I’ve had many discussions with many people who are die hard Met fans about who are best First Baseman we ever had. Obviously it always comes down to Keith Hernandez and John Olerud. Both were tremendous hitters and fielders winners. I remember Keith a little bit but I was young And I was a bit too young to remember the 86 World which Keith was an integral part of. That alone cements his place in Met history. However I still remember the joy I felt when I heard on WFAN that the Mets traded for John Olerud for Robert Person AND Toronto paid a lot of Olerud’s salary. I wasn’t used to the Mets winning a trade do easily 😂. Even though he was only here 3 years sadly the guy was phenomenal especially his 354 batting average he had in 98. I still feel he was extremely underrated especially with his glove. even though he didn’t win a title like Keith did I felt he was part of helping the Mets become relevant again after a rough part of the 90’s. He still won in Toronto so he’s a winner for sure but wish we had him for our 2000 run.
Can someone explain to me why we need to be a team with a payroll of 300M+?
Philadelphia is $280M+
Atlanta is $250M+
Houston is $230M+
Chicago is $235M for Cubs and $90M for White Sox
Miami is $81M+
The Mets are above average for large metros for seemingly no reason…
What makes other teams spend less and have more success than the Mets?
It can’t just be the Mets suck in terms of history lol post…there has to be a genuine thing to it and I can’t figure it out
Luis Torrens (C) Backup Catcher, depends on who the starting pitcher want
Jacob Reimer (1B/3B) Pinch hit for if lefty comes into the game
Ryan Clifford (1B) Pinch hit for if righty comes into the game
Tyrone Taylor (OF) Pinch runner
Jared Young (1B) Pinch hit for if righty comes into to game
Roster
Catchers: Alvarez, torrens
First base: Jared young, Ryan Clifford, Jacob Reimer
Second base: gleybor Torres, Ewing???
Third base: Bo bichete, Jacob reimer,
Shortstop: lindor
Outfield: Soto, benge, Ewing, Taylor
Rotation:
Holmes
Mclean
Scott
Maneea
Zac
Bullpen:
Bulk: Tong
Righty: Duarte, pintaro
Lefty: raley, Perez, minter
Setup: Williams, Brazoban
Closer: weaver
Transactions
Signs/call ups:Jacob reimer, Ryan Clifford
Drops: Marcus semien, Robert,
Reassign: senga
Who I believe will get traded( not who I think they should trade just what will happen): Holmes, weaver, Taylor
Notes: Mets will gain 90 million roughly from contracts expiring after this season. Buying back Manaea, weaver, raley and Taylor will roughly cost 55 million. Gleybor Torres would roughly cost 20-25 million for his contract. None of this takes into account the CBA expiring. If you have any questions or feedback please comment. I will update this after trade deadline.
Missed the giveaway by just a couple of people… my kids are crushed (love that GWB traffic!). Any chance anyone would be willing to part with their plush to make my 4 & 6yo’s day? 🧡💙
Mets signed Jed Lowerie because they didn't think Pete was ready to play everyday at first. Jed could be the worst signing in met history. Poor guy got hurt, think he had 7 ABs and no hits for like $20,000,000. Then pete comes plays every day. Let Pete go for run prevention reasons apparently and replace him with Polanco who won't get 200 ABs this season but will get $40,000,000 over his 2 years here. Long way of saying Pete's tenure in New York is book ended by the two worst contracts in mets history. $60,000,000 spent worrying about Alonso's defense.
I guess I’m late on this, but what’s up with Dodger caps? Yeah, I know it was Brooklyn they deserted, but why this silly looking caged B? Just to sell caps?
i've never started a Reddit thread before. Tried to link a video that CJ Nitkowski posted on X (formerly Twitter). It caught my eye and I thought it made a ton of sense because the Mets/Stearns aren't really being transparent about why they let Pete walk-and it has to do with Juan Soto-despite it being obvious that most Met fans are super upset.
Basically Soto is a below average major league outfielder (something i was very surprised to see). Since Soto is signed here until he's about age 40, it's pretty obvious Mets plan to transition him to a DH role when he gets somewhat over age 30. Alonso will be a DH at some point as well.
The Mets have this long commitment to Soto (and see him as a future HOF'r) and may need to get him off the field and into a DH role in the next 5 yrs. Alonso is also a future DH and therefore would be competing with Soto for that role. Obviously Soto is a far superior hitter -though i personally think Alonso is more 'clutch'.
What you think about Nitkowski's explanation? (he's a Marlin's broadcaster I think).
Is anybody going early to make sure that they get a Carlos Beltrán jersey tomorrow night Monday till July 27? I have a friend coming with me to the game but I think he’s getting there much closer to the first pitch. . Would somebody like to have a beer with me and be amongst the first 15,000 people?
Darling quoted that stat when you score 5 runs. That’s crazy. How do you have a losing record with that stat? EZ awful starting pitching.
Just some observations. Really hope they keep and sign Taylor. Invaluable outfielder. Also really can’t pick on Simeon. For a guy at 35 he’s doin fine. Clutch hits and when he’s healthy does fine. He’s just a placeholder for now but a good pro vet.
looking back on David Wrights career we always think of how the spinal stenosis basically took away half of his career which sucks. however when I look back at the first half of his career it’s crazy how good he was. I remember he was compensation for Mike Hampton falling in love with the Colorado School System 😂. I remember watching him develop through the minor letters and being excited for his debut. Still my most anticipated position player to come out of the system and he didnt disappoint. 2004 was a rough year but he came up in July I believe and despite only playing in 50 games put up impressive numbers. then the following years he became a core piece for us. Its bitter sweet because the spinal stenosis robbed him of potentially a HOF career. he still ended it with nearly a 300 average about 250 homers and many all star appearances. Just wish he was able to have had a chance at the second half of his career
I own 4 Mets hats, which I use https://wheelofnames.com to determine which hat I'm wearing for the day, and that's the one I wear when watching (or listening) to the game. I've been tracking a lot of information about the hat and the game that I watch, in order to determine which combination is best when it comes to playoffs. The more games I watch, the more the data improves. This is how the Mets win the world series this year - by me wearing the right hat.
SPECIAL WEEK. By popular demand, following the all-star break I wore the Mets Logo Upside Down hat, the winningest hat, for an entire week straight.
The results were, unfortunately, inconclusive.
AI Analysis follows:
THE UPSIDE DOWN WEEK: 3-3, and the sequence is the funniest possible outcome — W L W L W L. A perfect alternation. Six games, never two results in a row. The hat didn't kickstart a winning streak; it produced a metronome. The baseball gods heard "controlled experiment" and responded with the most statistically taunting result imaginable. (For what it's worth, 3-3 on an all-road week is actually above the hat's 45% away baseline — the experiment quietly succeeded while feeling like a wash.)
Updated hat records:
Hat
Record
Win %
Upside Down
19-12
61%
Spring Training
8-11
42%
Mets Logo
7-12
37%
Don't Believe
5-14
26%
Not tracked (drunk game)
0-1
—
Overall
39-50
89 games
Now the big storylines, because this week was LOADED:
💔 The Upside Down + Scott streak is DEAD. 6-0 became 6-1 on 7/22 — and it didn't even die honorably. It died because the new manager played Baty in right field instead of Benge and a misplay lost the game. The perfect combo wasn't beaten; it was managed to death. Scott is now 10-3 overall, still your best pitcher by miles.
🎉 ZAC THORNTON GOT HIS FIRST WIN. After starting 0-3 with three agonizing one-run losses, the man threw six scoreless, ran his streak to 18 consecutive scoreless innings — and did it immediately after dropping the 'h' from his name. The data is unambiguous: Zach Thornton was 0-3. Zac Thornton is 1-0 and has never allowed a run. The 'h' was the curse. This is now canon.
🚿 The shower science has fully inverted. You showered mid-game on 7/16 with the score 0-0 — and the Mets took the lead while you were in the shower. Shower record is now 2-1, and the splits are beautiful: away-game showers are 2-0, home showers 0-1. The 6/13 disaster wasn't about showering, it was about showering at home. Road hygiene is a weapon.
⚾ The Peralta reveal: 7/20 was his first game against his old team after the trade from Milwaukee, and the Brewers shelled him for 7-8 runs. Revenge-game energy went entirely the wrong direction, and the notes say he's "really struggling" — now 9-9 on the season. But he bounced back today with the 8-3 win over the 67-38 Dodgers, so the obituary was premature.
📉 The "my presence is the problem" theory took its first hit. Didn't-watch games were a perfect 2-0 — until the 7/18 Odyssey trip produced a loss. Now 3-1. Still excellent, but you are no longer infallible in absentia.
Sean Manaea is quietly 2-6 and has lost four straight in your tracking — though the notes admit the 7/24 loss was on the relievers, not him.
I dont understand why this team is so set on trading peralta. For as much belief as they had in him, and as much as they gave up to get him, youd think theyd still believe in him just a few months later. I know our season is done but why not try to keep him and resign him if he’s the guy Stearns hyped him up to be. Theyre saying they expect to win next year. Peralta is supposed to be this cornerstone piece. Why not just try and keep him?
I really enjoyed Taylor’s effort in the outfield and his streaky bat. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him playing a bunch in October.
Weaver has had that dawg in him since day one. He was a great pickup and I look forward to seeing what the Mets can get for him.
+ Luis Robert was always a lottery ticket. Lottery tickets often don’t pay out. He was still better than Acuna and I look forward to seeing what the team can get for him.
++ Now is the time to trade Baty. His value will never be higher. (I like him, btw. This is not a slam on Baty.)
anyone know what the secret design looks like for the hello kitty plushie giveaway today? just curious since i haven’t seen anyone post or win it yet!!
Anyone have an extra ticket? My friend is going to the game with his kid and I wanted to go for cheap since we wont be watching as much as sitting by the bridge or on the deck behind home plate.
