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Bryce Miller became the first pitcher to lose consecutive starts by 17 runs since 1890 or something. And actually, his last four have been rough and he's seen his ERA jump by a run and a half: Rk Date Team Opp Result Dec IP H R HR BB SO ERA Pit GmSc 14 2026-08-06 SEA DET L, 0-11 L(4-6) 5.0 5 4 1 2 5 3.08 93 44 15 2026-08-12 SEA @ NYY L, 5-10 6.0 8 5 1 1 5 3.39 89 40 16 2026-08-18 SEA @ MIL L, 0-22 L(4-7) 4.2 7 6 1 2 3 3.71 92 29 17 2026-08-23 SEA CHC L, 2-19 L(4-8) 4.1 2 6 2 7 5 4.12 104 33 Also, September is going to be rough for him, apparently: Split W L W-L% ERA GS IP WHIP May 1 0 1.000 1.71 3 21.0 0.857 June 2 2 .500 2.19 4 24.2 0.608 July 1 3 .250 4.13 5 28.1 1.235 August 0 3 .000 9.00 4 20.0 1.700

Even Skenes has started to look human this year.

These arbitrary stat cutoffs always make for interesting lists. This also makes me incredibly sad that we haven't reached the promised land with this embarrassment of riches, but alas.

Eight people who have never been in my kitch--- ah, dammit. We had Shamsky over for dinner that one time. I have no idea where to start on this, but I'm going to guess it has something to do with leading off, maybe? They're all hitters, so I assume it's something hitting-related.

On a really basic level, they're slightly more clutch than average, particularly in high leverage situations: Split BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+ High Lvrge .268 .363 .392 .755 .333 107 110 Medium Lvrge .247 .329 .407 .736 .293 100 103 Low Lvrge .253 .333 .389 .721 .312 97 103 Split BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+ RISP .261 .354 .417 .771 .316 110 109

Are we shit again? We're shit again. Damn, we were so close to putting it all together while at the same time being SO FAR AWAY from putting it all together. Guess we'll have to finish the season 28-3 or whatever.

I mean, it's more or less what the Wilpons tried to do with Bonilla, no? Just larger. If Madoff hadn't madoffed, and/or if we got a World Series win or two out of it, nobody would make fun of the Bonilla thing.

Methinks 3,000 is highly unlikely. But goodness, what could have been.

Saw a story recently that they're on pace to be the first team since eighteen dickety nine or whatever to lose 100 games and win the division the following year.

What? A billionaire is an abject shitbag? Didn't see that coming.

He's doing the Reverse Benge.

My wife and I like to play the "Would We Hang Out With Them?" game. Gary? Yes. Gelbs? Probably. Ronnie? Maybe. Keith? No.

Mariners were down 13-0 in the middle of the 8th in Milwaukee last night... and then the wheels came off, as their backup third baseman gave up nine runs in the bottom of the inning, including an outfielder forgetting how many outs there were and throwing the ball into the stands after the second out.

Guarantee Weisenburger gets sent down/DFAed/fired out of a cannon/released for a replacement arm today. Curry and Myers both pitched last night, McDermott just got sent down so they can't bring him back yet, and it won't be Tong. My guess is Dylan Ross.

OH NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PLAYOFF RUN KASE IS BACK LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

brb gonna go log into draftkings and throw some coin on morel sending one to the moon tonight

AH! THE MCREYNOLDS TRADE - Stan Jefferson.

Goodness, this thread just sent me down the craziest of rabbit holes. I decided to refresh my memory about why the "free agent compensation draft" existed, which sent me to the BR Bullpen. From there, I saw this: "The end of the system came after its fourth and last installment in 1985. The Cardinals had just lost relief ace Bruce Sutter to the Atlanta Braves. They picked shortstop Angel Salazar, from the Montreal Expos, in compensation. Salazar was coming off a terrible season with Montreal, and never played a game with St. Louis, being involved in a minor league trade with the New York Mets before the end of spring training." I had no memory of Salazar, so I clicked through to his record. (He also went by Argenis Salazar, who I *do* remember from his baseball cards.)_ He played all of 1985 in Tidewater. But he came to the Mets in the deal that sent Jose Oquendo to the Cardinals along with a pitcher named Mark Davis. Now, I remember Mark Davis being a closer for a long time, and I didn't realize he was in the Mets system. But this Mark Davis was a righty reliever who never made it out of the minors. Salazar was dealt at the end of spring training 1986 to KC for a pitcher named Tony Ferreira, who I also had never heard of even though he was part of the Tidewater rotation most of the year in 1986. But I guess we didn't need much from the Tidewater rotation that season. Then I decided to look up the closer Mark Davis, who it turns out WAS drafted by the Mets in 1978, but he never signed, so the Phillies drafted him in 1979 and he went from there. I need to close all these tabs and get back to work.

EXACTLY. Let's just fuckin' win 'em all, fellas. Make 'em keep us out.

El Sid!

I was sure Backman was the manager one, forgetting that he got fired right away. John Gibbons, then.

Dykstra?

We saw Morel here in Rochester a few weeks ago, and dude hit three absolute moon shots in the game. When he makes contact, the ball GOES. Problem is, he doesn't make contact all that much. He crushes offspeed stuff but you can blow fastballs right by him.

Backman?

Fine. "Defense isn't the reason we suck.: BUT. Mets first basemen: FIRST in errors, 30th in Fielding Percentage, 30th in DPs, 29th in WAR, 28th in offensive WAR. Fuck Stearns and his stupidass plans.