NY Mets. May 2018.

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Who are those guys??

Mets tack on 3 more in the 5th...and now lead it 9-2.

Save some for mañana, y'allz.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Woo Hoo...
Mets drub the Jays 12-2.

•Noah Syndergaard leads Mets' offense vs. Jays

•Blue Jays vs. Mets - Game Recap - May 15, 2018 - ESPN

the box...
•Blue Jays vs. Mets - Box Score - May 15, 2018 - ESPN



Trainers Room:

Mets: OFer Yoenis Cespedes sat out after an MRI revealed a mild right hip flexor strain. GM Sandy Alderson said the team will decide in the next couple of days whether to put the All-Star outfielder on the 10-day disabled list.
Cespedes has been dealing with the nagging injury for more than a week, though he's described it as discomfort in his quadriceps. ... 3B Todd Frazier (strained left hamstring) is eligible to come off the 10-day DL on Friday. ... RHP Anthony Swarzak (strained left oblique), RHP Hansel Robles (sprained right knee), C Kevin Plawecki(broken left hand) and INF T.J. Rivera (Tommy John surgery) are rehabbing in Florida.


UP NEXT:

Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ (4-3, 4.80 ERA) faces RHP Zack Wheeler (2-2, 5.03) on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

5/16
Mets Matinee.

Blue Jays vs. Mets - Game Preview - May 16, 2018 - ESPN

Blue Jays vs. Mets | 05/16/18

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Cespedes to the DL...Phillip Evans called up.

Mets put Cespedes on DL with hip flexor strain

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Seems to be a bit of a weather delay this afternoon

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

So far Wheeler has given up 2 long balls...a solo & a 2 run bomb.

Mets trail 3-0 after 4.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

It's now 6-0...Wheeler struggling again in the 5th.
Leadoff walk to the pitcher...a double by Grandy.. an rbi single by Donaldson...a 2 rbi double by Smoak.....and another walk.

Still no outs.

Finally...a mound visit.

Nice to know Zack brought his "good stuff" to the park today.




Gsellman takes over....still no outs....2 runners on.

Yeeesh.


I had a feeling they were gonna need some of those 12 runs from last night.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I had a feeling they were gonna need some of those 12 runs from last night.

Wasteful!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

and to no one's surprise...AJ Ramos is having issues on the mound.



It's a 9-0 game now...in the 6th.
Rhame relieves him....2 out, 2 on.
Callahan using up that pen more than TC used to do....lol
So much clusterfuckery....Lordy!


GO A's
GO DUBS



Peace.
Out.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Well, "Whoohoo, I bet the Blue Jays and the Over..."

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

The Mets SCORE A RUN! The Mets SCORE A RUN!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Mets SCORE A RUN! The Mets SCORE A RUN!

These guys are so Jekyll & Hyde it's ridiculous.

They scored 12 last night...then give up 12 today.

Oy vey!


"That's life...that's what people say...riding high in April...shot down in May"

-Frank Sinatra

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Seems to be a bit of a weather delay this afternoon

Too bad it never materialized or stuck around...we could've used another rainout....especially today.


And did you happen to hear about this weirdness??

Citi Field scoreboard operator — fired for laughing at off-color jokes — plans to file complaint for unjust dismissal - NY Daily News

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

And did you happen to hear about this weirdness??

Bwah! No, hadn't seen that, but not surprised

He probably hangs out with the former Mr. Met who flipped people off

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Bats back J.A. Happ as Blue Jays beat Mets

Zack Wheeler labors as Mets fall to Blue Jays



TRAINER'S ROOM:

Mets: CF Juan Lagares injured the big toe on his left foot running into the wall on a flyball in the ninth. X-rays were negative, but Lagares is unsure if he'll be able to play Friday.

UP NEXT:

Mets: New York gets Thursday off before beginning a stretch of 18 games in 17 days. RHP Jacob deGrom (3-0, 1.83 ERA) starts Friday at home against Arizona RHP Zack Godley (4-2, 4.08 ERA).

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Maybe too early/pessimistic, at what point do we legitimately become sellers? Would we be willing to become sellers? If they don't right this ship I think this current window is closed and need to seriously think about retooling for the future.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Maybe too early/pessimistic, at what point do we legitimately become sellers? Would we be willing to become sellers? If they don't right this ship I think this current window is closed and need to seriously think about retooling for the future.

If they don't snap out of the team wide funk they've been in since the beginning of May by around mid June, the 4th of July, or the latest at the All-Star break, then some serious soul searching needs to be done by the FO. Right now there's just no cohesion or any consistency whatsoever. It's baffling and frustrating watching the entire lineup suddenly underperform so drastically. A far contrast from how they were playing in April. I have no easy answers right now...other than it's gotta be dealt with on a day to day basis..and hopefully they figure it out and turn it around before it's too late.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

And some more "good news" just came in:

Toe injury likely to sideline Lagares for rest of '18

 

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May 18th.
Snakes in the ballpark this weekend.

Diamondbacks vs. Mets - Game Preview - May 18, 2018 - ESPN

D-backs vs. Mets | 05/18/18

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Jake (the snake charmer) K's 13 D-Backs...
Conforto goes 4 for 4 w/ 2 ribeyes...
Familia gets save #12...

Mets win 3-1.

recap:
•Diamondbacks vs. Mets - Game Recap - May 18, 2018 - ESPN

box:
•Diamondbacks vs. Mets - Box Score - May 18, 2018 - ESPN

more:
•Jacob deGrom strikes out career-high 13


K CORNER:

It was deGrom's 24th career double-digit strikeout game and third this season. The previous Mets pitcher with 13 strikeouts and no walks in a game was Chris Capuano in August 2011 against Atlanta. The last right-hander was David Cone in 1991 vs. San Diego. "I felt comfortable throwing any pitch in any count tonight, and had some good plays made behind me," deGrom said.

DOWN ON THE FARM:

The Mets signed infielder Christian Colon and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera to minor league contracts. Both will report to Triple-A Las Vegas. Colon got the go-ahead pinch hit for Kansas City against the Mets in extra innings during the 2015 World Series clincher.


TRAINER'S ROOM:


Mets: CF Juan Lagares, a 2014 Gold Glove winner, is expected to miss the rest of the season because of an injury to the big toe on his left foot. Lagares is tentatively scheduled for surgery next week. ... 3B Todd Frazier was eligible to come off the DL, but is day to day with his strained left hamstring. "I think initially we were hoping that he would maybe be playing in a rehab game today, but he just isn't there," Callaway said.



UP NEXT:

Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin (4-1, 2.53 ERA) pitches Saturday night against LHP Steven Matz (1-3, 3.86).