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  1. The Hot Corner
    So far this year, it seems everyone likes the Mets.
  2. The Hot Corner
    The quality of his peak definitely was HOF worthy. However, I believe he still falls a little short in my eyes (I'm a small Hall guy), but he could have a few more good seasons and make it a done deal. I think it depends on what he does in the reminder of his contract.
  3. The Hot Corner
    I admit that I liked the addition of Helsley and Rogers. I thought they would bolster our pen for the stretch run. I believed a backend of Diaz, Helsley, Rogers, and Raley would be "lights out" game over type of late inning crew. I was rather indifferent to the Soto deal. Unfortunately, Helsley blew up and became a head case worrying over tipping pitchers rather than actually making good pitches. I think Helsley was another example of a closer that can't pitch in non-save situations. Worse yet, Helsley couldn't pitch in virtually any situation during his time with the Mets. Rogers was good and I would have liked to see the Mets retain him. Soto was underwhelming and couldn't throw strikes reliably. Cedric Mullins was a misguided attempt to catch lightning in a bottle a few years too late. He was once good, but his time had passed.
  4. The Hot Corner
    You were not alone. I too thought it was a good deal, though I would have rather moved Tong and kept Sproat.
  5. The Hot Corner
    Regardless of how we feel about his performance (or lack thereof) it does not appear that he is going anywhere. If he does as poorly in the upcoming trade deadline and offseason as he did last time around, then Cohen may change his mind. Hopefully, things go much better this time around. It would be hard to do worse.
  6. The Hot Corner
    Catching pop ups with two hands is a thing of the past in MLB, with few exceptions. Playing ground balls off to the side, rather than getting in front of them (when possible) also appears to be fading from MLB too. It drives on old, "old school" guy like me crazy.
  7. The Hot Corner
    Oh great, another swing hard and hope to make contact hitter. I am tired of a line up full of low batting average, high strike out rate guys. I want to see more disciplined players that don't chase every breaking ball with OBP skills. I don't care how far they can hit the ball, if they can't make contact reliably. The "Flail and Fail" offense, just isn't going to build a reliable offense. I realize you can only expect so much from the players available over the wire, but I would like someone that can at least make contact.
  8. The Hot Corner
    This Mets team is going nowhere, so they might as well unload any decent trade chips they have to clear money from the payroll and build for the future. That said, I would hold on to Weaver unless someone blew me away with an offer. I would deal Peralta and Minter as long as the return is decent. Raley is another option, as well as Holmes if he can return and be effective before the deadline.
  9. The Hot Corner
    Then Mauricio goes down on 3 pitches.
  10. The Hot Corner
    Wow. Vientos strikes out. What a shock.
  11. The Hot Corner
    Another RISP chance for the Mets. Oh great Vientos is up. Mr. Flail and Fail
  12. The Hot Corner
    Well, it didn't take long for the Keystone Mets defensive deficiencies to show up. Totally unacceptable.
  13. The Hot Corner
    Another game, another loss. Another game stranding a small village on the bases.
  14. The Hot Corner
    Oh lord, we are down to Baty as a last gasp hope.
  15. The Hot Corner
    Or pop one up to short.
  16. The Hot Corner
    Looking for Young to turn around a fastball to tie it up.
  17. The Hot Corner
    By all accounts, Mendoza is a very good and decent man, but I often did not agree with many of his in game decisions. Even in 2024, I felt he had too quick of a hook with starting pitchers (seemingly based on pitch count) and as a result overworked the bullpen which eventually led to poor performance.
  18. The Hot Corner
    I would hit Lindor for Baty.
  19. The Hot Corner
    I ❤️ Weaver!
  20. The Hot Corner
    Lindor's calf appears to be pretty healthy.
  21. The Hot Corner
    i tried looking up the percentage their total runs the Mets have scored with 2 outs this season, but Google AI said that is not a statistic that is regularly tracked. Further, digging with ChatGPT, stated the Mets have scored 311 runs with 121 being with 2 outs, which is 38.9%. Surprisingly, slightly better than league average.
  22. The Hot Corner
    Green has said that Jared Young will receive the "lions share" of the reps at first base. I am all for that. He has shown a solid stroke with good power at the plate. He demonstrated his defensive abilities with several nice plays in yesterday's game. Given the other options (Vientos & Baty) I am fine with Green's plan. Let young have his shot to show what he can do as a regular. I've seen enough of Vientos to know he is not the answer at first base.
  23. The Hot Corner
    Some seriously good defense being played in this game. Nice to see the Mets are taking part in it.
  24. The Hot Corner
    Thornton does a good job to escape his rough opening to limit the damage to the one run. Big assist by Jared Young snaring a hard smash to prevent further damage.
  25. The Hot Corner
    Well, that didn't take long. 3 Phillies hitters open double, single, & single. One run in already. Ks Bohm on a perfect change.
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