Edgy MD

Lonely-assed thread as the Mets lead 1-0 at the end of the first period.

NcNelly throwing better today.

Next time Nimmo whacks one to the fence in right, he needs to blow in the direction of the ball as he runs to first.

It's been 16 innings, but two of his three starts have been against impressive offensive lineups, and his strikeouts are somehow up from last year (14.3 to 15.1 per nine) and his walks are down (1.1 to 0.5). His strikeout:walk ratio is an unfathomable 28:1. If he was playing in any other league, it would be ridiculous that he hadn't been called up yet. The only reason his ERA isn't lower is that his one and only walk was followed by his one and only home run allowed.

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I think one difference is that he wasn't exactly injured. Worn, stressed and fatigued, yes, but not really broken. I tend to thing in another generation, deGrom's "stress reaction" would have been otherwise diagnosed, and he would have been back in the rotation in a few weeks. And though he'd pitch with excess soreness and be a lesser specimen, that would be considered part of the game, and it would be up to him to learn to work with less, or fade from the top top of the pack. And maybe a season and half later he'd return to form, or maybe he'd have another good season but be relying on different stuff.

No, it's I TAKE CRE-DIT! clap! clap! clapclapclap!

I'm so proud.

Hey, I believe the abolition movement was instigated by me.

You zero-to-15-ers? You out!

I don't think there's any yikes there (even though Williams is also a free agent). The Mets are second in the league in starter ERA with many of those figures being a part of that. Beyond that, if they don't sign deGrom, Bassitt, or Walker (or Williams), plenty of options exist. I'm certainly not yikesing in August of the year before. Scherzer, Carrasco, and anybody is a good rotation.

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That may not have been typical 2022 Diaz, but something about that double steal seemed to help him find himself.

That camerawork was a gas.

Willets Point wrote: BIFL The rule with me is, if they're looking for the bunt, don't. If they're not looking for it, go ahead. Let the defense show their hands first.

Keith Hoskins.

Finally, a walk. Maybe Nola's tank is at the bottom.

May can breathe now too.

Here's where the rubber hits the road. At least the bases are empty.

Yeah, the Mets should have Joely up this inning, just 'cuz.

Marsh has been wearing a path back to the bench tonight.

Edgy MD wrote: Let's tack on. The Hot Corner wrote: Time for some insurance runs. Willets Point wrote: Time to pile on some insurance runs. Guys, somebody's not paying attention to us.

I'd feel insecure coming into a game after deGrom. My 94-95 wouldn't look like anything. It'd be like I'm dating a girl who was last with John Stamos. Worked for Lugo, though. Maybe the upside is that deGrom left all the Phillies batters with tired arms. Let's tack on.

Bullpen it is. I'd be surprised if there's a slender lead in the ninth and they don't go to Diaz, last night be damned. In fact, last night SHOULD be damned!