Ongoing 2020 Thread

[Nasty_Magician]

I'm totally okay with this trade.
Could end up being a good shot in the arm.
This team better get on the ball and quick..there's only 1 month to go.

Get hot for 2 weeks and anything is possible.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Get hot for 2 weeks and anything is possible.

True....but at this point, even a nice 1 week streak might do the trick. Everything is still on the line and up for grabs as far as postseason positioning.


#LFGM

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Ughhhh

They lost again.
Shit.....I thought this was gonna be a night game.


Poor Jake....yikes.

Whether it's a "sophomore jinx" or not, Pete needs to get his head out of his ass.

deGrom undone by error in loss vs. Marlins

Marlins vs. Mets - Game Recap - August 31, 2020 - ESPN

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Up next as the calendar flips to a new page.....

Mets manager Luis Rojas said he doesn't know who will start the opener of a two-game series in Baltimore on Tuesday night -- or even Thursday's makeup game against the Yankees at Citi Field. The Orioles will go with RHP Asher Wojciechowski (1-3, 5.14 ERA) in Tuesday's opener.




Can't make this stuff up, folks.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Pretty much the only real highlight for the Mets in that game.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

This team is in a bad way right now...and I don't mean in the usual baseball sense of it being just a typical "slump".

I mean they've become unreliable all around...but I'll still watch/follow because I love this team and MLB.

Unfortunately...
The starting pitching has been shaky.
This offense is inconsistent way too often.
Bullpen is still a mess...with no end in sight.

Add those 3 glaring deficiencies to a rookie manager who seems to be in over his head and that's basically a recipe for disaster.

I don't know what their game plan or preparation regimen is from one game to the next.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but they just seem to be going thru the motions...as if they just want it over with.

This Covid/coronavirus delayed season has been a clusterfuck from the get go...and the sooner it's done the better...it's gotten too surreal to seriously enjoy, and that's a shame.

I'm not writing them off just yet.
Anything can still happen, as strange or unpredictable things always have happened.

That said....
I already can't wait for next season.
Hopefully there will be one...a normal one.
Without the uncertainty or *asterisks of a 60 game schedule.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mets lose 9-5

Pitching struggles leave Mets with 'What if?'

The O's bunt like it's going out of style. (It is.)

How will trades impact Mets' catching roles?

Mets vs. Orioles - Game Summary - September 1, 2020 - ESPN


Up Next:

Mets RHP Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.41 ERA) makes his fifth start of the season in the series finale Wednesday afternoon. He's given up 13 runs in his last 12 innings.
Orioles LHP John Means (0-2, 8.59) makes his first career appearance against the Mets.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

This team is in a bad way right now...and I don't mean in the usual baseball sense of it being just a typical "slump".

I mean they've become unreliable all around...but I'll still watch/follow because I love this team and MLB.

Unfortunately...
The starting pitching has been shaky.
This offense is inconsistent way too often.
Bullpen is still a mess...with no end in sight.

Add those 3 glaring deficiencies to a rookie manager who seems to be in over his head and that's basically a recipe for disaster.

I don't know what their game plan or preparation regimen is from one game to the next.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but they just seem to be going thru the motions...as if they just want it over with.

This Covid/coronavirus delayed season has been a clusterfuck from the get go...and the sooner it's done the better...it's gotten too surreal to seriously enjoy, and that's a shame.

I'm not writing them off just yet.
Anything can still happen, as strange or unpredictable things always have happened.

That said....
I already can't wait for next season.
Hopefully there will be one...a normal one.
Without the uncertainty or *asterisks of a 60 game schedule.

100% right. Nobody looks like they're enjoying themselves, nobody wants to be there. Very uninspired bunch.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Sheeesh....Wacha could only last 3 innings.

This entire pitching staff has become a daily exercise in duct tape & rubber band usage.

2-2 tie....bottom 4th.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

R.I.P. Tom "Terrific" Seaver.

One of the all time greats.

Seaver, greatest Met of all time, dies at 75

Seaver, Hall of Famer and Mets legend, dies at 75

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

More Seaver....

Tom Seaver transformed the Mets and transfixed their fans

'A light we all looked to': In memory of Tom

https://twitter.com/Mets?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1301334367063740421|twgr^share_3&ref_url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tom-seaver-remembered-across-baseball

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mets end their losing streak, beating the O's 9-4.


The Wrap:
Conforto matches a high vs. O's ... and a lefty

Peterson offers great peek in 1st 'pen action

Mets vs. Orioles - Game Recap - September 2, 2020 - ESPN


The Box:
Mets vs. Orioles | 09/02/20


The Pics:
Mets vs. Orioles | 09/02/20



Trainer's Room:
Mets 3B J.D. Davis started at DH, in part because he's still nursing a sore hip but mostly because manager Luis Rojas wanted to get a look at Frazier in the field. ... Rojas said he has "no idea" how long LHP Steven Matz (shoulder) and RH reliever Dellin Betances (lat tightness) will be out. Both went on the injured list Aug. 30.

Moves:
The Mets activated three players obtained before Monday's trade deadline: INF Todd Frazier, Catcher Robinson Chirinos (from Texas) and RHP Miguel Castro.
To make room on the roster, New York optioned catcher Ali Sanchez and right-handers Ariel Jurado and Franklyn Kilome to its alternate site.

Up Next:
Typical of this strange season, the Mets host the Yankees on Thursday in a one-game makeup from Aug. 23rd.
RHP Robert Gsellman was penciled in to start for the Mets against LHP JA Happ for the Yankees.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Yikes. I know Rojas has limited options to go to for starting pitchers right now, but Gsellman is definitely not a good one.

Yanks already lead 4-0 in the 2nd.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Welcome back, ToddFather.

Frazier’s solo shot in the 2nd gets the Mets on the board.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mets have tied the game.

4-4 end of the 4th.

LGM

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

41

Mets pay tribute to legendary Seaver

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mets complete the comeback to beat the Yanks 9-7 in 10.


The Wrap:
Alonso mashes first career walk-off homer

Mets' dirty knees honor Seaver's classic delivery

Yankees vs. Mets - Game Recap - September 3, 2020 - ESPN



The Box:
Yankees vs. Mets | 09/03/20



The Pics:
Yankees vs. Mets | 09/03/20


Up Next:
Mets RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 6.00 ERA), the only member of the opening day rotation to take every turn this season, is scheduled to open a four-game set against the Phillies at Citi Field.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]