Edgy MD

Not enough for my money. Not enough to get 15 retired for Beltran. Not enough to get 8 semi-retired for Gary Carter.

Carlos Beltran is sixth all-time in WAR for the franchise, according to baseball-reference. Gary Carter is something like 40th.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: There was also a yellow colored seat in Montreal's Olympic Stadium marking the longest HR ever hit there, also by Stargell. Of course, Kingman and Strawberry hit it farther, but theirs bounced back in play after hitting the roof.

Fman99 wrote: Saw Harv blow up while cooking and then caught some of the comeback while doing dishes, and more while driving out to Auburn. This is what's maddening about this team. If it wasn't bad enough that they allowed Harvey to pitch while cooking, they had to be absolutely perfect in executing their comeback WHILE washing dishes. And then scoring those last two runs while trying to operate an automobile? You're making this too hard on yourselves, Mets.

Travis is awful young and important to be on his third enumerator. Curious to see if José cracks the lineup against the lefty. I might have elected to debut him on the road.

Edgy MD wrote: And Brooklyn jumps to a fast 4-0 lead over Batavia! Colby Woodmansee with his first homa as a pro! This turned out to be a 5-1 win, and a good game for a lot of fresh-off-the-boat draftees. Gene Cone and Blake Tiberi each had two hits, and top 2016 draft pick Justin Dunn made his professional debut, pitching the last two innings, giving up no runs on two hits, walking none and striking out a pair.

Yes, July 5 is the day celebrated since 1811, marking the independence of Venezuelans from Spain. The American Confederacy of Venezuela presented the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence to the world, making its authors, Crist�bal Mendoza and Juan Germ�n Roscio, the greatest Venezuelan heroes ever. That is, until Wilmer Flores. I'm not sure if MLB is planning any special uniforms. Wilmer will be leading the charge with patriotic zeal, as the Mets defend their turf, their place in the standings, and their five-game winning streak against the invading Marlins. Wei-Yin Chen, throwing for the Marlins, tries to find his Baltimore form. The defense will be led by Steven Matz, born in Stony Brook, but with the good sense to steer well clear of the local university. Chen throws with his port side fin, so look for Juan Lagares in the lineup, and possibly a spicy side dish of Matt Reynolds.

I meant to observe, this high contact/high average model may be exactly the type of team that wears Harvey down.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Didn't Rodney suck when he was with us? Rodney never a Met. We've had a bunch of relievers seemingly like him but never actually him. And he ain't shooting off any arrows today!! My bad. I could have sworn we had him that year when we went though like three closers at the start of the season before settling on Mejia. Must be a flashback from his Tigers days! Are you perhaps thinking Jos� Valverde?

And Brooklyn jumps to a fast 4-0 lead over Batavia! Colby Woodmansee with his first homa as a pro!

That's one the hard way.

The Marlins have a facial hair policy but not a don't-wear-your-hat-like-you're-drunk policy?

They're really committed to bunting with a guy who is seven for his last seven.

Give Bob Ross season tickets!

As big as any of the six hits yesterday.

Hey, young Bob Ross is at the game.

Smoly Smokes. Intentional pass to pitch to Mr. Six Hits with the go-ahead run on base trailing the tying run on third.

Loney executed. I tend to prefer to put my marker on the the fates of base running rather than on batters executing. But Loney made me look bad there.

Yeah it was the best of both worlds from Nimmo. And now the tying runs are on. I'd've sent Walker, I think. The left fielder had to run a long way.

Justin Bour at first base. Earlier in this thread, I suggest that the league will adjust to him. It hasn't happened yet. He's a George Mason product with a bully's face. I mean, the back of his jersey might as well say "Biff Tannen," except not quite as charming. He turned his ankle on Saturday in a bizarre accident in which he crashed into a manure truck chasing a skateboarder. He was out of action Sunday and is day-to-day going forward. If he can't go, right-handed journeyman Chris Johnson steps into the box. He's the Sunshine State's Eric Campbell, but that's not nothing. In Dee Gordon's disciplinary absence, Weimar Republic bierhaus entertainer Derek Dietrich has done a surprisingly Daniel Murphyish job, giving the Marlins some decisions to make upon Gordon's imminent return. Dietrich has already set the team mark with 17 hit-by-pitch outcomes, so he's clearly trying to be a soldier out there. While not in a strict platoon, he does far better against righties (.421 OBP!) than lefties, so you may see him sit against Stephen Matz on Tuesday, yielding perhaps to punchy Miguel Rojas, who has a bumper sticker on his car that says, "B-B-B-Born to Bat Eighth." Journeydude Martin Prado is having a good year at third hitting .320, if a surprisingly low-power (.405 slugging percentage) .320. This is a theme with your 2016 Miami Marlins. The have FIVE regulars (Realmuto, Dietrich, Prado, Marcell Ozuna, and Christian Yelich) hitting .300 or better in this era of low batting averages, while no other team has more than three. And on top of that is not-quite-a-regular Ichiro Suzuki (all revitalized at .335). Go ahead, laugh about Bonds being a hitting coach. Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria is leading the league in letters on the back of his jersey, now that Saltalmacchia is in the American League. He's pretty much the offensive weak link, but his glove keeps him in the lineup. Leftfielder Christian Yellich is probably the best hitter on the team until Giancarlo Stanton proves that he's all the way back from whatever post-beanball funk he fell into, but even Yellich has little power (6 homers) to match his lofty batting average. But he's already got 22 doubles (tied for fifth in the league) and that's no small cheese. This may be his breakthrough season. Did I say best hitter? I was mistook. Marcel Ozuna has done it all and done it with uncharacteristic power for these 2016 Marlins. He's been on a two-month tear, tempered a bit by a sore wrist a week or so ago. He went 4-6 with a homer in his first game against Atlanta, but followed that up with a pair of oh-fers. We'll see if we get him at full strength. Giancarlo has been a little better over the last month, but still remains a shadow of his former self, hitting .214 his last seven games. He may be a .219 hitter, but he's still a .219 hitter you're always going to pitch around. Let's go, Mets!

Yeah, let's put it well beyond the reach of Ramos.

Johnson, you tried too hard there.

Nimmo had a chance to crush Hechy's leg there and didn't.

It's something. Among other things, it's d'Arnaud breaking the seal finally on 2016.

And so typical. Full of false bravado masking self pity. (Ok that may be me projecting.)