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...that Acuna making the roster was influenced by the Mets knowing that Lindor's wife was expecting? I had no idea, and was mildly surprised (and pleased) to find Luisangel was the all-purpose backup infielder, but now I'm thinking someone in the front office thought "Well, we know that Lindor will miss a day, and maybe more, in early April so we need a good backup shortstop for the first week of the season, and he's the only one we've got who can play a legit shortstop." In other words, it was really a done deal all along, barring injury and the like.

=Fman99 post_id=188533 time=1743594497 user_id=86] Thanks, that helped. Murphy was beyond belief in that NLDS/NLCS run.

This clip of all the post-season 2015 highlights (and none of the low lights) should pick you up. I recommend it after all close losses: [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st_8xtQbH3whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st_8xtQbH3w[/YOUTUBE]

Tough night for Senga. Big E-6s by Lindor reallly screwed up an otherwise strong outing.

I guess "Juan Killed!!!" woulda been too obvious?

It's the C-C-C-CA-RAIZIEST thing. Not since the Blue Law days, which predate the franchise.

It's probably happened before, maybe multiple times, but I can't remember the last Sunday the Mets weren't scheduled to play a game.

The Hot Corner wrote: Daniel Murphy hit over .300 2 or 3 times as a Met. You might think so, but no: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphda08.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphda08.shtml Funny what memory does, isn't it?

Frayed Knot wrote: I don't think I'm breaking any new ground here, but five runs in three games = Not Good 5 runs in 3 G = damned lucky to be 1-2

kranick could be a fan favorite based on his debut. Especially if he gets the W now

And there we see the downside to Siri's game. Fox announcers noted how far back the Astros 3B man was playing him, a perfect time to lay down a bunt, but Siri don't bunt.

Definitely the upside of Siri. And I'm sure he'll blast a few HRs, and catch some un-catchable balls. But he has a ton of real downside that we'll see plenty of, too.

Well, no one seems to be listening to what I'm saying, so I guess I'll stick with Chinese.

And now I'm wondering how an AI could be programmed to announce a baseball game. Certainly it could be done after the fact, from a team of real life announcers' broadcasts, off which they could build a database of observations, cliches, wisecracks, insights that would eventually allow the AI to create an original broadcast independently.

Frayed Knot wrote: FOX network, as the 'G, K & R take opening weekend off' tour continues. They can be replaced by AI.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=188175 time=1743219345 user_id=68] =roger_that post_id=188111 time=1743183087 user_id=128] So [Jose Reyes] makes seven two-timers, and the only one to have done it exactly two times.

I thought the Mets were going to be able to trade Canario to a team shy on outfield strength.

=ashie62 post_id=188122 time=1743190833 user_id=90] Edgardo Alfonzo?

You are correct (about Jose). He's included on my list of 43, though I left him off my list of two-timers. So he makes seven two-timers, and the only one to have done it exactly two times.

Now that we've tallied the list of two-time Mets full-season .300 batters, on to part five: of the (now) forty-three times a Met has batted .300 or better while qualifying for the batting title, how many of those seasons was the higher average attained at home, how many on the road? 22/21? 31/12? 16/27? Guess away. Part six, in case you'd like to get ahead of the game, is to name the greatest individual home/away bulge in favor of "home." And part seven is to name the greatest "away" bulge. No guesses? OK, answers to part 5: the split is a rather surprising one to me, with 23 Mets hitting better on the road to 19 hitting better at home. Much closer than I would have thought. (The reason those numbers add up to 42, not 43, is that Paul Lo Duca batted .318 at home and .318 on the road in 2006. There's probably a tiny difference if I actually calibrated the numbers, but I'm calling that one a tie.)

I'm in favor of execution, or at least incarceration, of whoever thought this up.

=Fman99 post_id=188039 time=1743112491 user_id=86] They look flat. But a three run deficit ain't shit for this lineup

Pleasantly surprised to see Acuna and Taylor listed.

Fonzy, Piazza, and Wright are correct. Wright is the champ, a six-time .300 batter. Olerud only did it once, in 1998--though I did unaccountably omit him and his .354 average from my list, so now my count is 25 Mets, and 39 times. I suppose I should count Piazza's 1998 as well, since he did bat .328 for the season and qualify for the title, though I missed him since he had only about half his at-bats as a Met that year. (Unlike Keith's split 1983, when he hit .297 overall.) And I missed Piazza's 2000, too, and Alfonzo's 1997, so 25 Mets and 42 times. And tallying them up, I find I've got a total of 43 times in all. Counting these things one-by-one, year by year, is trickier than I thought. No matter how far down you keep digging your hole, McNeil still did it only three times. Why don't you look it up? If you tell me which are the four seasons you have in mind, I can tell you which one doesn't count. Now that we've tallied the list of two-time Mets full-season .300 batters, on to part five: of the (now) forty-three times a Met has batted .300 or better while qualifying for the batting title, how many of those seasons was the higher average attained at home, how many on the road? 22/21? 31/12? 16/27? Guess away. Part six, in case you'd like to get ahead of the game, is to name the greatest individual home/away bulge in favor of "home." And part seven is to name the greatest "away" bulge.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=187953 time=1743035807 user_id=68] =roger_that post_id=187951 time=1743035169 user_id=128] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=187950 time=1743032723 user_id=68] Jeff McNeil did it four times. Keith - three times.