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Perhaps but possibily over-thinking by a manager who over-thinks everything... or a staff that inputs too much data. I hope he (or they) made the right decisions. Helluva AB by the $300M player.

The Brewers spotted the Cubs 7 runs in the top of the first... it's now 15 to 7 Brewers in the 7th.

Good use of the Wilpons $. BVW presented it as a low-risk/high-reward deal which Jeffy loved. What a waste.

I understand that an "L" is starting but McKinney and Luis are "L's" and they're in the lineup while fellow "L's" Dom and McNeil are not. I'd rather see McNeil get more ABs than Peraza.

That's what I meant... it's Sunday afternoon. And move the ASG to Wednesday so the Sunday starting pitchers (e.g. Jake) can pitch.

The MLB Futures Game will again be held at the same time that MLB games are being played. HOW STUPID IS THAT? The NBA has their rookie game right before the Slam Dunk contest. MLB could have it on Monday afternoon but nooooooooooooo, they play it Sunday afternoon. Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty will represent the Mets. https://www.mlb.com/all-star/sunday/futures-game/roster#national-leaguehttps://www.mlb.com/all-star/sunday/futures-game/roster#national-league

Projections: Nimmo for Almora Villar for Blankenhorn Nido for Maz Davis for Peraza (?).

It feels like they ended a long losing streak even though it's only been two games.

That never crossed my mind. Fantastic!

As I sweated and steamed last night, I couldn't figure out the following: Why pitch to Schwarber at all? When he came up to bat in the 5th, I said, "walk him". Then it was 3-0 and I said, "just give him ball 4". then at 3-1, I said, "at least it will only be a solo HR." Luis told us that they kept trying to figure him out. Stop trying. Why did Eickhoff hit in the 5th with a runner on? Sunday, Oswalt hit with 2 on and we were told it was to preserve the BP for Eickhoff's start. Then he lets Eickhoff hit presumably to preserve the BP for Tuesday. Martinez managed with urgency all night. Luis manages as if it's an exhibition game or the season is indefinite. Maybe if Eickhoff is out WSH doesn't score in the 5th and 6th and the rally in the 8th wins it. But at least the BP was underused. Why PH Conforto for Luis when it was obvious that Martinez would bring in Hand (LHP)? Luis had 2 hits and maybe Martinez doesn't use his closer in the 8th for Luis. Why use Castro down one in the 8th? He's erratic. Lugo was warming, too. May is pitching better. Why use Castro in that spot? Why move McNeil to 3B in the 8th where he hasn't played all season? Blankenhorn has started at 3B. That decision lead to the "miscommunication". I aired a few of these grievances to Tim Britton in a chat and he disagrees with me on a few: [bLOCKQUOTE]I still don't think Rojas is a bad in-game manager. Does he make moves that are questionable? Yep, and so does every other big-league manager. (Why did Davey Martinez allow Wander Suero to face Dominic Smith and *then* bring in Justin Miller?) You're not going to walk Schwarber with nobody on base to bring up Turner and Soto -- not when he's batting with two outs in the second (when he grounded out) or leading off the fifth. My problem with Castro and Lugo was basically that I'd have only been warming up one of them and going with that pitcher regardless of whether it was tied or a one-run game.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

Thanks, Edgy.

As I sweated and steamed last night, I couldn't figure out the following: Why pitch to Schwarber at all? When he came up to bat in the 5th, I said, "walk him". Then it was 3-0 and I said, "just give him ball 4". then at 3-1, I said, "at least it will only be a solo HR." Luis told us that they kept trying to figure him out. Stop trying. Why did Eickhoff hit in the 5th with a runner on? Sunday, Oswalt hit with 2 on and we were told it was to preserve the BP for Eickhoff's start. Then he lets Eickhoff hit presumably to preserve the BP for Tuesday. Martinez managed with urgency all night. Luis manages as if it's an exhibition game or the season is indefinite. Maybe if Eickhoff is out WSH doesn't score in the 5th and 6th and the rally in the 8th wins it. But at least the BP was underused. Why PH Conforto for Luis when it was obvious that Martinez would bring in Hand (LHP)? Luis had 2 hits and maybe Martinez doesn't use his closer in the 8th for Luis. Why use Castro down one in the 8th? He's erratic. Lugo was warming, too. May is pitching better. Why use Castro in that spot? Why move McNeil to 3B in the 8th where he hasn't played all season? Blankenhorn has started at 3B. That decision lead to the "miscommunication".

In the TV show "The Good Place", we are told that in "The Bad Place" you are continuously tortured and the act is specific to you. I had my experience last night: sitting with 10,000 morons while the Mets are behind by five runs, the "Baby Shark" song is playing, the morons are doing the "Baby Shark" movements, and then the Mets Pitching Coach goes to the mound so the song keeps playing.

=Gwreck post_id=69409 time=1624913750 user_id=56] Despite having relatively little personal exposure to Nationals “fans,” bmfc1's regular expressions of contempt have really helped move them up into my Top 5 Most Loathsome Fanbase rankings.

I avert my eyes when the Dancing Presidents, or whatever they are, enter and instead look at the fools around me who get erect for the only time all night (you can take them to mean "standing up" if you wish). You should see when they walk around the concourse pre-game--it's as if they were something good, like Mr. Met.

Yours truly will be there, shvitzing my ass off in my "Shea Stadium" tee a few rows behind the Mets dugout. I think that they're giving away a WS Bobblehead which I have to either toss or carry around all night so I can sell it on eBay, I mean, give it to a friend who would like it which is worth more than money. It's the matchup you dream of: Jerad Eickhoff (our team) v. Paolo Espino (the other team) and lots of relievers for both.

Marcus Stroman is leaving the team to be with his family after the passing of his Grandmother but he'll be back for his start on Friday. Luis said that they might add a player under the Beareavment Leave rules.

=Gwreck post_id=69379 time=1624821355 user_id=56] =bmfc1 post_id=69376 time=1624820974 user_id=73] In Game 7 of the World Series Luis will be playing for Game 8.

In Game 7 of the World Series Luis will be playing for Game 8.

MetsTwitter: Luis is great, JD is a bad player. Uh... did you notice his misplay that helped cost them Game 2 on Friday and that play? JD is a superior player and can't get healthy fast enough, especially with how this team hits.

Edgy MD wrote: McCann held that ball way too long. He did but he's terrible. Chad--agreed but this team can't hit. Jeff McNeil--his head is up his ass. Stro's at 47 pitches thanks to about 10 extra pitches due to McNeil's blunder. This means that he'll only go 5 which is an extra-inning for the bullpen. Umpires--why can't they make obvious calls correctly? Anyone that doesn't like replay (HOWIE!) needs to look at the Luis/foot call and this one. If the umpires were competent we wouldn't need replay.

Never give a runner the stop sign because you're asking for a flyball or hit and that's too much for the team to accomplish at this time.

Luis said that Nimmo is scheduled to return on Tuesday. If so, who departs? Almora is hitting .081 (I know, BA is dumb) but he's a righty and they have few right-handed hitters. McKinney is a lefty but he is hitting .225 with 4 HRs and is more potent off the bench.

Luis said that Jake is scheduled to pitch 3 more times before the All-Star break: July 1 at Atlanta, July 6 vs. Milwaukee and July 11 at Pittsburgh. This means that he misses the NYY (and a matchup with Cole, which is what the writers are bemoaning) and more than an inning in the ASG but 3 starts are better than 2 starts (he should live and be well.)