The Hot Corner

RBI triple by Ewing. Small sample size, but the kid looks legit.

Tigers looking a lot like the Mets in Arizona. Less frustrating when it is the other team.

Okay, tell Torrens to drive him in with a single to RF.

Hurry, tell Alvarez to drive him in with a dingle to RCF.

Ewing appears to have a better approach at the plate than the majority of the Mets hitters. Good speed too.

Wow. Three consecutive hits for the Mets to plate a run. Need that 4th hit to take the lead.

Ewing showing more patience and a better eye than mist of the Mets hitters. Now Alvarez needs to avoid the GIDP.

Semien hit that ball hard. Unfortunately it was right at the left fielder.

The pitches are definitely piling up. He needs a quick inning or two to get back on track.

Well, Peralta did a good job limiting the damage. That could have been a big inning for Detroit.

This one about to get ugly. Peralta going to need a miracle to keep the Mets in this game.

After the last 2 games in Arizona I told myself I needed to take a break for a while. Watching the abysmal play of the current team was too frustrating and it just wasn't enjoyable. The debut of AJ Ewing has sucked me back in. It may only be for tonight, but I feel more compelled to watch him play than I do watching other team's cast offs.

He is apparently an optimist that sees "the glass half full" . He definitely sees a greater level of talent wearing Mets uniforms than I do when I watch this tem.

I would like to see them plant him at leadoff. It's not like we have a lot of guys hitting (or getting on base) with regularity. Put him in CF (or second base, but I don't see that happening) and let him learn on the job as they have done with Benge. At this point, I don't view this team as a playoff worthy team, so I am all for playing the top prospects to see if they can be counted on in the future.

This team desperately needs a spark. The current offense is abysmal. I would much rather give at bats to him, than to Ibanez, Brujan or even Semien for that matter. Welcome A.J. and best of luck to you.

Great to see the Yankees go down. Particularly when they pull their pitcher after 6 no hit innings and quickly get burned by the move 😆. Then they cap it off by getting caught stealing to end the game 🙄. It is the little things in life that make me smile 🙂.

A look and my personal take on the effectiveness of said acquisitions. Luis Robert Jr. has appeared in 24 of 40 games & is on the IL with no time table for his return. Not making the bounce back hoped for. Jorge Polanco has appeared in 14 of 40 games & is still on the IL with no time table for his return. Small sample size, but not providing much when on the field. Mike Tauchman has yet to appear in a game following a spring training injury to his left knee. Currently recuperating from surgery with hopes of reinstating baseball activities in late June or early July. Bo Bichette has at least been healthy. Like most of the Mets line up, he is not performing to level anticipated at his signing. Looks like a very expensive 1 year rental. Devin Williams has been available. Poor start, but is showing signs of life of late. Has allowed only 1 hit & 0 walks with 6 Ks and most importantly no runs allowed over his last 5 outings (4.2 innings). Luke Weaver has remained healthy. Overall, his numbers haven't been too bad. He had a few rough outings, but overall his numbers haven't been too bad. Marcus Semien - Playing solid defense at second base, but his best days are far in the past offensively. Like the majority of the roster he is hitting for a low average with low OBP and SLG. Luis Garcia - Made 6 appearances too many (6.1 IP w/ 7.11 ERA & 2.053 WHIP) before release. Pitching even worse for the Twins. Freddy Peralta - Has pitched well enough (43.1 IP w/ 3.12 ERA & 1.200 WHIP), but only averaging 4.2 innings per start. Not a true ace, but a solid #2 starter. Tobias Myers - Has been a pleasant surprise. Had rough outing recently against the Rockies, but overall he has pitched well (24.2 IP w/ 3.28 ERA & 1.014 WHIP). Joey Gerber - Made 1 appearance, pitched 2 effective innings, then left with a blister. Pitching in AAA Syracuse. Carl Edwards Jr. - Made 2 appearances and in a small sample size pitched better than most of the Mets staff (2 games, 6 IP, 1.50 ERA & 1.167 WHIP). Elected to become a minor league FA when the Mets failed to appreciate his work. Vidal Brujan - Getting what we should have expected. He has never been a good hitter and shows no evidence that he is now. There was too much offense that left (via FA & trades) and far too little brought in to replace it, so it shouldn't be a surprise that the Mets are dead last in MLB in OBP, SLG, OPS, and next to last in runs. Which of course leads to last in wins. In the end, you are judged on your job performance based on results and this year the results are very poor.

Do you hear what I hear? Scrape! Scrape! Scrape!

Too many of the players brought in this past off-season have spent far too much time on the DL, not that they were overly effective when they were on the field.

Well, considering our pathetic offense, that 2 run double by Marte is pretty much game over. I expect the Mets will likely have trouble getting 4 more hits in this game, let alone 4 runs.

Well, in Mendoza's defense he has limited weapons to work with.

I believe that being rid of the ads is all any of us desired.

Vargas with a groundball single to drive in 2 for Arizona. Now days a ball up the middle is generally out due to infields shifting toward the pull side. The hole to the opposite side is what is often now a hit as happened there.

Holmes living dangerously this game.

Alvarez three for three on challenges today. The last 2 being punch outs for Holmes with the reversal.