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I love the people worrying about the Mets games against LAD and SD when they can't beat MIA and PIT.

"I'm making millions every year but I will still pull an outside fastball so it's an easy out... but you can see pictures of me and my twins in the pool at the team hotel!" "I have a contract until 2024 but I can't be bothered to block the plate or make a simple tag... but follow me on Twitter for more pictures of my family in Mets shirts!" I can't do this again. He sucks. Familia sucks.

Familia says "no".

"I'm making millions every year but I will still pull an outside fastball so it's an easy out... but you can see pictures of me and my twins in the pool at the team hotel!"

Frayed Knot wrote: New rule: if you waste our time with a no-chance challenge a fan of the opposing team can go into the opposing dugout (with a mask) and say "f**k you" to the manager. We need all kinds of rules like this. My new one is that if a Mgr or PC delays the game so he can talk to his pitcher mid-inning and the next batter gets a hit then that team loses all mound visit privileges for like a week or more. I like it! The "you gave bad advice" rule.

For someone who likes to swing a lot, Dom was awfully passive during that AB.

New rule: if you waste our time with a no-chance challenge a fan of the opposing team can go into the opposing dugout (with a mask) and say "f**k you" to the manager.

I'm sure that McCann is a nice guy, his wife seems nice, his twin sons are cute, and he can't be this bad forever but the thought of seeing him through 2024 is not appealing. "2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 4 yrs/$40.6M (21-24)" I'd like to know if the decision to jump on his FA status and not wait for Realmuto was a Sandy move or something that Steve cooked up to attack the market.

Frayed Knot wrote: Four hits, only two of which have left the infield. And two of the four came in front of the pitcher (not that the non-pitchers have done better w/runners aboard). and this is against an emergency starter.

Frayed Knot wrote: If you want the upside of J Baez you're going to have to take the bad with it. That strike three pitch wasn't EVER in, or even near, the zone. Baez is a bit of a moron. I suggest reading this comment from "Brian P." in The Athletic about Javy Baez (Josh Lewin read it on today's "Mets In The Morning" podcast): [bLOCKQUOTE]Been in love with the Cubs since 84, and Javy is easily my favorite Cub player. That said, I love the trade for PCA and am hoping it works out for the Mets, Cubs and Javy. To me, the true magic of Javy is he did things none of us have seen before. Tagging someone at second was static for 100 years and now kids (and other players) try to emulate a Javy tag. His base running/swim slides are things we never saw before, at least at the volume he could accomplish them. Even his pointing/checking with the first base ump on a check swing, as illogical as it is, is something no other player has done. This game is supposed to be fun and entertaining, and Javy is like a Fast and The Furious movie marathon. Will he drive you nuts, of course, but at least once a week you shake your head (mostly in disbelief, sometimes in disgust) and for that, I love watching him.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

The only way they were going to score after bases loaded, none out was a walk, HBP, WP or PB.

Nice find, batmagadanleadoff!

Last night's game, 2:43. This one might be an hour longer.

Villar seems to be fading. As soon as JD is healthy he'll play every day (WHAT? HE'S BACK?) until Lindor returns.

How did he do that? 2d time tonight I've asked that about something Baez did.

Didn't they use to release next season's schedule on the last weekend of the current season? A few thoughts: They open against WSH again. Yeesh. They are out of the East/Central Timezones in April, May, June and look at that weird last two weeks of the season. From May 20 until June 12 the Mets play 13 of 19 games in COL, SF, LAD, SD, LAA--not good for us old guys. That's 4 trips to the West Coast (plus a 5th for the multitude of All-Stars that the Mets will have in the All-Star Game @LAD). SEA--home (alas, because it's a nice place to visit) TEX--home HOU--away (again) LAA--away (so no Trout and Ohtani at CitiField).

Edgy MD wrote: What really stinks here isn't so much the Mets behavior, but the draft itself. .... Fight the real enemy. This. Worthwhile opinion piece on an alternative that won't happen: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/corollary-damage-kumar-rocker-the-mlb-draft-and-a-better-way-forward/https://blogs.fangraphs.com/corollary-damage-kumar-rocker-the-mlb-draft-and-a-better-way-forward/

I'm not worried. With all of the smart people in the Front Office and Steve's $ they'll improve the starting pitching and the bullpen at the trade deadline. Hold on, my Producer is giving me an update... WHAT? It was LAST WEEK?

Another awful night of Mets baseball.

I wish that the Mets were as mad at the baseball as they are w/the Marlins and the HP umpire. For the 2d night in a row, Lugo is on the mound as a 1-run deficit increases.

Edgy MD wrote: Ron and Gary are twisting themselves into the ground exploring the swinging 3-0 question. If you're leading off down by a run, you shouldn't be swinging 3-0, even if your last name is Ruth. Absolutely. They were trying to provide logic to the illogical.

Per Fman99's comment, McCann is 0 for his last 10, it's 3-0, he's leading off, why did he swing?

Per Tim Britton: [bLOCKQUOTE]The Mets' home series finale against the Dodgers on Aug. 15 has been flexed to Sunday Night Baseball. That means the Mets will play a 7 p.m. game in New York on Sunday night and a 9:45 p.m. game Monday night in San Francisco. [/bLOCKQUOTE]

Another 8th inning where the RP fails and the other team extends the lead... except this RP is not one that will be DFA'd after the game.

In April, if I told you that Brandon Drury would get a key AB in August against a righty while Michael Conforto was on the bench and it was the right move (once you comprehended that Drury was on the Mets) you wouldn't believe it.