The Hot Corner

Koosman was a Mets legend and good man. His passing was a sad day for Mets baseball. RIP Koos.

This is why I have always been a Lindor fan. Good player (future HOF) that truly seems to enjoy playing the game. On top of that, he has a good heart as being a 3 time Clemente Award nominee and the 2026 winner.

The Brewers had as many 2 out hits & RBI's in the 5th inning as the Mets seemed to have in a week or two.

Brewers putting a serious beat down on the Ray's. The bullpen arms they rode hard to this point should have an additional night off after a travel day.

He should right in with the Mets offense then. However, he does hit more than .235 and has an OBP of over .300 (at least in Japan) so that would be a little out of character for the Mets.

Whether he lacks plate discipline and swings at everything or has a major hole that pitchers can exploit, the pitchers have found a way to deal with him. I would expect the strike out rate to be higher and the homers to drop off against major league pitching. Personally, I am tired of watching a bunch of guys swinging for the fences and striking out over 25% and posting sub .300 OBP (ala Vientos, MJ Melendez, Baty, Mauricio) throw in Semien's sub .300 OBP and you can see why the team hits so many solo HRs. Getting on base and moving runners along by putting the ball in play helps to promote an offense. A collection of .235 or worse hitters with sub .300 OBP is a sure way to build a stagnant offense.

Too bad the Mets can't get a pitcher like Peralta for their rotation. What? Oh, right ....never mind.

Exactly. I didn't even look up his stats. I just remember that he seems almost invisible during the regular season, then suddenly gets multiple big hits in the post-season.

What is it with Kiké Hernández? As soon as the post-season starts, he turns into a freakin' slugger. What the Dodgers get from him in the post-season is so much greater than what he does all season.

Wasn't 2020 the year that Edwin Diaz turned it around as a Met? So i will go with him for most appearances.

The Mets traded Randy Myers to the Reds for John Franco. It makes sense he would lead the team in appearances as the new closer.

There is definitely a difference between greatest Met and favorite Met, at least to me. Seaver is the greatest Met, the face of the franchise. For favorite, I go with some one that likable, fun to watch, a supportive, hustling player. No question, Juan Soto is the best current player on the Mets, but he is far from my favorite current Met. My favorite Mets would be David Wright, Francisco Lindor, Mookie Wilson, Rusty Staub & Brandon Nimmo.

It's time for Stearns to start getting results. It is interesting to me that the Brewers have continued to thrive since Stearns left to run the Mets, while the Mets have been worse since his arrival. The Mets will need acquire front line starters for the 2027 rotation, but, unfortunately, I strongly suspect that Skubal will be wearing Dodger blue next season

Todd Frazier left the Mets for the Rangers, but ended up back with the Mets.

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I wish I could get excited over the Mets possibly moving into 4th place in the division. Small victories I guess. I am happy with each Mets win, but other than developing some young players (Benge, Ewing, Scott, Thornton, Lavender & Young) that should be important pieces in the future, this is a very disappointing season.

Good pitchers have a way of righting the ship after a rocky start. If you don't put them away early and capitalize on your opportunities, you often end up regretting it. luckily, Cole gave up just enough for the Padres to hang on and take the series. Mason Miller is a real weapon.

David Wright was who immediately came to my mind, but I see he was an incorrect answer. So I will go with Carson Benge, 2026 He should definitely be on this list.

And the 6th inning again is the undoing of Manaea.

1-0 Mets as Lindor takes Peralta deep to start the game.

If he can throw strikes reliably, I think his stuff (fastball & splitter with occasional cutter) translates better to short relief. His slider, sweeper, sinker and curve are all less effective and unnecessary in a short stint. If he can reduce his pitch mix, it should hopefully help his control and make him more effective.

Well, the Orioles claimed Robert. He almost assuredly will be better for them than Mullins was for us last fall.

Pretty weak performance by the team as a whole.

Bichette flashes serious leather to start a beautiful 5-4-3 DP to save a run and end the inning. Now let's get some runs.

I firmly believe that the Mets are much better off with Bichette at third base, than they would be with a posible platoon of Vientos and Mauricio. I really don't want Vientos/Mauricio playing major (starting) roles for the Mets. Vientos has had one productive season as a hitter. Even then, he struck out 1 out of every 3 at bats. The other 3 seasons, including the past two he is a .230 hitter that doesn't walk, doesn't run well, and is a defensive liability at both corner infield positions. His only real asset is that he has power, but a "swing hard and hope you occasionally connect" type of hitter is not what I want Mets to build around. Mauricio has not had as much opportunity to prove himself at the Major League level, but he has failed to reliably produce when he has had a chance. He is so bad as a right handed hitter, I wonder why the Mets don't have him bat exclusively from the left side. He at least has the ability to play adequate defense at 3 infield positions. Hopefully, he can be healthy and productive in the future, but I find myself doubtful he will be more than a left handed hitting utility infileder/DH role player. Rather redundant with Baty also on the team.