Edgy MD

Mauricio's yellow shoes make him look like he's playing for the Brewers.

Wowowow

Did he really just hit 104?!!

=MFS62 post_id=200828 time=1754788710 user_id=60] They got two new high leverage relievers at the deadline. And we still get Stanek.

Stanek — a liner heading toward the gap turns into an out, but a doink popup down the line from the worst hitter in either lineup catches chalk and burns him.

When they pulled Montas so early, you knew we would see Stanek sooner or later. We are now seeing Stanek.

Jared Koenig is an indy league alum who is starting to have a good, late-blooming career.

Bizarre.

Strange to see Ronny Maurcio come in for (presumably) defense so early.

Way to build a stadium, Bud Selig!

Seventy-two pitches for Montas.

Keith called Soto's homer a Vinny Bomberino. It's a very Kotter-y booth this weekend.

Keith forgets that Tony Phillips (a) was a Met, ( tried to beat the living hell out of his manager (fellow ex-Met Mike Marshall) while playing in the indy leagues, © got arrested and convicted for possession, and (d) died young. He came out of retirement at 56 to play in the Pacific Association, and was dead shortly after.

Lindor is taking a beating today.

MULLINS HAS AN RBI!!

Something about Jeff that he slides in head-first, but unlike so many, manages to hang on to the bag.

Vaughn tried to execute another Baltimore chop!

The Marlins were ready to challenge this safe call but the rookie got it right. [FIMG=700]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screen-shot-2025-08-09-at-2.05.59-pm.png[/FIMG] [FIMG=700]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screen-shot-2025-08-09-at-2.05.27-pm.png[/FIMG]

Good for Keith for questioning the uppercut.

Hey, this is totally happening! [FIMG=650]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screen-shot-2025-08-09-at-1.59.35-pm.png[/FIMG]

Our new #3 hitter is showing his stuff.

It has now corrected them to both un-earned.

My GameDay boxscore is calling that two earned runs. I can certainly see one, but ... .

Baltimore chops still happen?

Losers of 9 of the last 10 games , unacceptable, Gelbs keeps banging on( and has for a good while ) about how this offense is too good for this , so annoying It is irritating to listen to, over and over, but what if he's right? There's some explanation for the chasm between the team's offensive ability and their performance on the field, but what if that explanation is "bad luck"? I don't think the explanation is bad luck, but I certainly think you can have good personnel and still struggle because of your philosophy and approach. I find it less edifying to ask Why is that guy still in the lineup? than Why is that guy still doing things the way he does? But yeah, I would have pinch-run Taylor for Marte. I probably would have done so even if Marte was a my last catcher. I suspect it didn't go down that way because Mendoza didn't want to disrespect a respected MLB vet and the active league leader in stolen bases. He may well read the risk:reward ratio differently, and see the potential damage to clubhouse/manager relations and morale not worth the marginal increase that he would get in the moment. He, of course, did not know increase would be the difference in the game, but he well knew it could be. Maybe, in some way, he is right about that. I am not good at organizational psychology, but I respect that. Casey Stengel, though, had a very compelling attitude toward loyalty. He didn't see sticking with a guy who is important to the team, but isn't currently getting it done — or isn't the best option in a situation — as the way to express loyalty to his players. He thought giving his team the best chance to win was the best way to do so, and if that sucked for one guy, he has to be an adult and realize that it was best for 25 guys. Anyhow, getting two runs on two solo homers tells me to re-think my team's philosophy, not their personnel.