Please. Just another small market team shaded by a MLB billboard player. You get used to this when you're a fan of any team outside of NY, LA, or sometimes Chicago.

After the game, however, crew chief Andy Fletcher owned up to it being the incorrect call.
"On the field, we got together and did the best that we could to come up with the correct answer. After looking at it off the field in replay, it appears that the call was missed," Fletcher told a pool reporter. "It should’ve been called interference because it wasn’t a natural part of his slide.

Hey, at least the umps conceded that they blew the call, which doesn't happen that often in baseball. IMO, for some hack reporter to try and make the play legitimate in the context of baseball tradition is just another sign that too many pRicks are paid to write about baseball in NY.

Great to see the O's back on top in the AL East. Without Soto, this Yankees team is just a continuation of the 2023 version.

Like the Brewers, your team is regressing to the norm. They weren't as bad as their first week suggest, nor as good as their 2nd and 3rd weeks.
You have a .500 team, give or take a few games. The hitting has been generally terrible from the guys you count on most, but that should improve too.
Wendle and Houser et al are role players. They're not going to make or break the season.

With 3 hits tonight, the Mets have plenty of ineptitude to go around.

Severino looking like CY material through 7 tonight. Definitely a guy who knows he needs a big year if he's going to get paid big $$ as a FA in 2025. Could be the bargain of the 2024 pitching acquisitions if this continues.

"starting"?

No Burnes or Woodruff.

If Wade Miley going down to TJ surgery is hugely consequential to your season... that's when you know you got serious pitching issues.

Quality thump. The message on Ross has been clear for the Brewers. Not sure what they can do about it, but I'd hate to see them waste a decent season in a winnable division because they won't pay up for 2 serviceable arms.

Got you right where we want you for the bottom of the 9th. 14 to tie, 15 to win

I know what you mean about Houser. In Milwaukee, even as a #5 he was only good for 4 innings at best. His one decent season ended up with a 3 run HR to Joc Pederson to lose a game in the playoffs against the Braves in 2021. That was on Counsell for leaving a righty in against a guy who crushes righties, but Houser did his part well.
You do need innings though, and the lack of starting pitching is going to be a bigger factor now that April is finished and overworked bullpens can't keep up the innings total. It's happening in Milwaukee right now.

Nothing wrong with Tonkin. Hope to see him in the 10th today!

He's not the first youngster to be sent down and he won't be the last. After a hot start for the Crew, Jackson Chourio is down to .205, with a strikeout rate approaching Gallo's. They'll hang with him for now, mainly because Yelich is injured and there's nobody exactly tearing it up in the Milwaukee outfield. A change to either of those situations might determine Chourio's time with the big boys. Then again, maybe he'll start hittting!

Either way, helluva game 1 vs the Yankees. Back and forth all night long. Hope Judge doesn't wake up til next week.

Mason Miller?? Where did this guy come from? Filthiest stuff I've seen this season. He made the Yankees look terrible.

Meanwhile, Gary Sanchez takes Chapman deep for a Brewers winner. Comeback player of the year now has his average up to .189!

O's have tried a day off for Holliday a couple of times and it hasn't worked. They're winning, which is probably why he hasn't been sent down yet, but you gotta wonder how long they can stick with him. It can't be good for Holliday's mental well-being- it's hard enough for seasoned veterans like Judge to manage a slump, but for a kid?

Today the Mets displayed the strategy that will become the norm this season for all Dodger opponents: 8 walks to Betts, Ohtani and Freeman. Smith is a force, but if you get beat by Outman, Muncy and Lux, so be it. I love to see the Dodgers paying so much for a .500 team, though it'll suck to see Roberts fired in a few weeks.

The Brewers aren't slowing down a bit. Gonna enjoy it while it lasts.

Probably signed as company for Voit!

It's only April. Sox have shown they'e quite capable of big streaks during the season. Heck, they put up 3 separate 5 game losing streaks last year!

Looks like MLB is laying the groundwork for a Bauers return:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39958530/trevor-bauer-accuser-indicted-fraud-arizona

Forget about Torres tonight. With a bit of luck, you'll get to see Volpe try and complete the platinum sombrero.

Brewers usually get off to a hot start, and this year was no different. Sadly, the holes in the pitching staff are starting to shine through, just as Yelich has his first back issue of the season.
Much as I like Wade Miley, a team like Milwaukee can't possibly survive the loss of Burnes and Woodruff and expect to compete. Gotta enjoy any hot streaks while they last!

Wendle comes through!

Terrible news if Baty goes down. He was really playing with confidence, for the first time. I'm looking at all the hype over Holliday being promoted to the bigs in Balty...sort of reminds me of the pressure on Baty early on. Seems like the spectre of demotion to AAA weighs heavy on the kids who don't get off to a decent start after being called up.

Mets with one hit so far tonight. Must be the letdown after reaching .500

John Sterling retires. Effective immediately. That's a shock, even for us non Yankee fans. Hope he's okay. That'll be a tough voice in the booth to replace.

He looked great. Mets have picked it up since the disastrous start, though in all fairness, they had to open the season against the Brewers, so no shame in a home opening series loss there.

Great to see some excitement in KC. They went hard for mid/lower tier FAs, and so far, with the exception of Renfroe, it's looking good. That AL Central is up for grabs; no reason why KC can't compete with Detroit and Cleveland if they stay healthy.

Brewers are killing it in the NL Central. They're actually scoring some runs this season, which is very unlike them. If they can hang tough until the all-star break, a rotation boost at the deadline could be the final piece to take that division.

And how about them Mets? Bader is hitting, Seve is pitching like a guy in his walk year, Baty has found his mojo with the leather at third. .500 could happen this weekend.

It's definitely a tad easier to hide Stanton when you start 6-2, but with Soto coming down to earth and the grind of 162 games kicking in, Stanton will become a bigger white elephant in that line up. IMO, the Yanks will part ways with him just after the all-star break, if they're in contention and Stanton is still south of .200 with single digit HRs. Big deal. Eat the cash and be done with him. Just another name on the list of very rich men with mediocre baseball skills whose agents were lucky enough to bump up against Brian Cashman.

Across town, Lindor has become a very real problem in the 2 hole. At 2-6, the Mets can't wait for him to figure it out. A couple of more disasterous weeks and the season could be lost. He needs to sit. Or bat 9th if you want his glove on the field, but I'd start with a day off for him.

Can't believe the pitch Pete hit out. It was so out of the zone...and his balance was awkward. Pure power.

Yup. Definitely needed that win today. Pete got his part done. He'll put up monster numbers this year IMO. And the pitching has looked decent.

Hopefully it's the start of a quick climb to break even.

Was that an ex-Brewer who just won the Mets their first game??!! Dang!! Who signed that guy??

With Nimmo and Lindor combining for less than a .100 BA, Joey Wendle is hardly the probelm.

You have the best stories! If I can ask, how did you get access to so many insiders? Work?

Ask and ye shall receive: you wanted rotation depth, here it is LMAO:

https://nypost.com/2024/04/03/sports/mets-sign-julio-teheran-after-kodai-senga-tylor-megill-injuries/

Genius! Think that call was all Boone, or did the 24 year-old Yale PhD in the broom closet full of computers make a quick call to the dugout?

You can say the same for Rizzo and Judge. Time to shake up the line up.

Can't say I agree. Yanks are 6-1. Not sure how Judge would respond to walking into the locker room and seeing himself pencilled into the 8 spot in the line-up, but I don't see any boost in team morale.

162 games.

Definitely can make the case that the $300 million dollar payroll in the Bronx is much craftier than the $300 million payroll in Flushing.

Early days. I get your frustration. Who likes starting 0-4? Except maybe Billy Beane.

Nothing like a little winning streak to start the season.
5 games in and Boonie is the MOY front runner, the head chef Cashy has finally found the secret sauce (Verdugo?!! Really??!) and Juan Soto is looking like a certain platinum glove winner.

Only 157 more to play. What could possibly go wrong in the Bronx?

....against a lineup that I don't think will be any good

If the playoffs started today!! Brewers have a fine line up. Lots of hungry scrappers with AAA options they don't want to see exercised. The Mets? Yeah, they weeded out some big, stupid money pitching, but that line up is still bloated. $162,000,000 for Nimmo is waayyyy to much. $50,000,000 for McNeil???

I see Pete having a monster walk-season year. Lindor has always been worth his paycheck Marte? $78,000,000?? Hard to see value for money there, IMO. I'm certainly right there with Houser, Bader and Taylor.

More to the point is the pitching staff. The Crew hasn't had a decent line up in years. Not as bad as Cleveland, but not too far off. That's not always what keeps you playing in October.

Cashman traded for Berti so that he could save a few hundred bucks on uniforms. I'm sure a clubhouse attendant is unstiching the jerseys where it used to say 'Kiner-Falefa" even as I type.

Not a bad time to be a Snakes fan. They've certainly upped the ante in the NL west. Colorado is the only team in the division whose season will end in May this year.

Is his Dodgers contract guaranteed? Is Wander Franco's contract guaranteed?

"Ippei has been stealing money from my account and has been telling lies," Ohtani said. "I never bet on sports or have willfully sent money to the bookmaker."

Anyone care to weigh in on why the word "willfully" was included in the above sentence and what the sentence actually means?