2020 NEW YORK METS: “I want to be on a parade float, drunk as hell.”

surprising -- my understanding is that the service-time cutoff is literally tonight, i.e. peterson will earn a year of time by pitching today and toronto's nate pearson will *not* earn a year of time after debuting tomorrow

The Mets will allow Jacob deGrom to throw 80-100 pitches tonight, per Luis Rojas. He should be good for about six innings.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 29, 2020

That smile makes me like Gimenez already.

Whoops.

wait are you a flyers *and* mets fan?

damn

Ha, yeah, I'm a mutt. Flyers/Sixers/Mets. I watched every out of the 1986 WS, but wasn't really a big baseball fan until I moved to NY in 2001 and I wasn't going to root for the fucking Yankees.

Aren't you a Pens and Mets fan or am I mistaken?

definitely pens fan; being a pirates fan is pointless, but

i like the mets and yeah obviously one can't move to new york and root for the yankees. i don't like the mets well enough to get cable just for SNY, though, so i almost never actually see them

at least you haven't been infected by the knicks (nor have i)

I had/have family in NYC and spent a few weeks every summer when I was a kid, so I always had a connection.

To really blow your mind, I'm also an AZ Cardinals fan.

just spent 20 seconds looking for a freud emoji

at least you haven't been infected by the knicks (nor have i)

hunter strickland dfa'd (aka welcome to miami)

like Keith, i am enjoying the promise of Gimenez

can barely watch this bullpen + defense in action

ok ive had enough for tonight

This team looks identical to last year with maybe a better lineup and worse starting pitching.

well if they have last year's winning pct it'll take some doing.

designated phantom runner!

Mets trade for one of the fastest men in baseball:https://t.co/x0aplD9hvu

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 2, 2020

faster than a speeding virion!

The New York Mets have not been able to contact Yoenis Cespedes, who did not report to Truist Park for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen.

"He did not reach out to management with any explanation for his absence," Van Wagenen said in a statement. "Our attempts to contact him have been unsuccessful."

hope there's a relatively harmless resolution

(no wild boars)

either way, fuck this asshole

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EebxnKqWkAAzuP2?format=png&name=small

Mets could not buy a hit today when they needed one.

Van Wagenen said Mets had no idea that Cespedes was weighing an opt out.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 2, 2020

Whole team should opt out.

it looks bad for sure, but what's the last season the Mets didnt have a 5-game losing streak?

three Mets regulars felled w/ minor (?) injuries tonight

Found this interesting from Jacob deGrom on why he abandoned his curveball in the middle innings tonight after it worked so well for him early: pic.twitter.com/CvUWQ40igl

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 4, 2020

"He's got a little RA, and I don't mean R.A. Dickey."
--Keith Hernandez on Jeff McNeil

(Paging @MarcCarig)

— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) August 8, 2020

never heard redass abbrev'd before

Pete Alonso, the bullied years

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29601961/how-new-york-mets-pete-alonso-overcame-bullies-become-big-league-superstar

I thought it was bush for the Atlanta PA to play the Disney "Winnie the Pooh" theme when he came to the plate last week.

With Daniel Castano set to pitch tonight for the Marlins, this is the first time in history the Mets will play consecutive games against a starter making his MLB debut (per Elias Sports Bureau).

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 8, 2020

McNeil carted off after running into wall
so i assume he is gone for the year

Sources: Jeff McNeil’s knee X-ray is negative, so the hope is it’s just a bad bruise. Will go for MRI to confirm though. McNeil, the heart of the team, made a run-saving catch while diving into the wall in 1st inning.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 13, 2020

You could probably make a case for about 3-6 players being the heart of the team.

not to Heyman

time to collectively opt out

Bring on Cohen.

Cano 13th among NL nonpitchers in WAR (56 PA)

Dom Smith 17th

mets are turning a golden opportunity against a decimated yankees club into another episode of bed-shittery

No surprize

lol

Mets went all out at the end of the deadline, per @JeffPassan

➖ Todd Frazier
➖ Robinson Chirinos
➖ Miguel Castro pic.twitter.com/RGHPcL0fEp

— Bleacher Report MLB (@BR_MLB) August 31, 2020

in IRL game news, is DeGrom the most cursed or unluckiest pitcher in the modern era?

it seems that amed rosario is no longer the mets' starting shortstop

gotta go 11-5 to play in the tourney i think

letting deGrom start the 6th with a 13-run lead = WORLDFUCKING DUMB

Indeed. Unrelated, but I love seeing guys get a save by closing out a game with a 17 run lead. And wasn't there a save awarded in Atlanta's 29-run game too?

saves have to be a 3 run lead or less, i think

oh wait, there are other ways to get a save:

A relief pitcher recording a save must preserve his team's lead while doing one of the following: Enter the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitch at least one inning. Enter the game with the tying run in the on-deck circle, at the plate or on the bases. Pitch at least three innings.

always forget about the "pitch at least 3 innings" version of the save

Mets announce agreement to sell club to Steve Cohen. According to Sportico, Cohen will own 95 percent of the team, with the Katz and Wilpon families retaining the other 5 percent. Next up for Cohen: Gaining the necessary approval from 23 of 30 owners.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 14, 2020

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Heard the #Mets sold for more than the $2.35B that has been reported. It is for between $2.4B and $2.45B. The previous record for a North American sports team was the $2.275B that the Panthers were sold for to another hedge fund billionaire, David Tepper.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) September 14, 2020

difference between $2.35B and $2.45B, alone, is $100M.

that's enough to pay each mets minor leaguer $66,666.66 per year for five years (assuming they have 300 minor leaguers).

Cohen's jovial "I'm just a working guy like you trying to make a living" is some of the blindest self-own by a rich person since "Let them eat cake."

sandy alderson really has a type

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30817976/report-ex-new-york-mets-manager-mickey-callaway-accused-misconduct

Yeah, I like Alderson, but he maybe needs to go as well.

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