Series Thread: Colo. Rockies @ NY Mets (7/28-31)

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• Series preview: Mets vs. Rockies


NEW YORK METS (53-47, third place/NL East) vs. COLORADO ROCKIES (49-52, third place/NL West)

Thursday: RHP Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.73) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (3-3, 3.56), 1:10 p.m. ET

Friday: LHP Steven Matz (8-6, 3.36) vs. RHP Tyler Chatwood (9-6, 3.65), 7:10 p.m. ET

Saturday: RHP Bartolo Colon (9-5, 3.35) vs. LHP Jorge De La Rosa (6-7, 5.70), 7:10 p.m. ET

Sunday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-5, 2.45) vs. RHP Chad Bettis (9-6, 5.19), 1:10 p.m. ET



• Morning Briefing: Mets hope for Rockie rebound

NEW YORK -- After a disheartening rubber-game defeat against the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets hope to rebound with a Thursday matinee as the Colorado Rockies visit Citi Field.

Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.73 ERA) opposes left-hander Tyler Anderson (3-3, 3.56) in the 1:10 p.m. ET series opener.

 

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Cespedes out of lineup, may miss multiple days

Also....

Terry Collins is not confident Jose Reyes will be able to return to the lineup on Friday, which had been the hope. Reyes suffered a strained intercostal muscle on his left side on Tuesday. "He was pretty sore last night when he left here," Collins said.

Thursday's Mets-Rockies lineups

 

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Collins and that "coaching" staff have to go. Bottom line.

Terry Collins said Jeurys Familia came to the staff and wanted to pitch today. Collins suggested it should not have even been a save situation. The Mets should have driven in more runs.

Terry Collins said he knew Yoenis Cespedes would be intentionally walked when he sent him up to pinch hit with two in scoring position and none out in the seventh.

Another inexcusable loss....

Again! Jeurys Familia blows second straight save after lengthy streak ends

 

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FIRE
TERRY
COLLINS

 

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Will Mets make or miss playoffs?

Lagares (thumb) likely out six weeks for Mets

In promoting the lefty-hitting Brandon Nimmo, the Mets concluded they did not have an attractive righty-hitting option who could play center field. They considered promoting 27-year-old Travis Taijeron, who is hitting .297 with 15 homers and 73 RBIs in 347 at-bats with Las Vegas. But they were dissuaded because Taijeron has 122 strikeouts -- the third-highest total in the Pacific Coast League -- and might have difficulty making contact at the major league level.

^ Is that for real???
Who in the fuck are they kidding?? ^
Pure Insanity!!


Morning Briefing: Amid trade buzz, Mets try to bounce back

On one-year anniversary, Wilmer Flores reflects on tears

 

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NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Friday's 7:10 p.m. ET game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field.

Yoenis Cespedes (quadriceps) returns to the lineup, while Jose Reyes(intercostal muscle) remains sidelined.




Mets

Curtis Granderson, RF

Travis d’Arnaud, C

Cespedes, LF

James Loney, 1B

Neil Walker, 2B

Wilmer Flores, 3B

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

Michael Conforto, CF

Steven Matz, LHP



Rockies

Charlie Blackmon, CF

DJ LeMahieu, 2B

Nolan Arenado, 3B

Carlos Gonzalez, RF

Trevor Story, SS

Ryan Raburn, LF

Mark Reynolds, 1B

Nick Hundley, C

Tyler Chatwood, RHP

 

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These MF's are dead in the water....what an embarrassment.
Fire Collins & Long...FFS!!!

Bye-bye playoffs? Mets' futility at plate continues in loss to Rockies

Chatwood, Gonzalez lead Rockies over Mets for 4th win in row

Collins to struggling Mets: 'Got to lighten up'

T.J. Rivera has been pulled from Triple-A Las Vegas' game. I don't know yet if it's related, but Terry Collins dropped postgame that Jose Reyes may be headed to the DL.

 

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• Morning Briefing: Time for another Piazza party!


NEW YORK -- Six days after he officially was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Mike Piazza will be honored at Citi Field.

The Mets will retire Piazza’s No. 31 in a pregame ceremony on Saturday. It will join retired numbers for Casey Stengel (No. 37), Gil Hodges (No. 14), Tom Seaver (No. 41) and Jackie Robinson (No. 42).

The Mets then will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they face the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m. ET.

Bartolo Colon (9-5, 3.35 ERA) opposes left-hander Jorge De La Rosa (6-7, 5.70).

 

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The New York Mets are in talks with the Milwaukee Brewers for catcherJonathan Lucroy and are willing to give one of their top prospects to close the deal.

Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported on Saturday that the Mets are offering catcher Travis d'Arnaud and a top prospect believed to be outfielder Brandon Nimmo or a similar player, and one more piece.

Nimmo was rated the top prospect in the Mets organization coming into this season and hit .235 with one home run and four RBIs in 16 games. He was demoted to Triple-A earlier this month but was recalled Thursday to take the place of Juan Lagares, who went on the disabled list with a torn ligament in his left thumb.

The Mets, Rangers and Indians have all been linked to Lucroy with the non-waiver deadline coming on Monday. Lucroy has a partial no-trade clause in his contract and can block trades to eight teams, including the Indians. Lucroy is hitting .300 with a .360 OBP and has 13 home runs and 50 RBIs this season.

 

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Woo Hoo!!!! Playoffs here we come.....the NL is now on notice.....

I really don't know what to think about this...other than there had to be a better option out there...

So the Mets have acquired their righty-hitting outfielder in 34-year-old Justin Ruggiano, who hit .226/.321/.427 in 164 at-bats with Triple-A Round Rock this season.

The Mets have signed Justin Ruggiano and he will start tonight. Jose Reyes to the DL, Terry Collins tells reporters.

Justin Ruggiano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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NEW YORK -- Here the lineups for Saturday's 7:10 p.m. ET game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field.

The Mets will retire Mike Piazza's No. 31 in a pregame ceremony.

Newly signed Justin Ruggiano will start in center field, with Jose Reyeslanding on the disabled list.

Travis d'Arnaud is in the starting lineup despite reportedly being part of a trade offer to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bartolo Colon pitches with fewer than four days between starts for the first time since 2005.






Curtis Granderson, RF

Neil Walker, 2B

Yoenis Cespedes, LF

Wilmer Flores, 3B

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

d’Arnaud, C

Ruggiano, CF

Kelly Johnson, 1B

Colon, RHP






Charlie Blackmon, CF

DJ LeMahieu, 2B

Nolan Arenado, 3B

Carlos Gonzalez, RF

Trevor Story, SS

David Dahl, LF

Mark Reynolds, 1B

Nick Hundley, C

Jorge De La Rosa, LHP

 

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Stik a forque in deez fux......ugghhh.


Mets' miseries mount in 7-2 loss to Rockies

De La Rosa, Rockies win 5th straight, Mets lose 4th in row

Wilmer Flores stunned by replay robbery of an extra-base hit

Early exit for Yoenis Cespedes adds to Mets' questions

 

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Mets avoid getting swept....manage to salvage 1 of the 4 games.....

Neil Walker homers as Mets halt bleeding entering Subway Series

Walker rallies Mets past Rockies 6-4 to avoid season sweep

Mets SS Cabrera suffers strained patellar tendon

 

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Mets SS Cabrera suffers strained patellar tendon

Getting ridiculous w/the injuries.

 

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Getting ridiculous w/the injuries.

yeah..it's been unusually more this year than in the past that I can recall.

I went to the Giants/Nats game today...and thank goodness the Nats lost.
Hopefully the amazin's can make up a little ground to at least keep the division interesting, but the Wild Card is probably a more realistic goal.