Edgy MD

Sadly, an incident with a domesticated boar is still within the realm of possibility.

=kcmets post_id=96329 time=1655494018 user_id=53] =TransMonk post_id=96322 time=1655491532 user_id=71] I read somewhere that nearly 20% of our remaining games are against Miami.

Handsome Ack card.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I have vague memories of a guy who hit a home run with a broken foot in a Jerry Manuel hame but that was well done. You should graft on his vital statistics-- date of birth, perfunctory stats. Etc, and submit as a SABR bio, give that story a little life Hmmm ...

There are AAA stealers too (Raines, Henderson). A AA stealer is a guy that can win a basestealing title. A AAA basestealer is an all-time great, best of his era. There's usually, therefore, typically only one in the deck at a time, even if it's a guy like Billy Hamilton who doesn't have much else in his offensive satchel. A 2 on defense in centerfield is a good flycatcher, and exists on a 1/2/3/4 spectrum. a -2 is a solid arm, but that comes on a much wider spectrum, going on a -5/-4/-3/-2/-1/0/+1/+2/+3/+4/+5 spectrum. Jesse Barfield was a +5. Dave Winfield and Ellis Valentine too, and I imagine Yoenis Céspedes when he was at the top of his game. I never had a -5 on my team, but I had an outfield of three -4's in Corey Snider, Kirby Puckett, and Glenn Wilson. George Bell was usually my starting leftfielder, but I'd call him in to play third (or lift him entirely) and send Snider out there when a sacrifice fly could make the difference. What you're not showing, however, is his actual baserunner rating, which should exist apart from his stealing rating. The top baserunner in the league usually has about a 1–18 rating, which means that, when he has a chance to go for an extra base, he's going to get it about 90% of the time, assuming a 0-armed outfielder is throwing.

=G-Fafif post_id=96308 time=1655484387 user_id=55] The Mets have won their last four season series from the Marlins and seven of their last eight. The Miamians may be pests, but their nettlesomeness is overcome more often than not (two Game 162s from a long time ago notwithstanding).

Brandon Nimmo moves within one of plunky-plunk immortality, while Jeff McNeil breaks a tie with plunky-plunk legend Ron Hunt, projecting into the top five by season's end. Our top ten is all 21st Century Mets apart from number 10, Felix Millan. Career Times Hit by a Pitch as a Met 　Brandon Nimmo Projected to End of Season: 60.94 　Pete Alonso Projected to End of Season: 56.45 1) Michael Conforto: 50 2) Brandon Nimmo: 49 3) Lucas Duda: 47 　Jeff McNeil Projected to End of Season: 46.48 4) Pete Alonso: 46 5) David Wright: 45 6) Jeff McNeil: 42 　=#FF5910]Brandon Nimmo at Start of Season: 41 7) Ron Hunt: 41 8) Cleon Jones: 39 　=#FF5910]Pete Alonso at Start of Season: 39 　=#FF5910]Jeff McNeil at Start of Season: 39 9) Cliff Floyd: 37 10) Felix Millan: 36 T11) Ruben Tejada: 33 T11) Carlos Delgado: 33 　　Dominic Smith Projected to End of Season: 31.97 13) Edgardo Alfonzo: 29 T14) Jeff Kent: 28 T14) John Olerud: 28 16) Darryl Strawberry: 26 17) John Stearns: 25 18) Curtis Granderson: 24 　　J.D. Davis Projected to End of Season: 23.48 T19) Todd Hundley: 22 T19) Dominic Smith: 22 T21) Juan Lagares: 21 T21) Bud Harrelson: 21 T21) Jerry Grote: 21 T21) Todd Frazier: 21 T25) Vance Wilson: 20 T25) Gary Carter: 20 T27) Jason Phillips: 19 T27) J.D. Davis: 19 T27) Rusty Staub: 19 T27) Joe Christopher: 19 T31) Dave Kingman: 18 　　=#FF5910]Dominic Smith at Start of Season: 18 T31) Kevin Plawecki: 18 T33) Ryan Thompson: 17 T33) Mike Piazza: 17 T33) Joel Youngblood: 17 T33) Joe McEwing: 17 T33) Hubie Brooks: 17 T38) Ron Swoboda: 16 T38) Jeromy Burnitz: 16 　　=#FF5910]J.D. Davis at Start of Season: 16 T38) Keith Hernandez: 16 T38) Mookie Wilson: 16

Escobar's absence was attributed to a 'non-workplace event.' Buck went on to say “That's all I can really say legally,” which kind of sounds uncool, like he'd tell you all of his player's personal shit if it wasn't for that damned nanny state. i mean, it probably doesn't mean that at all, but it kind of reads like it does if you're trying hard to glean implied meanings. Speaking of implied meanings, though, "event" kind of suggests injury more than illness. Anyhow, I hope he improves quickly, but if he's even unavailable another day or two, Vientos makes for an appealing replacement option, and debuting as an injury replacement can really take the heat off a guy.

As the booth tried to suggest, the typical play there would be to break for home, and if you're out, you're out. At least you (a) keep your team out of a double-play, still giving them a chance with two on, ( force the firstbaseman, usually the worst thrower on the team, to make a throw, and © force a tag play, which is never automatic. That said, whatever Marte was thinking, it worked. I'm wondering if he thought that — among the (a) infield being positioned in, ( the firstbaseman being forced to start the play, © his dancing off third enough to make the the firstbaseman pause a beat, and (d) Plummer's wheels, from the left side — the double play was an unlikely outcome, and not breaking was simply the sMARTEr play.

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=nymr83 post_id=96292 time=1655471450 user_id=54]I'm not sure where on the roster you fit Vientos right now?

Brewers shortstop Willy Adames, who had a kinda rough game, was sort of caught in no-man's land. He was already cheating in, and took a step or two in when the ball was hit. I don't know if he suddenly realized that his job was to cover second, or he only figured that out after Tellez turned toward him, but he was taking an un-natural path to the bag, and he and Tellez connected really poorly. A perfect approach and a perfect throw might have made the double-play possible, but with the infield in, that was going to be a tough one to pull off even if everybody does their job perfectly. I'm trying to figure out if there was any gamesmanship in Marte's strategy — trying to draw a throw behind him at third, or at least make Tellez think of that. It's a time-honored baseball tradition that, when you see a drafthorse like Tellez out there, you want to make him make plays. Ask the 2015 Royals.

Did you not see it?

While buzz is buzzing about Francisco Alvarez, the Mets have an easier option. Forced to choose between reaching down to the minors for some red-hot fresh talent, or protecting their top asset from premature exposure, I would suggest that they can do both by promoting Mark Vientos. The guy is hotter than the Devil's underpants. He went on the the injured list and came back out still crushing, putting together a two homer/5 RBI night in his second game back. He's gone .260 / .343 / .532 // .875 in 43 games in Syracuse, and he got 11 games there last year (when he killed it also), so he's not as green as all that. He's already on the roster, and he's two years older than Alvarez — plus he gives you versatility, playing third, left, and first, and started his career at shortstop (though he doesn't catch). He's goofy looking and comes off as relaxed, but has a nice set of teeth. I think he might be ready to be a 2022 Met, and who wouldn't want to be that? [FIMG=500]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/20220321_MetsMarlinsSpringTraining022cs.jpg?quality=75&strip=all[/FIMG]

Buck: "do you want Yellich"? Diaz: "sit down Buck! SIT DOWN Yellich!" That was great. The IFers didn't even get to the mound by the time Buck left. "Do you want Yellich?" "I want it ALL, Buck! And I want it NOW!!!"

So that's sure one way to end it. Putting everything on Nido's tagging skills wouldn't have been my first choice, but WOW. Hard to be scraping by like this while the Phils and Braves are destroying opponents every night, but here we are. We need some benchies. Is Lou Collier available?

Sure is better to see the game in Diaz' hands than in Hader's.

Weird way to get a lead. I'll take it. If you don't have a pinch-hitter with your eighth and ninth guys coming up with the game on the line, you gots to find one.

What a break! And really, I don't care how good a move the pitcher has, shouldn't sending the runner on 3-2 with Guillorme up be pretty much automatic?

So, both Marte and Escobar are unavailable, and Mazeika is the entire bench tonight?

Free box with every burger.

Gotta protect a bit with two strikes, Nim.

Who do you like for the next Mets pitcher?

Three Mets expecting kids. We're going to have some paternity leave coming up.

One of the photographers in the well next to the dugout has a [FIMG=20]https://64.media.tumblr.com/412ea53ba31c39bf476649deb4e127e4/tumblr_inline_o5w737fFmc1r9qiw6_1280.png[/FIMG] sticker on his telescopic lens.