The New York Mets.....

[StanMarsh51]

Uh...no. Because the Mets are not the Dodgers. Newk got the first 2 he faced out easily last night.


Dodgers are our father

Those first two batters he got out were with bases empty. When there's a runner on first base, he's prone to meltdowns, as evidenced by the numbers I showed earlier.

Newcomb is one of the last guys you want on the mound with runners on, so why would you say it was a bad move to take him out with runners on? Because you don't want to give the Mets any credit because you're biased?

 

[Chewbaccer]

Those first two batters he got out were with bases empty. When there's a runner on first base, he's prone to meltdowns, as evidenced by the numbers I showed earlier.

Newcomb is one of the last guys you want on the mound with runners on, so why would you say it was a bad move to take him out with runners on? Because you don't want to give the Mets any credit because you're biased?

Give the Mets credit? The Braves won the God damn game you're talking about. Seems to me you're biased and don't want to give the Braves credit for winning a series against the Mets.

"They beat themselves."

 

[Hitman Hart]

Give the Mets credit? The Braves won the God damn game you're talking about. Seems to me you're biased and don't want to give the Braves credit for winning a series against the Mets.

"They beat themselves."

dude makes the most boring arguments on the entire board

it's a yawnfest

 

[StanMarsh51]

Give the Mets credit? The Braves won the God damn game you're talking about. Seems to me you're biased and don't want to give the Braves credit for winning a series against the Mets.

"They beat themselves."

So was it not a horrendous move by Calloway? Your buddy Mistaken seems to think taking out a struggling Newcomb was the equivalent of taking Matz out, but I'm the biased one apparently.

Braves took advantage of a bad move, which is what good teams often do (see, I gave the Braves credit). Doesn't mean it wasn't a bad move.

 

[StanMarsh51]

dude makes the most boring arguments on the entire board

it's a yawnfest

Should I be more like @Rod Freakin' Dangerfield making only asinine comments to spice things up?

 

[Chewbaccer]

So was it not a horrendous move by Calloway? Your buddy Mistaken seems to think taking out a struggling Newcomb was the equivalent of taking Matz out, but I'm the biased one apparently.

Braves took advantage of a bad move, which is what good teams often do (see, I gave the Braves credit). Doesn't mean it wasn't a bad move.

It was a questionable move, but at the same time, the Mets pen had been doing a lot better of late, and Matz's prior two starts against the Braves weren't great, and I can see a manager wanting to take a pitcher out while he's got confidence against a lineup that had given him trouble his previous two outings against them.

You tried to diminish a win.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Should I be more like @Rod Freakin' Dangerfield making only asinine comments to spice things up?

Don't go that far, but stop being so nitpicky and definitely get a better sarcasm detector. Constructive criticism, do with it what you will.

 

[StanMarsh51]

It was a questionable move, but at the same time, the Mets pen had been doing a lot better of late, and Matz's prior two starts against the Braves weren't great, and I can see a manager wanting to take a pitcher out while he's got confidence against a lineup that had given him trouble his previous two outings against them.

You tried to diminish a win.

His prior two starts vs the Braves didn't seem to matter when he was cruising like he was. You always go with the hot hand, which Matz was (not only that game, but the weeks before), unless that reliever is Mo Rivera or someone like that.

It made zero sense to have him bat at the top of the inning then take him out.... And like I said, good teams often really advantage of bad moves, which is what the Braves did.

 

[RubinRock]

9 games

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Polar Bear smashed his 40th HR today and now has 95 RBI. He went 3 for 4 and is now hitting .272

Your 2019 NL ROY!

 

[StanMarsh51]

The Polar Bear smashed his 40th HR today and now has 95 RBI. He went 3 for 4 and is now hitting .272

Your 2019 NL ROY!

I gotta go with Soroka right now....his 191 ERA+ isn't just historically great by rookie standards, but MLB history standards.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I gotta go with Soroka right now....his 191 ERA+ isn't just historically great by rookie standards, but MLB history standards.

The thing about that is....even if Soroka wasn't on the team, the braves would still very more than likely be in 1st place or real close to it in the NL east.

On the other hand....The Mets w/o Alonso wouldn't even be in the playoff hunt convo right now. Plus, he's in the lineup and playing every day...not every 5th day.

I'm sure Soroka will get a nice chunk of votes though...but he'll finish in 2nd place for the ROY.

 

[StanMarsh51]

The thing about that is....even if Soroka wasn't on the team, the braves would still very more than likely be in 1st place or real close to it in the NL east.

On the other hand....The Mets w/o Alonso wouldn't even be in the playoff hunt convo right now. Plus, he's in the lineup and playing every day...not every 5th day.

I'm sure Soroka will get a nice chunk of votes though...but he'll finish in 2nd place for the ROY.

But it's not MVP voting, it's for the best rookie...team standing shouldn't matter.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

But it's not MVP voting, it's for the best rookie...team standing shouldn't matter.

I know that...tell it to the voting committee. (BBWAA)

 

[Rod Freakin' Dangerfield]

Should I be more like @Rod Freakin' Dangerfield making only asinine comments to spice things up?

Huh?

 

[StanMarsh51]

I know that...tell it to the voting committee. (BBWAA)

Players on top teams win ROY quite often.

Shoot, Acuna won last year when the Braves easily made the playoffs (won the division by 8 games). And the year before that, Bellinger won ROY on a Dodgers team that won 104 games...

 

[bksballer89]

The red hot ny mets.....

 

[Chewbaccer]

The red hot ny mets.....

Daddy's coming to town this weekend, don't worry.

 

[molsaniceman]

Daddy's coming to town this weekend, don't worry.

folty/degrom
fried/wheeler
keuchel/matz

should be fun Braves 1-4 better bring their good bats

 

[bksballer89]

folty/degrom
fried/wheeler
keuchel/matz

should be fun Braves 1-4 better bring their good bats

Advantage mets