OT: MLB Thread XIV: Opening Day

[nyr2k2]

So which scout said Neil Walker can't hit lefties? And, the 3rd spot in the lineup is now Conforto's permanent home. The Mets sure do like hitting at Citizen's Bank Park.

Dude had three homers in five years from the right side and now has three from the right side this season.

I like that thing where Cabrera is there at the top step to remove the batting helmet of whoever hits a HR. It's cute.

Also, Verrett is the man. So glad we got him back.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Dude had three homers in five years from the right side and now has three from the right side this season.

I like that thing where Cabrera is there at the top step to remove the batting helmet of whoever hits a HR. It's cute.

Also, Verrett is the man. So glad we got him back.

Note to Karl Ravech...no I don't think we can call the race in the NL East over.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Man, Verrett was just very solid. Really like him as a reserve starter.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Dude had three homers in five years from the right side and now has three from the right side this season.

I like that thing where Cabrera is there at the top step to remove the batting helmet of whoever hits a HR. It's cute.

Also, Verrett is the man. So glad we got him back.

Mets need to lock Walker up.

 

[Machinehead]

We suck

 

[nyr2k2]

TC has a weird fascination with Jim Henderson. It feels like he has pitched in every game this season.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

TC has a weird fascination with Jim Henderson. It feels like he has pitched in every game this season.

TC has a weird fascination with horribly mishandling the BP in general .

 

[nyr2k2]

Baseball! Mets! Hooray!

 

[NYRFAN218]

Baseball! Mets! Hooray!

I usually don't get into baseball fully until June. At least we have a good team to switch gears to this year.

 

[MacTruck27]

I usually don't get into baseball fully until June. At least we have a good team to switch gears to this year.

Theoretically this is true. Need to feast on Atlanta philly and Marlins when we can.

 

[NYRKING30]

Yeah The Mets being a very good team right now makes this about .00001 percent easier to swallow. I got Conforto who is really starting to turn it up right now, Matz coming off his 2nd straight good start even though he got touched up a bit and Fam who I feel like we barely seen this year on my fantasy team. Still early in the season but the Mets need to absolutely beat up on the Phillies,braves and Marlins (who are not quite as bad as the other 2) to win the division. Just like last year there is a very good chance only the division winner will get into the playoffs with the NL central being the best in MLB and Dodgers/Giants out in the west. The Dbacks are probably a year away from being very good.

 

[darko]

If you are a Yankees fan you'll need barrells and barrells of booze if you are planning to watch most games.

 

[JT Kreider]

The Mets are literally the exact opposite of the Rangers: A team that is almost impossible to dislike with good young talent that is actually fun to watch.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

DeGrom looks fantastic

 

[nyr2k2]

DeGrom looks fantastic

I didn't watch today's game, just followed along from my phone. Seems like his velocity is still down, no?

 

[surf]

yea jake only topped out at 93 a bit concerning

 

[nyr2k2]

The Mets strikeout a ton. They also hit a lot of HRs. Interesting offense.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

The Mets strikeout a ton. They also hit a lot of HRs. Interesting offense.

I was an admitted bandwagon fan last year so I'm sure most of you long sufferers will despise me (rightfully so), but I have had a lot of fun watching the Mets this year.


Will be a nice diversion given the shorter NYR season and lack of NHL draft intrigue.

 

[RangerBlues]

The Mets strikeout a ton. They also hit a lot of HRs. Interesting offense.

Im a big fan of thump and pitch baseball.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Figured the Mets would go on a hitting tear starting after the first game I attended this year.

 

[Roo Returns]

The Mets strikeout a ton. They also hit a lot of HRs. Interesting offense.

This type of offense worries me. It's fine when they're facing decent to sub par pitching but come facing aces or teams with very good to great pitching (the Mets should at the very least be a Wild Card team) it's too feast or famine.

Even tonight, how many 3-0, 3-1 pitches have the Mets swung at and either popped out or grounded out. You need to make the pitchers work and get them out of the games early. Think the late 90s Yankees. David Eckstein in his prime on the Angels. They're also awful with RISP.

Mets have Conforto and Granderson as patient hitters who work the count. That's it. Last October was fun but if Daniel Murphy doesn't turn into baseball Esa Tikannen, Mets don't get past the Dodgers. No guarantee this year vs. the Nationals or Cubs.

They need to make a deal for one more patient batter maybe platooning with Duda.

 

[nyr2k2]

They also suck with RISP.

 

[SA16]

The Mets are actually one of the most patient teams in the league. They are 24th in overall swing rate and 27th in swing rate in pitched outside the zone.

This isn't something new as they were in a similar spot last year.

 

[NYRFAN218]

The Real Deal Neil Walker

 

[darko]

Eovaldi has a no-no after 6.