OT: MLB Thread XLV

[East Coast Bias]

Changing topics. It sure was fun to watch Smith, Conforto and Alonso launch missiles off the Red Sox.

 

[JimmyG89]

Probably already better than Porcello.

 

[nyr2k2]

Probably already better than Porcello.

I saw him in Binghamton last year. He looked really good. I know his xFIP was sub-3.00 last season, and he increased his K-rate, which is great for moving up to AA. His stuff isn't great but he gets a lot of ground balls. He's a fastball/slider/change-up guy. I saw him hit 95 with sink, but he was usually 91-92 which is in line with what the scouts said.

Eager to see him pitch.

 

[Bob Richards]

 

[nyr2k2]

Mets signed Bruce Maxwell, the former Oakland catcher notable for kneeling during the anthem before games.

Sources: Mets sign Maxwell, catcher who knelt

He's not very good, but Thomas Nido is trash and Rene Rivera is 87 years old.

 

[Bob Richards]

 

[East Coast Bias]

56 here, 59 there, what's a few unplanned days off among friends

 

[Crease]

LMAO if the Marlins get in with a .666 winning percentage based on three games.

 

[Cassano]

LMAO

they’re just continuing the season without a whole ass team?

 

[East Coast Bias]

Not even 1 week in.........

1 team completely sick
1 team quarantined
2 teams (Yanks/Nats) who don't seem into playing those teams
1 team not allowed in their country of origin

 

[sbjnyc]

Mets signed Bruce Maxwell, the former Oakland catcher notable for kneeling during the anthem before games.

I read Bruce Willis and wasn't surprised.

 

[nyr2k2]

Glad to see the Mets are getting some better BABIP luck after a tough start.

Alonso looks brutal. He's a video game hitter right now--throw him high fastballs and sliders that break off the plate and he'll swing through everything. I know he'll get back on track, but it's always tough watching sluggers when they're struggling. They look sooo bad.

Heck of a debut by the young man Peterson. I know Boston is scuffling, but still. Not an easy team to make your first start against.

 

[nyr2k2]

At what point will Betances be able to throw above 94? If he's going to sit at 94, he's a mop-up guy and not a high-leverage guy.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

At what point will Betances be able to throw above 94? If he's going to sit at 94, he's a mop-up guy and not a high-leverage guy.

Hes always taken a while to get going in the velocity department. He literally sat 90-92 for the entirety of spring training one year but was at his usual 97-100 by the end of April.

It's a bit worrisome because of the achilles injury, but give him time.

 

[Maximus]

Glad to see the Mets are getting some better BABIP luck after a tough start.

Alonso looks brutal. He's a video game hitter right now--throw him high fastballs and sliders that break off the plate and he'll swing through everything. I know he'll get back on track, but it's always tough watching sluggers when they're struggling. They look sooo bad.

Heck of a debut by the young man Peterson. I know Boston is scuffling, but still. Not an easy team to make your first start against.

Yah...starting to get some warm and fuzzies for our Metsies. The lineup is so good, that we can withstand an Alonso slump which is huge!. Not worried about him either as he'll start raking soon enough. Impressed as well with Peterson. That strikeout of JD Martinez with a cutter at that crucial moment in I believe the 5th inning when the Sox had bases loaded and down just 5-2, was bigtime.

As I said, I have no worried whatsoever that the Mets are going to hit. But if Mets can somehow whether the storm and loss of Stralman with guys like Peterson and Wacha pitching good, this bodes very well for our making the post season when all is said and done.

 

[Krams]

Radar gun has to be screwy. 100-100-101 consecutive fastballs from DeGrom and then a 94mph slider?

 

[Irishguy42]

Joe Kelly is elite and we have no choice but to stan a king like him.

 

[17futurecap]

Good Cole start, was throwing fast balls at the end trying to get that last out, oh well.

 

[Maximus]

Piss poor loss for the Metsies tonight. We should have won but couldn't get clutch hits even with tons of guys in scoring position. With just a 60 game season losses like tonight sting 3x's more than normal. Can't have too many more of these losses that should have been wins otherwise even with the expanded playoffs, we might be on the outsides looking in.

 

[sbjnyc]

The Mets should throw covid parties once they have a winning record.

 

[nyr2k2]

Piss poor loss for the Metsies tonight. We should have won but couldn't get clutch hits even with tons of guys in scoring position. With just a 60 game season losses like tonight sting 3x's more than normal. Can't have too many more of these losses that should have been wins otherwise even with the expanded playoffs, we might be on the outsides looking in.

Yeah it sucked. At least they're getting hits, though. Situational hitting is probably never going to be this team's strong suit, and once guys like Alonso and Cespedes really get going I think we'll be good to go.

The other thing is--I posed it the other day--last year the 8th, 9th, and 10th teams in the AL all had sub-.500 records; one in the NL was above .500, the Cubs were .500 exactly, and the other was sub-.500. So, in a normal season, anyway, .500 gets you into the top 8 or very close. In a shortened season with eight teams from each league, it could be that you need to be 34-26 or it could be that 28-32 gets you in. So as long as we hang around .500 while the bats wake up and while Stroman hopefully gets healthy, I think we're in a good spot to make the postseason.

With 8 teams making it, it's like the NHL used to be where more than half the teams make it from each league/conference. So basically you just have to not be bad to make it.

 

[Bob Richards]

 

[Thirty One]

They should make the season last-one-standing Survivor-style.

 

[East Coast Bias]

It’ll be bizarro world this year.

They’re gonna end up the only team healthy and avoids Covid, in 1st place while the rest of the league backs out cause they’re sick and they cancel the season.

July 8th. I'm feeling good about this.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Marlins down.
Phillies ??

Barves and Nats next.

Then NL East king