Matt & Jacob & Wheeler & Pray for Noah: The 2015 "Sustainable Model" New York Mets

Sandy sez the team has the "capacity" to win 10 more games this year, and claims he couldn't get a better SS without trading Syndergaard.

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/2/5/7984757/mets-season-preview-sandy-alderson-questions-event

http://risingapple.com/2015/02/04/sandy-alderson-implies-refusal-deal-noah-syndergaard-prevented-mets-acquiring-shortstop/

i like flores & think the need to get a better ss talking point has been really overblown

the glove worries me more than the bat.

Manfred: Mets "can" spend, I'mma not gonna make em.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/97285/new-commish-weighs-in-on-mets-issues

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/11/matt-harvey-is-the-new-york-bureau-chief-for-the-players-tribune

nice

the path to 89 wins

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/97303/the-2015-mets-a-40-war-scenario

turk wendell currently answering questions on the mets' twitter

espn.com's Schoenfeld sees 86 wins and a WC this year

*schoenfeld

Ojeda out, Nelson Figueroa in as SNY analyst. Comedy has-been unhappy.

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2015/02/jerry_seinfeld_is_still_furious_abou_mets_broadcas.html

Here's a contemplative piece from the ThePlayersTribune.com's New York City Bureau Chief:

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/matt-harvey-my-gap-year/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByuJfdTIgAAzZS3.jpg

Terry Collins left camp due to the death of his father. He was 95.

(In '62, Stengel's dad was dead at the present time.)

oblique injury for Duda

from Chris Mosch at BP:

As it’s currently constructed, the Mets’ rotation is a crowded place. Terry Collins has six hurlers returning to camp who made starts for the team last season, plus the return of Matt Harvey. But the Mets skipper didn’t waste much time revealing how he expects his starting rotation to shake out, telling reporters on Wednesday that Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Jonathan Niese and Bartolo Colon are his likely starting five. That leaves Dillon Gee and Rafael Montero on the outside looking in while confirming that the chances of youngsters Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz starting the year with the big-league club are extremely slim.

However, Collins made it clear that the organization won’t rush the development of their young arms at the expense of team needs; should a rotation spot at the big-league level open up due to injury or poor performance, the skipper told Marc Carig of Newsday, among others, that it’s Gee who is next in line. This comes after general manager Sandy Alderson told the media last week that neither Syndergaard nor Matz is a candidate for the Mets bullpen, indicating that neither pitcher will get the call until he truly shows he has nothing left to prove in the minors.

that's a fearsome rotation, potentially.

plus another few months of watching Bartolo batting/'running'

i liked him as a player but dude is like top-5 worst analyst in mlb ugh

Welcome Mets fan favorite Cliff Floyd @CliffFloyd30 to the @SNYtv family! See his debut at 10pm on @Mets Hot Stove

well i don't have cable and didn't watch those shows when i had it.

Collins hoping Lagares can lead off.

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/2/28/8126411/new-york-mets-lineup-leadoff-sport-terry-collins-juan-lagares

wright, parnell getting all red-ass on syndergaard

@MarcCarig 6 minutes ago
As Wright scolded Syndergaard, Parnell took his plate, still piled with food, tossed it into a nearby trash can.

a tale of grown men getting upset about a sandwich that threatened their tenuous, invented hierarchy

athletes as grown men, interesting concept

i don't mind what wright did, but who the fuck does bobby parnell think he is

on the bright side, it largely overshadowed daniel murphy talking shit about teh gays on the day that billy bean visited camp

much ado about who cares

Daniel Murphy's "lifestyle" is walking about 30x a year and hitting ten HR

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_WFFWjUgAA7hYx.png

Matt Reynolds at SS?

http://nypost.com/2015/03/07/mets-reynolds-turning-heads-making-push-for-flores-job/

MRI for Josh Edgin, not lookin good.

prospect matthew bowman is interesting, nerdy: http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/3/9/8177935/mets-matt-bowman-prospect-sabermetrics-stats

elbow tendinitis for Edgin, TJ 'considered'

mets have settled out of court with former vp leigh castergine

Bummer

what shall we change thread title to? cuz i have zero doubt all their pitchers except Bartolo are tearing something this year.

@AnthonyDiComo
Sandy Alderson said #Mets had been forewarned by doctors as early as last season that Wheeler's elbow was a concern.

It's particularly fair to question why Wheeler was fourth in the NL in pitches per start last season. At age 24. In his first full season. Pitching for a team that fell out of contention.

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/new-york-mets-zack-wheeler-injury-doesn-t-derail-team-s-chances-031615

Bartolo starts opener in D.C.

Murphy very likely to open season on DL.

I missed this a couple weeks ago.

http://metsmerizedonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mets-billboard-final-400x201.png?6c20df

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/03/04/ya-gotta-leave-mets-fan-goes-after-ownership-with-billboard/

have crappy middle infield range? mini-shifts!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/mets-try-new-trick-on-defense-predicting-where-ball-will-be-hit-1427314056

Report: Mets cut ballpark security to save money

counting on few fistfights til September Mets-Stanks series

Collins hinted that he might use a lineup with the pitcher batting eighth, Juan Lagares ninth, and Curtis Granderson leading off.

Matt Harvey is 26 today. Getting a little too Namath-like off the field for socialists to love:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/03/matt-harvey-mets-superstar.html

Harvey, reclining, his hair still glistening from a vigorous shampooing, wants to be helpful.

that is some very descriptive language

@msimonespn
Michael Cuddyer turns 36 today.

Only 2 Mets position players have had a 2.0 WAR season at 36 or older

Jose Valentin
Moises Alou

averaging 6.8 runs/game in their last 19 (spring) games

cuddyer with his sixth homer

start spreading the news

Kevin Long, the Granderson miracle worker

Adam Rubin:

The New York Mets addressed a left-handed relief void Monday, trading for Padres southpaw Alex Torres. Minor league right-hander Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later are headed to San Diego.

The Mets again addressed that void later Monday in a trade with the Washington Nationals, acquiring left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins for outfielder Matt den Dekker.

Left-hander Sean Gilmartin, a Rule 5 pick from the Minnesota Twins, is likely to make the Opening Day roster even with the acquisition of Torres. He is not considered a lefty specialist, however.

torres was really nasty in 2013 I think? w/ tampa

torres isn't a lefty specialist either -- he has reverse splits

lagares extension!

harvey's final spring stats: 22.2 IP, 21 K, 1 BB, 1.19 ERA

if Duda is back in the groove, this lineup is p damn good.

The Mets' booth Grumpy Ex-Jocks are getting downright hilarious whenever the pitch limits / career-high IPs come up.

Hernandez: "It is what it is. I abstain."

Darling: "There were hormones in the milk when I was a kid."

‏@AdamRubinESPN
Terry Collins says Matt Harvey may go fewer than 5 innings in his next two starts.

10 of remaining 13 games against the Braves, Reds and Phillies

trying santeria too

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/matts-case

WRIGHT

first opp-field HR since 2013

harvey brought out to start the 7th with a 5 run lead

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

3 outs

@Reds
Ninth inning time. Reds trail 7-2.
How ya doing, Mets fans?? 14m

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBjPm_C-53E

cespedes celebration dance dot gif

Uribe may miss the postseasom

Niese, Colon out of bullpen?

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/9/26/9401763/new-york-mets-jon-niese-bartolo-colon-bullpen-clinch-playoffs

deGrom needs 3 K for 200

Dave Cameron finds the Mets formidable

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-mets-are-a-scary-playoff-team/

Matz w/ a stiff back from sleeping on couch, reportedly

Harvey plan: to start once in NLDS

Driving to Work With Keith Hernandez, the Real Mr. Met

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/fashion/mens-style/mets-keith-hernandez.html

They talked once in the general manager’s office. Mr. Alderson laid out spread sheets of Mr. Hernandez’s at-bats on his desk.

“He says, ‘Keith, we’re just looking for hitters like you,’ ” Mr. Hernandez says. “I told him: ‘Sandy, I had a good eye but I didn’t go up there looking to walk. I swung the bat.’ ”

is deGrom really not starting vs WAS? Twelve days off seems awfully dicey for the Division Series start.

@kirkmin
According to two sources, NESN is interested in Ron Darling as Dave O'Brien's partner for Sox telecast next year.

Collins began to question the prudence of placing Steven Matz in the Division Series rotation, especially if the southpaw does not pitch this weekend. Matz is dealing with upper-back stiffness on his right side. Collins noted that if Matz is included in the opening-round roster and then is unable to pitch and is replaced, rules stipulate that he would be ineligible for the NLCS as well.

With those insights from Collins in mind, let's now project Bartolo Colon in the NLDS rotation instead of Matz, which opens a bullpen spot for Sean Gilmartin.

http://espn.go.com/blog/newyork/mets/post/_/id/111388/mets-nlds-roster-projection-2-0

Cespedes leaves game after HBP on hand, hold yr breath

no break, contusions to two fingers

@AdamRubinESPN
Juan Uribe has shown "very little" improvement and is seeing a doctor today. Doesn't sound promising for NLDS availability.

apparently the ron darling to NESN thing ain't happening, which i am tooooootally fine with

like to think Mets want that homefield over LAD, but Terry trotted out Cuddyer 1B, Nieuwenhuis RF, Campbell 3B, Plawecki C today and got shut out.

actually Kirk N got 3 of the 6 hits, so my apologies to him

New York Mets reliever Hansel Robles has been suspended three games for throwing in the direction of the head of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp during the sixth inning of Wednesday's game.

The suspension applies only to the regular season, not the playoffs. So, if appealed, any remaining suspension would roll over to next season.

i'd really prefer they call this game i have tix for (and see Virginia Plain another time)

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/you-can-take-yo-la-tengo-to-a-mets-game-but-you-cant-m-1734261734

cool shirt, ira

they're playing the Kings Theater in Brooklyn during LDS Game 2, probably

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQVfMbjUEAAkdm-.jpg:large

^most likely Game 4 starter

@AdamRubinESPN 35s35 seconds ago
Nats told split doubleheader Saturday -- 1:10 pm./7:10 pm, per Mark Zuckerman. #mets #nats

‏@AdamRubinESPN
Sandy Alderson says there's still no clarity about whether MLB would have the Mets play Monday if games cannot be completed this weekend.

i have a second ticket available for 1:10 if anyone likes windy games.

exchangeable for next year, so i'm not going

haven't scored in 23 innings

possibly related: Seinfeld will be in the TV booth for the second game.

the idea that this lineup might score off Scherzer is fanciful

no hits thru 5

Shitty Saturday may not be over; Dodgers get LDS homefield if they win tonight.

@jonahkeri Oct 3
Clearly audible yell from stands over Max Scherzer no-hitter celebration, "GET OFF MY FIELD, ASSHOLE" #LGM

Tristan H. Cockcroft ‏@SultanofStat

Mets IP increases (playoffs included, compared to previous high):

Syndergaard +65-2/3
Harvey +37-2/3
deGrom +37-1/3
Matz +15-2/3

copying and pasting here but this is a pretty fuckin great season from a guy who was pretty maligned from the start of his contract

Curtis Granderson - .259/.364/.457 with 26 home runs, 70 RBI, and 98 runs scored

happy anniversary of the cuddyer signing

must you?

@Mets
.@MookieWilsonNY1 will be taking over our account in a half hour! Get your questions in using #AskMookie.

good thing i'm mookieproofed

17 years ago today, the mets acquired armando benitez from baltimore

15 years ago today, the mets signed turk wendell to a three-year deal worth $9,999,999.99

happy 63rd, Dan Warthen

https://twitter.com/MattDunnSNY/status/690224142889701376

Mets retire Piazza's #31 on July 30

july 3 is cespedes compression sleeve day