Vic Sage

smg58 wrote: Centerfield wrote: Defense aside, that's 3 blown saves in the last 10 days for Familia. He's blown 3 of his last 5 chances. Every closer goes through a slump, but this isn't going to cut it. The first involved an inherited runner in the eighth inning, and the third involved an infield single and a fly ball that should have been caught. And he has a 1.93 ERA. Familia is near the bottom on the list of worries. bullshit. Familia sucked last year, and he's blown too many wins so far this year. Hey, Mickey, what happened to accountability? What happened to "closer by committee" and using different guys to close depending on the situation? Isn't that what we heard in ST? You sent Wheeler, to AAA and dropped Harvey out of the rotation, so you know how to do it. Lets see Gsellman get a few chances to close. Use familia to get a K in the 7th once in a while.

Centerfield wrote: "Big, big save opportunity here." --Armando Benitez "Me chupo un pene grande." --Armando Benitez

yup!

Harvey pitching for his career?

i agree. I am hopeful, however, that the quick hook may be more about the weather conditions in the early part of the season, and that he'll let the starters go longer as things warm up. He may even go to a 6-man rotation when Vargas returns, and the extra rest would allow the starters to go deeper into a game, too. Also, i think he'll be shuttling relievers between Vegas and Queens throughout the season, so he'll always have fresh arms out there. This might all be wishful thinking; it's too soon to tell. But i'm not worried yet about sustainability.

Zvon wrote: What a game!!! I only saw the 4th and the 8th innings. They scored in both! How did Yo turn on that pitch and PULL IT OUT?!?!? Amazin'! You must watch more innings. The boys need you.

i'm going to love watching Yankee fans' collective heads explode when Jeter eventually fires Mattingly.

PIITB!

i am preparing to once again wave my naked ass at the tv; let's do this!

i'm not sure about Cabrera hitting cleanup, but i like Rosario after the pitcher. All in all, it looks like Callaway is just giving our best hitters the most ABs, so i'm not going to argue with that! LGM!

Name the first Met to: 1. Record a base hit. --- Cespedes 2. 1st single --- Nimmo 3. Double --- Cespedes 4. Triple --- Rosario 5. Home Run --- Bruce 6. Run batted In - Cespedes 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance --- Bruce 8. Steal a base --- Nimmo 9. Draw a walk --- Nimmo 10. Reach safely on an error --- Nimmo 11. Be hit by a pitch --- Frazier 12. Score a run --- Nimmo 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter --- Flores 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly --- Cabrera 15. Get picked off or caught stealing --- Rosario 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead.--- Cespedes 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI --- Cespedes * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out --- Syndegaard 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance --- DeGrom 20. Issue a walk --- Syndegaard 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch --- Harvey 22. Get a win --- Syndegaard 23. Get a save --- Familia 24. Appear as a relief pitcher --- Swarzak 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter --- DeGrom 26. Throw a complete game --- DeGrom 27. Be credited with a "hold" --- Swarzak * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team --- Conforto 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day --- A-Gonz 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition --- Syndegaard Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? --- Reyes

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think they'll probably go 86-76, which is sort of a disappointment and also, a big improvement over last year. Somehow, that gets them into the playoffs where they roll and win the WS in 7 games over some team you didn't see coming like Seattle or Toronto My feeling is that the chances they'll do worse than that are much, much greater than the chance they will do better, but I want to hold out the hope they can. 85-77, just miss the WC based on tie-breakers. cuz that's just the way we roll.

documentaries don't count. If you take out the 2 they put in the top 10, then LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN and 8 MEN OUT sneak into the top 10. Interesting that MONEYBALL is not in the top 10, and SUGAR is. I've to check that movie out.

280/380/420, 10hr, 70r

Some bad and unnecessary 21st century remakes of great movies: BEDAZZLED (00) SHAFT (00) PLANET OF THE APES (01) ROLLERBALL (02) MR. DEEDS (02) THE IN-LAWS (03) THE LADYKILLERS (04) MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (04) ALFIE (04) LONGEST YARD (05) BAD NEWS BEARS (05) CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (05) THE PRODUCERS (05) THE WICKER MAN (06) ALL THE KINGS MEN (06) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (08) THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (09) FAME (09) THE KARATE KID (10) ARTHUR (11) CONAN (11) STRAW DOGS (11) THE LONE RANGER (13) SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (13) CARRIE (13) ROBOCOP (14) POLTERGEIST (15) BEN-HUR (16) MAGNIFICENT 7 (16) DEATH WISH (17)

Franz Liebkind: You know, not many people know zis, but der Furhrer was a terrific dancer. Max Bialystock: Really? Gee, we didn't know that, did we, Leo? Leo Bloom: No, we sure didn't. Franz Liebkind: THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE TAKEN IN BY THE BBC! Filthy British lies! But did they ever say a bad word about Winston Churchill? CHURCHILL! With his cigars, and his brandy, and his ROTTEN paintings! ROTTEN! Hitler, there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Two coats!

well said.

Sewald didn't help himself in that regard by blowing up in the 6th inning just now, giving up a single, a walk and a 2-run triple, followed by a Sac Fly. He's still probably going to be on the opening day roster anyway. [u:3eykjq7g]bullpen:[/u:3eykjq7g] Familia Swarzak Ramos Blevins* ------- Sewald Robles Rhame Montero When Vargas returns, they either release Montero or send down Robles, Sewald or Rhame. Gsellman and Lugo start the year at Vegas. When Conforto comes back, one more pitcher will have to go, because i don't believe they'll send Nimmo down at that point.

A-Gon gets his first HR (and his first RBI and RS) of the spring, after 44 ABs. I guess that solves our 1B problem!

1-1 in 6th. Harvey doing well.

There would be worse 25th men on a roster. Unfortunately, Reyes and/or Gonzalez has his job right now.

no go. But Matz got 9 K/0 BB (5 hits)in 6 innings, throwing 90 pitches, so he's looking sharp. Evans continues to hit, and A-Gon continues NOT to.

Matz has another solid start. Vargas who?

Syndy-DeGrom ranked as best 1-2 punch in baseball by MLB.com: https://www.mlb.com/news/top-10-starting-pitcher-duos-in-mlb/c-268563444

maybe we could build a new pitcher from the removed parts. And Legos.