Edgy MD

We were all over Suozzi and then there was an internet outage in Stockholm.

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Down go the Cubs, 2-1 to the Cardinals! The Mets now in a three-way tie, a game and a half out of the last Wild Card slotnik! With the Diamondbacks and Giants both comfortably ahead in their games, that should be all the catching they'll do today. And the Pirates are well ahead also, so they are in a position to pull a half game back ahead of the Mets pretty soon as well. They also gain the division on the Braves and Phils!!

Mets catch the Cubs in the standings. Weren't we going to trade Alonso to them a week or two ago? Pirates also caught, but they're currently beating up on the Roxxx. Giants and Diamondbacks also within reach before the end of the day.

McNeil with the save. Pee away.

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I walk away at 7-2. I come back at 7-6. That's messed up. But since I tuned back in, it's been a homer and a double, so maybe I have complete control of the situation.

Suddenly, starting pitchers exiting in a position to get a win is more the rule than the exception. And it's adios, Machado.

I thought Tatis just got donked on the head.

Everybody except McNoddles is finding themselves. Piles of smiles.

[bIGPURPLE]HAHAHAHA!!! BASEBALL, GENTLEMEN!!![/bIGPURPLE]

Do what cleanup hitters are called on to do here, Pete.

[bLOCKQUOTE]If there's an advantage to taking the first pitch when the team is trailing, then that advantage should also exist when the team is ahead. [/bLOCKQUOTE] This is untrue. Advantages of such a strategy, like most strategies, vary wildly relative to the situation. The number of outs, the score, the defensive deployment, which bases are occupied, and the power-hitting ability of the batter, other skills of the batter, among other things, all feed into the approach a batter takes. I certainly don't advocate a batter never swinging on anything. When one of these factors becomes more extreme, the approach may frequently become more extreme. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zHiYzOgPL._SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg>

It's discomfiting how transactions show up several days or even weeks after they occur, and the reporting lags behind that. Mets Roster Central aims to be part of the solution, and not the problem, but to our chagrin, it's an uphill climb. But wait ... there's more!! Transactions, 6/11/2024 [th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90] [th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of The Dominican Republic and Assigned to DSL-Orange[/td90] [th]Position Group [/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th] [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/806709/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90] [th]Name [/th][td90]Josue Morillo [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/dominican-republic-flag-small.png[/fimg][/td90] [th]DoB[/th][td90]2005-01-13[/td90] [th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90] [th]High Level[/th][td90]Academy (2024)[/td90] While young Josue may not yet have a face, he made his pro debut yesterday in Boca Chica, throwing three innings against the DSL Phillies and picking up the win, giving up a single unearned run on one hit and one walk, while striking out six. We're not saying that he's the Dominican Tom Seaver, but we ... actually that's exactly what we're saying. Get this young man a face!!

if you're like me, you've thrilled to Long Beach High School this spring as they've gone 17–7–1 (10–4–1 in league play) while competing in Nassau County's Conference AA-1. Among the reasons for that excellence is my friend Mark's incredible work fathering a child that is bigger and faster than he ever was (and Mark was both a fast and powerful guy in his day). His son Alonso is the sweet-swinging, lefty-slugging, rightfielder/pitcher for that Long Beach team. Alonso has committed to Manhattanville, which is perhaps my favorite college campus, but isn't exactly a big time program. On the other hand Manhattanville College has just this year become Manhattanville University, so ... go, Valiants!) I'm not so sure, based on that commitment, that he's going to get drafted. Mark thinks the Padres scouts like him, but that may just be because we grew up in a time where being a Padre was baseball purgatory, so he just sees that as a likely absurdity. Mark is a very unusual man. He always had a strange charisma that allowed him to talk anybody into anything. He met Dwight Gooden at an autograph event a few years ago, and he knew the drill. Give the guy something to sign, shake his hand, and move on. But he had the moxie to ask Gooden to show his then-14-year-old son how to throw a curve. Gooden was happy to oblige (moreso than the event organizers) Alonso stepped behind the table and got a five-minute tutorial in how to snap one off, while Mark shmoozed with the people behind him in line to keep them from getting grumpy. [fimg=450]https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/passets/photo/NY/7610849253-IMG_3799.jpeg[/fimg] Alonso is out of the picture in that last one, and everything is confusing because both teams and the ump are wearing the same color tops, but it's Alonso's throw that pegs the runner on a hop. I post this here because Mark is a huge Mets guy, always has been, and I demand the Mets draft Alonso.

Automatically taking the first pitch isn't a logical move. It's a logical move in certain situations. I disagree that something isn't logical because it hasn't been thought of yet. Lots of logical things have been thought of, but they aren't universally adopted because the logic behind them is resisted or elusive. And this, of course, has certainly been thought of. it just goes in and out of vogue. Also, here's Robert Plant sitting among a strewn pile of his records. https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/448305428_477198871342744_2813054775244731923_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=AdJM9zfgJuAQ7kNvgG4qqPf&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AYBxVWigslx2KJKNW7ecjyH0K7q7p_5ptmsUSCCGbzn2Nw&oe=6673601D>

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Mets are only 2 games out of the Wild Card, but they still need to pass seven teams. The good news is that there's no imminent danger of anyone passing the Mets. They're 8 games ahead of the next team, the Rockies. Yup. And they don't need to pass 'em all at once. With the win, the Mets gain (naturally) on the Padres (who hold the second Wild Card spot), the Cards (who hold the last-seat-on-the-lifeboat third Wild Card spot), the Reds, and the Giant. They finish the evening with a single game of three different teams — Pittsburgh, Chicago, and San Francisco. May all three of them sleep uneasily. The Mets currently hold the coveted "Hottest Team in the League" title.

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Let's hear it for lefties serving it the other way. https://i.makeagif.com/media/2-16-2023/R9BqlJ.gif>

McNeil dinking it into left is OK by me. That's your game, man. LEAN into it.

Edgy MD wrote: I like Martinez finding a slot in right center. He needs to plant a flag out there.

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Part of that is a new pitcher of course, but yeah, if those had come at the right time, this would be a 10-run lead.

I like Martinez finding a slot in right center.

Who needs walks? We score honestly!!