Cowtipper

Time to dispose of Blackbum. He was a bad pitcher when the Mets got him, he was a bad pitcher for the Mets last year and he's still a bad pitcher this year. The guy has a 4.92 career ERA, 82 ERA+ and 1.419 WHIP. He's not worth giving start after start.

Nerd? You are correct, I think I am the first.

.....and just like that, Acuna has been sent down and Travis Jankowski has been called up. Welcome back, Travis!

Maybe the good Mets were just an illusion.

RIP Zoobs.

The Mets have signed Richard Lovelady, the owner of a career 5.26 ERA, to shore up their floundering bullpen. https://www.mlb.com/news/richard-lovelady-deal-with-metshttps://www.mlb.com/news/richard-lovelady-deal-with-mets

Baty and Acuna need to be sent down, too. They're both underwhelming and a Quadruple-A guy from Syracuse wouldn't be any worse than either of them right now, but who knows, he could very well be better.

We should call Tyler Zuber "Zoobs."

I think Jared Young needs to be deported back to Syracuse. This guy sux.

I didn't realize salt potatoes were a uniquely Central/Western NY thing until just this moment.

Francisco "Ike Davis" Alvarez == overhyped one-year wonder. See ya, nerd!

Magic number is down to 86. They need to go 44-41 the rest of the way to be a 90-win team. Team ERA finally over 3. Team BA still under .250. The doldrums have arrived.

Max Kranick: MRI results revealed a minor flexor strain in Kranick's right elbow Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Kranick's elbow forced him onto the injured list Thursday. Now that the Mets know the exact nature/severity of his injury, they expect the right-hander to be sidelined for another 3-4 weeks, putting his anticipated return date right around the All-Star break. Injury Elbow. Est. Return 7/18/2025. Sean Manaea: Manaea (oblique) struck out seven over 5.1 innings for Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, allowing one run on two hits without walking a batter. In his first rehab appearance for Syracuse, Manaea piggybacked starter Brandon Sproat and got stretched out to 62 pitches (45 strikes). The performance was a marked improvement on Manaea's first few rehab starts at High-A, as he gave up seven runs in 6.2 innings with an 8:3 K:BB for Brooklyn. The 33-year-old southpaw will likely need at least one more rehab outing to push his pitch count a little higher, but he appears on track to make his season debut with the Mets at the beginning of July. Injury Oblique. Est. Return 7/1/2025. Tylor Megill: The Mets placed Megill on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow sprain. A sprained elbow indicates Megill is dealing with damage to his UCL, but the pitcher said Tuesday that he just has inflammation and no structural damage, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Megill will be shut down for at least 7-to-10 days before ramping back up. The Mets are due to get Frankie Montas (lat) and Sean Manaea (oblique) back soon, but they will need someone else to fill in for Megill later this week in Philadelphia. Injury Elbow. Est. Return 7/23/2025. Frankie Montas: The Mets are planning on having Montas (lat) make a start Tuesday against Atlanta, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports. Montas struggled at the end of his rehab assignment, allowing 13 runs in 6.2 innings over his final two starts. His difficulties prompted the Mets to consider deploying him out of the bullpen, but they'll stick with the original plan to slot him into the No. 5 spot in the rotation. Still, Montas shouldn't have a long leash if his struggles persist. Injury Lat. Est. Return 6/23/2025. Brooks Raley: Raley (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Raley is ready to pitch in games again following Tommy John surgery with an internal brace augmentation he underwent last May. The southpaw's rehab assignment will likely last most, if not all, of the allotted 30 days, but Raley is on track to join the Mets bullpen sometime in July. Injury Elbow. Est. Return 7/8/2025. Mark Vientos: Vientos (hamstring) will continue his rehab assignment this weekend and could return as soon as Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Vientos started a rehab assignment Tuesday but has appeared in just one game, going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. If all goes well this weekend, Vientos could be back for the start of a three-game set Monday against Atlanta. Injury Hamstring. Est. Return 6/23/2025.

Tyler Zuber has been called up. Sean Manaea was sent on a rehab assignment to Syracuse. They released Jon Singleton. They signed a fella named Rayner Reyes.

Pablo's back, baby! https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/mets-sign-pablo-reyes-to-minor-league-deal.html

I've been sleeping and working this past week. I heard the Mets sucked. What did I miss

Gose must have asked for his release because he wasn't downright awful. Also Jake Stevenson, let go in November, was signed by the now-independent Kane County Cougars. Christian Pregent, released the same day, was signed by the independent Rocky Mountain Vibes (and is hitting .323 in 31 ABs!). Kellum Clark, also released the same day, was also signed by the independent Rocky Mountain Vibes (and is hitting .500 in 46 ABs!). Henry Henry, also released the same day, signed to play in Mexico. Jaylen Palmer, granted free agency at about the same time, signed to play in the Cubs chain. Mateo Gil, granted free agency at about the same time, signed with the Charros de Jalisco. Cam Robinson, granted free agency at about the same time, signed with the independent York Revolution (and has a 0.49 ERA in 17 relief appearances!). Andre Scrubb, granted free agency at about the same time, signed with the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Yolmer Sanchez, granted free agency at about the same time, signed to play in the Angels chain. Austin Allen, granted free agency at about the same time, signed to play with the Caliente de Durango in Mexico. The Mets also signed a fella named Georwill Rodriguez.

They have names in the minors that have potential. If I've learned anything these past few years, you can't really use Triple-A performance to gauge eventual MLB success, so McLean-Sproat-Hamel-Tidwell are all still quite promising, I think.

See you in August 2026, Tylor.

I just did my civic duty and voted. In years past, I'd be fairly analytical about AL players, but I honestly don't give a hoot about the AL so I just went with the home run leaders at all the positions. I always vote all Mets on the NL side.

The mediocre pitching that has been performing worlds beyond its skillset is finally regressing to its mean. Megill was not that good and has never been that good. Stanek was not that good and has never been that good. Canning was not that good and has never been that good. Brazonban and Kranick are probably next to crumble. Still waiting for Castillo to be shellacked. The team ERA is now 2.99, alas its run of being under 3 appears to be nearing its end.

He still lurks, he just doesn't post.

Sean Manaea: Manaea (oblique) struck out four while giving up two hits and one walk over 2.2 scoreless innings in a rehab start Tuesday with High-A Brooklyn. The veteran southpaw built up to 46 pitches (31 strikes) in his second start for Brooklyn, and he's put together a 6:1 K:BB through 4.1 innings to begin his rehab stint. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Manaea is set for at least three more rehab starts before the Mets will consider activating him from the 60-day injured list, a timeline which could have him joining the big-league rotation as soon as July 1. Injury Oblique. Est. Return 7/1/2025. Frankie Montas: Montas (lat) surrendered eight earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out one batter over 1.2 innings in his rehab start Friday with Triple-A Syracuse. Montas made the fifth start of his rehab assignment but had his roughest showing yet. He needed 53 pitches just to record five outs and gave up five extra-base hits while also hitting a batter. After tossing 76 pitches in his previous rehab start with Syracuse last weekend, Montas is stretched out enough to be a viable rotation option for the Mets, but the ugly performance Friday means that he'll likely need at least one more outing in the minors to knock off some rust before he returns from the 60-day injured list. Paul Blackburn will get a start Wednesday in place of the injured Kodai Senga (hamstring), but a better performance from Montas his next time out could set him up to take over that rotation spot. Injury Lat. Est. Return 6/23/2025. Luis Ortiz: Injury—elbow. Expected to be out until at least Sep 1. Brooks Raley: Raley may be ready to begin a rehab assignment as soon as next week, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reported Friday. Raley is recovering from Tommy John surgery with an internal brace augmentation he underwent last May and is almost healthy enough to see game action. Per Mastracco, Raley will likely require the full 30-day ramp-up period before being activated, which puts him on pace for a return near the All-Star break. Injury Elbow. Est. Return 7/18/2025. Yacksel Rios: Expected to be out until at least Jun 17. Kodai Senga: Senga was diagnosed Friday with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, Andrew Tredinnick of The Bergen Record reports. Senga, who was placed on the injured list earlier Friday, will use the next two weeks to rest before being re-evaluated, at which point the Mets may begin to map out the next steps of his recovery. In the meantime, Paul Blackburn is expected to fill the gap in New York's starting rotation. Per Tim Britton of the Athletic, Senga isn't expected back until the second half of July, after the All-Star break. Injury Hamstring. Est. Return 7/18/2025. Jose Siri: Siri suffered a setback in his recovery from a fractured tibia and has been shut down from all baseball activities, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports. Siri fractured his tibia April 12 versus the Athletics and still hasn't begun a rehab assignment after initially being given a recovery timeline of 8-to-12 weeks. The Mets may not see Siri again until after the All-Star break next month. Tyrone Taylor has been manning center field for New York since Siri's injury. Injury Lower Leg. Est. Return 7/18/2025. Mark Vientos: Vientos (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse early next week, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Vientos landed on the injured list June 3 with a right hamstring strain, but he's been progressing quicker than initially expected and is now close to returning to a competitive setting. The Mets haven't specified how long they plan on keeping the 25-year-old infielder in the minors, though a return to Queens before the end of the month seems likely. Injury Hamstring. Est. Return 6/23/2025. Jesse Winker: Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday that Winker (oblique) is multiple weeks away from beginning a rehab assignment, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports. Winker suffered a Grade 2 oblique strain against the Cardinals on May 4 and has done very little in terms of baseball activities since. Prior to being injured, Winker slashed .239/.321/.418 with one home run, 10 RBI, eight runs scored, one stolen base and a 9:20 BB:K across 78 plate appearances. Injury Oblique. Est. Return 6/24/2025.

Johnny O'Brien died. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-university/johnny-obrien-a-seattle-u-legend-and-ex-mlb-player-dies-at-94/ Who was Johnny O'Brien? Johnny O'Brien was a versatile Major League Baseball player who played both as a second baseman and a pitcher, most notably for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1953 and 1959. Born in South Amboy, New Jersey, in 1930, he was the twin brother of Eddie O'Brien, with whom he shared a unique sports journey—from starring in both basketball and baseball at Seattle University to becoming the first twins to play on the same MLB team in the same game. Drafted by the NBA's Milwaukee Hawks, they chose baseball instead. Johnny had a standout year at the plate in 1955, hitting .299, and also pitched intermittently, though less effectively. After his playing days, he served in public office in Washington State and held various roles in broadcasting and the energy industry. He was inducted into his high school’s sports hall of fame and remained connected to athletics throughout his life. He died in 2025 at the age of 94, outliving his brother by over a decade. His grandson, Riley O'Brien, is also a professional pitcher.

My grandma used Griffin Canning to store her vegetables during the Great Depression.