Edgy MD

And I'm sorry, it's at least partially the uniform, because all of these guys seem to have big ol' butts. My wife thinks Bob Mackie had a hand in the design of these unis.

Man, from the high camera behind home plate, the Rays look like a prison team.

Brave move after that rally to stick with Nuñez for another inning.

Rays uni numbers are pretty much invisible.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ... because I wasted the Oakland Gold Glove on Bert Campaneris before pivoting to Rickey Henderson. Similarly, eras-wise, I wasted mine on Bill North before pivoting to Dwayne Murphy.

Until somebody else gets summoned (like Christian Scott, for instance), Danny Young is the last WISf24? subject.

Ron Darling was my Washington/Oakland guy too. I must've slept through Carlos Santana being a Royal. Juan Gonzalez too.

Nope, just observing a time when I think folks need to shake off the early season and normalize their performances.

José is a journeyman AAA catcher with a career .123 MLB average. Apart from being Venezuelan to the core, perhaps not a lot would stand out about him. He's not a Met, and I imagine he's unlikely to ever be one. Last anybody checked, he was doing his thing for The Reading Fightin' Phils, to the tune of .129 / .206 / .129 // .335. That's six points higher than that MLB career average posted above, but that's the advantage of AAA. [FIMG=300]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Jose_Godoy_catching_warmups_between_innings_%28cropped%29.jpg[/FIMG] Why is he relevant to you? Well, back on June 18 of last season, the Baltimore Orioles just HAD to have themselves a little José Godoy on their roster. They couldn't help themselves. He would never even appear for the team, but I imagine the O's were down a receiver, and for a moment in time, this is the guy they thought would be the answer. And so, to make room for him, they designated for assignment one Reed Garrett, and a few days later put him on waivers, from which the Mets were wise enough to rescue him. Reed Garrett, your MLB leader in strikeouts by a relief pitcher, delivered into your lustful arms because an ascendant organization like the O's needed a little Godoy. Life is funny sometimes. [FIMG=500]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/new-york-mets-pitcher-reed-80247820.jpg?w=1024[/FIMG]

Transactions, 5/2/2024 [th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Transferred from Brooklyn to Binghamton on Rehab Assignment[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]=#FF0000]Starting 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/656731/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Tylor Megill [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1995-07-28[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2024)[/td90] Besides Christian Scott joining the rotation for a visit this weekend, the Mets have experienced options in Megill, David Peterson, Max Kranick, and Joey Lucchesi all knocking on the door.

Hey, everybody! I'm your newest Met!! I'm sidearming lefty Danny Young and if you were surprised to see me something besides last guy out of the pen in a tie game in extra innings, you're not alone! But I made my debut and I walked off with a win! Who's surprised now, Mr. Smarty! But I'm giving you another chance, seeing as you're so smart. I've got one appearance and one win. What's my season going to look like after 10, 20, 30, or however many appearances takes us up to October 1. Get your predictions in!! [FIMG=315]https://metsmerizedonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mets-spring-training-Young-Danny-02-15-2024-1A-scaled-e1708031258320.jpg[/FIMG] [FIMG=385]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMmZCoMWUAA-mFZ.jpg:large[/FIMG] [FIMG=252]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMQr4HFXUAA3vUp?format=jpg&name=small[/FIMG] [FIMG=448]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMmkYcAXwAA9WKL.jpg:large[/FIMG]

Lindor seemed to be distributing Schaefer points in his post-game comments, and he managed to save a few for Haouser.

May 1 is traditionally a good time to remind players that a crappy start is about to turn into a crappy season if they don't reverse field immediately. Instead we here at the Crane Pool waited until May 2. The good news is the Mets currently have only two players on the interstate, and really, it's only one, as the other has had his contract sold to the Red Sox. The bad news is that the Mets have six key players — five of them regulars or semi-regulars — hitting between .200 and .220, and that just leaves a bad taste. Back to your interstate drivers, though. Zack Short is now an MLB teammate of Dom Smith with Boston. When last he was seen in a Mets hat, he was on Interstate 11, heading Southeast out of Vegas toward Boulder City, NV. I don't think the Mets are going to re-acquire him just to get him into respectable territory, but he's welcome to hit that exit as a Red Sock and save everybody on both his teams some embarrassment. [FIMG=500]https://www.8newsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2022/06/dyc-THUMB-062722.jpg[/FIMG] Omar Narváez, on the other hand, is still a Met, and if he's not our number-one catcher, he's 1A, and barring anything dramatic, he's expected to remain so until mid-summer. But one thing that will be sufficiently dramatic is him getting stuck on that damn highway. AND THERE HE IS, craning his neck in the right lane, looking for a way off Interstate-46. The really scary part of this is that Interstate 46 doesn't yet exist. The proposed bypass between Garner and Morehead City, North Carolina was at one time given that designation, but that project may or may not be dead, now believed to no longer be necessary following an extension of I-70 in the same area. And I have to say, if there's no pavement, Omar's gonna have some problems finding his way home. [FIMG=500]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qavlpP7yGlU/maxresdefault.jpg[/FIMG]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Oh, good, the guy has the flu, so let's soak him in ice water. You beat me to it! This is the real way to congratulate a guy on a walkoff. [media=youtube]HuMR6RqTtqU[/media]

Oh, good, the guy has the flu, so let's soak him in ice water.

Francisco Lindor making a really solid bid to wrap up May's Bench Player of the Month early.

Just brilliant!

Mets now on their third designated hitter.

Now we have to get that run back. Brett Baty is our free runner.

Narváez got him twice. Let's not be silly.

Just a headscratcher of a day behind the plate for Chad Fairchild.

I question bringing a sidearming lefty in to make his MLB debut in this situation with multiple righties coming up to the plate.

Oh, Alonso leads off. And doesn't get him over. Then drive him home, Jefe.

Get him over, McNubbins.

[bIGPURPLE]BAM-BAM!![/bIGPURPLE]