Last night was delightful on every level. Ticked off every box. That was baseball how it oughtta be. I love getaway day games and am looking forward to watching the Mets face their third southpaw in a row. Obviously, Kershaw is no ordinary lefty but the Dodgers sure are giving the Mets a lot of practice in this area. Thank you, Dodgers. It's September 1st, Mets fans, and they are in the stretch run. The Mets may not look as pretty as the Dodgers but we have our own brand of resilience and determination that rivals any team in baseball. #LFGM
As a long time fan - last night game was a real treat ! Us Mets fans deserve it. The crowd, The Trumpet, The Catch, Jake it doesnt get any better. If anyone talks to Buck please convey this answer to "What would you do with Ruff" " Duh Buck "you bench him all the way to the club house and call up Vientos"
In a seven game series against the Dodgers this season the Mets are 3-3 with 2 wins in Chavez Ravine. Good playoff practice. Except for Pete's penchant for chasing fastballs, last night was great. The little trumpets were a little too much for my cynicism, but the overall effect works. If someone was at the game, do those actually work? It would be really funny if the whole stadium started to vuvuzala (however those SA World Cup things are spelled) the opposing batters going to the plate.
As for Baty, that is a bummer. Vientos is only coming up if they move Baty to the 60-day and someone else gets DFA'd or put on IL. To be honest I'd like to see Lucchesi added to the bullpen but to do so with Smith and Megill coming back would make Vientos an odd man out to stay at 14 pitchers....I think? Someone please check my math/logic w/ current rosters on the website
Ruf is a dog. Maybe I’m too hasty based on small sample size, but he’s failed repeatedly and isn’t providing any protection for Alonso. So why not give Vientos a shot at DH? We haven’t hit lefties all year, and haven’t been hitting against anybody in the past 2 weeks. So the plan is to bring up two guys that can’t even hit in AAA?
Last night was delightful on every level. Ticked off every box. That was baseball how it oughtta be. I love getaway day games and am looking forward to watching the Mets face their third southpaw in a row. Obviously, Kershaw is no ordinary lefty but the Dodgers sure are giving the Mets a lot of practice in this area. Thank you, Dodgers. It's September 1st, Mets fans, and they are in the stretch run. The Mets may not look as pretty as the Dodgers but we have our own brand of resilience and determination that rivals any team in baseball. #LFGM
Enjoyed this newsletter a lot. One of your best. LGM.
As a long time fan - last night game was a real treat ! Us Mets fans deserve it. The crowd, The Trumpet, The Catch, Jake it doesnt get any better. If anyone talks to Buck please convey this answer to "What would you do with Ruff" " Duh Buck "you bench him all the way to the club house and call up Vientos"
When they started handing out those tiny trumpets in the 7th inning, I was like, "TOO SOON!"
At least wait until we get through Ottavino (who was excellent).
But everything worked out just swell.
In a seven game series against the Dodgers this season the Mets are 3-3 with 2 wins in Chavez Ravine. Good playoff practice. Except for Pete's penchant for chasing fastballs, last night was great. The little trumpets were a little too much for my cynicism, but the overall effect works. If someone was at the game, do those actually work? It would be really funny if the whole stadium started to vuvuzala (however those SA World Cup things are spelled) the opposing batters going to the plate.
As for Baty, that is a bummer. Vientos is only coming up if they move Baty to the 60-day and someone else gets DFA'd or put on IL. To be honest I'd like to see Lucchesi added to the bullpen but to do so with Smith and Megill coming back would make Vientos an odd man out to stay at 14 pitchers....I think? Someone please check my math/logic w/ current rosters on the website
Ruf is a dog. Maybe I’m too hasty based on small sample size, but he’s failed repeatedly and isn’t providing any protection for Alonso. So why not give Vientos a shot at DH? We haven’t hit lefties all year, and haven’t been hitting against anybody in the past 2 weeks. So the plan is to bring up two guys that can’t even hit in AAA?