Painfully familiar: the New York Mets (RIP Morbs)

had no idea it'd been so long

right on time

i'm not against 'moving on from' (hate this euphemism) luis rojas but why in the fuck is sandy alderson still in charge of anything? the mets have gone 817-863 (.486) and made the playoffs twice in 11 seasons since his involvement with them began, and he's seemingly incapable of hiring people who aren't sexual predators

i don't like tlr either but he's at least won some other shit since the 1989 world series

anyway, mets free agents:

syndergaard
conforto
familia
stroman
baez
villar
loup
hand
hill

on the bright side, the return of robinson cano for $24m!!!

I think maybe half of those guys come back? Thor might do the qualifying offer.

Team really does need a manager and management that they can believe in. Cohen can only do so much.

Cohen can only do so much.

I feel like he could stand to do a bit less. All he needs to do is shut up, hire Epstein, and open his wallet.

I meant Cohen can only do so much to inspire confidence, but I also agree he should not be on Twitter and yes, Epstein would be ideal.

Heard that brainiac Cohen decided not to hire Epstein. I presume Sandy is the sticking point.

I'm going on the record that this guy is going to be the Daniel Snyder of the MLB.

i thought it was more that epstein wasn’t interested? either way, not great

I have very low expectations about this search, and am expecting it to go poorly.

amazin

A report that the #Mets have put former #Pirates 1b Dorian Boyland on growing short list led to a pleasant conversation with Boyland who told me no contact with the NYM, no interest in the job. He said he is happy to run his car dealerships.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) October 18, 2021

You have to hand it to the Mets. They found a worse owner than the Wilpons.

You could just make these up now and it would be 100% believable. Like, how long before they do a ted lasso and try hiring an Australian cricket coach?!

The Boyland rumor may have actually been made up, but as long as someone can get a lolmets out of it, it’s worth it.

The Mets have already been turned down by a handful of targets in their search for a new baseball operations head. Each of Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, David Stearns, Matt Arnold, Scott Harris and Brandon Gomes had been raised as potential candidates only to later be ruled out of consideration.

Cardinals general manager Michael Girsch can be added to that list, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (Twitter link) that New York reached out to the Cards for permission to speak with him last week. Girsch, however, declined to pursue the opportunity, electing to remain in St. Louis instead.

girsch is pretty much a no name in st louis, for what it's worth. so good move to be turned down by him?

is this press (mlb trade rumors) right that the dynamic is these various candidates turning them down? if so, yikes

and bobby valentine lost his race to become mayor of stamford, connecticut

Barves fan here - HAHA

Anyway, here it is, I wish I didn't have to do this pic.twitter.com/h0QcU3k5p6

— Michael Baumann (@MichaelBaumann) November 5, 2021

so boring and predictable

I’m not happy this morning . I’ve never seen such unprofessional behavior exhibited by a player’s agent.I guess words and promises don’t matter.

— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 24, 2021

What a fucking baby.

This guy makes Jeff Wilpon look smart.

apparently this is about matz? horrifying that a guy the mets traded away might use them as leverage in free agent negotiations

put that coffee down, steve

He's raging about all these external things and:

1. Sandy Alderson is still involved even though he hired three scumbags for managers/gms.
2. They still don't have a manager.
3. Farm system is still a disaster.

He should probably be thankful Matz didn't give him a chance to outbid the Cards, that deal would've been even more lolmets embarrassing

perhaps, even apart from being sandwiched between aldersons, the mets’ gm opening was so bad and hated because the billionaire owner is micromanaging back-end-of-rotation negotiations

Low threshold these days for what counts as news:

https://www.mlb.com/news/keith-hernandez-mets-jersey-retirement

With the new rule-of-Baines in place, I think it's almost a certainty that he'll eventually get into the HOF via one of the committees: 60.3 bWAR, his years as an announcer, famous Seinfeld episode (crucial to any serious HOF resume). I imagine his cocaine dalliance is long forgotten.

I never knew Dusty Baker was part of that whole episode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_drug_trials

would totally go to a game with a PBKR (cheap seats tho!)

perhaps we could even get j mod or m gill or mary j or j crunch

Cool, the more the merrier! I will look at the schedule soon, offer some dates.

Yeah I might be down if the timing works out. I am due for another trip to NYC this summer.

first place

been thinking of our doctor friend this week. i wish nothing but pain for all mets fans but i do miss morbs

I can understand the urge to cheer for this team. But this franchise has literally the worst luck.

they have the worst something but idk if i would say it’s luck

They have angered a moderately powerful genie

been thinking of our doctor friend this week. i wish nothing but pain for all mets fans but i do miss morbs

― J0rdan S., Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:53 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

same :(

I think for at least the 7th year in a row, Mets may have had the greatest potential for both incredible feats and incredible failure. There has been a lot of failure to say the least, and even the good years (‘15, ‘16, ‘19) have been filled with so many rip-your-hair-out-of-your-head moments. Former GM Brodie Van Wagenen literally started throwing chairs at one time.

Lindor had himself a day. Hoping the old Lindor is back

staff ace chris bassitt

Marte is not going to sustain this for a season, but he's a way better player than I realized.

And possible co-ace Tylor Megill!

Feel like we are about to find out if Nimmo is actually unvaccinated though

The beats: “Buck, what’s the status on Jake’s MRI?”

Buck: “Well, I think first you gotta ask the question: what exactly IS an MRI? Something to think about. Anyway, next question.” https://t.co/uagbr4YAnn

— Michael Drago (@iammichaeldrago) April 25, 2022

Appreciate a manager who has already dealt the NYC media nonsense before.

get ready for some jordan hicks. a guy who throws 100 mph sinkers, 91 mph sliders, doesn't strike out as many as you'd think, and is now trying to become a starting pitcher with only two pitches. note: he was a starter in the minors before getting promoted very quickly, and upon reaching the majors as a reliever he dropped from 4 pitches down to his current TWO (2). a "deep cut" storyline of the cardinals this year is whether he can bring back a 3rd pitch and get the game into the 5th or 6th inning (at some point this year - his goal for today should be a solid 4 innings), or if the ship has sailed

I feel I am already familiar with the Hicks saga due to you KM! I remember when he first came up. Turning him into a starter is an interesting angle, considering his past injury / closer issues. If Flaherty is still around, do you think they still try this out? LGM.

If Flaherty is still healthy, this doesn't happen. It's interesting, though, what would have happened when the inevitable injuries occurred later in the season - if Flaherty goes down in mid-May, does Hicks suddenly get the 5th rotation spot after being in the late-bullpen the previous 2 months? i don't think so, but not sure. i'm glad he's getting the opportunity - both hicks and reyes were once thought of as starting pitchers before injuries and circumstances led them to the bullpen. they're both so injury prone, it's hard to imagine a long-term future for either one. but i'm loving this opportunity to see what hicks can do while his arms is still mythical

every time alex reyes comes back it's like obi wan kenobi's ghost version. it's like hey, i see you there for a minute, and i love you, but goodbye

it appears the 2022 hicks era is already over

saying that from a doomer perspective, but i'm just not accustomed to seeing hicks (or reyes) for more than a few weeks without total disaster

Yeah the phrase “season-ending injury” is always hovering around both of them.

Met batters have been averaging 1 HBP per game this month, and after each one Showalter’s glower power grows.