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Westheim · 03-31-2023, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dsvitak

Spahn and Sain..and pray for rain...

That was the inspiration, and, say, have you heard any of them? Are they still available? We have openings.

BBGiovanni · 03-31-2023, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

That was the inspiration, and, say, have you heard any of them? Are they still available? We have openings.

That's one of those things about filling your holes with FA, those people are old. Unfortunately Fred and Jeff left the cupboard bare in the minors too, so it won't get better any time soon.

OTOH, there are plenty of AAAA teams that can't be bothered to keep players in their arb years, so maybe there's enough to be hoovered up annually from Oakland, KC, Cincy, etc. etc.

I'm not thrilled with the rotation either, although at least Jake had the class to pitch badly in Texas to avoid all the sports talk mouths for a day.

Westheim · 04-01-2023, 05:35 AM

They lost "only" 2-1, but I don't think we would have complained about bad luck if the Marlins had punched Peterson in the kisser for four or five runs. He was just not on.

So was the offense. Jorge Soler making the two best plays of his career also didn't exactly help.

Oh well, at least I got to yell PEEEEEEEETE a few times. Once on a homer, and once on that double play.

Boomcoach · 04-01-2023, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni

OTOH, there are plenty of AAAA teams that can't be bothered to keep players in their arb years, so maybe there's enough to be hoovered up annually from Oakland, KC, Cincy, etc. etc.

As a Reds fan I resent this, and am also stealing the term AAAA team. Truth hurts.

BBGiovanni · 04-01-2023, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Boomcoach

As a Reds fan I resent this, and am also stealing the term AAAA team. Truth hurts.

I didn't originate it of course!

No offense meant to you all or the guys in uniform, you're all hostage to a cartel owner like the rest of us and deserve better.

BBGiovanni · 04-01-2023, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

They lost "only" 2-1, but I don't think we would have complained about bad luck if the Marlins had punched Peterson in the kisser for four or five runs. He was just not on.

So was the offense. Jorge Soler making the two best plays of his career also didn't exactly help.

Oh well, at least I got to yell PEEEEEEEETE a few times. Once on a homer, and once on that double play.

McNeil too on that play at the plate, they look sharp already and I enjoy watching them play baseball. But 1 run losses to the Fish never end well!

Westheim · 04-02-2023, 02:13 PM

(alights from the Kodai Senga hype train and goes into the dark corner to sob)

Westheim · 04-03-2023, 03:44 PM

Brice Turang (who?) hits a slam, 10-0 in the fifth, the crowd goes bananas. The good news is, this one might sting, but will only count for one loss.

At least McNeil didn't break his wrists there tripping over his own bushy tail.

That was a squirrel pun, before people get ideas.

Amazin69 · 04-04-2023, 04:45 PM

As long as you don't start talking about McNeil keeping his nuts safe for the winter…

Westheim · 04-04-2023, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Amazin69

As long as you don't start talking about McNeil keeping his nuts safe for the winter…

I was saving that for later.

Westheim · 04-05-2023, 06:48 AM

Not scored a run for 20 innings, been whacko'ed for 19 in the meantime.

'tis but a scratch.

After that rough run, I am more looking forward to getting to snatch a Shohei Ohtani start at 10pm my time tonight than the final game in Milwaukee before that.

BBGiovanni · 04-05-2023, 04:50 PM

Tommy Hunter, report to the sick bay in Port St. Lucie!

Westheim · 04-05-2023, 05:02 PM

Even Ohtani sucks today...

Westheim · 04-06-2023, 02:43 PM

Pitchers can't toss, batters can't hit, home opener rained out, no Verlander, no Quintana, and now Narvaez to the DL (my sources say "calf", but not whether it's his lower leg or whether he was trampled by one, in which case: get off Cespedes' Ranch of the Damned!), and now the Mets are said to recall Francisco Alvarez to hit .120 for an extended period of time.

What a wonderful time to see Uncle Steve burn $400M

low · 04-06-2023, 05:34 PM

I forgot to post a pic of a broom.

Westheim · 04-07-2023, 03:45 AM

Meanwhile, Wilmer Flores (2), Michael Conforto (3), and J.D. Davis (5) drove in 10 of the Giants' 16 runs over the Black Sox yesterday.

I am starting to miss J.D. ******* Davis.

The heart never wanted the other two to go away anyway.

BBGiovanni · 04-07-2023, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Meanwhile, Wilmer Flores (2), Michael Conforto (3), and J.D. Davis (5) drove in 10 of the Giants' 16 runs over the Black Sox yesterday.

I am starting to miss J.D. ******* Davis.

The heart never wanted the other two to go away anyway.

I liked Conforto but they didn't need to throw money at him, and I'll believe he's good when he can hit them into the water and not just in Chicago.JD didn't fit with the team when they traded him, too many DH types, but... they got an even DH-ier guy that couldn't hit. And Wilmer, well, he's the worst guy in the world except for all the other bums they played around the IF since he left.

In other news, the team chefs got way bigger cheers than any of the assistant coaches

when announced on Opening Day, and the trainers didn't get booed. Mets fans are amazin' :P And then they announced Opening Day starter Tylor Megill :? and now your pal Boom Boom!

eriqjaffe · 04-07-2023, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

We have Scherzer and Senga
and three days the bullpen conga

I have one more.

Scherzer and Carrasco
and nothing but fiasco

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Meanwhile, Wilmer Flores (2), Michael Conforto (3), and J.D. Davis (5) drove in 10 of the Giants' 16 runs over the Black Sox yesterday.

I see you've met the White Sox rotation:

Cease...and desist.

Westheim · 04-07-2023, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

I see you've met the White Sox rotation:

Cease...and desist.

I'll never desist running my mouth around terrible performances. Not as long as I have a voicebox and/or paws!

Not entirely unrelated - I was one Mark Canha look at a fat pitch away from being able to sing:

Meet the Mets!
Meet the Mets!
Walk, walk, walk,
K, K, K -
To scoring a run,
that's as close as it gets!

But then Edward Cabrera threw a wayward 3-2 after all. Faced 15 batters. Whiffed four. Walked seven.

Westheim · 04-07-2023, 02:28 PM

Gary Cohen: They wonder whether the new centerfield scoreboard will change the wind patterns in the ballpark.

I wonder whether during a night game, Boeings will start to land in the outfield.

04-01-2023, 05:35 AM	#1943
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	They lost "only" 2-1, but I don't think we would have complained about bad luck if the Marlins had punched Peterson in the kisser for four or five runs. He was just not on. So was the offense. Jorge Soler making the two best plays of his career also didn't exactly help. Oh well, at least I got to yell PEEEEEEEETE a few times. Once on a homer, and once on that double play. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-02-2023, 02:13 PM	#1947
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	(alights from the Kodai Senga hype train and goes into the dark corner to sob) __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-03-2023, 03:44 PM	#1948
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	Brice Turang (who?) hits a slam, 10-0 in the fifth, the crowd goes bananas. The good news is, this one might sting, but will only count for one loss. At least McNeil didn't break his wrists there tripping over his own bushy tail. That was a squirrel pun, before people get ideas. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-05-2023, 06:48 AM	#1951
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	Not scored a run for 20 innings, been whacko'ed for 19 in the meantime. 'tis but a scratch. After that rough run, I am more looking forward to getting to snatch a Shohei Ohtani start at 10pm my time tonight than the final game in Milwaukee before that. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here. Last edited by Westheim; 04-05-2023 at 06:51 AM.

04-05-2023, 04:50 PM	#1952
BBGiovanni All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Republic of California Posts: 1,911	Tommy Hunter, report to the sick bay in Port St. Lucie! __________________ Let's Go (San Jose) Giants, Let's Go Mets! Current Project: WBAT/AABBA: Organized Base Ball And the "New Normal" World Baseball Aid Tournament 2023 trophy round underway!

04-04-2023, 04:45 PM	#1949
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,920 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	As long as you don't start talking about McNeil keeping his nuts safe for the winter…

04-05-2023, 05:02 PM	#1953
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	Even Ohtani sucks today... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-06-2023, 02:43 PM	#1954
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	Pitchers can't toss, batters can't hit, home opener rained out, no Verlander, no Quintana, and now Narvaez to the DL (my sources say "calf", but not whether it's his lower leg or whether he was trampled by one, in which case: get off Cespedes' Ranch of the Damned!), and now the Mets are said to recall Francisco Alvarez to hit .120 for an extended period of time. What a wonderful time to see Uncle Steve burn $400M __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-06-2023, 05:34 PM	#1955
low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 6,045	I forgot to post a pic of a broom. __________________ My fictional team logos and uniforms

04-07-2023, 03:45 AM	#1956
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	Meanwhile, Wilmer Flores (2), Michael Conforto (3), and J.D. Davis (5) drove in 10 of the Giants' 16 runs over the Black Sox yesterday. I am starting to miss J.D. ******* Davis. The heart never wanted the other two to go away anyway. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-07-2023, 02:28 PM	#1960
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,518	Gary Cohen: They wonder whether the new centerfield scoreboard will change the wind patterns in the ballpark. I wonder whether during a night game, Boeings will start to land in the outfield. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 91 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.