tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post2297059717238006516..comments2024-03-28T09:02:05.176-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: From The Desk – Dirty Laundry, Steamboat Johnson, Frank Viola, Thomas Szapucki, Playoff BaseballMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-24477663305934834762018-10-15T17:32:12.389-04:002018-10-15T17:32:12.389-04:00Off Color Commentary
Orange and Blue not included...Off Color Commentary<br /><br />Orange and Blue not included, look away I tell ya'! <br /><br />Just the Blue and Red to follow below <br />(please forgive me?)<br /><br />There are five teams sitting at 1-5 in the NFL standings right now and circling the proverbial drain. The NY Giants are (unfortunately) one of these fine circling teams.<br /><br />The team is 0-3 at home and going nowhere but down and into the P Trap. It is very wrong to single out one player as the face of disappointment, because losing can be a team sport too and there are many culprits to this NYG season thus far.<br /><br />But sometimes a team has to change out their players in order to regain their footing and rebuild confidence and desire. Right now it looks like the quarterback position might be the best place to start. I really do hate to admit this too. But the NY Giants really do need to make a change at the quarterback position now.<br /><br />So for the love of God, please take out Archie Manning and put in Norm Snead right away, like now even!<br /><br />There I have said it.<br /><br />Thank You, and have a pleasant tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88110482318508541202018-10-15T17:15:23.990-04:002018-10-15T17:15:23.990-04:00NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH
Noah Synergaard gets a hair...NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH<br /><br />Noah Synergaard gets a haircut. Thor defrocked. Planet Earth Doomed! News at Ten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-89596742685381734602018-10-15T17:11:48.094-04:002018-10-15T17:11:48.094-04:00To Reese Chaplan
I would never consider the 2018 ...To Reese Chaplan<br /><br />I would never consider the 2018 NY Mets season as a waste. Certainly the team did not live up to NY Mets fan's expectations, I'll give you that much. But the 2018 Mets' team was not a Championship team by any means despite what some sports networks were saying. 2018 had key injuries again to two veteran bats that the team was counting on to produce the yard balls, Yoenis and Jay. And secondly, the NY Mets could not come up with a viable bullpen or Familia replacement to close, although they really did try everyone for that.<br /><br />2019 did however have the beginning of several new rookie player's careers. To me, 2018 was a very big step forward for all the rookie players who shined and this NY Mets team as a whole with them now in-place. Players like Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, Amed Rosario won starting jobs here for 2019 and there will be a couple of more players added into this young core mix once 2019 Spring Training gets under way too. <br /><br />For every Championship MLB team, it has to go through this type of a beginning with the newer players. And in 2018, I feel that it did. <br /><br />2018 was a big step forward along the way to a Championship baseball team. Really now all the NY Mets have to do is solidify its bullpen (they have some very good young arms within their own system in which they could do that), and then see if Yoenis Cespedes can play full tilt and if not possibly acquire another homerun outfielder perhaps. <br /><br />The catcher position is the only real question mark remaining after all this above. Miami's JT Realmuto is probably available via a trade, but every sensible team in MLB will be after him. JT could become very expensive in a longer term contract as a result, obviously. I might take a long hard look at someone like a Danny Jansen on Toronto or a Jorge Alfaro on Philadelphia. Danny is 23 and Jorge 25, their stat sheet is very similar and probably neither one has reached their full stride. But there could be other possibilities out there as well for catcher, and we will have to wait and see which direction the Mets take on this catcher position.<br /><br />But the future does look promising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-90848939530841597032018-10-12T05:42:44.453-04:002018-10-12T05:42:44.453-04:00The Mets actually sold Kivlehan to the D'backs...The Mets actually sold Kivlehan to the D'backs before the (major league) season ended and he played in 9 games for them, batting .231 with 3 RBI. I assume he declared free agency as a D'back and then re-signed with them...And the item about tiebreakers is spot on. Can't figure out for the life of me why those games were played rather than using some formula (starting with who won the season series) for determining who goes to the playoffs. As if there isn't enough strain on teams at this time of year. Dave Schulpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875678074904450894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-263806277496548982018-10-11T18:53:58.197-04:002018-10-11T18:53:58.197-04:00Didn't Urena have a strong 2nd half at Bingo a...Didn't Urena have a strong 2nd half at Bingo and play some 1B? Unless he gets cut or dealt can't he be the 1Bman at 'Cuse when Alonso moves up?<br /><br />I' m not yet convinced that Smith is proven enough to stick in Queens. It's possible that he goes down when Peter comes up. <br /><br />Speaking of Peter, he's off to a helluva start in AZ. 4-6,including a HR and 2B yesterday(only needed a 3B for the cycle). bill metsiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927989716664234035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-78069212765262342112018-10-11T18:45:23.481-04:002018-10-11T18:45:23.481-04:00My fave was Leslie Nielsen in one of the "Air...My fave was Leslie Nielsen in one of the "Airplane" movies. Classic! bill metsiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927989716664234035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-19026684252816814422018-10-11T16:38:34.358-04:002018-10-11T16:38:34.358-04:00L)L. I wish I had seen him,
Palermo was my favor...L)L. I wish I had seen him,<br /><br />Palermo was my favorite ump. Corked bat season, Terry Steinbach hits a mammoth HR to CF in YS. As he approaches home, Steve picks up the bat, kooks at it, shrugs, and hands it to Steinbach.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161607087964191500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-17215423958426849162018-10-11T14:00:03.002-04:002018-10-11T14:00:03.002-04:00I was too young then.I was too young then.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-31163080110503923102018-10-11T12:29:05.108-04:002018-10-11T12:29:05.108-04:00Mack, did Hobie or Herb ever get an autograph from...Mack, did Hobie or Herb ever get an autograph from Steamboat Johnson? Just askin'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645426489846543899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-36854955225184120162018-10-11T12:20:59.885-04:002018-10-11T12:20:59.885-04:00I am guessing Kivlehan saw a better chance to get ...I am guessing Kivlehan saw a better chance to get back to the majors with a team other than the Mets. He was smoking hot the last several weeks but not called up, so if i were him, I'd have left too.<br /><br />Szapucki should be ready to go in spring training, 18 months post-surgery. May he emulate the ascent of a former member of the TJ Club, Jake deGrom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645426489846543899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-84147698073264984322018-10-11T11:48:34.204-04:002018-10-11T11:48:34.204-04:00He would have been great AAAA fill in at Cuse for ...He would have been great AAAA fill in at Cuse for 1B after Alonso gets called upMack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-89901217377395261092018-10-11T11:29:32.994-04:002018-10-11T11:29:32.994-04:00Maybe Kivlehan's natural position is 1B but fo...Maybe Kivlehan's natural position is 1B but for Las Vegas he was playing mostly 3B due to the injury to David Thompson. I remember the El Paso Chihuahuas' beat writers waxing philosophic about him after a few monster shots as he was on their roster the previous year or so. Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.com