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  1. The Hot Corner
    Who would have ever imagined the Mets would have MJ Melendez batting clean up. The Mets offense has been making opposing pitchers look like world beaters. Let's see how this miserable lineup looks when they face a team that gives up 5.9 runs a contest. Something has to give. I am hoping the Nationals pitching can get the Mets offense off life support. Looking at tonight's line up, I'm not overly optimistic.
  2. The Hot Corner
    The problem for the Mets is that roughly half the active roster is made up of 1st year Mets. Many of the others are reasonably young and unproven at the MLB level. The other issue for this team is that it is difficult to hold others accountable and tell them they need to pick it up, when you aren't getting the job done yourself. That essentially leaves Soto, who just doesn't seem like the vocal, leader in the clubhouse. type that would hold others accountable.
  3. The Hot Corner
    The Mets have placed Kodai Senga on the 15 day IL with lumbar spine inflammation. Christian Scott was recalled from Syracue to take Senga's spot in the rotation. Senga is unbelievably fragile for a professional athlete. He seems to be injured more than not since his debut season.
  4. The Hot Corner
    He looked pretty good in his debut against the Rockies. He displayed a wicked 12-6 curveball. to go with his 93-95 mph fastball. I think he is worth holding onto as long as he is effective.
  5. The Hot Corner
    I am not the biggest fan of Mendoza, but I don't believe that firing him will make much difference. There are just too many holes in the Mets line up. Stearns made a series of bets on players that were once good, banking on them to rebound to their prior level of play. He appears to have greatly miscalculated and has stuck Mendoza and the Mets with a losing hand. Ultimately, Mendoza will be the fall guy, but then there will be no one else to blame for the mess Stearns has made of the Mets.
  6. The Hot Corner
    Ae you talking game? Or Season?
  7. The Hot Corner
    So what you're saying is several former Mets are prospering upon leaving the Mets. I did want the Mets to resign Rogers. He has a proven track record and consistently makes a high number of appearances each year. Soto threw hard, but did little to make me wish for his return.. I will admit that I had to look up Rico Garcia who pitched pretty effectively for the Mets in limited action in 2025 (8 appearances, 12.2 innings, 0.711 WHIP and 2.11 ERA), but I had no recollection of him.
  8. The Hot Corner
    I have seen more than enough of the Mets noffense. Absolutely, pathetic and there appears to be no relief in sight.
  9. The Hot Corner
    The Rockies don't even bother sending their closer in for the 9th inning. They have faith their long man can close it out.
  10. The Hot Corner
    Hollander is another in a long line of starting pitchers to have their best start of the season when facing the Mets.
  11. The Hot Corner
    Men on 1st & 2nd with no outs. The Mets avoid the GIDP by lining into DP right at the first baseman playing behind the runner. If it weren't, friends for bad luck, we'd have no luck at all. Gloom, despair and agony on me.
  12. The Hot Corner
    At least Edward's is doing a nice job in relief. He has a wicked old school curve. Too bad that game is essentially out of reach with the Rockies leading 3-0. Since the Mets have scored 2 or fewer runs in 13 of 27 games thus far, the likelihood of them coming back yo win this one is roughly 10% by my guesstimation.
  13. The Hot Corner
    At least Edward's is doing a nice job in relief. He has a wicked old school curve. Too bad that game is essentially out of reach with the Rockies leading 3-0. Since the Mets have scored 2 or fewer runs in 13 of 27 games thus far, the likelihood of them coming back yo win this one is roughly 10% by my guesstimation.
  14. The Hot Corner
    Semien is quickly thrown out on an attempted steal of second.
  15. The Hot Corner
    MLB one team subscription for the year. I need to be more judicious in my expenditures now that I am retired.
  16. The Hot Corner
    I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'm back to watch this miserable mess again in game two.
  17. The Hot Corner
    I am not a big fan of Mendoza, but he is stuck playing the hand that Stearns dealt him this off season.
  18. The Hot Corner
    Regarding the pitching, I should have included Peralta with Mclean and Holmes as being effective starters. However, each of them have trouble getting through a line up a third time. They often cruise through 4-5 innings, then suddenly they fall apart. They either throw strikes or they start getting hit hard. Senga looked good for 2 starts, but since then has been horrible. He has a pretty good fastball (particularly up in the zone) and a great "ghost fork", but he falls behind too much so that he can not effectively use his best pitch (the split finger). His other pitches (cutter & slider) are not of good enough quality to get people out regularly. Peterson and Manaea have pitched themselves into being long men in the bullpen due to ineffectiveness. The bullpen (outside of Williams) have for the most part performed reasonably well. I will admit, that it is difficult for the pitching staff to continually work with no margin for error as a result of the Mets offense being so inept and anemic.
  19. The Hot Corner
    Is there anything this rendition of the Mets does well? They do not hit well for average. They do not hit with power. They were reportedly built with improving the run prevention through improved defense, but they do not play good team do not play good team do not play good defense. The starting pitching is very inconsistent (or just plain bad) beyond McLean & Holmes. Even the two of them can seldom get through 6 innings. The bullpen has been unable to close out tight games. Our "closer" can't seem to get anyone out. I don't see much evidence that this is a playoff caliber team.
  20. The Hot Corner
    Looks like we need a merger.
  21. The Hot Corner
    The Mets really need to win 2 tomorrow. Hopefully, the Mets pitching is on point and the offense can give them adequate runs to work with. It has to be tough to feel like you have to be perfect in order to give your team a chance.
  22. The Hot Corner
    Yes, sir.
  23. The Hot Corner
    Prednisone can work wonders if your stiffness and pain is the result of inflammation due arthritis, bursitis, or simply overworked muscles. Steroids can reduce the initial inflammation and swelling that results from a more serious muscle tear, as Lindor obviously suffered, but it will not cause the damaged muscle fibers to regenerate and heal. In most cases, steroids actually slow the healing process long-term. So Lindor may have receive a steroid for the initial pain and inflammation resulting from the injury, but after the first few days, he is more likely to take an NSAID (meloxicam, indomethacin, naprosyn or celebrex) for 3-10 days. However, even NSAIDs can slow the healing process over time. The main treatment regiment is time with immobilization (cast/walking boot), ice for swelling and inflammation, and elevation. Unfortunately, there is no magic bullet, the body essentially has to heal itself to the point that Lindor can start a physical therapy routine.
  24. The Hot Corner
    Tough luck double play on a Vientos line drive right at the second baseman.
  25. The Hot Corner
    I like it too.
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