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Great game!!!

Nice work! Thank you, Brock!

No way he's going anywhere, but Buster Olney pointed out yesterday that Steve Cohen could come out and say that to end a lot of speculation. The discussion pointed to insiders saying the team has been unlucky with injuries -- especially Lindor and Soto and Holmes -- and guys who are underperforming, like Bichette and Manaea. Polanco and Robert being injured shouldn't come as a surprise. They were critical of the Polanco signing, saying it was an overpay from the start, and said Robert all along was just a placeholder for whenever Ewing was ready.

I wasn't saying that to be insulting or snarky. I just don't know how a team that is struggling to survive can keep running out there a pitcher who just gets rocked. It's heartbreaking because he's been very good, if not great, in bursts in the past. I feel badly for him that this is happening in a walk year. I don't know what happened after the All-Star Game last season, but this just isn't the same guy.

They would need to hit incredibly better if he's going to keep giving up six runs.

I don't know what you can do with Peterson at this point.

I don't think we'll ever see Senga or Robert in a game again. I think Jorge Polanco is done for the season.

We had a wonderful time. The Mets pitching was rough. Gave up three homers in one inning, then walked the bases loaded - then walked in two runs. Clearwater won 11-8. Pena hit leadoff and hit the ball hard - when they actually pitched to him. But, the renovations to Clover Park are outstanding. So much great branding. The Mets Hall of Famers, at least the players, managers, and announcers -- get large photo panels. Was a little chagrined that Seaver has largely hidden behind a cocktails stand. The attendance was sparse. Not much more than a couple hundred people in the stands. People could sit where they wanted in the shade. Everyone we encountered was really nice, and Nathan's hot dogs are a treat for me. Nice sales in the team store.

I'm heading to Port St. Lucie today with my dad and niece to see the Mets. Always excited to see a Mets game. Looks like Elian Pena is the best prospect there. The St. Lucie stadium is fun, though seems to be staffed entirely by (very) senior citizens. Last time they were confused by the Pass Port stamping and which team store was opened. Looking forward to it!

Is that Oriole Park at Camden Yards?

Pretty good game so far!

Vientos proves me wrong. I salute him!

Wasn't pretty, but I'll take it! Also, I'm over Vientos.

Benge!

He's played for 11 teams. Should he make the Hall of Fame, he'd be tied with Dan Brouthers for playing with the most teams. Goose Gossage, Rickey Henderson, Deacon White and Hoyt Wilhelm played for nine, Gaylord Perry played for eight.

Swapping out player’s doesn’t seem to make a difference.

They're not going to fire Stearns.

This is like a nightmare that won't end.

I'm not one to call for firings. But I think it's time to seriously look at the new hitting coach. Whatever he's doing, it's not working.

I've seen the Mets play the Marlins in Miami a number of times, and Mets fans always outnumber Marlins fans. Hopefully they go home happy today. loanDepot is actually a very nice park. It was better before Jeter waved his bland wand and sucked the color out of it. The quirky art deco sculpture needs to be brought back into the stadium. He even sucked the joy out of their uniforms. These suck. Anyway. I've always had a soft spot for the Marlins. But they sure are a major thorn in the Mets side, year after year.

I know we profoundly disagree on this topic, and that's OK. I love that retired numbers give us an opportunity to continue telling the stories about these people. I probably have a few more years behind the cart than you, so it might mean something a little different to me. But Hodges wasn't just a manager. The people on that team speak of him with incredible reverence, not just as a player or manager, but as a person. Hodges is a hero in every sense of the word. He's likely one of the most pivotal people in the history of the franchise, in large part responsible for shaking off the "lovable losers" image. His sudden and tragic passing had a profound impact on the team for years. If having 14 on the wall gives me an opportunity tell people today who he was, then I'm all for it. Stengel was probably more of a knee-jerk move. He was forced into retirement after breaking his hip late in the season and was more of a figurehead at that point anyway. He was the face of the franchise, for those early years. There might have been a element of an FY to the Yankees in there. It was just before my time. I don't have a problem with Willie Mays. I think it's very similar, if not identical, to the Brewers retiring Hank Aaron's number. Both became legends in a city, Their franchises moved. They finished their careers in that original city with a different team. Mays is in the conversation for the greatest player ever. I was just a kid at the time, but I remember the joy at his arrival. Willie Mays is a Met and back in New York! I look at it as a tribute to his time in New York. Again, reasonable people can disagree on this. If anyone isn't getting enough of a tribute, I think it's Joan Payson. She was a trailblazer. The first woman to buy a major American professional sports team using her own money rather than inheriting it. I don't know if there was another buyer in the wings, but the Mets exist because of her. She selected the name and everything. She -- and Stengel -- were the first people inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame. When we look back at history we see the names and stats. But sometimes there is so much more to the story. If the Mets don't do good enough of a job telling these stories, that's on them.

Nice job, @metsmarathon

My apologies to Mr. Peterson! Nice job - and kudos to the pen, too!

I don't have any problems retiring numbers for Stengel and especially Hodges - for very different reasons.

Glad he got out of that, but I'm sensing this will be a long day for the bullpen.