New York Mets Discussion

Big series coming up against the Dodgers in LA. Seems they just got swept at home by the Pirates. I wonder if @[Deleted User] will catch the games....

Must Endure The Suffering. Outscored 22 -4 the last 3 games by two of the worst teams in both leagues. Wildcard hopefully

Where's the bottle of Powers?

Yeah, I've resigned myself to knowing they were going to play the Dodgers anyway. Sad thing is it's sooner than it would have been - if they'd won 1 game versus Atlanta in the last week(!) they'd have won the division, hosted the winner of the Atlanta/St. Louis series, then getting through that, playing the Dodgers. all other outcomes that week being the same. I will say they looked pretty worn out down the stretch and losing Starling Marte was bad, none of the rookie fill-ins did much. Jake and Max blew it though. Jake's looking pretty shaky lately, Oakland with a lineup of 'who?' lit him up pretty well. Might be hurt again and hiding it.

As a Cubs fan I can feel your pain. I know all about blown leads, bad breaks and sudden, inexplicable loss of form at crucial times!

And now Jacob de Grom will be pitching for the Texas Rangers. He wanted ridiculous money (got 5 years/$185m). Fragile, and wore down by the end of his abbreviated 2022 season.

But still. If you knew he was going to pitch that day, you found a way to see the game. Because who knows just what might've happened. And usually, he didn't disappoint. When he gave up 3 runs, it seemed like a rarity and an affront to Nature. At the beginning of his start or near the end, if he had to throw over 100mph, he did. And never wild.

I wish him well in Texas, though not when/if he pitches against the Mets. Be fun to catch a Rangers/Yankees game when he's pitching.

And now, the Met's starting pitching staff is: Scherzer, Carrasco (signed), Petersen and Williams. Bassit and Walker are unsigned, if they do re-sign, that'd be nice but nothing to get excited about.

Much discussion about Jason Verlander, eh, doesn't excite me. Rodon from the Giants might be nice, but who knows.

None of them will ever be as good as Jason de Grom in his prime pitching for the Mets. Might not ever see his like again. And Wheeler and Syndegaard pitch for Philadelphia. Ugh.

Let's see what Verlander has in the tank. If the Dodgers get Rodon, that's a big plus for them and a dagger into San Francisco.

At least Mrs. Verlander will be around...😛

Phillies (them again) sign Tajuan Walker. Mets lose another starter to FA. Probably ups the pressure to bring Nimmo and Bassit back. Judge signed with the Yankees, probably was down to them and the Giants.

Offseason really has become a 'watch where the free agents go' nowadays.

Well, it's December. Plenty to do before the season starts.

I’ve been to my share of big sports events in my time and I’d put the atmosphere at the game vs Cleveland in Citi Field Friday night up there with any of them. Alonso’s grand slam home run was unbelievable. The Mets are four down with the bases loaded and it was like everyone in the stadium knew he was going to hit one. It was just brilliant. They fell 2 behind again in the tenth but still pulled it out of the bag with 10-9 win.

I don’t really know enough about baseball to put a lot of detail on it and don’t intend to make a fool of myself by trying, but I do keep an eye on the Mets via social media as my American cousins are die hard Mets fans and season ticket holders. Alonso got the headlines obviously but I thought Lindor was outstanding. It was my second time at a game last night and in the words of a near 70 year old Irish-American lifelong Mets fan who was literally dancing a jig in the stands with two arms raised, it was “as good a game of baseball as you’re ever going to see.”