Edgy MD

Aaron Laffey took a hateful and vicious beating last night from New Orleans. Already down 8-1 entering the fourth inning, he took the mound and allowed the first six batters to reach base, before manager Tony DeFrancesco felt a humanitarian twang in his heart and mercifully pulled him from the game. His incredible final line was 14 runs allowed, 12 earned, in three innings. And by the end of the evening, it came to pass that this was his final final line, as Laffey became the second 51s pitcher this spring to follow an irredeemably terrible start by announcing his retirement before leaving the clubhouse. Best wishes in whatever you do next, Aaron. The game well out of hand, the pitching was actually solid the rest of the way, with backup backup catcher Jeff Glenn pitching two mopup innings at the end, allowing no runs on one hit. Dominic Smith, who isn't a Met, but has been slumping so badly that he might as well be, went 3-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. While the Mets may seem to be cornering the market on monstrously large pitchers, pitching the middle innings for the Baby Cakes was a character named Jumbo Diaz, a former Cincinnati Red and (briefly) Tampa Bay Ray officially listed at 6'4" and 315 pounds. [fimg=500]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jQClj1xKV-IgnkQbJuFt_nMZQqs=/0x313:2088x1705/1200x800/filters:focal(0x313:2088x1705)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/53561857/usa-today-9586231.0.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=500]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Jumbo_D%C3%ADaz_in_2017_%2834801604084%29.jpg/1200px-Jumbo_D%C3%ADaz_in_2017_%2834801604084%29.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=500]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9SVDY2Pydq0ko67K6W06yAsb4Aw=/0x0:1600x900/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1600x900)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8453033/022214_FSO_MLB_JoseDiaz_PI.jpg[/fimg] Go, Jumbo. You keep on being you.

The Mets are on the hook for only $2 million with Reyes, of which 1/3 is already spent, for sub-replacement-player return, so I don't see that being much of an issue.

Staying healthy and piling up prestigious win totals with the Yankees in the 20s and 30s is a good way to punch your ticket. Ask Waite Hoyt. Urban Shocker may have retired relatively young but he may have had a better career than either of them.

I like how 1967 no longer needs "New York." At least, not necessarily. It's 1967, and the Mets are the Mets. What other Mets could they be?

Red's great. The definition of a baseball lifer. If a Hall of Fame candidate is a player-manager, player-executive, or player-umpire, the HoF Veterans' Committee is supposed to consider the totality of a figure's career, even if he was just submitted on a player ballot. Schoendeist was seemingly one of the few times they took that charge seriously. One of three Reds in the Hall of Fame.

That's my P.J. He's so like that.

Hands off my P.J.!

Parting with Gonzo is probably not going to be an issue for many. In fact, he's been such a dead man walking from day one, he's sort of like Schröedinger's cat, in that he's simultaneously still a Met and already released. He's, like, a QUANTUM Met.

Gosh. What did I do this time?

bmfc1 wrote: Wow. You missed the salient point. I promise you that I didn't miss anything.

bmfc1 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: The GM did not ridicule Dominic Smith all off-season. Part of it, most of it, Sandy didn't help his confidence so what's the damn difference? He's not helping this AWFUL team. The difference is the truth vs. not the truth. And yeah, Conforto is a wet blanket.

OK, fine, bunting doesn't work for you either.

The GM did not ridicule Dominic Smith all off-season.

More soldiers for the rumble. Round 13: Christian Tripp, 6'7", 220, fourth-year junior. [fimg=500]https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.tdl/18266_baseball_dallas_preview2_dhp.jpg[/fimg] Round 20: Saul Gonzalez, 6'7", 235, high school senior. [fimg=500]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f5aqsWim1GA/maxresdefault.jpg[/fimg] I'm thinking I could use a Christian tripp, to Assisi or somewhere.

Getting a lot of money starts from our rotation these days.

Or maybe go down on three pitches!

Three! THREE! Bases loaded and two out for Rosario! BUNT! LEAN INTO ONE!

Smoly Smit! Two baserunners!

Stop swinging! Just sort of ... lean into pitches.

That's great. We need to draft more buttheads.

Ploop.

Reyes, get out there on first.

GO METS!

If they can't score more than one against the Orioles and a pitcher with a 7.00 ERA, I don't want to hear about no bullpen. Come on, Mets.

Lugo on for the Mets, down 2-1 to Valdemoort. Let's break out the sticks, man.