Edgy MD

Turns out those 1-2 starts weren't for the Mets in September, but for the 51s in April. A.J. has been released.

Well, they're close to 14, but I don't think you do need 10 guys to use two guys every game. The two-inning guys would be on a three-man rotation. The five-six-inning guys would be on a four-to-five man rotation. Basically what it is now, but the guys pitching the sixth and the seventh (Gsellman, Lugo, Sewald) would be pitching the first and the second.

What might be the next generation is to use what used to be the long reliever — two-three inning guy — first, starting him and then transitioning into the guys who used to be the starters: [*:1ai9ndza]allowing your star workhorses to appear deeper in the more crucial parts of the game,[/*:m:1ai9ndza] [*:1ai9ndza]allowing you to screw up the opposition's platoon lineups early in the game, and[/*:m:1ai9ndza] [*:1ai9ndza]allowing you to use your best pitchers only if the secondary pitchers (the two-three-inning guys) haven't dug a hole first.[/*:m:1ai9ndza][/list:o:1ai9ndza]

Yeah, it wouldn't be fair to Mickey to make too much of the meltdown in the deGrom game, when that game saw the starter take a more typical workload and (more typically) get yanked only when he got himself in trouble late. To the extent that game is relevant, it's relevant because of the heavy lifting the bullpen had already done in previous games may (may) have left them less equipped to finish deGrom's show. The main problem with yesterday's yank wasn't that it would offend the Matz brand and the entitlement that may entail, but rather that Matz was cruising at that point and the turnaround may have been a cahnfidence builder. But there was a sweep on the line and if Mickey felt that was the time to go for it, I might argue, but good on him. It's not a game you want to sacrifice to building Matz's confidence.

What do you think of the early hooks Mickey is throwing at his pitchers? Four, five, maybe six innings even when dominating. Letting his best starters max out at little more than 100 pitches, and yanking the lesser ones before they even hit 80, going to the bench for a pinch-hitter in the middle innings, using the pen liberally every night. It's mostly working, but clearly there are a lot of metaphorical balls in the air, egos that may need stroking, and performances that are going to be hard to sustain. The same bullpen that bailed out Matz last night utterly sank deGrom earlier in the series. And the runaway breaking balls of A.J. Ramos are going to take some getting used to. I'm all for relief pitchers going multiple innings. But when three-inning relief jobbies are part of the design, rather than a situational adjustment strategy, it seems a tough show to keep running.

Welcome to the season, Bryce Brentz. But man, whiff-until-you-clobber-one baseball has got to go.

That's up in Yogi Berra's wheel house. That said, the pitch didn't seem to have much on it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: How about that Sewald? Multiple guys with the capability to go multiple innings effectively. THASSABULLPEN. It's terrific. I'm still leery about these short workdays for the starters, but I see what's going on.

Booo!

The 2005 cover is part of a very consistent look to all their marketing materials around that time. Sleek and serious and a little bit mean. Well executed across the board. The monochromatic blue dulls the dismaying effect of all those uniform variations, but it's really hard to hide Pedro's uggo spring training togs. But I voted for that over Tom Seaver in a dimly lit basement. Let's be grownups here. There are probably stray Legos and army men and stale Cheetos under that table.

There's never a bad time for that song. I don't think that pitch was even in the strike zone.

I'LL TAKE IT! BEST TODD IN FLUSHING SINCE RICHARD!!

Or Frazier. YOU go.

Come on, Mets, get something out of this. Yeah, Bruce, you go.

Just swallow your pride and bunt, José.

I confess to being confused with regard to the idea that Smith isn't ready but Rosario is.

Nimmo likes getting plunked.

Mickey the Hook.

Adrian Gonzalez, allowed to produce. Who knew?

bmfc1 wrote: Fucking Matz. Way to pick up the team, you overrated piece of shit. I don't care where you're from, you suck. Send him to Binghamton and activate Vargas or Vance Worley. You have faith in Worley?

Worley is a Dirtbag who does the Tyler Clippard thing, wearing glasses with sports frames, changing the colors to match the team he's with. I'm frankly not sure this signing has been confirmed yet. Transactions, 4/18 DirectionCOMINGTransaction=#000000]Signed Away From Cincinnati To Minor League ContractPosition Group=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/474699.jpg[/fimg]NameVance WorleyDoB9/25/87B/TR/R

The Sainted Mets fell in the ninth tonight, 7-6. That came despite three hits for Andres Gimenez, who is holding his own (.283 / .346 / .457 // .803), despite being, at 19, three and a half years below the league average in the Florida State League. That game also saw 1 2/3 more innings of excellent relief (1 hit, 1 strikeout) by Ryder Ryan, who is now 7 2/3 innings into his season, having given up only three hits and three walks, while striking out 10. He is a man without an ERA. Josh Dunn had his first bad start yesterday, after shutout work his first two times out, so we'll have to see if he puts that behind him. Ian Strom (.379 / .455 / .690 // 1.144) is off to a smokin' hot start through his first nine games. If he can stretch this out a little, it might be a breakthough year for the outfielder who hasn't gotten a lot of opportunities. Along with Dunn, Harol Gonzalez is also killing it in the rotation, yielding just one earned run through his first 10 innings. 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Ceetar wrote: And there are roughly 100 better ways to pick the player you want to come up in that situation than RBI. I'll start. 1. Projectable frame. 2. Swagger. 3. The good face. 4. Literacy. 5. Penis size.

Various outlets have reported that the Mets have signed former Phillies rotation mainstay Vance Worley. Vance has danced around in recent years (Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Miami), pitching out of the pen as often as not, serving as a sixth-starter/swingman. It could mean any number of things, but probably doesn't mean anything good for A.J. Griffin. [fimg=500]https://metsmerizedonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/10279965.jpg[/fimg]

Don't call it a comeback! I been here for years! Rocking my peers and putting suckas in fear!