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The Mets roster indicates two of their pitchers shedding abnormally high uniform numbers for some more traditional denominators. Robert Gsellman switches from 65 to 44, which is just putting a chip on your shoulder, as it is the bully's number. You have to have the punch to back up your talk if you wear 44. I'm also kind of disappointed to see Gselly drop 65 because I always thought of the digits as an illustration of the unusual digraph at the start of his name, as in 65ELLMAN. Lefty David Peterson is shedding the iniquity of his 77 assignment to don the more frequently assigned (but mostly star-crossed) 23. This frees up 77 (unintentionally, most likely, but who knows?) for Syracuse pitching coach D.J. Carrasco, who went with double-sevens not-unintentionally through the bulk of his career, including with the Mets, and may want to wear them during spring training, or perhaps if he gets a callup should the Mets suddenly find themselves in need of a fifth pitching coach.

Willets giving no quarter and no fucks. Yeah, he pounded out consecuguesses, but I didn't declare them off-limits. Plus, he came in late and got the stuff everybody else missed. I'm declaring Willets Point the winner, and while I don't have any appropriate prizes on hand, I'm happy to award him with my respect and good opinion. T H E　B A C K　O F　Y O U R　H A N D (Willets Point) A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 H A N D ' S　O F F ,　S H E ' S　M I N E (Johnny Lunchbucket) Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 G I V E　' E M　A　Y E L L !　G I V E　'E M　A　H A N D ! (chad ochoseis/Willets Point) MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 W A S H I N G　T H E I R　H A N D S (Willets Point) After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 S E C O N D-H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 K E E P　Y O U R　H A N D S　T O　Y O U R S E L F (Fman) Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander

We're down to two and a half answers! Don't let Fman win! I HATE that guy!

Great work, mofos! _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 H A N D ' S　O F F ,　S H E ' S　M I N E (Johnny Lunchbucket) Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　G I V E　'E M　A　H A N D ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 S E C O N D -H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 K E E P　Y O U R　H A N D S　T O　Y O U R S E L F (Fman) Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander

Wow. Lest it go unsaid, 2020 was only nominally a baseball season. Maybe he's great, but it's hard to see this as anything but buying high.

New Jack Swing babies Another Bad Creation hailed from Atlanta and were associated with a Philly based movement, but it when it came to rocking their improvised baseball togs in the "Iesha" video, they knew where it was at. [fimg=500]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/screen-shot-2021-01-15-at-9.21.42-pm.png[/fimg]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Was 3 supposed to be repeated twice? Looks like GIVE 'EM A HAND! You're halfway home! _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　G I V E　'E M　A　H A N D ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 S E C O N D -H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander

All three were a first baseman at some point, though only Evans would have included it on his business card. 50,000,000 Dutch Rennert Fans can't be wrong!

Bingo! It's all about the Fleetwoods. _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 S E C O N D -H A N D　N E W S (Frayed Knot) Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander Hey, we're halfway home!

I thought that would go first. What an insensitive headline editor that guy must be! _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 H A N D ' S　D O W N (Ben Grimm) Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander

Excellent work on the middle three! _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met 　 _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen 　 _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander 　 O N E　H A N D　I N　M Y　P O C K E T (Fman) Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching 　 H A N D ' S　A C R O S S　T H E　W A T E R (dinosaur jesus) Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers 　 W I L L I E　A N D　T H E　H A N D　J I V E (cal sharpie) Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph 　 _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression 　 _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too 　 _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander

I give you the prosaic subhead, and you give me the goofy headlines that editors are preparing in the passionate quest to win the 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby. _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ A Guide to the Surprising Array of Tattoos Under Shirt of Newest Met _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ ,　_ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Pass on Cleveland Lefty, Sign Mo'Ne Davis to Bolster Pen _ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ !　_ _ _ _　' _ _　_　_ _ _ _ ! MLB Teams Cheering for Mets New Ownership Group, Agree to Let Team Pursue Lefty Unimpeded _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ After Reading His Social Media Posts, Mets End Pursuit of Lefthander _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ Pop-Singer Morrissette Accuses Mets Reliever of Inappropriate Touching _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ Surprising Mets, Reliever Joins Hanshin Tigers _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _　_ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Mets Passing on Reliever Attributed to Questionable Scouting Report from Randolph _ _ _ _ ' _　_ _ _ _ Mets Announce Lefty's Leave of Absence to Confront Depression _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ Unsubstantiated Reports Suggest Mets Want to Sign Brad's Younger Brother Too _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _　_ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rest of League Shows No Interest in Cleveland Lefthander

I'm with Gwreck. And the continuing idea that it's a fait accompli puzzles the heck out of me.

Martinez was https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martijo08.shtmlpretty productive in 2018. Those 2020 numbers, on the other, hand, somehow make Billy Hamilton look more appealing.

=Sherm]That decision would allow the Mets — more than any other NL team — to maximize their current roster and more efficiently make further improvements.

Also typical: horrible cropping around the hair. Since when are Yankees allowed to wear shag, anyhow?

Winiest name for a Metwife since the delectable Schardonnay Schneider. [fimg=350]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/96/b3/ab/96b3ab9f713b079812d9a2976ab3e2d3.jpg[/fimg]

"Welcome to our lounge, Ms. ... ?" "Cabernet." "OK, coming up. You don't have to be short."

I'm not trying to be funny here, but her name is actually "Cabernet"? OE: Seeing that bottom line ... I guess so.

Who is his #1?

It's pretty funny that the Mets have four pitching coaches. It's not that long ago that that was nearly a full staff.

Perhaps hard to render distinctively at that size, but The White Rat's insignia looks more Yankoid than Metly.

Maybe I'm the last guy to know this, but I'd never have thunk that Whitey Herzog's brief run as Mets coach in 1966 was immortalized by a Bruce Stark cartoon. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81rUZ4oK52L._AC_SY679_.jpg>

Competing with Liam Feeney and Liam Neeson to become history's highest paid Liam. Also, the only Liam in MLB history.

Turner is a star. Soto is a superstar. I certainly don't want to short-sell the 2019 champs, but five guys in that lineup had awful seasons in 2020.