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14-3. Wow. Benge's hitting .400 now, Ewing is at .500. The spring is young, but I'm currently hoping they find a home for Pache on the Opening Day roster as he was 3-for-3 and is at .700 now. Melendez is at .364. If a lot of these fringe guys and prospects keep hitting, there will be some TOUGH decisions to make at Opening Day nears. Peralta tossed a perfect three innings, too. I grow more bullish on this team by the day. (I think I said the same thing last year during the spring).

I honestly could never understand the name of this forum. I thought folks were just being quirky with an alternate spelling. I still think this website can be saved organically, but I think the underlying issue is that the passion for running this forum is what been lost most of all, not membership or participation. As a psychologist might say, the thing is never actually the thing (aka there's always an underlying cause below that), so attrition and fading participation are the outwardly spoken totems representing the core issue. But man, it sure would be great if we could avoid selling out to some guy who just showed up one day. It's a trust issue. Who the heck even is this Brock? Ya know? We quarrel here but we know each other and get along for the most part, lumps and all, because rapports have been developed. But then there's ol' Brock......

We get to see big acquisition Freddy Peralta, as he's facing off against the less-well-known Quinn Mathews. Discuss.

ST studs so far: Christian Pache - 4-for-7, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1.571 OPS Marcus Semien - 3-for-8, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1.250 OPS Luis Torrens - 3-for-7, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1.429 OPS Nolan McLean - 1-0, 4 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.500 WHIP Robert Stock - 3 IP, 6 K, 0.00 ERA

Bruce Froemming died. https://cbs58.com/news/legendary-mlb-umpire-and-mequon-native-bruce-froemming-dies-at-86 Who was Bruce Froemming? Bruce Froemming (1939–2026) was a legendary Major League Baseball umpire and later an MLB umpiring supervisor. He began his professional umpiring career in 1958 at age 18, progressing through the minor leagues before joining the National League staff in 1971. He became a crew chief in 1988 and worked across both major leagues from 2000 until his retirement in 2007. Froemming officiated 5,163 regular-season games, placing him among the all-time leaders in career games umpired, and officiated 111 postseason games, including 22 World Series, 52 League Championship Series, and 37 Division Series contests. He set MLB records for umpiring 11 no-hitters, 10 League Championship Series, and a total of 111 postseason games (since tied by Jerry Crawford). He was known for his loud, enthusiastic strike calls, as well as his commanding presence and occasional humor on the field. Throughout his career, Froemming participated in numerous memorable games, including several no-hitters and playoff controversies. He faced some controversy, most notably a 10-game suspension in 2003 for an anti-Semitic slur. After retiring, Froemming served as a Major League Baseball umpiring supervisor and instructor, leaving a lasting impact on the profession. He passed away in 2026 at age 86.

Honestly impressed by McLean here. Brandon Sproat who? And the well is far from dry. That Jack Wenninger fella ain't too shabby either.

And Marcus Semien wallops another one! 4-0! Nolan McLean: 2 IP, 3 K, 1 H. Looking good so far.

Three run homer by Tyrone Taylor! Mets up 3-0.

I swear I CTRL-F and/or do a search before posting. Did you get that they signed some fella named Trey Rutledge and some other fella named Danis Correa?

So it was IGT all along. Crazy how one can gaslight oneself. Anyway, discuss. Nolan McLean vs. Tatsuya Imai, by the way.

The Mets signed Gabriel Rodriguez, who is 26 years old and has a career 6.96 ERA in four (affiliated) minor league seasons. But he must have impressed based on his performance in the Puerto Rican Winter League (1.50 ERA, 39 K in 24 IP).

You know, for the the first two I did, I had IGT, but I second guessed THAT because it didn't look right. Welp, my bad.

In the game. As in we're into the game. Honestly I couldn't remember what we usually call them so I thought that was close enough.

13 walks! Didn't even see that.

Cardinals will be starting Richard Fitts; the Mets starter is as yet unknown. Will Mike Tauchman wallop another dinger? Will AJ Ewing get his first hit? Can Austin Barnes maintain a .667 average for the entire spring? Watch this game on WPIX. Discuss.

Decent showing by the young 'un Wenninger.

Alexander's spring training ERA is now 54.00. Mets scored again, up 5-0!

Jack Wenninger started for the Mets. Mike Tauchman (a three-run blast!) and Ronnie Mauricio both have hit home runs and the Mets are up 4-0.

Christian Pache's worth watching. He's 3-for-5 so far with a homer, a RBI and a 1.800 OPS and is just about the team's best hitter so far this young spring.

Vidal Brujan: Brujan was removed in the sixth inning of Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays due to an apparent hand injury, Andrew Tredinnick of The Bergen Record reports. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base prior to exiting the game. Brujan appeared to suffer the injury when his hand got stepped on by a Blue Jays infielder on a stolen-base attempt in the top of the sixth. The 27-year-old drew the start at shortstop Monday, and assuming the hand injury isn't anything too significant, Brujan could break camp as the Mets' top option at the position if Francisco Lindor (hand) isn't ready to go for Opening Day. Injury Hand. Day-to-day.

Michael Conforto is now off the list. That leaves us with: Starling Marte Frankie Montas Max Scherzer Jesse Winker Justin Turner Wilmer Flores Tommy Pham Jose Iglesias Justin Wilson Joey Lucchesi Max Kranick Jorge Lopez Marcus Stroman And here are some minor league free agents: Omar Narvaez Erasmo Ramirez Adonis Medina Stephen Nogosek Tyler Naquin Outside of Montas, none of the remaining guys would really hurt the Mets if they gave them a look.

Mets release Jamdrick Cornelia, who has kind of a cool name.

I would like to know if there's actually a chance that this move won't be made or if we're arguing about something that has already been decided in the background.

We do actually have a larger core of active members than I thought. Of this site's top posters, the following have been active within the past couple weeks: Edgy MD Frayed Knot kcmets Johnny Lunchbucket MFS62 Benjamin Grimm ashie62 G-Fafif Fman99 metirish Lefty Specialist whippoorwill Centerfield bmfc1 Cowtipper Marshmallowmilkshake Methead metsmarathon A Boy Named Seo Gwreck TransMonk The Hot Corner Chad ochoseis smg58 stevejrogers cal sharpie Bob Alpacadaca DocTee duan RealityChuck rchurch314 It should be noted that a good chunk of the other top posters haven't been active since the 2025 regular season, which implies they really only check this site out when the regular season is going. Therefore... I would say, at the very least, don't make the decision now. Wait until we're deeper in the regular season to see if traffic rebounds. If it doesn't, make the call then. I'm not fully amenable to the idea of moving, but if it should happen there is a decent core that could still bring the culture with it, even if we lose a good chunk of them. I'm slowly shifting from being sentimental to practical. I'm not fully convinced, but if this site is on a lifeline, then you gotta do what you gotta do.

Starter as yet undecided. Astros will be starting Jason Alexander, who has since moved on from his role on Seinfeld. Watch it on SNY. Discuss.