Edgy MD

They're giving Peterson another start? I realize he didn't throw many pitches yesterday. But still .... Later I updated the batting lineups but apparently not the pitchers. I still find the presence of the DH confusing and upsetting. [TABLE][TR][TH][/TH][TH][FIMG=100]https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ed-Kranepool-Patch.png?resize=50[/FIMG] [FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/new-york-mets-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH][TH][/TH][TH][/TH][TH][FIMG=300]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sandberg.png[/FIMG] [FIMG=250]https://www.mlbstatic.com/team-logos/112.svg[/FIMG][/TH][TH][/TH][/TR] [TR][TH]#[/TH][TH]Player [/TH][TH]Pos.[/TH][TH]#[/TH][TH]Player [/TH][TH]Pos.[/TH][/TR] [TR][TH]1[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Francisco Lindor =#FF5910] (S)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ss-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]ss[/TD][TH]1[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Michael Busch =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1b-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]1b[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]2[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Juan Soto =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=13]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rf-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]rf[/TD][TH]2[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Nico Hoerner =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2b-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]2b[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]3[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Pete Alonso =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1b-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]1b[/TD][TH]3[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Ian Happ =#CC3433] (S)[/TD][TD][fimg=18]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lf-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]lf[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]4[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Starling Marte =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=20]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dh-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]dh[/TD][TH]4[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Moisés Ballesteros =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=20]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dh-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]dh[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]5[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Mark Vientos =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3b-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]3b[/TD][TH]5[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Seiya Suzuki =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=13]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rf-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]rf[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]6[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Brandon Nimmo =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=18]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lf-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]lf[/TD][TH]6[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Carson Kelly =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/c-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]c[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]7[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Francisco Álvarez =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/c-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]c[/TD][TH]7[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Pete Crow-Armstrong =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cf-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]cf[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]8[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Jeff McNeil =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2b-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]2b[/TD][TH]8[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Dansby Swanson =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ss-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]ss[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]9[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Tyrone Taylor =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cf-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]cf[/TD][TH]9[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Matt Shaw =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3b-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]3b[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH][/TH][TH]Pitcher[/TH][TH][/TH][TH][/TH][TH]Pitcher[/TH][TH][/TH][/TR] [TR][TH][/TH][TD]=#002D72]Jonah Tong =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sp-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]sp[/TD][TH][/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Matthew Boyd =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sp-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]sp[/TD][/TR]

Along with the return of Tyrone Taylor, we lose the joyous Obama-era reunion, as Justin Turner and Carlos Santana were just an against-the-lefty deployment. [TABLE][TR][TH][/TH][TH][FIMG=100]https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ed-Kranepool-Patch.png?resize=50[/FIMG] [FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/new-york-mets-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH][TH][/TH][TH][/TH][TH][FIMG=300]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sandberg.png[/FIMG] [FIMG=250]https://www.mlbstatic.com/team-logos/112.svg[/FIMG][/TH][TH][/TH][/TR] [TR][TH]#[/TH][TH]Player [/TH][TH]Pos.[/TH][TH]#[/TH][TH]Player [/TH][TH]Pos.[/TH][/TR] [TR][TH]1[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Francisco Lindor =#FF5910] (S)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ss-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]ss[/TD][TH]1[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Michael Busch =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1b-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]1b[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]2[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Juan Soto =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=13]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rf-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]rf[/TD][TH]2[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Nico Hoerner =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2b-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]2b[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]3[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Pete Alonso =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1b-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]1b[/TD][TH]3[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Ian Happ =#CC3433] (S)[/TD][TD][fimg=18]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lf-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]lf[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]4[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Starling Marte =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=20]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dh-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]dh[/TD][TH]4[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Moisés Ballesteros =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=20]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dh-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]dh[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]5[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Mark Vientos =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3b-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]3b[/TD][TH]5[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Seiya Suzuki =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=13]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rf-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]rf[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]6[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Brandon Nimmo =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=18]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lf-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]lf[/TD][TH]6[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Carson Kelly =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/c-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]c[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]7[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Francisco Álvarez =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/c-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]c[/TD][TH]7[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Pete Crow-Armstrong =#CC3433] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cf-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]cf[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]8[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Jeff McNeil =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2b-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]2b[/TD][TH]8[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Dansby Swanson =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ss-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]ss[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH]9[/TH][TD]=#002D72]Tyrone Taylor =#FF5910] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cf-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]cf[/TD][TH]9[/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Matt Shaw =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3b-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]3b[/TD][/TR] [TR][TH][/TH][TH]Pitcher[/TH][TH][/TH][TH][/TH][TH]Pitcher[/TH][TH][/TH][/TR] [TR][TH][/TH][TD]=#002D72]David Peterson =#FF5910] (L)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sp-sil.png[/fimg] =#002D72]sp[/TD][TH][/TH][TD]=#0E3386]Cade Horton =#CC3433] (R)[/TD][TD][fimg=25]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sp-sil.png[/fimg] =#0E3386]sp[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

The Mets half of the equation affects both games. If the Mets win, it affects both outcomes. If the Mets lose, it affects both outcomes. It is not an independent variable. The Mets effort to stay ahead of one directly impacts their effort to stay ahead of the other. I might have a 50% chance of marrying in my lifetime and a 40% chance of having one or more children, but that does not compound to a mere 20% chance of marrying and having children, because each act directly affects the other.

A good day to eliminate the Cards.

They probably will not ask two innings of him, but I hope they will not write him off as unavailable. The only guys they did not use last evening were Ryan Helsley and Dickie Lovelady. I imagine somebody else gets added before game time.

You are, I think, a little bit overthinking it. The problem with that calculation is that you are looking at them as outcomes produced independently of one another, which they are not.

Good news: The Mets got into the Cubs' pen early in Game One, which always bodes well for a team as a series unfolds. Bad news: The Cubs got into the Mets' pen early in Game One, which always bodes ill for a team as a series unfolds.

The Bucsters! Buccarya!!!

Buccos!! Buccarooonies!!!

Rookie Jonah Tong (whose name anagrams to John Tango) returns to the mound to take on Cubs lefthander Matthew Boyd (Had By Two Met).

I can't believe you just gave away the French Onion Soup Code. LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS, BEN!

About a dozen, but it's a tough call on who the right one is. It might be time to launch the Dylan Ross missile.

Frayed Knot wrote: That's domination, homes!! Speaking of which, the Mets might need Clay Ho(l)mes out of the bullpen tomorrow.

I am Edwin. How dare you presume to oppose me?

And that first pitch to Busch did not catch the corner but Edwin got some payback.

Diaz' first pitch to Kelly caught the corner.

MEAT!!

Eat crow, Armstrong!

=Centerfield post_id=205282 time=1758678445 user_id=65] Would have just let Soto finish the inning. Dangerous to bring in Rogers with runners on.

Transactions, 9/22/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th]Relief Pitchers[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/593833/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Wander Suero [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/dominican-republic-flag-small.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]1991-09-15[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2025)[/td90][/tr][/table] The Wander Suero-based terror across the fanbase was un-necessary. Wander lives to fight another day. Apparently, looking like Starling Marte with a bigger beard is a good-luck charm.

Bad day for the Rogers boys.

=ashie62 post_id=205275 time=1758677426 user_id=90] Take that John Cusack

Strap in hard, because the Mets are going to try to ride Soto, Rogers, Helsley, and Diaz home.

Word up!

=Gwreck post_id=205255 time=1758675847 user_id=56] =Centerfield post_id=205231 time=1758672955 user_id=65] This game is over.