

=nymr83 post_id=9897 time=1557803457 user_id=54] Does Font really need to pitch this series with the day off and the rainout? Cant we go Syndergaard, Wheeler, DeGrom all on normal rest? Kick the Nats while they are down!

So two days off. The good news, for me, is that instead of seeing Wilmer Font on Tuesday at Nationals Park I'll see Syndergaard.

Nicely done. Get some rest, tough one tomorrow against Caleb Smith.

Keith Hernandez riffing on when "Led Zeppelin used to put out great albums all the time all in a row." He's probably talking about every single one of their albums except their last two - Presence and In Through the Out Door, because who the fuck listens to those two what with the rest of the catalogue to listen to. That last album doesn't even sound like a Led Zeppelin album, but whaddya expect with Jimmy Page totally zombied out on who knows what drugs? This all started with Pete Alonso's walk-up music, which Keith identified as Led Zep music, but couldn't name the song. I think it was The Ocean song. You are correct, sir! https://www.mlb.com/entertainment/walk-up/nymhttps://www.mlb.com/entertainment/walk-up/nym

On Thursday's off-day, the Nimmos and the McNeils went to see Cirque du Soleil Instagram WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM

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3 hits last night for Syracuse so it looks like he'll be in the lineup on Tuesday against WSH.

I'll be at Nationals Park Tuesday and perhaps Thursday (depending on the weather). Tuesday will be Font-Tastic!