Is Anyone Alive Out There: Ongoing Mets Thread

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10 K's thru 4.

 

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12 deK's thru 5.

deMets lead 2-0.

 

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NEW YORK--9/15 -- Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has a new bullet point for his NL Rookie of the Year résumé.
DeGrom struck out the first eight Miami Marlins batters he faced on Monday night, tying the modern-day major league record to open a game. Jim Deshaies with the Houston Astros struck out the first eight Los Angeles Dodgers he faced in 1986.
DeGrom's streak ended when the No. 9 batter, opposing pitcher Jarred Cosart, produced an opposite-field single through the right side of the infield. Because Cosart arrived from the American League's Astros at the trading deadline, the hit came in only his 17th career major league at-bat. Cosart had only 15 at-bats in his entire minor-league career.
Pete Falcone formerly held the Mets record. He opened a 1980 game against the Philadelphia Phillies with six straight strikeouts.
DeGrom, 26, has emerged as a serious challenger to Cincinnati Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton for the NL Rookie of the Year Award.
Since allowing six runs and 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings at St. Louis on June 16 to drop to 0-4, deGrom has posted a 1.77 ERA, .210 opponent batting average and 0.996 WHIP in 13 starts entering Monday. Overall, he entered the record-setting start against the Marlins with a 8-6 record and 2.62 ERA.

 

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Big surprise....Mets (collins) clusterfucks another win into a loss.

Rapid Reaction: Marlins 6, Mets 5 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Too funny that Sandy still wants to bring that ass hat back for another miserable year in 2015.

YIKES!!!

 

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9/16

Record: 72-79
# of games left: 11
Wins needed to reach .500....

sadly, it's still 9

 

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Rule 5
who stays? .....who goes?

Which prospects will Mets shield in Rule 5? - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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Screw you, Selig.....good friggin riddance.

Retiring commish Selig supports Wilpons - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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more bad news....

NEW YORK -- Juan Lagares departed Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins after four innings with what the team labeled a hyperextended right elbow.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis replaced him in center field.

Lagares had forced out Garrett Jones at second base on a shot up the middle by Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the fourth.

 

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Mets win 9-1 behind Flores & Colon....

Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets - Recap - September 16, 2014 - ESPN





9/17

Record: 73-79
# of games left: 10
Wins needed to reach .500....

8

 

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NEW YORK -- 9/17– Wilmer Flores recently endured an 0-for-21 skid. Now he has 10 RBIs in his past four games. He has gone 8-for-14 with six extra-base hits since ending his hitless drought.

Flores went deep twice and drove in a career-high-matching six runs as the Mets beat the Miami Marlins, 9-1, Tuesday at Citi Field.

Flores became the first player in the majors this season with a pair of six-RBI games. The last Met to accomplish it twice in a season was Carlos Delgado in 2008. The only other Mets to do so twice in a season: Mike Piazza in 2002 and Robin Ventura in 1999.

Afterward, Terry Collins agreed September numbers need to be viewed more cautiously. Both homers Tuesday came against past-his-prime Brad Penny.

Still, Collins added: “The one thing we saw throughout the second half since he’s been here is his ability to put the ball in play, that he’ll use the field. Now, we’ve got to be a little bit careful. But he’s driven some balls against some pretty good pitching. So we know the power is there. As the confidence grows, maybe the bat even becomes more. Even though it’s September this can still help him next year.”

Collins has apprised Flores as well as Ruben Tejada that it’s open auditions for a shortstop.

“He’s been told that,” Collins said. “He’s been told the shortstop job is open. Ruben has been told that.”

Said Flores: “That’s out of my hands. I’m just trying to do my job. I can’t control what happens.”

Flores' production the past two games has come while using former Vegas teammate Kevin Plawecki’s bat. Flores had borrowed Plawecki’s bat on occasion in Triple-A. And when Plawecki visited Citi Field on Monday to receive a Sterling Award, Flores again borrowed it because he likes the feel. Flores had success and continued to use it Tuesday.

“I’m going to tip my hat to him,” Collins said about Flores. “I saw him when he was real young and gangly -- a tall, skinny guy with big feet, and trying to control those feet. One time there was concern about whether or not he was going to play the middle of the infield. And as he’s gone through the minor leagues, because his bat plays, everybody looked at him to be at another position.

“Last winter, he went to that fitness camp and got his lower body in great shape. I think he’s done fine. Again, he’s not going to be one of those big-rangy shortstops, but when he gets to the ball he catches it. And he’s got a strong enough arm. If he continues to swing the bat, he can play anywhere.”

 

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FIRST PITCH: It’s Kevin Burkhardt Day at Citi Field.

Burkhardt, SNY’s field reporter for the past eight seasons, will participate in his final home telecast with Wednesday’s series finale against the Miami Marlins. Burkhardt’s SNY duties will wrap up on the road next Thursday at Washington. He is headed to Fox sports.

The Mets send Dillon Gee to the mound for Burkhardt’s home sendoff. Gee (7-7, 3.80 ERA) opposes right-hander Henderson Alvarez (10-6, 2.81) at 7:10 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Juan Lagares is due undergo an MRI of his right elbow on Wednesday morning after being forced from Tuesday’s game after four innings with what initially has been diagnosed as a hyperextended right elbow.

Lagares
Lagares injured the elbow on a fourth-inning throw from center field to second base that forced out Garrett Jones. He described the elbow as “sore.”

“He did it one other time, in Cincinnati,” Terry Collins said, referring to an early September series. “A couple of days later he was fine. It hasn’t bothered him since. But today he had a stinger. Because of that, and because of the way he described it, we thought it was maybe more than just hyperextended. You worry about the nerve or something.

“We’ll have him looked at tomorrow. The doctors right now don’t think it’s anything real serious, but we’ll have him checked in the morning.”

Said Lagares: “Today I felt it again, and I want to make sure I get checked to make sure. Let’s see tomorrow after I check with the doctors.”

 

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Mets lose another 1 run game.....smh

Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets - Recap - September 17, 2014 - ESPN

Gee's inconsistent season continues - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

NEW YORK -- Juan Lagares has been diagnosed with a right-elbow sprain, he learned after undergoing an MRI on Wednesday.

Terry Collins said Lagares is “going to miss a few days,” although the manager could not forecast the precise length of the center fielder’s absence. With only 10 games remaining, Collins said he did not know whether Lagares would play again this season.

“I can’t answer that,” Collins said.

Lagares felt discomfort making a fourth-inning throw Tuesday and departed the game after that inning.

“I feel better than last night,” said Lagares, who had the elbow wrapped in ice pregame Wednesday. “Last night when it happened I felt pain, but now I feel better.”

Lagares has been dealing with the elbow issue since a Sept. 5-7 series in Cincinnati.

He said there has been a lingering, dull discomfort at points throughout the month, but nothing like the pain that arose during Tuesday’s throw.

“Sometimes when I throw hard I feel it,” Lagares said. “Last night I felt it a little more.”

Lagares said he also dealt with the issue in 2007, when he was a shortstop at low-A Savannah

 

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9/18

Record: 73-80
# of games left: 9
Wins needed to reach .500....

still 8

 

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Wally is in the house....(hope he stays)

Morning Briefing: Happy Backman Day! - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Series preview: Mets at Braves - Mets Blog - ESPN New York


LGM!!!

 

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Morning Briefing: Play on - Mets Blog - ESPN New York


9/20

Record: 74-80
# of games left: 8
Wins needed to reach .500....

7

 

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New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves - Recap - September 20, 2014 - ESPN

9/21

Record: 75-80
# of games left: 7
Wins needed to reach .500....

6

 

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Looking like they're going to complete the sweep, and win the season series against the Braves.

Some small consolation in this season.

 

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Mets sweep the braves. Atl. eliminated.

Rapid Reaction: Mets 10, Braves 2 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?id=340921115

deGrom for deROY.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/me...t-make-final-2014-start?ex_cid=espnapi_public

 

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9/22

Record: 76-80
# of games left: 6
Wins needed to reach .500....

5

 

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Sandy Alderson signs 3-year deal with New York Mets