Edgy MD

There's nothing sacred about 15" bags, but there is something sacred (if only kinda) about 90' basepaths. The issue with the shift is that they aren't addressing the real problem, and asking what has happened to the game that it hasn't evolved to counteract the shift. Why do they have to reverse engineer the game to prevent teams from deploying a defective strategy. If a football team's defense stacked the line play after play and left only one defender in the backfield, the other team would quickly respond and toss quick passes over the line, until the first team realize they've been outmaneuvered and spread their defense neutrally for most plays. If the defense played everybody in the backfield on every play, the offense would run off tackle in response. If they played everybody on the offense's left side, the offense would call a quick audible and run a play to the right. Even if you're not playing to your strengths, if they're giving you free yardage, you've got to take it until everybody gets honest. Why is it somehow unsporting for a baseball team to adapt in the same manner?

That's certainly workable. And to me, meaningful. My general disagreement with teams retiring numbers, and now leagues retiring numbers isn't to dis' these legacies. It's just clear that the potential numbers available (at least as currently practiced) is finite, and the number of players available to have a number (at least in theory) is infinite, or at least ever expanding. It's clearly an unsustainable practice. And yet, each number retired actually makes further retired numbers increasingly more likely. I feel like retiring Jackie Robinson's number hasn't really made his legacy shine, so much as made a golden calf out of the two digits — almost literally, in that we have a statue of his number, the meaning and substance embedded in which is underwhelming (to my thinking anyhow).

A few notes for our off-day standings update: More isn't always better when it comes to information, especially when that information isn't accurate, but I've added more information, including an Elimination Number column and one-week deltas in addition to one-day deltas to show the change in post-season odds. It gives a better look at the trend line, and as expected, the Mets' odds have improved slightly from yesterday, but declined precipitously from a week ago. The elimination number for the Wild Card race is one off of how the MLB site has it. I know how do calculate elimination numbers and the ones in the division race are matching up with MLB.com's figures, so I have to look at that. I'm guessing that they aren't linked to the same of the three leaders that the CPF figures are, or perhaps something is kerfuddled by Philadelphia being ahead of San Diego but with fewer wins. 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Sounds like a pilot program. A trial balloon. Curious that it's going down at Citi Field and not PNC Park.

It was a rough outing from a Pirate fan perspective. If Oneil Cruz had been lifted after failing to run out his grounder, it might have been half worth it, but Pirates manager Derek Shelton seemed to be phoning it in as much as anybody.

Megill's first rehab appearance with Syracuse featured only one strikeout. He still got the side in order, on 10 pitches worth of efficiency, but this time he made his defense stay awake.

Transactions, 9/7/2022 [th]Direction[/th][td90]NEUTRAL[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Transferred from Binghamton to Syracuse 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://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]7/28/95[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2022)[/td90] The bullpen is waiting to be Megillafied.

I hope deGrom got to say hi to Cone and Matlack at the OTD game, because he just passed one and tied the other. Career Wins Credited to Mets Pitchers 1) Tom Seaver: 198 2) Dwight Gooden: 157 3) Jerry Koosman: 140 4) Ron Darling: 99 5) Sid Fernandez: 98 6) Al Leiter: 95 Jacob deGrom Projected to End of Season: 82.87 T7) Jon Matlack: 82 T7) Jacob deGrom: 82 9) David Cone: 81 =#FF8000]Jacob deGrom at Start of Season: 77 10) Bobby Jones: 74

=Fman99 post_id=106664 time=1662601381 user_id=86] =Fman99 post_id=106626 time=1662592969 user_id=86] Hey here's a thought. Put up a ten spot on these dirtbags

[FIMG=600]https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5619,h_3160,x_0,y_454/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/GettyImages/mmsport/3/01fz9jv9fhrya5m1nt6n.jpg[/FIMG] I used to love getting up Saturday mornings to watch cartoons with a big bowl of Marshmallow Cloudy-O's.

If it's cool to shift like this in a blowout, it should be cool to bunt.

Gore is 5'7" and looks at least two inches shorter up there.

Yeah! A Gore sighting!! The dude owns a glove after all!

Finally, some Ruffage.

Come on! Pinch-run Marrero for McNeillo!

I'm seeing black and gold on a lot of people. Like, at least nine of them.

God bless any Pirate fans still remaining.

Nope. Bottom of the seventh and still no subbies.

Come on! Ruf! Marrero! Gore! Get out there!! Bassitt, we may need you in the outfield also!

Nine-zip and we need to get some plate trips for our benchies.

Keith wants eight from deGrom. I don't think that's what Buck is thinking. Seven innings and an inning each for Diaz and another underused bullpenner would be fine.

Next up is Robinson Canó (.195), who needs to be re-signed, and Dom Smith (.194) who needs to be called up.

McCann up at [CROSSOUT].205![/CROSSOUT] .203!!

=Fman99 in the Game 1 Thread post_id=106581 time=1662574354 user_id=86] I'd be happier still if we could score runs via a series of sequential singles and doubles, instead of just taking 27 cracks at a dinger like they've been doing.

Frayed Knot wrote: This is how we were scoring 'em early in the season. All that's missing is a bases loaded HBP The one big hit that ultimately opens up the spigot really makes it analogous.