Edgy MD

Helluva night for Brucie on both sides of the ball.

Helluva rehab start for Steven Matz agains the mighty El Paso Chihuahuas. I have to conclude that he's done rehabbing.

I don't know what it says about me that I think Seaver sounds both like a big-talking ornery old coot on one hand and absolutely right on the other.

So KEEP CALM AND REHABILITATE YOUR PITCHERS is the order of the day.

The Mets offense has been hit and miss, but the solo home run assessment is more true of 2016. The power has been largely damaged by the disabled list assignments of several players, and Granderson's no-show season so far, but this year they strangely had been leading the league in BA with RISP, at least 'til last night. While that's been a godsend, it's clearly unsustainable. The problem, besides the missing power, has been the lack of guys IN scoring position. Getting guys on is an issue that has persisted from year to year. The Mets getting no baserunners from the fifth 'til the 10th last night was moider. After chasing the starter, they should have put those Buccos away.

Last night's rainout typified a month filled with rainouts, reschedulings and doubleheaders. Despite their nice punch at the top of the rotation, this has led to them unable stabilize the unit, getting two games off in three, and then five games in the next three. They've currently won but four of six, leaving them five games out of first, in fourth place in the South Atlantic League Southern Division, and a half game behind their in-state rival (and Yankee affiliated) Charleston River Dogs. The real mystery on this team since Day One has been Desmond Lindsay—who, at .149 / .308 / .237 // .545, is giving the team the sort of stat line folks were predicting for Tim Tebow. Lindsay is one of the team's top four prospects, or was before the season began. Right now, he's shown almost none of the ease that made look like he was playing in a league too low for him at Brooklyn in 2016. All he's been able to do is walk. He wears prescription glasses, so maybe that needs to be tweaked a little. Or maybe batting coach Joel Fuentes has got him all messed up. Providing the offensive stardom that was hoped for out of Lindsay has been second baseman Michael Paez. Paez, a 2016 fourth-rounder out of Coastal Carolina, was as bad last season for Brooklyn as Lindsay was good (.555 OPS), but they've sure swapped places this year, as the home cooking has helped Michael to a team-leading five homers and a .284 / .379 / .511 // .889 stat line. It's not real until you do it twice, Michael. Lunchie notes the raking that Gabriel Llanes got above, but the Firefly rotation still boasts the best 1-2 punch in the circuit with Merandy Gonzalez and Jordan Humphries. Evan as the injury bug to the St. Lucie rotation (and Mets rotation) has sucked other guys up the ladder, these two have stayed behind and solidified the Columbia staff like nobodys business, each getting eight starts and giving the team a great chance to win each time out. Humphreys: 7-1, 1.57 ERA, 51.2 IP, 7 BB, 65 SO, 0.70 WHIP Gonzalez: 6-1, 1.75 ERA, 51.1 IP, 9 BB, 46 SO, 0.84 WHIP If you're heading down to Columbia, or any of the lovely, sleepy Southern cities of the Sally League where they might be the featured guests, catch 'em on a night when one of those guys is on the bump. Harol Gonzalez (2-3, 5.59 ERA) or Blake Taylor (0-6, 4.36 ERA)? Not so much. Some towns ask Tim Tebow to give an uplifting speech after the game! Seriously! 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ANOTHER 1-0 shoutout tonight, this one of the nine-inning variety. Blake Bevan went 7 1/3, giving up just two hits and a walk, and Corey Taylor took the last 1 2/3, yielding just one more hit. Not a sustainable model, but an exciting one.

Blub. Happy birthday, Terry.

We may get out of this yet.

Oh, man, not a lot of happy faces in the Pillbox.

Don't walk Cervelli, man!

Name: Tyler Pill Met #: 1,031 Number: 56 Debut Date: 5/27/2017 Debut Performance: 1/3 of inning and two baserunners so far. [fimg=550]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-27-at-10-34-20-pm.png[/fimg]

d'Arnaud's brother is named "Chase" in more than one sense.

Who or what is on this guy's t-shirt?

Or regulation, it seems, but making the catch to go to extras beats the alternative.

Isn't this where we bring in Edgin?

Welp.

I told you to stay back there, man.

Sheesh, Juan, just stay back there and be you.

Double-switching in Lagares = good move.

Good show, Jerry. Got another double switch coming. Maybe Flores comes right back out.

Well Flores didn't show his value there in the top of the eighth. Duda's also the better fielder. But hey, Blevvy seeing a fourth batter will be novel.

Whew! Six more of those. And maybe nine insurance runs in the meantime.

Throw him a strike, man.

Beautiful Blevvy. One more out, man. And then six more outs.