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The Official Mets 2021 Thread

Thank God I didn’t go tonight. I absolutely would have killed a drifter on the way home.
 
I've been saying this for years. The most notable thing about the Mets during deGrom's tenure will be that no team has ever failed a star like this before. It's criminal:

nypost.com

Mets are not worthy of Jacob deGrom

Some seventy years ago, a University of Oklahoma president by the name of George Lynn Cross delivered the money quote that forever defines the run-amok enterprise that is major college sports. “I w…
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Meanwhile, Lindor is getting a quick education about the pressures of playing in New York. It's obviously still early yet, but this has the potential to get ugly quick:
The fans were far more frustrated with the offense, and rightfully so. Francisco Lindor, who recently signed a 10-year, $341 million contract extension, went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, lowering his batting average to .203, and heard more booing from the impatient fans.

“It’s interesting, and it’s funny, and it sucks,” Lindor said before the game, referring to the booing in the previous game. “It doesn’t feel right, for sure.”

He said it was the first time in his career he had been booed and, curiously, added that he did not consider himself to be slumping.

“They expect results,” Lindor said of the fans. “I expect results, and I get it. It’s part of the job. I just hope they cheer and jump up when I start hitting home runs and helping the team on a daily basis a lot more than I’m doing now.”
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www.nytimes.com

An Ace Worth Watching, Win or (Too Often) Lose (Published 2021)

Jacob deGrom has allowed just two earned runs this season, but his record after five starts is 2-2. He somehow blames himself.
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Alvarado strikes out Dom and jaws at him walking off the field.

In the booth, Darling says the Mets should have gone and “got him”. That’s the edge the 86 team had. Ronnie also saying Dom probably regrets not taking him on the next inning.

Are these Mets too nice?
 
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They’re because they found another novel way to lose against a depleted division rival.

May 1 and already they aren’t even worth watching anymore.

What a waste of Uncle $teve’s money.
 
We need a good ol' beanball war today, Dom needs to knock out Alvarado in the melee.. This team has to light a fire under itself, somethings gotta give
 
husky8273 said:
16th BA, 29th SLG, 25th OPS, 26th FP - far below the hype. #2 ERA wasted.
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Thanks for the numbers. Grim. I imagine the combination of offensive and defensive numbers has got to be near the bottom; but yes the real story is the wasting of that ERA. It is damned near impossible to do what they are doing.
 
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8893 said:
Thanks for the numbers. Grim. I imagine the combination of offensive and defensive numbers has got to be near the bottom; but yes the real story is the wasting of that ERA. It is damned near impossible to do what they are doing.
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Right now they're tied for 14th in Defensive Runs Saved at +4, Cubs are last at -17. Kind of surprised they're not lower on the list
 
ARod is a tool but he knows the game and provides good insight imo. He is savaging Lindor’s lazy swings.

Gonna be epic if he doesn’t solve this.
 
hehe
'beat the mets, beat the mets, head to the park and defeat the mets!'
i'll see my way out now. have a nice day!
 
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Dammit. MRI for right sided tightness. Unbelievable.
 
In a weird way could a small precautionary DL stint jump start the offense? Yup. That’s pathetic. I know.
 
Deepster said:
In a weird way could a small precautionary DL stint jump start the offense? Yup. That’s pathetic. I know.
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At this point the only guy truly in need of a jump start is Lindor, whose slump unquestionably caused the firings and is putting a funk on the whole team. It's a huge distraction and it's getting worse by the game, especially as his swing gets worse and worse and he looks more and more clueless about how to cure it.

Winning cures everything and if he was batting even .200 we'd probably have a few more wins, which is a big difference in perception this early. Perception has a way of becoming reality and right now the perception is that he is lost.
 
8893 said:
At this point the only guy truly in need of a jump start is Lindor, whose slump unquestionably caused the firings and is putting a funk on the whole team. It's a huge distraction and it's getting worse by the game, especially as his swing gets worse and worse and he looks more and more clueless about how to cure it.

Winning cures everything and if he was batting even .200 we'd probably have a few more wins, which is a big difference in perception this early. Perception has a way of becoming reality and right now the perception is that he is lost.
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They were just talking about him on ESPN radio and how his upper and lower half are completely out of sync right now and how that's not an easy thing to fix. It's not like something a bloop single will just snap him out of it all. Awesome.
 
I think getting rid of Chili Davis will wake the team up. Hitting coaches barely matter, but it can't hurt to get rid of the worst hitting coach in the league
 
Deepster said:
They were just talking about him on ESPN radio and how his upper and lower half are completely out of sync right now and how that's not an easy thing to fix. It's not like something a bloop single will just snap him out of it all. Awesome.
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That's the thing. They've actually done a good job of analyzing it on TV and breaking down where and how he is off. I get that it's not an easy fix, but he's been brushing it off for weeks now like it's nothing, and Chili probably sealed his fate by taking an approach that basically let the guy try to solve it himself.
 
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i get the thinking that mr lindor's age should lead to his now heading into the primetime for his career. i get the thinking that mr lindor is a superior defensive player. what i don't get is the thinking that he was/will be some kind of offensive juggernaut, considering that his baseball card demonstrates that he is a .280, 20+ hr, 70 rbi kind of hitter. im not an anti-lindor kind of fan, i just never understood the offensive hype for him. on the udder hand, no team is really hitting so far this year, with team batting averaging around .230, so mebbe the panic is premature.
hugh quattlebaum to the rescue? wait, what? what did he ever do?
 
The Phillies series plus the start of the Cardinal series seems to have shaken the bats loose a little bit. Really need Lindor to wake up though. Fingers crossed for deGrom...
 
They are doing a real good job deflecting it if there was no scuffle.. Rat / raccoon / possum hahah
 
M.S.G. said:
They are doing a real good job deflecting it if there was no scuffle.. Rat / raccoon / possum hahah
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Yeah I have no idea what happened there. Interesting turn.
 
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