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Hernandez was right. Millan did so wear 17, Gary.

This Niese kid looks like he might be OK.

The wheels of Wilmer UNLEASHED!

d'Arnaud is the dreamiest. Well, DE AZA is the dreamiest, then d'Arnaud.

De Aza. THAT'S why.

deGrom is missing high a lot.

The real story is Colin Rea. In between Men at Work reunion tours. Colin was pitching for San Diego. But Colin got traded, because he's a Padre, and it's the law. But it was one of those seven-player deals (the Andrew Cashner deal) that, once the eggs are scrambled, they cannot be unscrambled. So, the Padres' trade partners, the Marlins, IMMEDIATELY tried to un-scramble the eggs. Well not so immediately. Rea took the hell for the Fishies, threw 3 1/3 innings of one-hit, shutout ball, and left the game with an elbow injury. [fimg=450]http://a.fssta.com/content/dam/fsdigital/RSN/Florida/2016/7/30/073016-fsf-mlb-miami-marlins-rea-PI.vadapt.664.high.37.jpg[/fimg] Are you effing kidding me? [fimg=450]http://cdn.sandiegouniontrib.com/img/photos/2016/07/31/0cd6f82da1f64601a186753686b9368a_r900x493.JPEG?122770e84b36f1c039d5c4c2ca15c2d8bc4ecd52[/fimg] How about you back off, Donnie Baseball? Weren't you injured for, like five years straight? Then the Marlins ("absolutely livid" according to Jeff Passan) returned Rea to the Padres pretty much before the game was over, getting one of the pieces they sent over in the package — class A righty Luis Castillo. Because if your name is "Luis Castillo," the Marlins are a destiny that you just can't shake.

Last night was interesting at least, because the junior hitters were doing much of the damage. I think it's sort of a secondary goal � after winning the whole enchilada � for the 2016 Mets to transition the character of their offense, from being defined by the 30-somethings to being defined by the 20-somethings. And if that works, it can put them in a position to contend every year going forward. It's sort of like last season, they phased out Niese and Gee and and introduced Syndergaard and Matz. That was obviously a more successful change-on-the-fly, but there's still time.

I thought the comments were just his way of saying, "Excited to be a Pirate." That said, Niese is the guy who allegedly told Terry to fuck himself in the dugout.

Chad Ochoseis wrote: This is puzzling, given that we deliberately traded for a 2B in the last year of his contract to make room for Herrera in 2017. Herrera wasn't having an awful year in Vegas. I don't think the team traded for a 2b in the last year of his contract to make room for Herrera in 2017. I think they did it to have second baseman in 2016. That it left the job open a year later (vs. a multi-year deal for Murphy) is part of the equation, but that's a calculation a team can make independently of who they have. Wilmer can be there next year. Cecchini, Reynolds, or somebody else. The system is healthy up the middle.

And a only a double-sized mattress. That's a crowded slumber party going down.

That's not really what happened. Nor do I see how it's particularly good or bad for us. Either the trade is a net win for the team or a net loss. Who wasn't traded doesn't really enter into it.

Hannah henna. Welcome back, Leah Niese.

He was pretty darn good last year too. And he's kinda developing one of those better years/poorer years alternating patterns that some relievers can fall into.

I don't know if De Aza is going to be alright by next inning. Mookie, of course, would have danced away from that.

Gosh, Loney was a dead duck at third. Maybe seeing the Mets stink up that play spooked him, but gosh, what a gift.

Gosh leadoff double. But we're going to need two more hits to get him home.

That's what you do with Didi.

Mets, don't forget the baserunner again.

He looked like he didn't know where the ball was going, and he threw a bunch of pitches, but I'd've stuck with Familia in the ninth.

Do it again, Wilmer.

Lotta popups.

Yes, but we're going in circles here. You wrote I'm just not a fan of using closers in the 9th no matter what. No matter what? I assume you mean you're not a fan of using closers in the 9th unless there is a save to be had.

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: Lugo. Colon. I'm just not a fan of using closers in the 9th no matter what. Closers usually pitch the ninth. It's their job description. I understand that's what they do these days. I don't like the logic. I don't get what you're saying here. It's what they always have done. As long as there is a beast called a "closer." They wouldn't/couldn't be "closers" if they did not pitch the ninth � the closing inning.

Zvon wrote: Lugo. Colon. I'm just not a fan of using closers in the 9th no matter what. Closers usually pitch the ninth. It's pretty much in their job description.