PECOTA loves the 2019 NEW YORK METS

staff ace jason vargas

need this series win... i believe it's nothing but winning teams til the break after SF

btw

Most shutouts, Major League pitchers since 2011:

1. Clayton Kershaw, 14
2-t. Jason Vargas, 8
2-t. Adam Wainwright, 8

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 6, 2019

The Mets have opened a game with back-to-back homers three times in their history, all in the last 13 years:

July 12, 2007:
José Reyes & Rubén Gotay

Aug. 26, 2016:
José Reyes & Asdrubal Cabrera

June 6, 2019:
Amed Rosario & Dominic Smith

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 6, 2019

Cano returns to IL

unstoppable as long as Robbie is hurt

ok let's do this

punks

weather permitting

DH tomorrow

abolish interleague play

SQUIRREL

take that, keith law

Slow Hook Callaway

and Wheeler's still in there! already tryin to win tonight.

smdh

METS WIN

DIAZ IS GARBAGE

love the metsness of the jed lowrie saga

- his former agent is the GM
- no one seems to know what's wrong with him or when he will recover
- having him actually show up would probably be a downgrade

unless they make him the closer

This bullpen is certainly a disaster in a half, with Mets losing in very Metsian ways.

I'm coming around to the thinking that JD Davis was a good pickup.

Weekend with #mets: The GM won't say if Jed Lowrie has a new injury, despite suggesting there is one; Brandon Nimmo now seeing neck specialists for injury team has said was merely "soreness"; and team won't reveal MRI results for Noah Syndergaard that was taken Sunday AM

— Zach Braziller (@NYPost_Brazille) June 17, 2019

The Mets have called a full-blown team meeting this afternoon -- not exactly standard operating procedure before a game. Appears to be a bigger roster shakeup than just Daniel Zamora, as well. The team has no reserves or bullpen arms listed on its clubhouse lineup card right now.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 18, 2019

meeting appears to have worked

Jacob deGrom just moved into seventh place on the Mets' all-time strikeout list:

1. Tom Seaver, 2,541
2. Dwight Gooden, 1,875
3. Jerry Koosman, 1,799
4. Sid Fernandez, 1,449
5. David Cone, 1,172
6. Ron Darling, 1,148
7. Jacob deGrom, 1,109

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 19, 2019

deGrom started warming up an hour before the game bcz no one told him when it started. Great way to manage your $135 million guy.

lol

I assume ATL's later home start times (7:20) is because traffic is a horror show, esp right there on the perimeter.

while it pains me to *not* completely blame mets management for something, maybe as a veteran pitcher making $135m you should be able to find out the gametime all by yourself

they also had him start the 9th inning at 101 pitches and a 10-0 lead

i wouldn't do it, but it's not like he had 120.

pitching coach dave eiland fired

82-year-old Phil Regan, the new Mets pitching coach, made his MLB debut in 1960 with the Tigers.

His manager that day, Jimmy Dykes, was born in 1896.

— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) June 20, 2019

I understand Bernie Sanders is the new bench coach

jack mckeon is available

p convinced Alonso will swat 50

At least they're not benching him all the time like they did in the beginning of the year.

lol Al "all the time"

He's The Vulture!

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-conversation-with-phil-the-vulture-regan/

Callaway said Wilson will have to "battle through" some of his elbow tightness, which just seems kind of a weird approach to take for a guy who very openly says he came back too soon from the same injury the first time. pic.twitter.com/QCGbpK6tuT

— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) June 21, 2019

great vulture convo xp

it brought home to me that Sandy Koufax is 83

Pete with 26th

Howie Rose is such a reactionary fuck btw

wishes the umps could get their "imperial power" restored w/ abolition of replay review

Mickey Callaway told a reporter to leave the clubhouse, calling the reporter a motherfu**er multiple times.

"Don't be a smartass, motherfu**er*," Callaway said.

Jason Vargas, defending his manager, said "I'll knock you the f**k out, bro."

— Deesha Thosar (@DeeshaThosar) June 23, 2019

apparently this was set off by the reporter saying, 'see you tomorrow, mickey'

well, even before that, asking him why he didn't bring in Diaz for 5 outs.

Tom Seaver's children and grandchildren will be on hand this Thursday for the official renaming of Citi Field's address to 41 Seaver Way. Jerry Koosman, Ron Swoboda and Cleon Jones will also be present for the ceremony.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 24, 2019

shit -- had no idea he had dementia

it was pretty big news the day the family announced it

Pete Alonso's 27th HR broke the record for rookie season homeruns for the Mets. Who was the previous record-holder?

Darryl Strawberry

on pace to knock Judge from the top of the rookie HR heap

The National League Player of the Week for June 17-23 is Mets first baseman Pete Alonso. He hit .417/.548/1.042 with four home runs (traveling a projected 1,708 feet!) in seven games.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 24, 2019