Edgy MD

This not bunting against the shift is going to drive me crazy for another year, isn't it?

This Blake Parker thinks he's Kimbrel without the heat?

It's a shame the Mets get caught up in this service manipulation nonsense. We could use Alonso's production in Queens.

Second time tonight Nimmo watched a fastball right down the pipe for strike three.

A very LOBby night for McNeilio.

deGrom grounds out to first to end the rally, but he really looks like he knows what he's doing at the plate.

That first pitch to McNeilie was right in his wheelhouse. The next was an inch further in and he ripped it over the bag. Keep pitching him down and in.

I hate the juts of the stands down the foul lines. Ballz down the line should roll toward the corner. Every time a ball ricochets off the jut in front of the outfielder, I feel like they're playing at Yankee Stadium.

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Poor Jeff Van Gundy. I don't even get that and I think it's funny. Back when he was the coach of the Knicks -- and when the Knicks actually did things like qualify for playoffs -- the Knicks got into a brawl during a playoff game with the Heat which resulted in JVG grabbing onto the ankle of a Miami player about 19 times his size and being dragged across the floor by him like the ride your uncle used to give you when you were about 4 y/o. The difference being that I don't think the Heat player (Alonzo Mourning?) had any inkling that he had a reasonably-sized human being semi-attached to him while it was all going on. IIRC Van Gundy came out of it with nothing more than torn pants and a severely mussed combover, but it made for a helluva video. I guess I recall this. This was the game where pretty much the entire Knicks team left the bench, qualifying all of them for an automatic two game suspension? The Anthony/Starks/Mason Knicks, right?

When did Ronnie get the nerdy hipster glasses?

I wonder if they recut that commercial for every market. That's not what this says. Go, Golden Eagles! !!! ... GO, CARP!!

That lede leaves a lot of weird subtext out there: .@Pete_Alonso20 looks to keep impressing. The others could scarcely be bothered to give a fuck. Besides, shouldn't deGrom be the lede in any game he's pitching these days? He's within sneezing distance of displacing Max Scherzer as the http://www.billjamesonline.com/polls_ratings/starting_pitcher_rankings/top-ranked pitcher in baseball.

Poor Jeff Van Gundy. I don't even get that and I think it's funny. The hapless peacemaker turns out to be Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart. And speaking of catchers, how shocked would you be to learn that this was all possibly initiated by Francisco Cervelli? [YOUTUBE]B3QJLULs5dU[/YOUTUBE]

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/B_vlvLe5jtqI6bto8uZrmkmK16o=/0x0:2490x1660/1200x800/filters:focal%28714x158:1112x556%29/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62317545/usa_today_11288624.0.jpghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/B_vlvLe5jtqI6bto8uZrmkmK16o=/0x0:2490x1660/1200x800/filters:focal(714x158:1112x556)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62317545/usa_today_11288624.0.jpg A new regime can be Hell on rye for guys on the MLB bubble. Think Brodie brings a new fresh approach? A different set of eyes? Ask Kevin Plawecki how that's working out for him. Hell, ask T.J. Rivera. Or you can ask me. I'm Jacob Rhame, and I was the player to be named later when the Mets dealt Curtis Granderson to the Dodgers after the 2017 trade deadline. I obviously made it through waivers, but the Mets must've seen something, because they not only called me up in September, they also included me on the 2018 opening day roster. But I didn't exactly flourish and the Mets sent me down, and called me back all year long. I don't know if set any kind of record for being a human yo-yo, but man, did I log a lot of miles between Vegas and New York. Thursday, August 2, 2018: New York Mets optioned RHP Jacob Rhame to Las Vegas 51s. Sunday, August 5, 2018: New York Mets recalled Jacob Rhame from Las Vegas 51s. Monday, August 13, 2018: New York Mets optioned RHP Jacob Rhame to Las Vegas 51s. Thursday, August 16, 2018: New York Mets recalled Jacob Rhame from Las Vegas 51s. Friday, August 17, 2018: RHP Jacob Rhame returned to Las Vegas 51s from New York Mets. Wednesday, August 29, 2018: New York Mets recalled Jacob Rhame from Las Vegas 51s. Thursday, August 30, 2018: RHP Jacob Rhame returned to Las Vegas 51s from New York Mets. Friday, August 31, 2018: New York Mets recalled RHP Jacob Rhame from Las Vegas 51s. Now, I'd frankly love to be a yo-yo right now. Instead, I'm a middle-of-the-pack Syracuse reliever with a shlubby ERA after the first week. I get it. Brodie is new and he has no stake in my success or failure. I've known adversity before. Did you know I had a scholarship to play ball at Oklahoma U., but I was cut after one year for being too fat? IT'S TRUE! While others were packing on what they call "the freshman 15," I gained 60 pounds. It turns out, Chipotle and beer isn't the best diet. But I transferred to JC, and pitched my way back enough to become a sixth-round pick of the Dodgers. That's me, overcoming adversity. Some might say I've pitched enough to prove I don't belong, but I don't see it that way. I think I've got something more. I'm controlling my fastball better, and I think that's the skill that makes or breaks a Met pitcher. What it does to me has yet to be seen, but it hasn't broken me yet. First you control your fastball, then you control your fate. That's what Mr. Miyagi taught me. How will that work out in 2019? Goofy glasses for everybody!!

Yeah, it's always disappointing when one team is in throwbacks and the other ain't. That probably had the teams ready to fight even before the beanball.

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Also, last night's was supposedly the smallest crowd in Orioles Park at Camden Yards history.

Maybe. I'd like to see an uncropped copy of the SI cover photo. I have saved every decent to great quality photo of Brooks that I have come across online over the years, and I've yet to see one. I bet the negative of that photo included more details left and right. Rod Gaspar recognizable? I guess to you and I. To me, all that matters is that Brooks is in focus, ready to pounce on any ball batted his way. https://images.nittanyweb.com/scs/images/products/116/larger/brooks_robinson_autographed_signed_sports_illustrated_magazine_baltimore_orioles_beckett_certified_p781314.jpg> I meant recognizable as a Met, not as Gaspar. In fact, has some touch-up work been done here on his number? It seems artificially sharp, especially when considered alongside Elrod Hendricks' "10."

I said as much in the last thread. Also, he was all about the black and white. And that's where I went. Pretty cool of fellow Hall-of-Famer Lee Smith to do the article.

Since the opening day loss, the Syracuse Mets are undefeated, having upped their record to 4-1, tied for the top record in the International League. Destroying it at the plate so far has been Dilson Hererra. The super-destructive Son of a Dil has gone 7-for-his-first-11, with four of those hits — three doubles and a homer — going for extra bases. When Frazier comes back, and maybe Lowrie, DH is going to slide even further down the depth chart, but when the guy's head hit the pillow last night with a .636 / .692 / 1.182 // 1.874, it's certainly an open question whether he should, small sample size and all. The star of the first time through the rotation was Drew Gagnon. Orange-and-Blue Drew went five shutout innings on Sunday against the always-dangerous Pawtucket Red Sox on Sunday, striking out five, walking but one, and surrendering only three hits. Looking good, Dirtbag. Anchoring the pen so far has been the mellifluously named Arquimedes Caminero. Arquie has already saved two games, throwing 2 1/3 innings in his first two appearances, allowing no runs on three hits. The OrangeMets host Rochester tonight, with the starter as yet un-named. It's Taco Tuesday, so fans can purchase three delicious handmade tacos for $8 from one of the many taco carts at NBT Bank Stadium. The Trump campaign was right in warning us that there would be taco trucks on every corner. They were just gloriously wrong about him being able to do anything to stop it. 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Lee[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]6/25/95[/td90][td90]1/17/89[/td90][td90]4/26/94[/td90][td90]12/31/91[/td90][td90]8/23/93[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90] Transactions, 4/7 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Demoted From New York[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/th][td90][/td90][td90][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Tomás Nido[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]4/12/94[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90] YOUR Syracuse Mets Coaching Staff [th]Position Group[/th][th]=#BF0000] Manager[/th][th]=#BF0000]Pitching Coach[/th][th]=#BF0000]Hitting Coach[/th][td90][/td90][td90][/td90][td90][/td90][td90]http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Joel+Chimelis+Houston+Astros+Photo+Day+q3VMQBd9ky7l.jpghttp://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Joel+Chimelis+Houston+Astros+Photo+Day+q3VMQBd9ky7l.jpg[/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Tony DeFrancesco[/td90][td90]Glenn Abbott[/td90][td90]Joel 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Gagnon[/td90][td90]Corey Oswalt[/td90][td90]Héctor Santiago[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]7/3/87[/td90][td90]7/1/94[/td90][td90]6/26/90[/td90][td90]9/3/93[/td90][td90]12/16/87[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]Primary Position[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Other Positions[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]Status Notes[/td90][td90][/td90][td90]On 40- Man Roster[/td90][td90]On 40- Man Roster[/td90][td90]On 40- Man Roster[/td90][td90][/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][td90][/td90][td90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/641341.jpghttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/641341.jpg[/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/491708/generic/180x270/491708.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/491708/generic/180x270/491708.jpg[/td90][td90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/621098.jpghttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/621098.jpg[/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/594951/generic/180x270/594951.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/594951/generic/180x270/594951.jpg[/td90][td90][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Tyler Bashlor[/td90][td90]Arquimedes Caminero[/td90][td90]Eric Hanhold[/td90][td90]Ryan O'Rourke[/td90][td90]Jacob Rhame[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]4/16/93[/td90][td90]6/16/87[/td90][td90]11/1/93[/td90][td90]4/30/88[/td90][td90]3/16/93[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]Primary Position[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief 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Catcher[/th][td90][/td90][td90][/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/664219/t505/180x270/664219.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/664219/t505/180x270/664219.jpg[/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/623354/generic/180x270/623354.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/623354/generic/180x270/623354.jpg[/td90][td90][/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/623279/t505/180x270/623279.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/623279/t505/180x270/623279.jpg[/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Paul Sewald[/td90][td90]Corey Taylor[/td90][td90]Daniel Zamora[/td90][td90]Tomás Nido[/td90][td90]Colton Plaia[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]5/26/90[/td90][td90]1/8/93[/td90][td90]4/15/93[/td90][td90]4/12/94[/td90][td90]9/25/90[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]Primary Position[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90]=#008000]Catcher[/td90][td90]Other 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Pitcher[/th][td90][/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/641455/generic/180x270/641455.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/641455/generic/180x270/641455.jpg[/td90][td90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/664869.jpghttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/664869.jpg[/td90][td90]http://www.milb.com/images/545346/generic/180x270/545346.jpghttp://www.milb.com/images/545346/generic/180x270/545346.jpg[/td90][td90][/td90][td90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/622098.jpghttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/622098.jpg[/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Andrew Church[/td90][td90]P.J. 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Losses assigned to pitchers are a pretty arbitrary statistic. And Anthony Young saved at least 15 games during that loss streak.

Strike three. Now 0-for-27 in 2019.

And we have a nu record for offensive ineptitude. Poor Chris Davis is now the ultimate futility infielder.

https://i2.wp.com/thewestwordonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dave_racaniello_2015_03_27.jpg?resize=777%2C437> I'm Dave Racaniello, and I've been doing this a long time. I was the classic walk-on. Way back in 1997, my dad and I went to a Mets game, and through a mutual connection, we got to meet Bobby Valentine. I mentioned to BV that I was an amateur catcher and had caught Eric Bedard, and as fate would have it, the regular bullpen catcher called in sick shortly after, and Bobby invited me into the dream world. I caught most of the rest of the season, but I was a kid. A baby. A nineteen-year-old fish out of water. So at the end of the season, I went back to my life. My REAL LIFE. The fantasy should have gotten out of my system. But no, sir, it didn't. When I finished college, Valentine invited me back. That was 2001. And ... I've been there ever since. Hundreds of players have come and gone. Dozens of coaches. Already dim memories. (Chris Chambliss, anybody? Vern Ruhle?) And damn, it's been cool. Hanging around the world's best athletes (and Jeff D'Amico), being in the club. First I was like their little brother. Then I was like one of the guys. Now I'm sort of like an older brother. I love it, but it's grown sad. I'm like an elf, befriending the men of Middle Earth, but then their lifetimes come and go, and mine persists. I was David Wright's best man! Not Daniel Murphy. Not José Reyes. Not Curtis Granderson. ME! Fuck it, Cliff Floyd was giving me shit at the wedding, but for that one great moment, no one could have belonged more than me. But I turn 40 this year. Wright is gone. I'm not sure where. I mean, I've still got his cell phone number and we text, but I rise early and he sleeps in. I throw BP and he plays badminton with those little girls of his. Maybe this life is over for me. Maybe they're kind of pointing at me behind my back. I'm college-educated and turn 40, and I'm fetching their towels. The goddamn GM is barely older than I am. Job security is great. But maybe I should look into other opportunities in the organization. I'm a fitness buff and it probably wouldn't take long for me to get training certifications. I could coach, I could scout, I could liase. But those positions are all filled with guys prone to getting fired, and here in the Mets bullpen, I never do. So I do the safe thing. I strap 'em on and report for hump duty every spring. In The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron writes about what she calls "The Shadow Artist" — the would-be actress who is afraid to aggressively pursue where her heart drives her, so she gets a job in the box office of the local bullshit theater company. Maybe she moves up to marketing in a few years. But the hunger never goes away, and she gets older but the ingenues stay the same age. And they all look past her shoulder at cocktail parties the same way, year after year, trying to catch the eye of somebody who matters. Maybe your heart says to paint and sculpt, but fear and compromise lead you to instead work in a gallery. Maybe you get to curate a few shows. But God dammit, you come to hate what you love. One of these days, you swear you're going to take a box-cutter to this shit that people are calling art, but you know it would only go up in value. Is that me? Am I shadow baseball player? I might be. I've cycled all the way from New York to camp in St. Lucie with R.A. Dickey. But I'm not Dickey. I've stood up for David Wright. But I'm not Wright. I've broken Dmitri Young's record for cheesesteaks consumed in the Philadelphia Phillies' visiting clubhouse. But I sure ain't Dmitri Young. I've run a few marathons, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and then ... reported back to St. Lucie in February. I tell people, "You know, not just anybody can do this!" and then I look at Eric Langill, and, um ... well ... . So here I am. It's 2019. I'm doing it again. But I have a few questions about what lies ahead. Maybe you can help me.

If you keep staring at Ramos, his arms get beefier.