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And now it's 1st and 3rd with one out. Genius Mendoza making another genius decision.

This is why Mendoza is an idiot. The Mets are down by just 2-1 and he brings HOUSER in. Houser, with the 7.82 ERA. And he promptly gives up a 1-out double.

Well, it looks like the Mets have gone to the mop up man with a 2-1 lead. They really wanna lose a lot this season. Maybe they're gunning for that #1 overall draft pick.

Also, Tomas Nido currently has a higher batting average than Francisco Lindor Brandon Nimmo Brett Baty DJ Stewart

Did anyone really think they were going to score with a guy on second and no outs? Of course not. The Mets don't take gimmes and use them to their advantage.

Some would argue John Olerud should be in the Hall of Fame.

Players have the advantage of bigger bases and the extra inch or so from that oven mitt and they still get thrown out stealing.

Or the cerebral intelligence of Fran Healy.

Bring Kevin Burkhardt back, put him in the booth instead of Gary.

Gary's voice is too Kermit the Frog-ish.

Stewart didn't even need to turn around for that one. A very unsatisfactory pitch by Manaea.

Bob Melvin's been around forever. Somewhere along the way he compiled his way to over 1,500 wins.

Stewart looked like a dead duck, that's crazy.

Manaea still looking pretty good.

We just witnessed an unsatisfactory wild throw by Nido, resulting in a run for San Fran.

Today's word to describe the Mets will be "unsatisfactory." I repeat, "unsatisfactory."

Harvey and Sasser are correct. Well done! I've considered giving up on questions and just revealing the answers, but you guys are 100% so far in guessing them, though hints have been necessary on occasion, so I hate to lose that streak now. You guys got Paul Alspach, who never even reached the majors, of all people, so you're definitely knowledgeable enough to guess them (especially the unanswered ones that we're leaving behind for now) eventually. I will say the redhead in the unanswered question #1...hypothetically one might suggest that his name rhymes with someone who is an attorney for a bowling alley, a Lane Lawyer perhaps. Or perhaps if you were to walk into the anteroom of a house in Denmark, you might call that a Dane Foyer. 1. Who am I? https://i.imgur.com/WoNVTru.png> Hint: Played for the Mets in 1992 as their primary shortstop. Hint: Had a father of the same name that played in the majors from the 1950s to the 1970s. 2. This is the description from the back of an old baseball card. Who is it describing? "This player is no longer a pure power pitcher, but he can still reach back for "something extra" when he needs it. Among active pitchers, he ranks fifth in baserunners allowed per nine innings (10.69) and sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.89)." Hint: Remember, this is from the back of a baseball card, which might be 30 years old. Hint: Played for the Mets from 1984 to 1994. Hint: Won the Cy Young Award in 1985. 3. Before Hanley Ramirez broke the record in 2007, a one-time Met held the Marlins single-season record for runs scored. Who was it? Hint: Played for the Mets from 2003 to 2006. Hint: Played in the majors from 1993 to 2009, hitting over 230 home runs. 4. His mark has since been surpassed by multiple pitchers, having first been overtaken by Jason Jennings in 2006, but at one point a one-time Met held the Rockies career record for victories. Who held it before Jennings? Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 2002 to 2003. Hint: Went 15-13, 5.20 in his time with New York. 5. I was a Met not too long ago A pitcher who they thought could throw I did pretty well, sometimes so-so And now I'm an All-Star for our foe Who am I? Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 2013 to 2019, save for 2015, when he was hurt. Hint: Traded for Carlos Beltran. Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 95 Edgy MD: 87 stevejrogers: 59 batmagadanleadoff: 25 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 9 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 4 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

We'll come back to those ones later. Let's try some new ones. 1. Who am i? https://i.imgur.com/CI7XOHV.png> 2. Who am I? https://i.imgur.com/WoNVTru.png> 3. This is the description from the back of an old baseball card. Who is it describing? "This player is no longer a pure power pitcher, but he can still reach back for "something extra" when he needs it. Among active pitchers, he ranks fifth in baserunners allowed per nine innings (10.69) and sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.89)." Hint: Remember, this is from the back of a baseball card, which might be 30 years old. 4. Same as #3. Who am I? "After serving as the Mets No. 1 catcher much of '90, this player became a bit of a handyman in '91, seeing time at first base and right field as well as behind the plate. The Mets obtained him from the Pirates 3/26/88 with pitcher Tim Drummond for first baseman Randy Milligan and pitcher Scott Henion. This player attended Troy St. (AL) U." 5. Before Hanley Ramirez broke the record in 2007, a one-time Met held the Marlins single-season record for runs scored. Who was it? Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 93 Edgy MD: 87 stevejrogers: 59 batmagadanleadoff: 25 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 9 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 4 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Mets traded cash for Pablo Reyes. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/mets-acquire-pablo-reyes-from-red-sox.html https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reyespa01.shtml (A Jose Reyes-related title seemed too easy).

Who would have ever guessed the pitchers holding down the bullpen are historically quadruple-A guys Garrett (despite recent issues), SRF and Josh Walker, and also 5.36-career-ERA Jorge Lopez, while the guys who were supposed to be the anchors—Diaz, Ottavino and Diekman—are all very up-and-down?

Just saw the box score. Another great game by Severino. Another blown save for Diaz, his fourth in less than two months. Sean Reid-Foley—5 runs, 0 earned. This is the Mets.

I need a Painkiller after how poorly the Mets have performed this season.

=Radar post_id=156497 time=1716652329 user_id=182] Glad I didn't stay up for yet another lead blown. Frankly this team looks bad in every department now. Bruce and company have a lot of work to do. No wonder attendance is down so much.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm wondering if I should know who Bruce is. Waiting for Batman to save us.

I personally believe, for the Mets to start winning again, our loyal members here at The Crane Pool Forum need to start participating in this thread again. (It was fun).