Offseason Thread

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (2/28/14) -- Here are the lineups as the Mets host the Washington Nationals at 1:10 p.m. Friday in the Grapefruit League opener (SNY/WOR):

Chris Young, lf
Ruben Tejada, ss
Curtis Granderson, rf
Ike Davis, 1b
Josh Satin, 3b
Lucas Duda, dh
Wilmer Flores, 2b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Juan Lagares, cf

Rafael Montero, rhp

Nats
Nate McLouth, rf
Danny Espinosa, 2b
Ryan Zimmerman, 3b
Adam LaRoche, 1b
Ian Desmond, ss
Wilson Ramos, c
Tyler Moore, dh
Scott Hairston, lf
Eury Perez, cf

Taylor Jordan, rhp

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

^Sorry, didn't see you did this before me.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

no worries.

I see we dropped our 1st game to Walgreens....in typical late inning mets fashion.......smh/lol

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

no worries.

I see we dropped our 1st game to Walgreens....in typical late inning mets fashion.......smh/lol

It's all good, not worried. It's ST.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.(3/1/14) -- Here are the lineups as the Mets host the Miami Marlins at 1:10 p.m. Saturday in Grapefruit League play (PIX11).

Chris Young, cf
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, rf
Andrew Brown, dh
Lucas Duda, 1b
Zach Lutz, 3b
Taylor Teagarden, c
Matt den Dekker, lf
Anthony Seratelli, 2b
Omar Quintanilla, ss

John Lannan, lhp

Marlins
Jake Marisnick, cf
Christian Yelich, lf
Jeff Baker, 1b
Casey McGehee, 3b
Derek Dietrich, 2b
Reed Johnson, rf
Rob Brantly, c
Ed Lucas, ss
Austin Barnes, dh

Kevin Slowey, rhp

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Let's go Lannan!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Bottom 4th, 1-0 fish.....Lannan did his 2 innings of work....allowed 1 H, and K'd 3 w/ 0 BB.

Farnsworth gave up a solo HR to Barnes in the 3rd. Rice was nice in his 1 IP.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Duda abides......just tied it up....solo blast.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Bottom 4th, 1-0 fish.....Lannan did his 2 innings of work....allowed 1 H, and K'd 3 w/ 0 BB.

Farnsworth gave up a solo HR to Barnes in the 3rd. Rice was nice in his 1 IP.

Not a bad outing at all for Lannan.

The Duda abides......just tied it up....solo blast.

Uh ohh, here comes Chef to defend his boy!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Unfortunately things went sour shortly thereafter...... Edgin crapped the bed on the mound, and the defense committed 3 more errors....that needs to improve asap.

It's good these games don't count.....or I'd be going ballistic right now......lol

 

[Chef99]

Not a bad outing at all for Lannan.



Uh ohh, here comes Chef to defend his boy!

DUDA!!!

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

DUDA!!!

I knew it!!!! Haha

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Daisuke Matsuzaka and John Lannan are the top candidates for the fifth spot in the rotation, Terry Collins said on Sunday.

“[Matsuzaka] and Lannan would probably be the two leading guys right now,” Collins said after the Mets lost to the Cardinals in Jupiter (Carig, March 2).

Dice-K allowed one earned run in two innings of work on Sunday, while Lannan threw two shutout innings on Saturday. He struck out three.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Just my .2 ¢ for the day...
I would like it very much if Sandy or one of the assistant GM's did some serious re-evaluating of the mets' training, conditioning/ medical staff, and perhaps consider upgrading from some of the ones currently on the payroll.

 

[Chef99]

Just my .2 ¢ for the day...
I would like it very much if Sandy or one of the assistant GM's did some serious re-evaluating of the mets' training, conditioning/ medical staff, and perhaps consider upgrading from some of the ones currently on the payroll.

Wasn't it last year with all the horror stories about the medical staff, or was that the year before?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Wasn't it last year with all the horror stories about the medical staff, or was that the year before?

Yes....it's been going on the last few years.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Jhonny Peralta signed a four-year, $53 million deal with the Cardinals this off-season, but says he did get a two-year offer from the Mets and a three-year offer from the Yankees (NY Post, Mar. 3).
“The Mets said they had a little problem with Ruben Tejada and they were looking for a shortstop,” explained Peralta. “I would have liked to play in New York.”

Would have loved Peralta over Tejada and even Drew.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Piazza and TDA!! Awesome.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mon. 3/3/14

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Cory Vaughn delivered a tiebreaking two-run double to highlight a five-run ninth as the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, Monday at ESPN Wide World of Sports.

The rally gave the Mets (1-3) their first Grapefruit League victory.

The Mets had mustered only three hits entering the final inning, after posting a combined eight hits the previous two games. Then they got on track.

With the Mets trailing 2-1, Andrew Brown had a leadoff triple against left-hander Atahualpa Severino. Dustin Lawley followed with a game-tying sinking line single to center field. Taylor Teagarden also singled. Anthony Seratelli’s ensuing bunt resulted in the lead runner getting caught at third. But Vaughn, the son of former major-leaguer Greg Vaughn, followed with a two-run double. Matt den Dekker chased Severino with an RBI single. After Severino departed, Eric Campbell had an RBI single against right-hander Mark Lamm.

Ryan Reid had surrendered a pair of eighth-inning runs as the Braves (0-6) took the lead.

After Noah Syndergaard wowed for two innings, including blowing a 98 mph fastball by Jason Heyward for a game-opening strikeout, the zeroes continued. Jeurys Familia, Josh Edgin and Miguel Socolovich combined for five additional scoreless frames.

The Mets, held hitless through three innings against Freddy Garcia, finally placed a runner on base when Juan Lagares produced a one-out single to right field against left-hander Ryan Buchter. Lucas Duda and Matt Clark then walked, and Wilmer Flores delivered a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead.

Flores finished the game at shortstop for a second straight day.

What’s next: The Mets host the Houston Astros on Tuesday at 1:10 p.m. at Tradition Field (SNY). Zack Wheeler opposes left-hander Rudy Owens. Also scheduled to pitch for the Mets: Kyle Farnsworth, John Church, Vic Black, Adam Kolarek, Scott Rice and Cory Mazzoni.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

THOR!!!!

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Noah Syndergaard's Grapefruit League debut resembled a Disney script
Pitching at ESPN Wide World of Sports against the Atlanta Braves, Syndergaard came out firing and mowed down the NL East rival's regulars on Monday.

Syndergaard limited the Braves to one hit in two scoreless innings while striking out two in a 30-pitch effort.

"I walked out there and heard the fans. That was an unbelievable feeling," Syndergaard said. "Normally I'm pretty good at tuning outside influences off. But I definitely heard that one. I just heard a lot of cheering."

Added Syndergaard, referring to a fan-driven nickname: "I heard a lot of 'Thor's, too."

Said Ryan Doumit, the lone Brave to produce a hit against the top prospect: "It was Syndergaard, and then [Jeurys] Familia came in. You're seeing 97, 98 mph the fifth game of spring training. That's pretty impressive that they have arms like that over there. I haven't seen anything like that this spring. I guess over there you can add that guy to the list of young power arms that they have coming up. It's pretty impressive.

"He obviously came in ready to compete. You see a lot of guys that throw 96 and 97 mph during the season, that they're not throwing 96 or 97 right now. It takes a little while to build up to that. I didn't know anything about the kid coming into today, but I sure won't forget his name now."

In the first inning, Syndergaard went to a full count before ramping up his fastball to 98 mph to strike out leadoff hitter Jason Heyward swinging. Syndergaard then retired B.J. Upton on a pop out to first base and Justin Upton on a fly ball to right field in a perfect, 12-pitch frame.

The Heyward strikeout instantly made Syndergaard relax.

"That's a lot of weight coming off my shoulders right there," Syndergaard said.

Syndergaard came out firing again in the second inning. He struck out Evan Gattis on three pitches, with 95, 96 and 96 mph fastballs. The next batter, Doumit, fouled off four pitches in a nine-pitch at-bat before depositing an opposite-field single into left field. But Syndergaard buckled down and retired Tommy La Stella on a foul fly ball to left field and Mark Hamilton on a comebacker to end his scoreless appearance.

As for whizzing three fastballs past Gattis in the second inning, Syndergaard said: "It felt really good because I know he has tremendously quick hands. I know he's a great fastball hitter. It was a really good feeling to throw three right past him.

"I feel like I'm pitching to my strengths out there, and one of them is being able to locate my fastball really well. I'm going to give 'em the fastball and just say, 'Right here. Hit it.' It was very encouraging, because I know that lineup right there is a real big threat. It's a pretty dangerous lineup. It's got a lot of thunder in it."

Syndergaard's fastball was electric. He said his curveball -- dubbed "the hook from hell" by Terry Collins -- was a little flat today, though. He threw an 89 mph changeup, which he'd like to get a little slower.

"I feel like I'm getting there, slowly but surely," Syndergaard said.

Asked if he was MLB-ready now, Syndergaard initially said that is the staff's call.

Pressed, he added: "I think I have a few things to work on -- being more consistent with my pitches, being able told runners a little better, being quicker toward home plate. One of the pitches I still need to work on is my changeup. My curveball can always be sharper. Even my fastball command can always be better as well."