Cowtipper

Finished this one earlier. An excellent trouncing, good to see the offense obliterate the opposition. Lots of points to go around in POTG voting.

45 minutes left!

Now they're getting Tyler Zuber! Oh wow, another HUGE deal!

Blackburn has been in the majors since 2017 and has never pitched more than 111 1/3 innings in a season. Career 4.83 ERA. 84 ERA+. Dud trade. This is like 2021, when they did half steps in bringing on Rich Hill and ended up going from a winning team to a team with a losing record.

They are surrendering 2023 third round pick Kade Morris for Blackburn.

Bringing Blackburn on reminds me of when they brought on Dave Williams in 2006 to "improve the team."

Mets Finalizing Deal For Paul Blackburn 4-2, 4.41 ERA in 9 starts. A very Metsian move for a team that is "in it."

I hope they trade Jeff McFail, Edwin Dud-ez, Tyloss Megill, Adam Oughta-go, Reed Gar-WHIP and Pete Alon-Slouch.

Mets are buyers, baby!

The Mets might activate Sean Reid-Foley today.

Just watched this one. An embarrassing showing, Stanek was a dud.

New day, new hints added above.

Anthony Banda, who pitched for the Mets in 2021, is 1-2 with 31 Ks and a 2.37 ERA in 30 1/3 innings over 28 appearances for the Dodgers. He had a 2.12 ERA and 13.2 K/9 IP in 12 games at Triple-A. Jacob Barnes, who pitched for the Mets in 2021, is 6-2 with a 3.59 ERA in 37 relief appearances for the Nationals. He has a 0.00 ERA in 7 appearances at Triple-A. Chris Bassitt, who pitched for the Mets in 2022, is 8-9 with a 3.78 ERA in 21 starts for the Blue Jays.

Huzzah!

McReynolds and Ryan are correct! Keith Miller would have also worked, instead of McReynolds. Grant Roberts is incorrect; the correct answer's name was two first names. New questions have been added, with hints for the rest. 1. Who am I? You might know him as a guy busted for smoking that sweet, sweet herb. http://i.imgur.com/enrdLxy.jpg> Hint: Played for the Mets in 2001 and 2002. Traded by the New York Mets with Rob Stratton (minors) and Jay Payton to the Colorado Rockies for Mark Little and John Thomson. Also played for the Pirates. Hint: His first and last name were both first names. 2. From the back of a baseball card: "This guy, a 45th round selection in 2001, enjoyed a breakout season with St. Lucie (A), making the '04 Florida State League All-Star Game with a show of power previously unseen from him. The son of former Major League star Brian Harper (who now manages in the Angels system), this guy stays in touch with his father often by phone. This guy credits offseason workouts supervised by his dad for his impressive surge." Hint: He was a decent Mets prospect who never reached the majors. He played in the Mets system until 2007 but never played above Double-A. In 2006, he hit 36 home runs and had 102 RBI between St. Lucie and Binghamton. Hint: Played professionally from 2001 to 2016. Hint: Hit over 230 home runs in his career. 3. In my lone year with the Mets there was a strike And I was a player their fans didn't like I didn't much endear myself to their hearts - Made seven appearances, including four starts In only one of those matches I'd begun I made it past the fourth before I was done No, it was not bad luck that would befall me That made my record a poor zero and three I gave up 26 hits, five bombs did soar Pitched 15 frames before I was shown the door Who am I? Hint: Shares the name with a successful manager currently in the NL West. Hint: The Mets were his final team; he debuted in 1969 with San Diego and also played for Houston, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Seattle. 4. Let's see if anyone can get this trivia question. When was the first time in major league history that four Asian-born pitchers played consecutively in a game? Since I'm asking it here, it was by the Mets. Who can tell me the year? The pitchers involved? I don't think the answer has changed since this question was first posted. Hint: One was born in Vietnam, has a very American sounding name, was briefly a star closer for the Reds and flopped as a starting pitcher. Another was an older guy who came from Japan, performed very well with Chicago his first year, tanked the next year, went to the Mets to resuscitate his career after the White Sox got rid of him and (though he did well in his brief stint with New York) was gone from the bigs after two seasons. Another was a starter from Korea who once went 8-2 with a 2.59 ERA in 14 starts for the Mets before being shipped off the Los Angeles following the season. The last guy was a Japanese starting pitcher who arrived from Japan, had some good years with the Dodgers, was clocked in the head by a line drive and pitched his last big league campaign in New York before ending his career. The year was a year BEFORE the team went to the NLCS. 5. I was with the Mets in '96 Not long enough for many tricks Yet another cruddy, short-lived sub Like when I was a Chicago Cub Despite being there 'bout an hour Fans could not deny my great power Of my eight hits, three left the park But I whiffed more than I hit the mark Who am I? Hint: Played in the majors from 1993 to 1996. Previously played for the Cubs. Not a great player, but had good power, hitting 20 home runs in 309 career at-bats. Spent 16 years in pro ball. Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 114 Edgy MD: 87 stevejrogers: 66 batmagadanleadoff: 34 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 9 Benjamin Grimm: 6 MFS62: 4 The Hot Corner: 3 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 Methead: 1

Nori Aoki, who played for the Mets in 2017 is still playing at 42 in Japan. He's hitting .196/.266/.235 with 20 hits and 9 RBI in 102 at-bats for the Yakult Swallows. Jonathan Arauz, who played for the Mets in 2023, hit .227/.286/.324 with 3 home runs and 21 RBI in 60 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, in the Dodgers chain, but was released in early July. Javier Baez, who played for the Mets in 2021, is hitting .178/.210/.274 with 4 home runs, 32 RBI and 6 stolen bases in 67 games for the Tigers. In four games at Triple-A, he hit .333/.385/.667 with a home run.

Rick Ownbey and JJ Putz are correct! 1. I was a Met 'til 91 Having toiled there five seasons But with Gregg I was sent away For potential Cy Young reasons Who am I? Hint: Traded for Bret Saberhagen. 2. Who am I? You might know him as a guy busted for smoking that sweet, sweet herb. http://i.imgur.com/enrdLxy.jpg> 3. From the back of a baseball card: "This guy, a 45th round selection in 2001, enjoyed a breakout season with St. Lucie (A), making the '04 Florida State League All-Star Game with a show of power previously unseen from him. The son of former Major League star Brian Harper (who now manages in the Angels system), this guy stays in touch with his father often by phone. This guy credits offseason workouts supervised by his dad for his impressive surge." Hint: He was a decent Mets prospect who never reached the majors. He played in the Mets system until 2007 but never played above Double-A. In 2006, he hit 36 home runs and had 102 RBI between St. Lucie and Binghamton. 4. In my lone year with the Mets there was a strike And I was a player their fans didn't like I didn't much endear myself to their hearts - Made seven appearances, including four starts In only one of those matches I'd begun I made it past the fourth before I was done No, it was not bad luck that would befall me That made my record a poor zero and three I gave up 26 hits, five bombs did soar Pitched 15 frames before I was shown the door Who am I? 5. Who am I? http://i.imgur.com/9UtaaXa.jpg> Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 112 Edgy MD: 87 stevejrogers: 66 batmagadanleadoff: 34 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 9 Benjamin Grimm: 6 MFS62: 4 The Hot Corner: 3 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 Methead: 1

Abraham Almonte, who played for the Mets in 2023, is hitting .274/.426/.496 with 14 home runs and 46 RBI in 83 games for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. Albert Almora, who played for the Mets in 2021, is hitting .294/.355/.436 with 7 home runs, 27 doubles, 53 RBI and 13 steals in 91 games for the Triple-A Reno Aces in the Diamondbacks chain. Aaron Altherr, who played for the Mets in 2019, is hitting .262/.422/.508 with 7 home runs and 16 RBI in 41 games for the Algodoneros de Union Laguna in Mexico.

Just watched this one. You knew it was going to be a bad game because Tylor Megill was pitching.

Just watched this one. Bummer about Senga. Cool grand slam by JD Martinez. Now that the Mets have Maton and Stanek, hopefully they can fool someone into trading for Diekman, he's awful. And not even Ottavino awful, in that he is streaky and is sometimes really good and sometimes really bad. He's just really bad. Since June 1, his ERA is 8.03.

Don't ignore leg day during rehab, apparently.

=ashie62 post_id=164383 time=1722180503 user_id=90] =smg58 post_id=164371 time=1722170764 user_id=62] Stuart had recovered from a rough start to the year in Binghamton and was pitching well lately (two earned runs or less in his last six starts). He was probably ready for a promotion to Syracuse. We're in an odd spot with pitchers right now. On one hand, their fragility has to cut into their value. On the other hand, Stuart will be an optionable arm for three seasons and we always have less pitching depth than we think.

Sean Reid-Foley on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones. Mets optioned LF DJ Stewart to Syracuse Mets. They had an OPTION with Stewart and they kept him around THIS LONG on the roster?!?!??!

He was excellent in the minors (1.48 ERA in 24 G). Averaged 13.5 Ks per nine innings in the majors. Probably would have evened out a bit over a long enough time frame, but he wasn't worth giving that much time to.

A ho-hum acquisition with upside, along the lines of Phil Maton, though I like Stanek more as he's been solid in the past. Notable for being one of the big "openers" when the opener fad was at its height. Look at 2018: 59 G, 29 GS, 66 1/3 innings. Crazy! Unlike Maton, Stanek has shown flashes of brilliance. 2022: 1.15 ERA, 333 ERA+ in 59 G. Could be this year's Tyler Clippard (before Clippard fell apart).