Edgy MD

I just think he was diggable for the same reason that David Letterman loved Regis Philbin. He would never be hip, or even up to any of your basic standards of what you want in your announcer. But he very much embodied the standard of an earlier era, was damned committed to that standard, worked hard to maintain it, and wasn't going to let the world passing him by undermine him. You may not have had much use for the last video store renting VHS tapes in the DVD era, but you had to tip your hat to them as they kept their flag flying. And as ridiculous as that Sterling/Waldman exchange is above, listen to how willingly and committedly he owns his mistake and throws himself on his sword.

Luis Torrens briefly got onto the exit ramp, with his sixth-inning double taking him up to .200, but he went down looking in the eighth to end his day on I-94, streaming across South Dakota with Montana on his mind. None of this would be that bad if he didn't spend the whole time repeating dialogue from Fargo (1996). Ugh! With a homer and a walk in three trips to the plate, Carson Benge also finds himself up north, on a tear across I-94. This is a bumpy ride, in that this is merely a proposed interstate route, intended to link northern New England with Quebec and the Maritimes to the northeast, and Northern New York to the west. Seeing that there are a lot of trees and mountains currently where that interstate is proposed to be, Carson is probably doing less movie quoting, although Last of the Mohicans (1992) would be kind of appropriate. Jorge Polanco, Tommy Pham, and Andy Ibáñez are showing no movement among the three of them, but at least Ibáñez has his engine running.

So ... yeah, right?! It seems like the most encouraging thing was Vientos, after having to potential homers knocked down, rather than put his head back in his butt, hung in there and drove that two-run, two out single into center. That turned out to be the difference, too! And hey, if the Padres beat the Giants tonight, the Mets get to pull out of last-place into a tie for last place! (One of the many bad things about last place is that you can't root for any other teams to help you out, as you kinda have to catch everybody. I mean, I guess you can root for American League teams to beat NL teams, or root for out-of-division teams to beat in-division teams, but you're really just kind of on your own.)

I have a meeting to get to up the street. Youse folks better not blow this lead.

All catchers hit doubles!

There we go. We had to hit it to right.

Nice to see the wind knock down a Colorady drive also.

The wind gods of left-center must be stopped.

This leading off with Soto is really curious. Keith seems to be doing well.

The interesting thing is that he is referencing and linking to an ESPN story. It was ESPN that began Schilling's latter-day career as a self-styled free speech martyr when they fired him.

Nobody argues against juggling bullpen backenders on and off the roster as much as we at Mets Roster Central do, but there's a reason they do it, and sometimes it works out. Transactions, 5/3/2026 COMING Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse Relief Pitchers Carl Edwards, Jr. R/R DoB: 33484 High Level: MLB (2026) The upside of pushing a veteran player through a DFA odyssey hardly seems worth it. Maybe you get a fresh arm for a day or two, but that doesn't necessarily mean a better arm, or even the right one for the day. The downside should be obvious — the lack of continuity effected by the roster churn, half your relievers often sleeping with one eye open, the undermining of the yo-yo-ed players morale, and the diminished status of players with fans, who are looking to bond with these players but find out the team only considers them day workers. Beyond that is the inability of a player to grow in his job as he makes adjustments from appearance to appearance. You pitch two back-end innings and give up three runs, or you pitch two shutout innings and strike out four — either way you're back on plane to Syracuse or wherever. Or possibly grabbed off waivers by Tampa Bay But the un-necessary trip through the waiver wire for Carl Edwards, Jr. has led to no such tragedies. Nobody with a motive to grab him had a roster spot to spare, and so Carl heads to Syracuse, and hopefully soon returns to build on his 1.50 ERA and 11(!!) strikeouts in six innings. That is ... if he doesn't refuse the assignment and become a free agent, which wouldn't be that crazy a move when banished to AAA by the team with the worst record in the league. This, of course, is yet another reason why Reliever Roulette is a game for fools.

Nobody argues against juggling bullpen backenders on and off the roster as much as we at Mets Roster Central do, but there's a reason they do it, and sometimes it works out. Transactions, 5/3/2026 COMING Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse Relief Pitchers Carl Edwards, Jr. R/R DoB: 33484 High Level: MLB (2026) The upside of pushing a veteran player through a DFA odyssey hardly seems worth it. Maybe you get a fresh arm for a day or two, but that doesn't necessarily mean a better arm, or even the right one for the day. The downside should be obvious — the lack of continuity effected by the roster churn, half your relievers often sleeping with one eye open, the undermining of the yo-yo-ed players morale, and the diminished status of players with fans, who are looking to bond with these players but find out the team only considers them day workers. Beyond that is the inability of a player to grow in his job as he makes adjustments from appearance to appearance. You pitch two back-end innings and give up three runs, or you pitch two shutout innings and strike out four — either way you're back on plane to Syracuse or wherever. Or possibly grabbed off waivers by Tampa Bay But the un-necessary trip through the waiver wire for Carl Edwards, Jr. has led to no such tragedies. Nobody with a motive to grab him had a roster spot to spare, and so Carl heads to Syracuse, and hopefully soon returns to build on his 1.50 ERA and 11(!!) strikeouts in six innings. That is ... if he doesn't refuse the assignment and become a free agent, which wouldn't be that crazy a move when banished to AAA by the team with the worst record in the league. This, of course, is yet another reason why Reliever Roulette is a game for fools. 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: 1962-07-19 View full article

Well,\ done. On the other hand, look at that very inclement sonic wave of a fart blasting out of Edgard's ass.

Fun Fact: Neither Matt Clement, nor Pat Clements, nor Roger Clemens, nor Roberto Clemente, nor Clement Walter "Clem" Labine ever played for The Rockies nor any minor-league team situated in the Denver area. So, in a sense, yes, very inclement.

I think he made a point of trying keep his age off of the public record.

One odd effect — it's way too early to suggest it's an ironic benefit — of the Mauricio injury on top of the Lindor injury is that it returns a bunch of people to their most familiar position. Bo Bichette is once again a shortstop, Brett Baty is back primarily at third, and Carson Benge is done with left field and is primarily in right. I'm all for Kevin Mitchelling it a young player. Don't give him a position. Just tell him you are going to play him all over the place, and not to worry about the nuances of any position. Just let your athleticism guide you and focus on your hitting instead. But different players work differently, Bicheette and Baty are certainly not at the establishing themselves phase, and considering the inability of so many Mets to get out of their own way, maybe a familiar landing spot could help.

It's annoying as liquid poo to me, and I don't really understand why MASN can not find a way to profit from allowing me to see their broadcast through MLB.tv.

Yeah, the Braves had a mascot named Chief Noc-a-Homa. He had a teepee behind the outfield wall and sent up smoke signals and did war cries and rain dances and stuff. As they say on the Simpsons, he wasn't a real person, but a composite of several offensive Native American stereotypes. You are seeing him in sunset there in that shot of the Camp homerun, as The Braves retired him following the 1985 season.

Yeah, I mostly think of it as 17, which I used to take up to Rochester to see a college friend — driving through upstate New York burgs with shamelessly small-town names like Horsehead and Painted Post.

I tend to consider .600 the minimum OPS standard for a justifiable MLB existence. I think of it as The Ordóñez Line, and checking it out now, Rey Ordóñez had exactly a .600 OPS.

It is May. May 3, to be exact, and that is when small batting averages stop being products of small sample sizes and start to trend toward being a season. The problems with the offense for most Mets to date extends far beyond batting averages. They don't reach enough. They don't extra-base enough. They have, for the most part, not had a lot of contact with any of the four major bases. But getting off the interstate is a start. Coming to the plate and not seeing a batting average starting with a 1 on the most massive scoreboard in the world is win, and it is win that you can build more wins on. So will the following players please get off the interstate NOW!!!! Carson Benge, you were up to .197 a few days ago, but now you are back to cruising on I-86 across the southern tier of upstate New York, and if you get to used to that, you may find yourself rehoused in upstate New York. You really don't want to be on any road that runs through Binghamton, Carson. Luis Torrens, the recipient of a brand new contract extension should not be celebrating his windfall on I-82 in the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, you get to follow the Lewis and Clark Trail for awhile, but there is plenty of time for sightseeing in the offseason. Jorge Polanco, a wounded calf may slow you down, but it's not going to feel any better pulling those hills on the Appalachian Ridge passes of I-79, running between Pittsburgh and Charleston, West Virginia. Do you wanna swing a sledgehammer in the Mets dugout or in a coal, mine, Jorge? After two fruitless at-bats yesterday, Andy Ibáñez is on the Mets roster while travelling down an imaginary I-00. He may run into Tommy Pham there, but probably not too many others, because it is hard to run into people on a highway that doesn't exist. But these are the 2026 Mets. They'll surprise ya'.

Well, for most guys in the lineup, there has been nowhere to go but up.

The start he is off to in AAA has gone from hot to insane, as he is 11 for his first 22 at-bats. Overall, between AA and AAA, we're talking .388 / .500 / .588 // 1.088 on the season, and that's through 106 plate appearances. Plus, he's stolen 12 bases in 13 tries, just to be a dick. That's moving into Ty Cobb's neighborhood.

Sounds like a good time to call Monday a triple-header.