Edgy MD

The candlelight was a nice touch.

Win a Lady and the Tramp Meal with Keith would be a heckuva fundraiser raffle contest.

Stupid Soto just had to come up and end the rally.

Alvarez is never going to break that GiDP record that way.

Wow, under standard positioning, Benge's two-run single is an easy soft liner to second.

Rally defused.

Gary keeps calling TJ Rumfield "Rumsfield" — seemingly confusing him with the former secretary of Defense.

Leadoff hitter Juan Soto providing valet parking. Opposite field, too.

Let 'em lose. If they want to disgrace themselves, they can go crazy. The natural order of things makes life increasingly difficult when you lose. The problem is that we have a foolish system that un-naturally protects organizations from those consequences. Trying to re-engineer in artificial consequences, after engineering out natural ones, is goofy.

If you're going to be Ted Turner and manage one game, have the good sense to do it with a Hall of Famer on the mound. Unfortunately, Phil Niekro was off to as terrible a start as the rest of the team. Phil would turn it around that season, but the rest of the Braves, not so much. All that said, the arbitrary rule stopping him from managing was bullshit. Plenty of owners have managed their teams in baseball history, and the world kept turning.

Hey! We finally have a lineup! And that two-catcher thing is catching on! METS Starting Pitcher: Freddy Peralta RHP 1-3, 3.52 ERA Lineup: Juan Soto (L) LF Bo Bichette (R) SS MJ Melendez (L) RF Mark Vientos (R) 1B Brett Baty (L) 3B Marcus Semien (R) 2B Carson Benge (L) CF Francisco Alvarez (R) DH Luis Torrens (R) C COLORADO Starting Pitcher: Michael Lorenzen RHP 2-3, 6.09 ERA Lineup: Edouard Julien (L) 2B Mickey Moniak (L) DH Hunter Goodman (R) C TJ Rumfield (L) 1B Tyler Freeman (R) RF Troy Johnston (L) LF Kyle Karros (R) 3B Ezequiel Tovar (R) SS Jake McCarthy (L) CF

Hard times for the Astros these days. They have a better record than the Mets but are probably in worse shape.

That's a terrible lie to waste a perfectly good post window on.

A big night. Mets are within a half game of 13th place.

There seems to be a lot of disagreement as to whether there is actual talent on the team.

Sentences uttered in praise of the president by former celebrities desperate to reclaim a piece of their former relevance ... always seem to be missing a word. "Only he can America's greatness." "He understands everybody hopes." "He projects in times of strength."

It's like when Lou Reed first moved to New York at 19, and he ended up dying there at 71. Cause and effect, man.

Always looking for more-more-more MLB-ready relievers, the Mets and teams like them stock up on bullpenners with MLB histories at AAA. Something happened — an injury or a performative downturn — that has kept them from getting MLB deals, but if you stockpile enough, and do it thoughtfully, you are going to find a few guys to help you. The problem is, that the guys who rebound from whatever adversity want to be treated like MLB players, and the ones who don't fall away. Either way, attrition abounds. Transactions, 5/3/2026 GOING Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse Relief Pitchers Carl Edwards, Jr. R/R DoB: 33484 High Level: MLB (2026) Carl Edwards, Jr. pitched two and two-thirds (more) impressive innings on April 29 in an otherwise largely ugly game, stretching himself to keep the Mets from deploying any other pitchers. The very next day the Mets decided they needed fresh arms for the next game more than they needed Carl to stick around and potentially build on his excellent performance to date. Well, they added Austin Warren, who himself has been no slouch despite getting yo-yo-ed between AAA and Flushing, but Warren was not needed, and Edwards DFA was a waste. He cleared waivers, and was sent to Syracuse, but he — quite justifiably — opted for free agency instead, hoping some team will see in his 12 solid big-league seasons and excellent work for the Mets this year that he is still a big-leaguer who deserves to stop getting pink-slipped in exchange for good work. Transactions, 5/5/2026 GOING Retired Relief Pitchers Nick Burdi R/R DoB: 33988 High Level: MLB (2025) Nick Burdi knows a thing or two about being yo-yo-ed. He has been up and down since 2018, back when First Lady Melania Trump was visiting a child detention center while declaring "I DON'T REALLY CARE DO U?" on her back. In all that time, good Nick never logged more than 9 2/3 innings. Bone bruises, UCL surgery, thoracic outlet surgery, the lost season of the Covid-19 epidemic, platelet-rich injections, a second UCL surgery, hip inflammation, more platelet-rich injections, more stuff with his hip ... Nick has seemingly seen it all. What he never got to see was life as a New York Met. Off to a strong start in Syracuse (one run in 4 1/3 innings), he hit the Injured List yet again, and ultimately decided to pack it in. It's tough waiting for a break, when your patience is only giving life one more chance to punch you in the face. His younger brother Zack pitched in parts of three MLB seasons as well, while his older brother Drew was an NCAA quarteback, which leaves them plenty of stories to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Fair play to our lost relievers. May they remember their ephemeral Metliness fondly. Next up, we get to see if Eric Wagaman gets claimed ... .

Always looking for more-more-more MLB-ready relievers, the Mets and teams like them stock up on bullpenners with MLB histories at AAA. Something happened — an injury or a performative downturn — that has kept them from getting MLB deals, but if you stockpile enough, and do it thoughtfully, you are going to find a few guys to help you. The problem is, that the guys who rebound from whatever adversity want to be treated like MLB players, and the ones who don't fall away. Either way, attrition abounds. Transactions, 5/3/2026 GOING Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse Relief Pitchers Carl Edwards, Jr. R/R DoB: 33484 High Level: MLB (2026) Carl Edwards, Jr. pitched two and two-thirds (more) impressive innings on April 29 in an otherwise largely ugly game, stretching himself to keep the Mets from deploying any other pitchers. The very next day the Mets decided they needed fresh arms for the next game more than they needed Carl to stick around and potentially build on his excellent performance to date. Well, they added Austin Warren, who himself has been no slouch despite getting yo-yo-ed between AAA and Flushing, but Warren was not needed, and Edwards DFA was a waste. He cleared waivers, and was sent to Syracuse, but he — quite justifiably — opted for free agency instead, hoping some team will see in his 12 solid big-league seasons and excellent work for the Mets this year that he is still a big-leaguer who deserves to stop getting pink-slipped in exchange for good work. Transactions, 5/5/2026 GOING Retired Relief Pitchers Nick Burdi R/R DoB: 33988 High Level: MLB (2025) Nick Burdi knows a thing or two about being yo-yo-ed. He has been up and down since 2018, back when First Lady Melania Trump was visiting a child detention center while declaring "I DON'T REALLY CARE DO U?" on her back. In all that time, good Nick never logged more than 9 2/3 innings. Bone bruises, UCL surgery, thoracic outlet surgery, the lost season of the Covid-19 epidemic, platelet-rich injections, a second UCL surgery, hip inflammation, more platelet-rich injections, more stuff with his hip ... Nick has seemingly seen it all. What he never got to see was life as a New York Met. Off to a strong start in Syracuse (one run in 4 1/3 innings), he hit the Injured List yet again, and ultimately decided to pack it in. It's tough waiting for a break, when your patience is only giving life one more chance to punch you in the face. His younger brother Zack pitched in parts of three MLB seasons as well, while his older brother Drew was an NCAA quarteback, which leaves them plenty of stories to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Fair play to our lost relievers. May they remember their ephemeral Metliness fondly. Next up, we get to see if Eric Wagaman gets claimed ... . Your 2026 New York Mets Starting Pitchers Clay Holmes Nolan McLean Freddy Peralta David Peterson Christian Scott R/R DoB: 1993-03-27 R/R DoB: 2001-07-24 R/R DoB: 2996-06-04 L/L DoB: 1995-09-03 R/R DoB: 1999-06-15 Relief Pitchers Huascar Brazobán Craig Kimbrel Sean Manaea Tobias Myers Brooks Raley Austin Warren Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 R/R DoB: 32291 R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 R/R DoB: 1998-08-05 L/L DoB: 1988-06-29 R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 R/R DoB: 1993-08-21 Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders Devin Williams Francisco Alvarez Luís Torrens Bo Bichette Vidal Brujan Andy Ibáñez MJ Melendez R/R DoB: 1994-09-21 R/R DoB: 2001-11-01 R/R DoB: 1996-05-02 R/R DoB: 1998-03-05 S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 Infielders Outfielders Marcus Semien Mark Vientos Brett Baty Carson Benge Austin Slater Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 R/R DoB: 33951 L/L DoB: 1998-10-25 R/R DoB: 34356 Also on 40-Player Roster Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Tylor Megill Kodai Senga Jonah Tong Alex Carrillo Reed Garrett Joey Gerber Justin Hagenman R/R DoB: 1995-07-28 L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 R/R DoB: 2003-06-19 R/R DoB: 1997-06-06 R/R DoB: 1993-01-02 R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 R/R DoB: 1996-10-07 On 60-Day Injured List with torn right UCL. On 15-Day Injured List with Lumbar Spine Inflammation With Syracuse With Syracuse On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery. With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib. Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders A.J. Minter Dedniel Núñez Jonathan Pintaro Dylan Ross Hayden Senger Francisco Lindor Ronny Mauricio L/L DoB: 1993-09-02 R/R DoB: 1996-06-05 R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 R/R DoB: 2000-09-01 R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 With Syracuse on Rehab Assignment On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery. With Syracuse With Syracuse With Syracuse On 10-Day Injured List with Strained Left Calf On 10-Day Injured List with fractured right thumb. Infielders Outfielders Jorge Polanco Nick Morabito Luis Robert, Jr. Jared Young S/R DoB: 1999-11-13 R/R DoB: 2003-05-07 R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 On 10-Day Injured List with right wrist contusion. With Syracuse On 10-Day Injured List with Lumbar Spine Disc Hernitaion On 10-Day Injured List with torn left meniscus. Deslgnated for Assignment Eric Wagaman R/R DoB: 35656 DFA'd, 2026-05-02. Your Mets Coaching Staff Manager Bench Coach Pitching Coach Hitting Coordinator Third Base Coach First Base Coach Bullpen Coach Ass't Pitching Coach Carlos Mendoza Kai Correa Justin Willard Jeff Albert Tim Leiper Gilbert Gomez José Rosado Dan McKinney DoB: 1979-11-27 DoB: 1989-07-14 DoB: 1990-09-09 DoB: 1992-08-16 DoB: 1996-07-19 DoB: 1992-03-08 DoB: 1974-11-09 DoB: 1989-06-06 Hitting Coach Strategy Coach Catching Coach Coaching Assistant Bat'g Practice Pitcher Equipment Manager Bullpen Catchers Bullpen Catchers Troy Snitker Danny Barnes J.P. Arencibia Rafael Fernandez Kevin Mahoney Kevin Kierst Eric Langill Dave Racaniello DoB: 1988-12-05 DoB: 1989-10021 DoB: 1986-01-05 DoB: 1988-08-03 DoB: 1987-05-11 DoB: 1964-07-09 DoB: 1979-04-09 DoB: 1978-06-03 Your Mets Training Staff Director of Player Health Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Reconditioning Coordinator Reconditioning Therapist Head Performance Coach Assistant Performance Coach Performance Coordinator Soft Tissue Specialist Brian Chicklo Joseph Golia Bryan Baca Sean Bardanett Josh Bickel Dustin Clarke Tanner Miracle Jeremy Chiang Hiroto Kawamura DoB:1972-07-17 DoB:1978-??-?? DoB:Circa 1980 DoB:1988-06-23 DoB:1996-??-?? DoB:1987-??-?? DoB:1991-??-?? DoB:????-??-?? DoB:22846 View full article

I'm not sure what the issue is, but scheduling a game for when both teams are already in town certainly seems like the most workable Plan A.

I'm trying! Do you not see effort?!

Rudolph Giuliani is apparently in critical condition in May 2026 because meanies in the New York Bar Association disbarred him in June 2024.

Are they thinking about bumping the starting time on this one too?

I'm trying not to look at where they were on June 2 in 2024 and think, "They still have time to get that low and lower by then."