Gugny Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 @SinceThe70s - I am cautiously optimistic that Jake's injury is not long term.
SinceThe70s Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Gugny said: @SinceThe70s - I am cautiously optimistic that Jake's injury is not long term. It's disturbing that he took a start off and still couldn't make it through the game yesterday. I assume they'll shut him down for a week or two.
Another Fan Posted May 10, 2021 Author Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/8/2021 at 11:05 PM, SinceThe70s said: @Gugny Posting in this 'dead zone' out of deference for a comment you made early on in the LGM thread. Any thoughts on Mets GM Zack Scott? Here's mine: in the past week he's gone from someone I knew nothing about to someone I have nothing good to say about: - fired Chili Davis and said something to the effect that "it's not about results" - expressed his unhappiness about how the players handled the ratgate incident with the press - imo the players handled it pretty damn well. I'm an admitted Mets homer and by and large apologist for most things Mets related but I'm headed to straight hate for Zack Scott. He looks out of his element. I’m still around here but more a lurker than participater these days. When I was a kid the Mets would come on Sports Channel at a premium cost and my dad who was a big Met fan who introduced me to the team didn’t wanna pay for it. He’s be like I’m not paying to watch this, total rip off!!! So ironically I learned most of the game by watching the Yankees. A form of child abuse? Lol. I bring that up because I guess life came full circle for me in that’s how I feel about baseball. I didn’t know who Scott was until I read your post. Looks like he’s very much a numbers guy.... degree in Mathematics and part of the analytics teams with the Red Sox. Perhaps that explains the Richard Head personality you’re kind of touching on? But I mean the teams won 5 games in a row it looks like. And what do we miss Brodie now? 😆 1
Gugny Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 deGrom to IL. May 20th earliest chance for him to pitch again. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31422231/new-york-mets-ace-jacob-degrom-headed-il-tightness-right-side
SinceThe70s Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Gugny said: deGrom to IL. May 20th earliest chance for him to pitch again. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31422231/new-york-mets-ace-jacob-degrom-headed-il-tightness-right-side Just came here to post the same. This is about as good news as could have been expected. When is Carrasco coming back? Stroman and Walker have been really good but Peterson, Lucchesi and openers don't inspire confidence.
Gugny Posted May 11, 2021 Posted May 11, 2021 3 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Just came here to post the same. This is about as good news as could have been expected. When is Carrasco coming back? Stroman and Walker have been really good but Peterson, Lucchesi and openers don't inspire confidence. Carrasco had a major setback. Hammy, I think. What about Thor? I thought he was due back in June.
SinceThe70s Posted May 11, 2021 Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Gugny said: Carrasco had a major setback. Hammy, I think. What about Thor? I thought he was due back in June. I missed the Carrasco news, I was under the impression he was closer than Thor.
Gugny Posted May 11, 2021 Posted May 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: I missed the Carrasco news, I was under the impression he was closer than Thor. He was supposed to be back in May. You were under the right impression.
Gugny Posted May 11, 2021 Posted May 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: I missed the Carrasco news, I was under the impression he was closer than Thor. Could have Lugo and Thor back in June, too. We'll be okay. https://nypost.com/2021/05/08/mets-continue-to-delay-carlos-carrascos-debut/ 1
SinceThe70s Posted May 11, 2021 Posted May 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: Could have Lugo and Thor back in June, too. We'll be okay. https://nypost.com/2021/05/08/mets-continue-to-delay-carlos-carrascos-debut/ The bullpen has been surprisingly good. I don't know if I'll ever completely trust Diaz but he's been dominant more often than not. Even Familia has looked serviceable. I wonder if Gsellman will get a shot at a spot start. He seems like the forgotten guy.
Gugny Posted May 11, 2021 Posted May 11, 2021 34 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: The bullpen has been surprisingly good. I don't know if I'll ever completely trust Diaz but he's been dominant more often than not. Even Familia has looked serviceable. I wonder if Gsellman will get a shot at a spot start. He seems like the forgotten guy. Gsellman was not good in the spring and has been just okay so far this season. Love the guy and I hope he can earn a start. Every time Familia takes the mound, I get heartburn, but you're right .. he's done well. Same with Diaz. I predicted he'd get back to true form and he's definitely getting there.
SinceThe70s Posted May 13, 2021 Posted May 13, 2021 If you didn't catch it, Mets fans gave Matt Harvey a nice reception today. Nice to see. https://nypost.com/2021/05/12/mets-fans-salute-to-matt-harvey-deserves-round-of-applause/ 1
SinceThe70s Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 Last night DeGrom had a rehab start against the Single-A Cardinals. The leadoff hitter got to first on an infield error and then DeGrom struck out 8 of the next 9. The Cards social media team had some fun with it. Full article: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/jacob-degrom-rehab-start/5n55xvu76aah1q703ii7es385 1
Gugny Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/21/2021 at 7:03 AM, SinceThe70s said: Last night DeGrom had a rehab start against the Single-A Cardinals. The leadoff hitter got to first on an infield error and then DeGrom struck out 8 of the next 9. The Cards social media team had some fun with it. Full article: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/jacob-degrom-rehab-start/5n55xvu76aah1q703ii7es385 Rojas is going to kill the bullpen. Not sure if you caught yesterday's game, but Lucchesi pitched 4 innings, threw 43 pitches, gave up 1 hit, no runs and struck out 8. And ***** Rojas pulled him from the game. This guy is a worse manager than Callaway. Sweet Jesus, he sucks.
SinceThe70s Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: Rojas is going to kill the bullpen. Not sure if you caught yesterday's game, but Lucchesi pitched 4 innings, threw 43 pitches, gave up 1 hit, no runs and struck out 8. And ***** Rojas pulled him from the game. This guy is a worse manager than Callaway. Sweet Jesus, he sucks. I didn't see any of the game yesterday but that sounds dumb. Maybe it was just the 'third time through the lineup' mentality - which I suppose the numbers back up but is too cut and dried for my taste. I was watching a game recently and Gary made the point that these days a good manager is all about communication - communicating with the players, press and upper management. His point was that management/analytics is dictating lineups, defensive positioning and bullpen management and all that has been taken out of the managers hands. That was an eye opener for me.
Gugny Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: I didn't see any of the game yesterday but that sounds dumb. Maybe it was just the 'third time through the lineup' mentality - which I suppose the numbers back up but is too cut and dried for my taste. I was watching a game recently and Gary made the point that these days a good manager is all about communication - communicating with the players, press and upper management. His point was that management/analytics is dictating lineups, defensive positioning and bullpen management and all that has been taken out of the managers hands. That was an eye opener for me. I think analytics can be valuable. But I don't believe lineups/games can be managed solely by statistics and data. There's not one goddamn statistic that can possibly tell me that removing a pitcher after 4 dominant, scoreless innings is the right thing to do. And he's been doing it regularly. I was really hoping that when BVW and the Wilpons went away, that the Mets would no longer want puppet managers. Rojas is a puppet. There's no effing way he's that stupid. But this is why the last two Mets managers were cutting their teeth at this level. I'm also convinced that it's why we didn't land Girardi. Hitters can't get hot if they don't play consistently. Bullpens can't be effective deep into the season if they're overused early in the season. They need a GM who will hire a manager to manage ball games. Not have some geek give him a printout that tells him how to call the game. Like I said, analytics can absolutely be useful. But the game is played by humans on the field. Not in some ***** database. 1 1
Gugny Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 @SinceThe70s - Thor's elbow is toast. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31521124/new-york-mets-shut-noah-syndergaard-six-weeks-elbow-inflammation
SinceThe70s Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Gugny said: @SinceThe70s - Thor's elbow is toast. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31521124/new-york-mets-shut-noah-syndergaard-six-weeks-elbow-inflammation Jeez the injuries keep coming. Last night we were watching a Mets 2019 season recap and as they were showing Thor the announcers were saying that he was trade bait. Who knew at the time that cutting ties with Thor and going all in on Wheeler would be the smart play.
Gugny Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Jeez the injuries keep coming. Last night we were watching a Mets 2019 season recap and as they were showing Thor the announcers were saying that he was trade bait. Who knew at the time that cutting ties with Thor and going all in on Wheeler would be the smart play. I was all for letting him go at the time. I saw this coming a mile away. He's a thrower; not really much of a pitcher.
Another Fan Posted May 31, 2021 Author Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 12:08 PM, Gugny said: I was all for letting him go at the time. I saw this coming a mile away. He's a thrower; not really much of a pitcher. I never cared for his overly ripped/muscular build. Imo injuries like that are more likely because the muscles aren’t as flexible. Especially pitching a baseball
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