Edgy MD

Muffed.

If GameDay is reliably tuned, the called strike one was simply a terrible call. But HEY! Leadoff walk by Granderson.

Also important to distinguish the Morris triplets from one another.

Check this shit out in the meantime. Bartolo Colon, Opening Day, and the Truth ... Colon is, from moment to moment, anachronistic, washed-up, and enlightened. Every day he pitches, he gives off the appearance of having overslept and underprepared; it is as if he has shown up to a triathlon in a Hawaiian shirt and Skechers. He seems to get by on pure guile, or on something a little more profound. No longer able to dominate the game as he could on occasion during his younger years, he has decided instead to embody it, in all of its inherent difficulty. If he cannot make it as hard on hitters as he once did, he can at least avoid ever making it easy. ...

Late and Sloppy, the metsmarathon Story

Got hot, sexy pre-game action with Wayne Randazzo. Nobody, apparently, gives you more real estate options than Re-Max.

Bathroom line at Wrigley.

Sort of what I was getting at. Meh nickname yields meh results. I worry that the 7 Line has a relatively outsized role in this sort of thing.

[fimg=550]http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/003/903/991/hi-res-9208f783bc17b30d272b13cdb488c9bb_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75[/fimg] Bryce Harper, shaking hands and taking a piss, right there in the infield. Welcome to opening day. We have a rare three-game opening series this year, where we usually get two games with a nap in between. The teams still get their nap tomorrow, so the Mets will be in Washington the better part of the week. INJURIES: Three dudes starting lineup dudes out for the series or more: center fielder Denard Span, corner outfielder Jayson Werth, third baseman Anthony RenDON, who has a sprain in his Anthony tenDON. Pitching is Max Scherzer against Bartolo Colon, followed by Jordan Zimmerman against deGrom, and Stephen Strasburg against Harvey (HAR-VEY'S BET-TER! Clap! Clap! Clap-clap-clap!). Scherzer was very good last year, and his only great season was the year before... but... the difference is mostly in the number of hits that fell in. He struck out about the same in both years (10.1 to 10.3 per nine), walked about the same (2.4 to 2.6) and totally kept the ball in the ballpark (0.8 to 0.7 HR per nine). You don't want to fall behind early against him, because a rally takes stringing a bunch of hits together, rather than patiently working two walks followed by a bomb. He tends to ban the bomb. He's a drop-and-drive righty relying on the fastball and change, who is untouchable when he's got a feel, but can get in a funk with his mechanics, so watch and see if maybe he's opening up or having trouble staying warm. He's tough on lefties, for a guy who doesn't feature his slider, but he has confidence in it and will show it more to them. I'll let somebody else tell you more about Strassburg and Zim, but we've seen plenty of 'em. Newish to the team is second baseman Yunel Escobar, who will be playing third this series. You've seen him with Tampa and with Toronto before. He got a three-year deal, but he's sort of Julio Lugo/Ricky Weeks solid, not a game changer. What he brings to the team is versatility to jump around the infield and fill a position where he's needed, depending on which prospects are coming along and which teammates are DL-ing. He hasn't had an OPS out of the 600s for three straight seasons. Also new is base stealing center fielder Michael Taylor. He's a raw talent, as likely to steal a game from you as he is to disappear for an entire series. He came up for 17 games at the top of last year, and is batting leadoff despite not having really established himself as an on-base threat. He's probably a year and half away, and has only had 12 games in AAA to go with his 17 in the majors, so the Nats probably aren't feeling good about going with him. On the other hand, he DID hit two homers off of Justin Verlander in a spring training game. (Tigers STUNK this spring.) Lastly, Dan Uggla is suddenly playing second, probably facing the Mets on opening day in a third different uniform (too lazy to look that up). I'm too kind to say HAH-HAH! Or perhaps too suspicious. Believe what you want about Uggla having anything in the tank, but we can be certain that they didn't draw it up this way. Gone like the water are Met-enemy first baseman Adam LaRoche (with Ryan Zimmerman sliding over from third to first), and the bullpen lost Rafael Soriano as a free agent and Tyler Clippard as trade-bait (but Blake Treinen and Aaron Barrett are impressive replacements, I'll tell you what). The lone former Met on the roster is outfield reserve Matt den Dekker, who probably will get a start later in the series. But Tony Tarasco coaches first and gets high with the rookies, Rick Ankiel coordinates life skills (stay away from Tony, kids), Bill Singer directs international scouting and is always sure to quit after his second drink, Mike Cubbage special-assists the general manager, and Ray Knight hosts the pre- and post-game shows.. The pitching match ups should be warlike, but I suddenly like the notion that the team has a possibly declining third baseman sliding over to first and a probably declining second baseman sliding over to third. THAT'S GOOD GRAVITY! And Uggla, well, see above. Feel free to add on.

[fimg=550]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-06-at-2-28-07-pm.png[/fimg] This totally clears it up. Most meh poll ever.

[fimg=550]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-06-at-1-51-49-pm.png[/fimg] Well, that clears that up.

Are the Astros back in the National League yet?

Are you buying into this nickname? [fimg=550:1v03vd90]https://snymets.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/harvey-bridge.jpg[/fimg:1v03vd90] [fimg=550:1v03vd90]https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3690/13935332933_b2e919e346_b.jpg[/fimg:1v03vd90]

Ceetar wrote: Why not have Murphy DH for reps in Texas? The answer now, as it was then, is that, if he wasn't ready, they wanted to be able to backdate his DL assignment. Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Who gives a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut where Muffy rehabbed? anyone who thinks real reps against real pitchers in a real game has tangible benefit towards his contributions today/this week? I assure you that he faced real pitchers in real games.

I t'ink I have the official Mets lineup. Moving everybody up but not batting the pitcher eighth. [fimg=250]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/New_York_Mets.svg/1024px-New_York_Mets.svg.png[/fimg][fimg=250]http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg180/bohob_4_life/WashingtonNationals_PML1_2011-9999.png?t=1290008638[/fimg]Mets=#FF0000]Nats=#FF0000]Granderson, rf=#FF0000]Wright, 3b=#FF0000]Duda, 1b=#FF0000]Cuddyer, lf=#FF0000]Murphy, 2b=#FF0000]Lagares, cf=#FF0000]d�Arnaud, c=#FF0000]Flores, ssColon, spTaylor, cfEscobar, 3bHarper, rfZimmerman, 1bRamos, cDesmond, ssUGGLA!, 2bMoore, lfScherzer, sp Kinda crazy, Terry, but I got your back!

Nats' lineup official. Mets still speculative. [fimg=250]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/New_York_Mets.svg/1024px-New_York_Mets.svg.png[/fimg][fimg=250]http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg180/bohob_4_life/WashingtonNationals_PML1_2011-9999.png?t=1290008638[/fimg]Mets=#FF0000]NatsLagares, cfGranderson, rfWright, 3bDuda, 1bCuddyer, lfMurphy, 2bFlores, ssd�Arnaud, cColon, spTaylor, cfEscobar, 3bHarper, rfZimmerman, 1bRamos, cDesmond, ss=#FF0000]UGGLA!, 2b=#FF0000]Moore, lfScherzer, sp

Frayed Knot wrote: Now Kimbrel is the first of Wren's non-FA deals that they're spinning off... Jayson Heyward and Evan Gattis jettisoned too. Though I don't think Gattis was ever under a multi-year deal.

Yeah, there's that. He's also not general depicted as a gnomically proportioned, relative to humans, but anthropomorphically sized. Additionally, to get the effect you're meaning to get, you need to italicize where the emphasis falls: "THAT'S MR. MET TO YOU!" or "THAT'S MR. MET TO YOU!" I'd even spell out "Mister Met," even though his name is more typically depicted as "Mr. Met" to give people a feeling for the pronunciation: "THAT'S MISTER MET TO YOU!" Nice artwork, but editorially it's all over the place. (Amazingly, Spellcheck accepts "gnomically" as an actual word.)

Yasmany Tomas farmed out to open the season by a Diamondbacks team who appear to have given up on him being a third baseman. 'Backs also release Cody Ross.

I'm glad the Mets didn't give up on Sandy as quickly and aggressively as the Braves have given up on Wren. They're dealing off his contracts like they're contagious.

Soot Zimmer, setting the bar high for all other baseball spouses.

Upton's gone, yes, but I'm still uncertain whether he's necessarily better than the two corner outfielders remaining, particularly considering his dodgy health. And now I'm reading this: Braves likely to designate Carlos Quentin for assignment Outfielder Carlos Quentin was one of several players the Braves acquired in Friday evening�s surprise trade with the Padres involving Craig Kimbrel and Melvin Upton, Jr. Quentin, however, isn�t likely to hang around for long. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says the Braves are likely to designate the oft-injured veteran for assignment. Quentin, 32, will earn $8 million for the 2015 season before becoming eligible for free agency. Heyman notes that Quentin was only included in the trade to balance out the money involved. Quentin has only played in 132 games over the last two seasons due to recurring problems with both knees. He had surgery in September 2013 to remove loose bodies in his right knee, but it was his left knee which ended his season in late July last year. When he�s healthy, he hits well � he has a career .831 OPS � but he�s played in 100-plus games only three times in his nine-year career. So I just realized both Uptons have gone to San Diego. You're stuck with me, Bro'.

Here's hoping that the Cubs makeover blows up. Hate to root whole-hog against the Padres, but here's hoping theirs does too. I mean, haven't the Braves taught anybody the folly of loading up on Uptons?

The nu Cubs looking a lot like the aul' Cubs, falling at home to the Cards, 3-0, in an MLB opener insanely scheduled for a night game at Wrigley. Wainwright pulled after six, but three Cardinal relievers hold Chicago hitless the rest of the way.