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I agree The brewers are easier than the padres. Although nobody said the padres have to be the top wc they sweep the dodgers they could be the division winner and the 2 seed. And I actually like the padres better if I'm being honest than the dodgers, athough I doubt they sweep. I agree with you on the padres, I have them as the 2nd best team in the nl, and rank them in the first tier which has 4 teams, them phillies, yankees, and astros. Dodgers and Braves would be on that tier if the dodgers didn't have a ton of pitchers on the il and the braves had Acuna, and Riley, but they don't so for me they are on the next tier. Which has the mets, Guardians braves dodgers, brewers, d-backs and O's. Although the d-backs are the worst of the bunch.
This Braves/Mets double header action is a fan's dream! 2 games for the price of one. And with any luck, the #3 wildcard comes out of this mess and has to front up a position player to start game 1 of the WC series vs Milwaukee.
I still think the mets will probably have to go to Atlanta, but if they beat the brewers 2/3 and the d-back lose 2/4. the mets are in. Doesn't matter what atlanta does. Mets still can easily take care of business and at least setup there rotation where if they do this right severino can pitch Game 1 Manaea who should pitch friday, should pitch game 2, and Peterson can pitch game 3 with Quintana on stand by if a pitcher looks like he doesn't have it early. The mets still can be okay, if the d-backs lose tonight I'm gonna be happy. That is the team that I think should miss the playoffs at this point, you continue to talk about the mets pitching who I actually think is solid, if you want to see bad pitching just check out the d-back, if they can't win tonight with gallen they are in a world of trouble in my opinion which would make me happy Lets go giants and I'm not talking the football team. LOL.
The mets can win all 3 game in Milwaukee actually have there spot guaranteed have to take a trip to atlana, and than fly out to play SDP the next day, not because it matter for the mets, but because it matter for the braves.
Wouldn't that be nice? And easy to manage. Mendoza pins a not on ottavino's locker on Monday morning telling him he's starting game 1 and going 5 innings minimum. And if his pitch count is under 80, he's starting game 2 as well.
There is no scenario where a Mets clinch before Sunday is bad news, except for a freak injury. And the way it's looking now, if the DH on Monday is meaningful, it's likely that the Mets will avoid facing Sale and Fried.
The Mets should roll the dice on the #3 WC slot, even if it means playing down to it.
This Braves/Mets double header action is a fan's dream! 2 games for the price of one. And with any luck, the #3 wildcard comes out of this mess and has to front up a position player to start game 1 of the WC series vs Milwaukee.
Right now, there's no joy in being the #2 WC team in the NL. The Padres are healthy and playing well; they should roll the Braves, Mets or Snakes in front of the home crowd. The #3 WC team has a better shot against the Brewers, much as it pains me to admit it.
Nasty Nestor to the 15 IL
Having 6 starters in a short series was one advantage the Yankees have should the starter falter.
Nestor scratched from his start tonite---to undergo MRI on left elbow---rats
The MM Brothers of 1961 have them beat in HRs and RBIs. The only thing they trail in is walks.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1961.shtml
It's a little early to claim they are the greatest pair ever imo.
Then look at Ruth and Gehrig in 1927.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1927.shtml
95, 254, 242
Total homers (95), walks (254) and RBIs (242) for Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge (https://www.mlb.com/player/592450) and Juan Soto. Judge has 55 homers, 129 walks and 138 RBIs, while Soto has 40 homers, 125 walks and 104 RBIs.
MLB has never seen a pair of teammates put up this kind of production (https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-juan-soto-an-all-time-great-hitting-duo). Judge and Soto are the first pair of teammates ever with at least 40 homers and 120 walks and the first pair with at least 100 RBIs and 120 walks. If we just look at the walks alone, then the only other pairs of teammates with at least 120 apiece were Eddie Joost (149) and Ferri
s Fain (136) of the 1949 Philadelphia A’s and Roy Cullenbine (137) and Eddie Lake (120) of the 1947 Detroit Tigers.
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Call the commissioner.
It's not Torres call; its the 3rd base coach to decide to send him.
Per the announcer, They are going to hold up Torres.
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/gleyber-torres-baserunning-blunder-costly-to-yankees
It's not like this is the first time Torres has run himself into an out.
Nobody said the braves were gonna roll over or did I expect that
Baseball once again is clueless. You like go play a DH on Monday. Well it is one thing to play a tough stretch in the mid of july. It is another thing to set it up so the team doesn't have a starting pitcher on tuesday.
Thing about it. If the mets don't play today and tomorrow, which they won't. And the braves don't play today, tomorrow, and friday which is very likely. The mets will have to use there 5 starter in 4 days, forget the travel for a second, who is pitching on tuesday for them. Now let me recreate it for the braves. The braves have 5 starters, if they use two on saturday, one on sunday, and two on monday. who is pitching for them tuesday and wednesday.
This could of been avoided with a neutral site. It is one thing to schedule DH in the middle of july, not having team blow out there bullpens, and have no starters, before they play a playoff game, there is very little scenario those game don't have to be played.
The mets can win all 3 game in Milwaukee actually have there spot guaranteed have to take a trip to atlana, and than fly out to play SDP the next day, not because it matter for the mets, but because it matter for the braves.
They could of play A DH yesterday the weather was perfect, they could of played monday both teams had days off. Thing about all the things they could of done to avoid this situation. Now they could push the playoff back to wednesday although to be fair that may help the mets it wouldn't help the braves if they make it.
Comparing playing a stretch of DH before a series in July for the Yankees, and playing A DH with a ton of travel, and blowing out your bullpen with no starters going into a playoff series is a bit different, nobody wants to call up a minor league pitcher to pitch a playoff game. it is okay if you do that a game in july, not so much a game in october. All is just my opinion of course.
And decides to score all by himself. The look on his face afterwards was priceless. I hope Boone didn't see that. lol.
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/gleyber-torres-baserunning-blunder-costly-to-yankees
The Braves are battling for a WC spot. They are not about to roll over and play dead. As for the weather, play 2 on Monday. Yankees went through a stretch where they were playing double headers in back to back weeks earlier.
Padres clinch playoff with triple play leaving Ohtani on deck
Padres clinch playoffs with triple playhttps://www.mlb.com/news/padres-beat-dodgers-on-triple-play-to-end-game?
so he got into a rundown between home and 3rd as the tying run with 2 outs to "protect Soto"----OK--my bad LOL
good video of play at 50 second mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hiZ4MuSZoc
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Go easy. Your man was just trying to help a player in need.
“It was a big play,” Torres said. “I just tried to protect Soto, but I feel like I have to be a little more aggressive.
Lindor is probably gonna finish 2nd in the MVP race, and the unquestioned leader of the team. They got away with it for a week, they will not get away with it forever, he is too important of a player. It doesn't matter who the replacement are. It is gonna hurt and hurt badly. He needed in my opinion to back no later than today. And too be honest even if he does come back, he hasn't seen live pitching in a week and 1/2 now which will mess with his timing most likely, and how compromised is he gonna be. Last time he came back, he came back for two innings and than was gone for a week and 1/2 and counting.
There lineup is down Jeff mcneil, now it is down Lindor (Which is the real loss). After awhile that does matter.
Furthermore there rotation to be fair severino wasn't even that bad tonight, first we had alvarez getting in the way to start that inning should of been 1 out there. The laurano hit was super lucky. Albies hit the ball weakly. Outside of Harris The ball wasn't hit that hard off him. He was laboring, and not putting people away, but he also had help with Alvarez, what about Acuna forcing Severino to throw what another 10-15 pitches that inning in the 1rst thanks to not turning a dp, one lindor would of made in my opinion. Now to be fair Acuna has done well considering the spot he has been dropped in, but lets not forget he has allready had a few issues back there, which Lindor probably wouldn't of had. And yes he is green so you have to expect that, but you also expect in the most important games of the year to have your MVP Candidate. Lets go with playing at least.
But me and you disagree on this rotation. Severino is a decent pitcher despite tonight which wasn't great, but also unucky. Quintana is a solid back of the rotation starter at this point in his career. Peterson has really come into his own, and has been really good this year. And Manaea Has been a ace, I don't think your giving him enough credit. That is not a bad rotation. It is a good one in my opinion. So I continue to disagree with your take on that. And this offense right now lost the most important piece so against really good pitching it is gonna struggle a little it really is that simple. I don't think sometimes people realize how one bat can affect the balance and turn something from good to not so great. Just ask the the royals what happened to them when they lost the 1b? It changed everything for them. And with Lindor it is more than just the numbers, he talks to the other fielder the pitchers, etc. hard to lead when your not on the field. As I always said you can sometimes mask the loss for a short period. But in the long run it will catch up to you. The good news is he looked like he would PH today in the 9th so maybe he can DH the next game whenever that is with the weather and all.
To be fair though David Peterson and Sean Manaea are the two best pitchers I would want on the mound. And that is what the mets have in the next two days. Granted I don't see them pitching the next two days because of the rain. because baseball has a plan I guess to have them play a DH on Monday. Why not move this series is baffling to me, but so far they haven't done it. which amazes how they cannot know there is a hurricane bearing down on the area.
To atlanta too. I mean if they don't play the next three days. You have the braves play 5 games in a 3 day period? In what word is that good idea. Although My heart goes out to the braves if that is the case.
The good news is the d-back lost again, so that helps, and you think the mets pitching is bad. Take a look at the d-backs. All is just my opinion of course. Still Can't believe that baseball hasn't moved this series it is absolute insanity to have it this way. if the mets have to play tuesday or braves, they won't have a starting pitcher for crying out loud in a playoff game, and is guaranteed 1 of them at the least will be playing in the playoffs. The braves might even be set up worse they wouldn't have a starting pitcher tuesday and wednesday if friday is washed out as well. how baseball can't see that happening is baffling to me, because it is painfully obvious at this point, yet they are asleep at the wheel so far. Still can get a DH or play a game thursday at neutral site, this is insanity to do this in my opinion, but that is what baseball has done. Both teams had off days monday, tuesday they could of played a DH, they could move the series, how many things they could do and there answer is to do that stuff on monday. Basically makes both the braves and mets compromsied in my opinion if they do advance in my opinion.
The Good: runners on 1st and 2nd, Gleyber with a clutch rbi ground rule double in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs to cut the lead to 2, his 3rd hit of the night
we can skip the bad and go right to
The Ugly: the next batter is Soto who, with runners on 2b and 3b, ropes one to RF to cut the lead to one---and somehow Gleyber, who started the play on 2B, decides to try to score after the throw comes to the plate and relayed to 2b with Soto sliding in safe---the return throw beats Gleyber by 40 feet and he is tagged out in a rundown to end the inning---oh, yeah Judge was in the on deck circle while this lunacy occurred...
Well, you could do a lot worse than Iglesias and Acuna as fill-ins for Lindor. They've more than carried thier weight for the Mets since Lindor's injury. Mets have bigger problems than Lindor missing games. Maybe it's a Stearns thing, but I don't see the Mets as a pitching/defense playoff team. More of a regular season team. Like the Brewers. Mets line-up is solid until it disappears against a hot pitcher, which the Mets can't match with any authority and consistency.
Apparently they should have not chosen luis severino. Man did he stink tonight. Seriously they choose the right 3 in my opinion, but today is a miserable performance, considering you have sale on the mound coming up. Can't say I wanted the series to start like this. I can't stand the Braves.
I wonder what the mets/braves will do. I get they will get the game in tonight, but the next two days good luck. Can't play a DH on Monday (That would be a disaster for both teams). I have no idea why baseball hasn't moved this to texas along with the royals on friday. How in the world are they gonna play with that weather. And you can compromosie team where they have to play dh going into a playoff game the following day.
He's having a phenomenal year---that would be icing on the cake, along with the playoffs of course.
'nother Fun Fact: If Witt gets four more extra base hits in his final six games ... he would become MLB's All Time Leader for Extra Base Hits by a shortstop in a single season. If he gets three he'd tie Alex Rodriguez for the top spot, and if he gets one, he'd have the second most All Time by a Shortstop (at the moment he's tied for the second spot).
silly fun fact: If Witt does get three plus extra base hits, he'd become the first MLB player EVER in the "Thirty (SB's) - All Time Leader In ExBH's at a Position" Club.
https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/what-shortstop-has-the-most-extra-base-hits-in-a-single-season
Look on the bright side the Red Sox haven't spent half the money as the Yankees have and continue to not win it all.
Lindor is out of the lineup again. The fact that he still isn't back now is very very concerning. I do believe the Mets will need lindor for ultimate success at some point. Surprised they have gotten away with this so far. But so much for 3-5 days. It is now heading towards a week and half and still no sight of him. Yikes.
Considering how badly the CWS suck it was a good pick up for them for free.
Just another player from a long list that the Yankees have treated like crap.
or Robbie Cano's gopher...
Nor had the Rocket. Or Giambi. Or A-roid.
never heard of it
the good 'ol days when even your clubhouse guys were on steroids----
Lol. Does the word BALCO mean anything to you?
the good 'ol days when even your clubhouse guys were on steroids----but there was some good news in 2004 as Arsenal, the Invincibles, went undefeated...
c'mon, the Black Knight would be disappointed in your attitude----the schedule is in your favor---none of the 4 teams you need to pass in the final 6 games play each other so sweep and you have a chance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA
Along with Galito and Whitlock but injuries happen. Our pitching started out great but hit the wall after the Allstar break. Oh and I’d like to see Story play more than one month at least
Casas uninjured for a full season might have been enough to snag a WC.
yup and with another disastrous season under our belt he will probably pass him this week. The only good thing is we found out we have some descent young players in Abreau, Rafaela, and Hamilton (no idea about Grissom as he was hurt all year). Fitts hopefully will be a undiscovered late season gem and he has not let up a run in his first 15.1 innings of his MLB career.
Pretty much a lock he won't lead the league in saves...
Impressive---Witt's got a shot at him in doubles
Should ensure that the White Sox do lose more than 120 games in 2025.
Fun Fact: Jared Juran is leading the AL in doubles and triples. That has been done only once before by Ty Cobb
"If you can't make it here, you can't make it anywhere"
Marinaccio claimed off waivers by the White Sox...
Sounds like a classic comedy skit opener. His agent calls and says, 'I have some good news and bad news"
Marinaccio claimed off waivers by the White Sox...
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Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
We're born again, there's new grass on the field.
A-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way i feel.
Chorus:
Oh, put me in, coach - i'm ready to play today;
Put me in, coach - i'm ready to play today;
Look at me, i can be centerfield.
Well, i spent some time in the mudville nine, watchin' it from the bench;
You know i took some lumps when the mighty casey struck out.
So say hey willie, tell ty cobb and joe dimaggio;
Don't say "it ain't so", you know the time is now.
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Yeah! i got it, i got it!
Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes;
You know i think it's time to give this game a ride.
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun;
(pop) it's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!
John Fogerty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raSJDLv-Wpg&feature=related
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"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.
This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray.
It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.
Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."
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