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  1. Frayed Knot
    Jose Oquendo
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    Just pathetic. A couple of singles and 0 for everything with runners on.
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    New Rule: If a batter challenges a strike and the graphic shows the the ball was entirely within the zone then that batter is banned form challenging any more pitches for an entire month.
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    Fact check on the Peyton Bonds info above: Peyton is the Nephew of Barry, the son of Barry's brother Bobby II, and of course the grandson of Barry I
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    The #90 overall pick by the SF Giants is Peyton Bonds, a 6' 5" R/R OF from Rutgers. And, yes, his nickname is 'Son of' Two picks later the Mets get their 2nd pick of the day and use it to select Aiden Robbins: OF from U Texas, 21 y/o, R/R, 6' 2" / 205
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    Leadoff runner on 2nd ... and then no ball leaves the IF for the rest of the inning. It's a little known fact but, in his HS Yearbook, Francisco Alvarez was voted the boy most likely to start an AB with an 0-2 count. I'll cut and paste the entry as soon as I get a minute.
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    Basically sitting out this series (or a big chunk of it) gives Bichette almost a full week to rest and heal all his owies.
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    Carson Wiggins, RHP, U of Arkansas
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    Somebody good.
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    And mountain lions. And intruders. Former USWNT soccer star (and cutie) Alex Morgan has joined the ever-growing ranks of ex-athletes pimping on-line sports gambling sites.
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    Fell asleep early and so missed the majority of this one. Scanned the box score this morning to see that they: - had 10 hits but 8 of them were singles ... cuz that's what they do - hit a HR, but made sure there was no one on base at the time ... cuz that's what they do - went 0-fer-8 w/RiSP ... cuz that's what they do - hit into two GiDPs, both coming immediately after getting the leadoff runner on ... cuz that's what they do
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    I just found out this was an APPLE+ game too. Well that suxxxxxx!!
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    Despite a season with a lot of one-step-forward/two-steps back for the Sox, they have won their last five straight even without Willson Contreras who is their only real hitting threat. But even that's only gotten them to a 43 - 48 record and, once you get past Contreras's 163 OPS+, CF Cedanne Rafaela (117) and RF Wilyer Aybar (113) are the only regulars in triple digits. Doesn't help them that neither Trevor Story or last year's rookie sensation Anthony Roman have seen the field since May.
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    Hey, that's their problem. I think the Mets should get to pitch against crash-test dummies dressed up in Sawx togs for the top of the 1st if the real guys aren't ready yet. I bet our pitcher/defense can hold them to one run in the opening frame, two tops.
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    Shohei will miss his start tonight (although will still DH) and will not travel to Philly for the ASG because of "left knee Irritation". It was the same knee that had inflammation causeing him to sit out briefly a few weeks back. Maybe it's nothing but due to the magnitude of Shohei, this bears watching. Out-of-Town weekend series to follow starting tonight: Phils @ Tigers; Yanx @ Nats; Braves @ StL; and the hottest team on the planet, the Marlins, [26 - 8 since June 1st - a streak that started right after they got swept by the Mets] host Cleveland.
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    I bet somebody knows.
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    You have to let go of that one, it was a long time ago ... oh wait, it was Tuesday!
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    As reported by MetIrish in the IGT thread, Vientos sustained a "hand fracture" as a result of an HBP today. The specific fracture is not known (or just not public) at this time but this will almost surely be a significant spell on the IL. Six to eight weeks puts him at early/mid September at best. So he goes from a breakout season in 2024 [134 OPS+ w/27 HRs in just over 2/3 of a season] to a significant step back in 2025 [96 OPS+ w/17 HRs in almost exactly the same # of ABs] to what can only be described as a totally lost season here in '26. His BA has dropped 55 points and his OBA 69 from '24 to '26 and, while the power still exists, it also is less frequent [IsoP = 250 in '24 vs 177 in '26] Don't know quite where the Mets/he goes from here. He'll turn 27 this off-season and be arb-eligible for the first time. That certainly shouldn't make him too expensive to keep but that depends on what kind of role he might play in '27.
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    It's not the only factor (Manaea allowing 17 runs in 25 innings during that stretch played a big part as well) but it's certainly A factor. Like I said, pitch well and efficiently and you'll find yourself being asked to stick around longer in games longer. Manaea has mostly been neither.
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    Yanx finally broke out the bats today for a 12-4 drubbing of the Rays to salvage a split of the four game series. This puts the teams back where they were when the series started with the Rays holding a 4.0 game edge. Prior to today, the Yanx had gone 20 games without scoring more than five in a game. They totaled just 56 runs during that time (2.8 RS/G) vs 111 allowed!
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    42 runs scored in the last five games [8.4/G]. That's a nice little run but it's also why I'm only updating this twice per month so as to not get carried away by signs of "progress" in small sample sizes. Still nice to see, though.
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    Sure. But as much as we like to criticize the manager (or the pre-game plan) for pulling the pitchers, too often it's the pitchers causing themselves to be pulled. In Manaea's last four games prior to today he's been at: 95 pitches thru 5-1/3 -- 80 would be a decent number here, and the bullpen gave up 1 hit + 1 walk over 3-2/3 86 thru 3.0 !! -- 'nuff said 90 thru 5-2/3 -- A slightly high but reasonable number, then walked his last batter w/two outs and was pulled with two on in a two run game and one hundred and freakin' eight thru 5 -- that's an OK total for SEVEN innings. Plus he left down 6-Zip. You wanna stay in the game longer? Then pitch better AND more efficiently. Today Sean did both so Green's different decision was made more out of different circumstances than it was some kind of mindset re-set.
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    You may want re-think your subject heading.
  25. Frayed Knot
    The Mets winned the game!!
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