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The drop in velocity tells you Manaea is hurt. Peterson, sheesh, I dunno. Mendoza NOT getting fired after last night means he's probably going to last out the season, whatever fresh hell that brings for him and us.

I'm not the biggest fan of Mendoza, but this is Stearns' team. He's the one who let players walk and made bad trades. The blame rests mostly with him. But it'll be Mendoza getting it in the neck eventually.

Seems just a little fishy to me.

Again, another pitcher having a crappy year turned into an All-Star by this pathetic offense. Something has to give soon. Mendoza shouldn't send out any dry cleaning. Alex Cora and 5 coaches were fired for less.

Met incompetence has geopolitical ramifications. Yes, it's all their fault.

Great, now I can't watch until they lose again.

Not watching. Maybe that'll work. Guys making their first ML start usually do well against the Mets, I'm pretty sure. This guy will probably look like Sandy Koufax against them.

Sheesh. It just feels like this team will never win again, ever.

Turning it off. I can't take any more.

Good outing by Brazoboobs.

Christian Scott getting the start on Thursday. So what happens to Senga?

So how will they painfully lose this one?

Grrrrrr

It's not just the overalls, it's the supermodel wearing them.

Well, fumft.

About f'n time.

And just like that, Mick Abel hits the 15-day IL with elbow inflammation. Simeon Woods-Richardson gets the start.

The Curse no one is talking about is that I went to the game on June 12th that Senga hurt himself and the Mets hung on to win 4-3. The game that made them 45-24 and the peak of the season. I had more to do with it than Brian Wilson. Was it my Alvarez jersey? Was it my t-shirt that says 'I can survive anything. I'm a Mets fan.'? Did I exhale too forcefully that I created a breeze that kicked off a domino effect that led Alonso to throw behind Senga? By the way, there were a couple of Beach Boy songs played early that day, not just Kokomo.

KTE Minnesota Twins 4/21-4/23 This is how we often think of the Minnesota Twins. Cute, Inoffensive, and a big deal in the late '80's and early '90's. But they're here now and we're going to have to deal with them. Currently, threy're 11-11, sitting in 3rd place in the AL Central, 1 1/2 games behind the Guardians after being swept by the Reds this weekend. Frankly, not a lot was expected from the Twins this year and that may prove true over 162. They have a cheap-ass ownership who don't even have the excuse that they were scammed by Bernie Madoff. Tom Pohlad is the latest in a Full House of Pohlads who have run the Twins since 1984. There were rumbles of a sale recently, but the Pohlads backed off. Considering what the Padres are going to fetch, they might think twice about that. Twins did a full-scale teardown at the deadline last year, sending their closer to the Phillies and decimating their bullpen. The result was a 70-92 finish. Ownership said that this year their focus was on cutting payroll and playing competitive baseball, two things that are often at odds. So far, they're treading water. This despite losing arguably their best pitcher, Pablo Lopez, with a season-ending injury this spring. Others have stepped up, like Taj Bradley (1.25 ERA in 4 starts) and Joe Ryan (3.29). Matchups: Tuesday is Mick Abel (1-2, 3.98) vs Nolan McLean Wednesday is Simeon Woods-Richardson (0-3, 6.10) vs Clay Holmes Thursday is Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.29) vs Kodai Senga (ugh) Mick Abel is hot right now. Last start, 7 innings, 4 hits, no runs against the Red Sox. Before that 6 innings, 4 hits, no runs against the Tigers. Woof. Simeon Woods-Richardson was drafted by the Mets in 2018, but was traded to the Jays in 2019 and has been pitching for the Twins that past 5 years. He's coming off getting bombed back-to-back by the Jays and Red Sox, so ha's probably happy to see the Mets Noffense. Joe Ryan has been with the Twins for 6 years, is solid and won 13 games last year. Has only allowed 3 ER in his last two starts. 6 walks and 28 K's this season. They're missing Bradley which is a good thing. Bullpen is, not surprisingly, a weakness for the Twins, ranked 23rd in MLB. They chunked it up in Cincinnati yesterday. Offense has been good for the Twinkies, led by a bunch of names you've never heard of, and Byron Buxton who amazingly is still on this team despite being mentioned as a trade candidate more than Blake Lively is mentioned on Page Six. One name you have heard of is Josh Bell, who's playing first and leading the team in HR's and RBI (3 & 15). Here's where they rank offensively, and it's pretty good. The Mets are in the high 20's in most of these categories. Twins manager is Derek Shelton, who has a colorful way with the English language. MLB hot mic catches F-bombs as Twins manager is ejected It's hard to hate a team that sells things like this. But a person to hate on this team is Kody Clemens, as we never forgive and never forget Daddy throwing the bat at Mike Piazza. Can they go for 14 in a row?

Well Senga has been a disaster, which pretty much carries over from last year. Semien hasn't hit, which has carried over from the last two years. Peralta's a 5-inning guy. Polanco has been a zero. Lindor always starts slow, but there's something else at work. He's been having too many brain farts in the field and just doesn't look competitive at the plate most times. If I hear Gary say one more time how good Bichette has historically been with runners in scoring position, I'm going to scream. He's been terrible in those situations, including yesterday. Benge simply hasn't been ready for prime time, but Soto's injury has shown how shallow their outfield depth is. The Ghost of Tommy Pham isn't helping either. Everything's misfiring now. This was a team built on 'ifs' and none of the 'ifs' are working.

Maybe we needed Kimbrel to throw his glove into the stands. There's basically no way to win another game for the forseeable future. Even when they get good pitching they get no offense. To be fair, even when they get bad pitching they get no offense.

Brazoban dances between the raindrops to get out of it.

Four, five, six in a row, that happens. 10 in a row is a structural problem. Can't fire 26 players, but you do have to wonder about the boy genius who put them together.