An indoor pet in an outdoor world! I adore my wife & my daughter.I rather like the Mets,Doctor Who,Music. Vastly Under-followed & enjoying every minute of it!
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Baseball Like It Oughta Be! retweeted
We are saddened to share the news that Jerry Koosman has passed away. We send our thoughts and prayers to his family.
Appreciate this being vocalized as I’ve been saying it for months, they didn’t trade for Semien, they dumped Nimmo’s contract to make space for the next generation and took Semien whose clubhouse presence likely outweighs his paltry stats.
"There are obvious reasons why the Mets chose to go down this road. And even with a potentially badly diminished Marcus Semien under contract through 2028, it can easily be argued that it's the better contract to have on the books - when it comes to this specific Mets team and their needs - than the Nimmo deal that runs through 2030.
This should not be viewed as a situation where Semien replaced Nimmo. Yes, it was a one-for-one trade, but it was always more about offloading Nimmo's contract than adding Semien."
The nuance of the Nimmo-Semien trade is important to remember as the first season following the deadline comes to a close (via @DannyAbriano) sny.tv/articles/mets-brandon…
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Such a false equivalency from SNY, especially as it was more about moving Brandon on than it was about bringing Semien in….it was never about Marcus.
The Mets will see old friend Brandon Nimmo tonight for the first time since trading him this offseason to the Rangers for Marcus Semien
Here's how the first year of the trade looks, with both players having multiple years left on their contracts
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The fact is, Pete has the opportunity to be a Met for life & passed. I miss the thrills but as a fan I try not to dwell in the past. I am no GM but I wouldn’t have given him the deal Baltimore did. I do hope 1b is upgraded next year but the lack of Pete cost us nothing in 26
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? By @chicagotheband
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I can count on my hand the amount of times I have agreed with him, and still have fingers left over. This is one of those unicorn moments, there is much blame and it can be more spread around than it has been. #mets
Craig says Pete Alonso deserves more of the blame than fans give him for not being a Met for life:
@craigcartonlive
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Baseball Like It Oughta Be! retweeted
If you had a GM whose first four years had a 241-348 record (.409 win %), traded away fan favorites, acquired several players past their prime with bloated contracts, among other issues, what would you do with them?
If you had a GM whose first four years had a 241-348 record (.409 win %), traded away fan favorites, acquired several players past their prime with bloated contracts, among other issues, what would you do with them?
It really is amazing how many people choose to forget Lindor’s hamate injury in spring training.
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Despite what the armchair GM’s think, @StevenACohen2 is right, if you keep going with short term hires and fires, eventually no one wants the job. Doesn’t matter if you love or hate Stearns, this is the right management strategy long term to not act impulsively and ruin rep.
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Baseball Like It Oughta Be! retweeted
Happy “You’d Think the Mets Are the Only Baseball Team to Ever Do a Salary Deferral” Day. Get ready to read some of the worst “jokes” by some of the most mediocre, half-clever men you’ll ever encounter. #LGM
With all the Mets issues, it’s a weird thing to see their managerial position so desired already, they definitely did not happen in the past when candidates seemingly hid from those type of calls.
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Can we acquire the Norwegian fans for an umm..random fan group to be named later? Unrelated Q, does T7L sell a wool coat? ;) #mets
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The Mets have played 17 out of 75 games thus far against NL East opponents. While a major win streak would certainly make us all feel better, a strong and consistent 2nd half as they play more games in division could do as much damage as a win streak.
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I get there are issues with Stearns. But the low info fans calling for his head would also have called for Cashen’s head pre-1986. In year 3, Stearns’ teams have a .514 win %. Cashen’s first 3 had a .407 win %. The low info fans would have killed ‘86 before it happened. #mets
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Safe to say, Devin Williams is having a much better month than his predecessor #sugarcock #mets
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