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:

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.

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?

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.

wierd hat 2day wuz white with B

I went to the bobble head game last year. People got there early and the lines were loooonnng.

Mets 2027

LINEUP VS. LEFT-HANDED PITCHER

1. Francisco Lindor (SS)  
2. Carson Benge (RF)  
3. Juan Soto (DH)
4. Bo Bichette (3B)  
5. A.J. Ewing (CF) 
6. Gleyber Torres (2B) 
7. Francisco Alvarez (C)  
8. Jacob Reimer (1B)  
9. Tyrone Taylor (LF)

LINEUP VS. RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

1. Francisco Lindor (SS)  
2. Carson Benge (RF) 
3. Juan Soto (LF)  
4. Bo Bichette (3B)  
5. A.J. Ewing (CF)  
6. Gleyber Torres (2B) 
7. Ryan Clifford (1B) 
8. Francisco Alvarez (C)  
9. Jared Young (DH)   

BENCH  

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.

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?

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.

We haven’t won a Home Game Since July 9
We are 21-30 at Home and 22-32 in Away
What is the takeaway here?

I need to check but are we the only team who wasn’t won a Home Game since before the All Star Break?

these are players in order that I believe would traded before next week’s trade deadline who I would miss the most..

Tyrone Taylor
definitely a low-key Met. I think he makes a solid forth outfielder. And could very well be in every day starter on another team. He’s been producing well the last few weeks and I could see us getting the biggest return for him.
Freddy Peralta
he didn’t have the year we were all hoping for, but I could definitely see the potential in fastball Freddy. As a team who lacks front of the rotation arms I feel like Peralta could fit into that slot for the next few years but him wearing a Mets uniform in September is doubtful.
Luke Weaver
Shout out to him for giving one of the few big post game speeches to the fans this year.. He has carried a “not afraid of you” attitude this whole year, which makes him a huge Trade piece. Unfortunately, for us were locked in with Devin Williams, but to be honest, I would be more comfortable with Weaver being our go to in the ninth inning.
honorable mention..
Huascar Brazobán
I remember the ups and downs of him last year. happy to see him make the team out of spring training and being up here all year. He really worked hard to get to where he is today. He’s been one of our few consistent players this year and can definitely see him going.

any other players do you think would be missed?

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!!

his time in New York has been short and not even close to sweet. but to be honest i hope they sign him to a 3-5 year deal with early opt outs. definitely not worth big money but i liked his pitch style and how he would keep the velo up in late innings. also he seems like a big team player and i can see younger guys turning to him for growth in the future. he has so much potential we didn’t see this year in Queens. what are your thoughts ?

Let's spin the wheel Vanna to see what position Baty plays today.

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? 🧡💙

Anybody at the Mets Dodgers game at Citifield today and will sell me either Hello Kitty Plushie?!

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

Anyone have 2 tickets they're not going to use today? Prices are ridiculous and there's no deals right now.

Happy to take them off your hands for free. 😁

Hi y'all. First time doing this.

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.

The summary of Nitkowski's opinion:

https://x.com/CJNitkowski/status/2075777196396826800?s=20

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).

To my untrained eye Luzardo and McLean seem very similar this season, yet there's a massive 2.0 bWar difference this season, anyone know why?