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  1. Frayed Knot
    Despite this game having some degree of better vibes to it than most recent games, it still seems destined to end in much the same way.
  2. Frayed Knot
    Plus, the future managerial stint of Kodai Stengel is probably a long shot.
  3. Frayed Knot
    Gotta like Ewing challenging the call and then immediately start removing his guards and stuff.
  4. Frayed Knot
    And Thorton's gone.
  5. Frayed Knot
    Innings 2 thru 6 for Thornton: 0 R, 1 H, 3 K, 0 BB And only 78 pitches thru 6 [< 90 = Good] And, unlike many of the recent games, this one's moving along, approx 1:27 for six full
  6. Frayed Knot
    Obviously the fault is on the Phils, but Ewing forced matters by at least trying to stay alive in the rundown. Too many runners simply give up these days once they're trapped off the base.
  7. Frayed Knot
    Lindor jumps up to snag a liner and doesn't come down crippled .... so there's that.
  8. Frayed Knot
    Nice finish to the top 1st considering it started with three straight rockets. I couldn't help but think that, if it were the Mets in that same situation, that smash past Lindor would have gone right AT the SS for a GiDP. And still no white uniforms for like the 15th straight game it seems.
  9. Frayed Knot
    Day off for Alvarez who's been DH'ing often when not catching lately. And only the second DH assignment for Bichette all season who remains the only NYM to start every game this year now that Semien's streak is over.
  10. Frayed Knot
    When you consider the well-known correlation between foot speed and the organization for which a player played (part of) his career with future managerial skill, it all makes sense!!
  11. Frayed Knot
    It's a change because this has nothing to do with minor league players or with pre-FA major league players. So had this been in place last winter, for instance, the Mets could have offered Alonso a six-year FA contract whereas no other team could offer more than five. What it most resembles is what the NBA once called the 'Larry Bird Rule' which, similarly, gave a bargaining edge to the team the player was already on. The NBA did this because, in a sport that's more star-driven than any other one, they thought it was essential that a team be able to keep a player so identified with their organization. (aka: the old 'I can't imagine ______ in any other uniform" ploy) Of course NBA superstars bounce around all the time now so I'm not sure it ever really served its stated purpose (of even if it was ever intended to). Nor am I sure how any of this will appeal to players. MLB is both proposing to cap the length of a contract the players can sign and also, less directly through caps, the amount of money in said contract. oe: cross-posted with Grimm
  12. Frayed Knot
    Someone like, say, Mendoza?
  13. Frayed Knot
    It was inevitable. It was preordained.
  14. Frayed Knot
    Thru 9 innings, Mets are 2/9 w/RiSP, 13 LOB. Cubs are 3/8 with just 5 LOB
  15. Frayed Knot
    The Philles have scored 15 9th inning runs since Tuesday [8 + 2 + 5] The Mets have scored 14 9th inning runs THIS SEASON Just sayin'
  16. Frayed Knot
    14 of the Mets last 17 runs have come via HRs [6 solo HRs, four 2R HRs] The other three cam on a one RBI single and a two RBI single back on Tuesday.
  17. Frayed Knot
    Second two-out bases loaded opportunity of the game. Let's see if we can cash one of these in before the month of June ends. NOPE!!!
  18. Frayed Knot
    The Mets/Mauricio tried their hardest to hit into a GiDP on their second opportunity of the game to do so but the Cubs screwed up their plans.
  19. Frayed Knot
    I bet we don't
  20. Frayed Knot
    And the Cubs get the first two-out run scoring hit on their first opportunity and now on their second as well while the Mets are oh-for-3 in those situations stranding six. This kind of stuff is becoming so predictable that it's like the fix is in.
  21. Frayed Knot
    I feel like we need one of those factory/warehouse signs concerning injury prevention. New York Mets: Five Zero innings without an infield error!
  22. Frayed Knot
    Mets have been getting killed lately in giving up big hits with two outs and runners on. So tonight they're the ones who load the bases with two outs in the 3rd (foul out) and put two on with 2 outs in the 4th (weak grounder). Flip the script and we'd likely be down 4 or 5 (or 7) nothing.
  23. Frayed Knot
    And in the very first opportunity to his into a GiDP the Mets hit into a GiDP The Mets are 7th highest in MLB in hitting into GiDPs. Stats like these are tough to judge sometimes because they lack context. One would really need to know the ratio between GiDPs and the total number of base/out situations in which it was possible to hit into one [1 - 0 - 0; 1 - 1 -0; 1 - 1 -1; 1 - 0 - 1; with 0 or 1 outs] and that data doesn't seem to be readily available. But, considering their low OBP/amount of baserunners, it means they certainly into more than their share.
  24. Frayed Knot
    One inning and, so far, no infield errors!!
  25. Frayed Knot
    I don't usually keep track of these things the way a lot of youse guyz do, but when was the last time they wore their home whites? I'm not superstitious or anything, but if I had lost 23 straight (or whatever it is) I'd probably ditch the blue tops which they've been wearing a lot lately (both home and road) and tonight they've gone to the blacks.
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