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  1. The Hot Corner
    Williams holds the Snakes at bay in the 9th. Setting up the possible walkoff for the Mets.
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    Aggressive base running by Taylor going 1st to 3rd on Baty's one hopper up the middle. I was shocked the Dback CF didn't throw to third. ZIt looked like he had a good shot of gunning Taylor down. Glad he looked then robbed it to second. Jared Young with a good at bat to hit the deep fly to score the run.
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    Walks (and errors) kill. Luckily, the Mets were the benefactors of Arizona's mistakes. 2-0 Mets through 2 complete
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    If the Mets call I would consider it. 😄 I won't hold my breath.
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    I'll take a shot that Phil Niekro got taken deep at some point during his long and illustrious career.
  6. The Hot Corner
    I am only an expert as it pertains to eyes and ocular health, but I have a decent background knowledge of anatomy and general medicine. As I age, I find it takes longer to recall information that was once instantaneous. I feel like I am forgetting past knowledge faster than I am learning new things. Dementia is prominent on the maternal side of my family tree. 🤕
  7. The Hot Corner
    Damn, I forgot that he has been denied for having used inappropriate rocket fuel. I am actually, glad to be incorrect on this one.
  8. The Hot Corner
    I should apply for the Mets medical staff now that I'm retired.
  9. The Hot Corner
    Piazza against Roger Clemens. I can't believe none of us recalled this given their history.
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    So much of base stealing is getting a big lead and reading pitchers. Great speed is a huge help, but runners that can time pitchers and get a big jump are tough to catch. Also, choosing the right pitch to run on can make success more likely. Much tougher for a catcher to get rid of the ball as quickly on a splitter or back foot slider than it is on a fastball. Studying pitchers tendencies is a big part of being a successful base stealer.
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    I think his change up makes the 4 seam fastball look faster. The change up is his best and most effective pitch. If hitters get looking for the change, the fastball can surprise them. Hitters are taught to look for the hard stuff (2 seam/4 seam/slider) and adjust to the off-speed stuff (change/curve). If the hitters is looking/guessing on the slow change, the fastball often beats them.
  12. The Hot Corner
    Okay shot in the dark. Just matching Mets hitters against HOF pitchers of the same era that haven't been matched up yet. I will go with Ron Swoboda against Sandy Koufax. If allowed a second guess in a single post, give me Swoboda against Don Drysdale.
  13. The Hot Corner
    Hopefully, his offensive resurgence continues. His glove is definitely still very good. His tag on Young's throw to nab Encarcion yesterday was wonderful.
  14. The Hot Corner
    Sad to hear. Life can be so fragile. We have to enjoy and cherish our time while we can, because tomorrow is never guaranteed. I lost a good friend to a sudden heart attack 2 weeks ago today. He was 62 and left a wife and two sons, the youngest a sophomore in college.
  15. The Hot Corner
    I'm not overly concerned with Bichette's slow start. He is already coming around. He just went 6-18 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs in the 4 game series against the Giants. Bo is known for going with the pitch and hitting to all fields. In both the Pittsburgh & St. Louis series he seemed to be hitting almost exclusively to right and right-center fields. In the San Francisco series, he started pulling the ball more. This would seems to indicate that he is seeing the ball and identifying pitches better which allows him to react and get the head out quicker.
  16. The Hot Corner
    Senga was solid again today in his second start. Pitched 5.2 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 5 hits (4 singles & 1 double) and 2 walks while striking out 7. Very early, but very encouraging.
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    The first two were okay, but the third one was one hell of a catch and he hung on after flying into the stands.
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    Wayne Garrett went deep in the 1973 World Series. Since Jim "Catfish" Hunter is the only HOF in the A's rotation, I'm going to guess Garrett got to Catfish.
  19. The Hot Corner
    Soto characterized the MRI results as showing a mild calf strain. If that can safely be categorized a a Grade 1 calf strain, then the general recovery time is 2-3 weeks. I would rather the Mets play it safe and just put him on the 10 Day IL, rather than rush things and potentially makes matters far worse.
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    Probbly as good as the Mets could have hoped for. Now as long as they don't rush things and make the situation worse.
  21. The Hot Corner
    the last update by Gwreck is a large blank space on my computer as well.
  22. The Hot Corner
    Maybe collectively insulting them gets them going. Great to see the offense come alive. I just hope they didn't score a weeks worth of runs in one game then revert back to their 1-2 runs a game for the next week.
  23. The Hot Corner
    Hoping is only a mild (Grade 1) strain. The fact that he remained in the game as a baserunner after it occurred is a sign it likely wasn't a more severe strain (such as Senga suffered in 2024).. Still, a Grade 1 strain will likely cost him 2-3 weeks for recovery. Crossing my fingers and holding my breath.
  24. The Hot Corner
    San Francisco is trying to spare us the pain of watching the Mets "noffense". It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same.
  25. The Hot Corner
    Senga looked pretty good in his start. Hopefully, he can stay healthy and continue to pitch well. Command has always been an issue for him.
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