Colorado Rockies 1976

FINALLY Lindor does something.

Yep, same ol same ol. Seen this game a million times in Met history. Guess we’ll see if they have a comeback in them.

Heaven forbid either Nimmo or Marte put the fvcking bat on the ball with runners on second and third. That’s what makes today’s game so infuriating at times…the lack of two-strike adjustments by so many hitters.

fvcking Lindor…maybe this guy shouldn’t be batting third at the moment? Still, nice to have a 4-0 lead over Yamamoto and the Dodgers so far.

Seriously there's two DBAs that seem to have endless coaching lives: Dumb But Ancient in Lindy Dumb But Angry in Hynes

I don’t fully hate them but not a fan by any stretch. I would’ve gone without names on the back for these. The 1920s-style font is OK but can’t say I love it. A 3 out of 10 from me. If the names were removed, maybe a 3.5 or 4.

What I hate about some of Fitz's recent quotes is that almost from the BEGINNING he clearly didn't like some things that he saw, but the way to deal with all of that was to...do next to nothing?! At the very least, I would've shortened Lindy's leash considerably if I had observed that from the same first-hand perspective that Fitz had. If you see patterns developing that you don't like, here's a crazy idea...maybe ADDRESS IT?! I know Lou is past his prime and I wouldn't want him back, but think if he saw the same sh!t, that any of that would've flown under his watch? No fvcking way. Anyway, goes back to the same thing at this point...it's all about the actions now. That's why I'm trying not to make TOO much of these quotes for now. But they're not making Fitz look great at the moment.

Yeah simple case of individual “Is it really worth it to me?” preference, where there’s no right or wrong; people spend whatever disposable income they have on the things that makes sense to them. I don’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to spend a lot of money to attend a sporting event, especially since there’s expenses beyond that (such as parking, for starters). Once it became increasingly clear that the Devils weren’t turning this thing around, I almost completely stopped going, after having gone plenty in the first four months. I don’t mind paying to go (especially since I enjoy the time spent with my daughter, who I go with most of the time), but it gets to a point where if they‘re going to be a hot mess most nights, I can watch that at home, save the money and time spent driving to and from the Rock, and just change the channel when I’ve had enough.

As Yogi would say…it’s getting late early. He’ll be 25 in July…he still strikes out a LOT and he’s put up an insanely unsustainable BABIP for the season (.583). It’s obviously small sample stuff to date but let me see if he’s putting up decent numbers by late July - early August. Another way to look at it: one team has already given up on him. When you’re a 6OA pick you’ll get multiple chances. But he’s gotta really start showing something soon. The early signs this season point to him being lucky as opposed to being better.

I’d be stunned if any seats down there were anywhere near under $100 ea. I buy most of my tix off Stubhub and when I do, it’s usually for the Lofts. I did buy center ice club seats for the final game, and before fees they were $177 ea (included the buffet). I used to just walk up to the ticket booth at BBA and buy tix right there for most games. I was broke in my youth but I never found the price to be overly prohibitive, and I could always find affordable seats.

In case anyone's curious, $17 back in 1982 is equivalent to about $55 in today's money. Sadly like many things, ticket price inflation for many things entertainment has a way out of outpacing general inflation.

Yeah I'm not a Licata guy...when I think "obnoxious Noo Yawk blowhard", he comes to mind for sure. But I think he does have a point re: Soto. Soto's not exactly impossible to strike out but he definitely has a better chance of putting the ball in play than Judge. Judge has whiffed in 28.5% of his plate appearances for his career...Soto's at 17.1%. If I'm as good at the plate as Soto is, I'm not leaving it up to a guy who's not as good of a hitter as I am (even though Judge obviously has more power). Soto has the ability to do more than leave it up to the next guy in certain key spots.

I watched the video and started welling up, I admit it...you could even see that the players were really fighting it. The older woman in the crowd who was crying got me too, but once I saw the woman waving the flag...man that one REALLY got me. When the Mets played the Marlins the game after Jose Fernandez passed, I'm pretty sure that's the most emotional that I felt watching a sporting event...in the pregame show (just after a tribute to Fernandez), Gary Cohen's voice just cracks and you can tell that he's just barely keeping it together...even now if I watch that, it still gets me. And then Dee Gordon hits a leadoff home run and is bawling as he's circling the bases and his teammates and the fans are all in tears...I actually had to leave the room for a while.

I feel for the fans and others in a big way, but the Yotes aren’t the first franchise to move and they won’t be the last. Our own Devils are already on their third stop since 1974 and almost moved to Nashville. Hell, in this case, Arizona got their team because the original Jets left Winnipeg. As raw as it is, fan emotion won’t ever be enough to keep certain franchises in their current locations…like you alluded to, lots of moving parts that lead to this actually happening.

Man the woman waving the flag who was crying...that was heartbreaking to see.