Ceetar

Chad ochoseis wrote: So, he was dozing in his car? Parked, I assume? I've read that, legally, sleeping off a drunk inside a parked car is considered DUI, but it's always struck me as ridiculous. I think if you're not in the driver's seat and don't have the keys, it's fine. But like yeah, if a cop arrests you for dozing in the bar parking lot, that's not cool. But if you're just on some random street (didn't even say if he was parked or not) , the idea that you were just sleeping it off doesn't really fly. he loses his license for 6 months, but that's probably all that happens.

they don't make up what they report, they make up the narrative and then report the quotes that fit said narrative. Like, they think the Mets should sign X free agent, so they poke around until they find someone to confirm that that's a good idea, and then report "someone close to the Mets thinks X free agent is a good fit" and then gets a bunch of clicks. It's leading reporting, it's garbage.

well, my main point was that THE MEDIA SHOULD BE ASKING ABOUT VACCINATION STATUS, every day. constantly. Them not being at 85% is directly related to not being able to invite the press in closer. I'm not sure how that changes this particular story. The media would've asked the same questions in person as they did on Zoom, though maybe the kid isn't there. (And like, I'm pro players being able to hold their kid after the game and maybe talk to the media in a designated spot) Báez would've said the same thing.

we can talk about it tonight perhaps (though I don't really want to dwell on this nonsense) But I think that's a small part of it. If it was really "us vs them", the 10 or so guys that aren't vaccinated would've done so for their teammates.

Lefty Specialist wrote: I just don't see how this ends well. When players 'boo' the fans, the fans are just going to say "Oh yeah?" and boo even louder. Plus, they'll be booing GOOD things that happen, if they see that sign from a player. Wonder if Steve Cohen is having buyer's remorse these days. doubt it. This sort of attention and discussion is like crack to him. It's why he still traded for him after deciding to punt the season, and instead of a less flashy guy.

Without speculating, he missed a few chunks this year, might just be a scheduling thing. (hospitals are tight right now, apparently there's a lot of people running around exposing themselves to dangerous viruses) Though I wonder if it was playoffs related. The team tanked and he realized he might as well just take the next slot.

yeah, Javy doesn't have a favorite, he'll flail at any pitch.

it's entertainment, boo if you're not entertained. Although booing specific players always seems a little crass. Boo a GIDP down 3 runs in the 5th. But booing like Dom Smith when he walks up to the plate is silly, though I guess if you want to boo when he makes out AGAIN, that's you're right. Of course sometimes players misunderstand. You might boo Kevin Pillar in the starting lineup because Michael Conforto SHOULD be there. You're really booing Luis Rojas. I remember a story from Philly that Billy Wagner got upset that fans were booing a ball or something, and it just turned out they were booing that he only hit 99 and not 100. Booing the speed gun. I imagine Báez thought he was trying to be cute or playful or something, like "thumbs down to booing!" but he certainly didn't phrase or say it like that. The other guys were just doing the same thing every team does, signaling when you get on base. Javy's like "hey, let's do this!" and they just played along. teammates, etc.

my only point was the breaks and length of a football are extreme, even compared to baseball. Claiming you watch football but baseball games are too long is just nonsense. How long does golf take to watch? I'm tired of the narrative always being "waah, baseball was better in my day" It wasn't. Give me a 1972 game and a 2019 game and I'm taking 2019 every time. It's not the length of game that's keeping Koosman from watching, even if he wants to tell himself, and us, that.

That's an old man yells at cloud reason anyway. he wouldn't be watching the games if they were 2:40 either. I mean, he cited golf and football for gods sakes.

SAndy could've just let it be with this tweet from Kevin an hour prior to his statement.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/report-mets-discussed-blockbuster-deal-with-cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-rumorsReport: Mets Discussed Blockbuster Trade With Cubs At Deadline Sports Illustrated wrote: According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets were talking to the Cubs about a potential blockbuster deal that would have sent 2020 first-round pick Pete Crow-Armstrong, an even higher regarded prospect and a major league player under multi-year control to Chicago in exchange for Kris Bryant, Javier Báez, Trevor Williams and another major league player. However, the Mets received the news that their ace, Jacob deGrom, was going to be shutdown with right elbow inflammation just hours before the deadline, which would put him out until September at best-case scenario. Due to the uncertainty surrounding deGrom's status, the Mets decided to make a smaller trade that would slice the initial package in half in the form of Báez and Williams coming to Queens in exchange for Crow-Armstrong, per Rosenthal. This was decided in the final hour prior to the 4 p.m. deadline on July 30. I'm not sure I see the argument for the half measure. If they figured that losing deGrom meant that they were less likely to make the playoffs with Baez and Bryant, why trade Crow-Armstrong for a package that doesn't include Bryant? Getting less of a boost and still giving up a top prospect? Probably Davis or McNeil. It's..nice? to have confirmation that the Mets basically intentionally punted the season.

Mets still have Stroman listed as the starter for this, which I mean, I guess is technically true but it certainly is not the reality.

Apparently Nido isn't actually recovered from his sore thumb, they just activated him and played him anyway.

=bmfc1 post_id=75830 time=1630200848 user_id=73] Stroman threw 91 pitches and this is a must-game (I guess). He should have started the inning.

The Hot Corner wrote: Pillar says, "Take that, Ceetar." ooh boy, his OBP is up to .248 on the season. BURN!

well, when you start Kevin Pillar repeatedly when you don't have to, you can't really expect to score runs.

Pretty much the last legs here. If the Mets can win like.. 9/10 suddenly things are alive, but barring that, that math's against them.

Frayed Knot wrote: Lindor is essentially this NYM era's version of Beltran ... except that he's not as smart a player. you mean one of the best players in the game at his position?

[attachment=0]metsgame.png[/attachment] I asked a machine learning algorithm, CLIP Guided Diffusion, for a "Mets baseball game on Mercury" and gave it a shot of Citi Field to start with.. what, did you want to talk about the actual game?

They are now playing for next year. Bye Luis. Re: the comments about Sandy: whether it was Sandy or the fired guy, whoever said, "let's grab McCann now instead of waiting for Realmuto otherwise we might end up with neither" not only should be fired he should never be allowed to work in baseball again. I mean Sandy should be fired for the hand-waving sexual harassment, but his baseball stuff isn't great either.

There's something to be said for having your "arm strength" so to speak, at roughly 100% and ending your season around the normal time and having a normal recovery winter.

yeah, I could buy giving Davis the breather but then you gotta leave Conforto in there.

Can't sit both Davis and Conforto. I can buy trying to give guys days off if they need it, but you can't struggle to score runs and sit two of your actual hitters.

what a stupid lineup.