Opening Day 2018. NY Mets. March/April Thread.

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Conforto with a contested homer!

Welcome back M.C. Opposite field 2 run dinger.

Cespy hit a solo rocket to CF in the 4th.

Mets scored their 1st run on Strassie balk in the 2nd.

4-2 Mets.

Bottom 6th.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Ughh

1st 3 Nats reach of deGrom ( single, walk, walk) in the 6th.

Zimmerman up....bags loaded...no outs.


Zimm pops out.

Kendrick lined out

Turner whiffs looking on a wicked slider.....then got tossed for arguing with the HP ump.

No damage done.

Nice job by Jake of mitigating potential disaster.

I Love it. Fuck da gnatz.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Both starters are now out.

Pens the rest of the way.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

YES!!!!

Jay Bruce with a big boy bomb

El Grande Salami

8-2 Amazin's

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Solid BP work.

Blevins K's both batters he faced.

Gsellman K'd the 1 guy he faced to end the 7th.

Onto the 8th
Mets lead 8-2

 

[Cyder]

This one is over. Nice start for the Mets.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Robles in to pitch the 8th...allows a 1 out hit (rendon), but K'd the side...(goodwin,harper,zimmy)

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Lugo slams the door in the 9th, putting the kibosh on the gNats home opener.

Mets win it 8-2.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

What a game!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Nice start for the Mets.

Yep....I know it's early, and there's still a long way to go, and hopefully I'm not jinxing anything, but if this team can find a way to stay relatively healthy (especially pitching) they could be a force and a legit pennant contender.

So far, so good.

 

[Cyder]

Yep....I know it's early, and hope I'm not jinxing anything, but if this team can find a way to stay relatively healthy (especially pitching) they could be a force and a legit pennant contender.

So far, so good.

Last year everyone was so high on the Mets, then they had all the injuries. They went into this season with much the same team (I would say a better team with Frazier and the reliever who I can't spell who just got hurt) and everyone said 70 something wins. This Mets team reminds me of how I felt about the Yanks going into last year. They can win 90 or lose 90 and neither would surprise me. Vegas had them at 82 wins I think and I would have bet the over when they got out of the Spring healthy.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Can't....believe....Mets will hurt me....again...

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Last year everyone was so high on the Mets, then they had all the injuries. They went into this season with much the same team (I would say a better team with Frazier and the reliever who I can't spell who just got hurt) and everyone said 70 something wins. This Mets team reminds me of how I felt about the Yanks going into last year. They can win 90 or lose 90 and neither would surprise me. Vegas had them at 82 wins I think and I would have bet the over when they got out of the Spring healthy.

Last year was absolute torture with that team wide injury epidemic.
Frazier was definitely a nice get by Sandy....AdGon too.
Obviously bringing back Bruce to give Cespy & some of the others in the lineup protection will help.
Also the new Mgr & coaching staff brings in a fresher look, better attitude & newer philosophy to the dugout/clubhouse.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Goods...


Conforto 'wanted Strasburg,' homers in Mets' 8-2 win at Nats

Mets vs. Nationals - Game Recap - April 5, 2018 - ESPN

Mets' Conforto returns, hits HR vs. Strasburg

Mets vs. Nationals - Box Score - April 5, 2018 - ESPN


Off day on Friday....
Game 2 matchup: Steven Matz vs. Gio Gonzalez

*The weather could be a problem though:
The forecast calls for snow in DC on Saturday -- yes, snow, on April 7.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Good article by Espn's Dave Shoenfield....

Real or Not? A healthier Mets team has only good problems to solve, for a change

 

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April 7th.

Mets take game 2 in Wash.
3-2 final.

Mets win 4th in a row, send Harper, Nats to 4th straight loss....

Mets vs. Nationals - Game Recap - April 7, 2018 - ESPN

Mets vs. Nationals - Box Score - April 7, 2018 - ESPN

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Great start against the division. Win the season series against the Nats and we are a playoff team.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Great start against the division. Win the season series against the Nats and we are a playoff team.

So far Callaway has been doing a real nice job of pushing all the right buttons, and pulling all the right strings.

The players are having fun and it's showing, and they're responding.

TC more than likely would've found a way to botch this one and give it away.

Btw: Matz was much better today than he was in his last outing.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

TRAINER'S ROOM:

Mets: LHP Jason Vargas (broken right hand) was slated to throw a simulated game in Florida on Saturday.



UP NEXT:

In the series finale Sunday night, Nationals RHP Tanner Roark (1-0, 1.29 ERA) will face Mets RHP Matt Harvey, who threw five scoreless innings in his first start of 2018 but did not factor in the decision. Roark has been terrific against the Mets at Nationals Park, going 4-1 with a 2.30 ERA

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Great start against the division. Win the season series against the Nats and we are a playoff team.

I honestly think we'll be a playoff team regardless...but yeah, it would be nice to knock those gNats down a notch or 2 moving forward.