Altchek's Office Alumni: 2017 New York Mets

serious question though, who's the better hitter: Tebow or Michael Jordan?

https://30letter.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/a-qa-with-adam-rubin-on-15-years-covering-the-mets-his-departure-from-espn-and-what-really-happened-with-omar-minaya

Illuminating! I don't know how those beat writers last these days.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6zogDJU0AA7YCq.jpg:small

the thor/batman thing is like 800 times more embarrassing than tebow

TEBOW GOT A HIT

off the ol' lobber, no less

btw is the Marvel Thor sposed to be the mythological Thor? cuz i grew up and don't know

times passes us all

you'll play enough, Wilmer

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/wilmer-flores-crying-lack-set-role-mets-article-1.3001602

tebow will start with class a columbia

"Tebow's story is so compelling -- from the BCS National Championships and the NFL playoffs to reinventing himself as a professional baseball player," Fireflies president John Katz said in a statement. "His humility, faith and unwavering commitment to better himself will bring a new dynamic to our clubhouse. Having a player that has achieved his level of success on two big stages will ultimately pay huge dividends for our players as they pursue their dreams of playing for the New York Mets."

the other south atlantic league teams are now alternating (on twitter) between trashing the pr stunt and noting when the fireflies will be in town

Jay Bruce embraces analytics

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/sports/baseball/jay-bruce-mets-hitting-data.html

i cannot beeleeve they might send him to AAA

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/michael-conforto-paying-dues-fight-mets-roster-spot-article-1.3004395

what will 92mph Harvey look like?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/imagining-the-new-matt-harvey/

Matz scratched from next start w/ elbow tenderness

Gsellman in rotation to start the year

@joe_sheehan
"Today, the #Mets signed Kevin McReynolds to a one-year deal. McReynolds, 57, will take over in right, with Conforto staying in Las Vegas."

seems unnecessary when bobby bonilla is already on the payroll

kinda lol'd @ the granderson nytimes h2o article but gotta stay hydrated

15 games for familia

cespedes has his own url-shortening domain, yoen.is

Ready for a new season/soap opera. No more injuries please? Does Ty Kelly deserve the 25th spot on the roster over Matt Reynolds? I don't know.

Glad to see my favorite Mets podcast, Panic City, is back as well: http://soundcloud.com/jykes7

going to opening day :-)

im parallel to the delta sky 360 club, pointed to mike piazza, and he smiled and gave me the peace sign, as he sipped a white wine

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8gOWvzWAAEklEZ.jpg:small

i see u johnny crunch

mets PBP om WOR guy just said the craziest shit - called Julio Teheran the ‘Breckin Meyer’ of Braves pitching prospects..

@MarcCarig
Looking ahead, Mets have some leeway with this Syndergaard blister. Could give extra day and pitch him Sunday if needed.

how close was Wilmer to home?

wait, safe on review?

def safe

big inning of bb's, then duda capped it

@AnthonyDiComo
Can confirm Seth Lugo has a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. But he does not need Tommy John surgery. For now, rest for Lugo.

mets sign desmond jennings to a minor league deal

how good was Rey Ordonez?

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/rey-ordez-and-the-outer-boundary-of-range

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Tim Tebow hit a two-run homer in the first at-bat of his minor league baseball debut for the Class A Columbia Fireflies on Thursday night.

Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, drilled a 2-1 pitch off the railing in left-center field, where a strong wind had been blowing out all day.

The homer came off Augusta left-hander Dominique Mazza and sent the sellout crowd at Spirit Communications Park into a frenzy of cheers.

Fans shouted "Te-Bow! Te-Bow!'' after the former University of Florida and NFL quarterback fouled off a pitch.

The chants grew louder as Tebow circled the bases on his homer, pumping his fist as he rounded second base.

BRUCE

eff the Phuckers

Mets six homerun games:
4/11/17 vs Phillies
4/19/16 vs Phillies
8/24/15 vs Phillies
4/19/05 vs Phillies
6/15/99 vs Reds
4/4/88 vs Expos

now seven! good night to be a mets fan. three hitters went a triple shy of the cycle.

smart enough to bench Reyes?

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/slumping-jose-reyes-may-be-headed-to-the-mets-bench-1.13451583

he's already at -0.6 fWAR, -0.8 bWAR

yoenis christ

Jay Bruce playing for a contract. If everything goes well this year, I would not be surprised if the Astros or Rangers try and sign him next year. It will be interesting to see how Bruce's career goes in his 30s, if he stays healthy and productive, I think he has a decent shot at 400 HRs.

Mets probably want Bruce to have a nice season, but not TOO nice a season where the NY media/fanbase insists he is signed up for a big NY extension.

Plus Conforto is currently giving plenty of reasons why he should be out there every day.

i mercifully saw v little of the last 3 games, but i'd say the bullpen is a work-in-progress.

Familia may not close upon his return Thursday

http://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2017/04/16/familia-may-not-start-closer/100545634/

Bullpen should be better with Familia back today, and hopefully Lugo later.

Jay Bruce playing 1B tonight, giving room for Conforto to play in the outfield.

altchek strikes back

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C99nbkqVoAAa4ZC.jpg

Good grief

and this is how mookieproof ended playing emergency SS for the new york mets on april 21, 2017

I think the DN writer is a bit confused about Matheny's skill set.

A Jacob deGrom stomach bug is forcing the Mets to shuffle their rotation, pushing the ace’s Friday start back to Sunday. Robert Gsellman will take the hill on Friday, with Matt Harvey going on Saturday.

hey great, guess what my last game of the season will be?

Anyhoo I'm much more worried about the Mets signing Career-Year Moutsakas for 3b than I am of their finding a manager "in the mold of Mike Matheny."

syndergaard is to pitch the first inning on saturday, followed by harvey

:o

i'm terrified

if the mets can score in the first, harvey will have a good shot at his first career blown save

i've never heard of this happening ever in baseball... let alone two pitchers of this stature?

the mets

happens all the time in the minors, generally when relievers rehab or they're trying to limit someone's innings

I've seen sugggestions that this is one way pitchers will routinely be utilized... IN THE FUTURE

i just am not seeing any gain in having Thor throw in the majors in the final 8 days.

also, re Matheny

all these years i had no idea fluent meant "categorically allergic to" https://t.co/3PR5XwWCda

— keithlaw (@keithlaw) September 21, 2017

Nothing I enjoy more more than the home run apple not rising after a home run and the fans relentlessly demanding it (with chants of "we want apple") to be raised. Happened again tonight!

current NY Post list of Mets managerial candidates

Robin Ventura
Chip Hale
Kevin Long
Super Joe McEwing
Alex Cora
Bob Geren

Dan Warthen also rumored to be walking the plank (musta injured all those pitchers).

player-manager david wright

Terry Collins will announce after game he is resigning as #Mets manager, staying with club in front-office role, source tells The Athletic.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 1, 2017

destroy season, Eternal Sunshine-style

Such a bummer about all the injuries, and then selling off most of the veterans in the last two months. Only solace in the end was getting to see extended looks at all the rookies/young guys. Still going to say I am looking forward to 2018 even though I have no idea what deals will be made in the off season.

mets hired tony defrancesco to manage triple-a las vegas

which doesn't mean much of anything except that he's the sort of good guy and minors manager the mets aren't usually able to attract

Breaking: New York @Mets will buy @SyracuseChiefs, bring its Triple-A team to Syracuse https://t.co/Wpa0Sec4Sj

— Mark Weiner (@MarkWeinerDC) October 9, 2017

thumbs up

thor gets a doc gooden comp in the new ZiPS
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-zips-projections-new-york-mets/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSbilM-UMAASRl1.jpg

celebrating in style

just like keith

Keith Hernandez arrives at @realDonaldTrump’s Mar-a-Lago for #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/JhaTr9k0yh

— George Bennett (@gbennettpost) January 1, 2018

Among the factors Jeff Wilpon cited in counting David Wright's insurance covered salary as part of the payroll is the cost of the policy, "which is not cheap."

— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) January 23, 2018

Jeff Wilpon said the Mets do not reinvest their David Wright insurance money back into the payroll because they must pay for the policy and for 25% of Wright's contract, and don't want to get caught way over budget in the event that Wright does return.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) January 23, 2018

sounds like a wilpon parody account tbh