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By all means Sandy just keep letting Reyes continue to be the useless fvck-up that he is.  Though Callaway seems equally clueless as to how much Reyes sucks now.

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17 minutes ago, '7' said:

Nido is another one I'm sick of looking at. He's hitting .150. He has no business on an MLB roster right now

Allegedly they brought him back up just cause they're so enamored with the way Mesoraco calls a game and does the defensive work they want Nido to learn from him.  But yeah we need Plaw back to get rid of Nido/Lobaton once and for all.  And re: Wheeler: 

 

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1 minute ago, NJDevs4978 said:

Allegedly they brought him back up just cause they're so enamored with the way Mesoraco calls a game and does the defensive work they want Nido to learn from him.  But yeah we need Plaw back to get rid of Nido/Lobaton once and for all.  And re: Wheeler: 

 

And the best game of his career game against Florida too as well. Complete game 1-0 shutout in front of 15 people at Marlins Park

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12 hours ago, NJDevs4978 said:

AJ Ramos is lolworthy at this point...another brilliant waste of our mid-market resources.

Keep in mind that mid and lower market bargains were supposed to be Sandy's strong suit.  With rare exceptions, he's been dreadful in that department...and I think a lot of it has to do with Sandy not really trying terribly hard or doing much research.  I'd say Colon was his best mid-tier signing by far.  Offhand I can't really think of many others that have worked out. 

Boomer and Gregg bringing up a very fair point this morning...about time the Mets stopped talking out of both sides of their mouths...can't talk about accountability, yet continue to give the lifeless stiff known as Jose Reyes seemingly endless time to pull out of his funk.  The guy has an OPS+ of 14...yes, FOURTEEN.  How much currency does a 34-game hot streak in absolute pure garbage time last season buy this guy?  Why has this zilch gotten to start in 31 games this season?  I know, Frazier on the DL has clearly contributed, but Reyes is bringing NOTHING to the table.  Not at the plate, not in the field, nothing at all.  And I'm not so sure I want a guy like him mentoring Rosario either, which seems to be Callaway's main defense for keeping him here. 

Oh, and speaking of dreadful OPS+, Nido is currently at 8.  EIGHT!  Agree '7', just stop it already.  Guy should NOT be in the majors right now, end of story. 

 

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Reading the tea leaves with Reyes it's probably Fred or Jeff who loves him and is the one stopping anything from happening. I can't really explain it any other way. Selective accountability. Which of course isn't accountability at all. It's dysfunction. Sandy is not what he used to be but he understands that sometimes his hands are tied and it's not entirely his fault the situation is what it is (the whole "What outfield" quip. Well yea he's not allowed to spend the money to build a proper outfield. That's not ALL on you. But he also didn't cultivate the talent within the system to fill that outfield either. Maybe Reyes is teachers pet to the Wilpons, but Sandy didn't do his part with bolstering the team with the necessary talent so that Reyes doesn't have to play such a big role

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12 hours ago, NJDevs4978 said:

AJ Ramos is lolworthy at this point...another brilliant waste of our mid-market resources.

It's like what did Sandy think was going to happen. He'd come here and magically find control? He is what he is. You can bring him into a situation with a man on 3rd 1 out and he'll strike out 2 guys. You can also bring him into a fairly comfortable lead and he'll throw 12 straight out of the zone and make the game a root canal

The results you get from him are very Robles like.

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19 minutes ago, '7' said:

It's like what did Sandy think was going to happen. He'd come here and magically find control? He is what he is. You can bring him into a situation with a man on 3rd 1 out and he'll strike out 2 guys. You can also bring him into a fairly comfortable lead and he'll throw 12 straight out of the zone and make the game a root canal

The results you get from him are very Robles like.

Sandy has always ignored BBs from relievers, as long as they can strike guys out (this is how sabermetricians tend to roll...they love pitchers who can K guys).  And of course Ramos is a hit suppressor...he only allows 6.5 H/9 IP for his career.  But he also walks 4.9 per 9...that's a LOT...and guys like him will be always be tough to watch, because they can come in throwing strikes, then have someone work them for a walk in a long AB, then suddenly they just lose the zone and never get it back.  And yeah, Ramos is never just going become a consistent strike-thrower...he is what he is and won't be changing his stripes.

38 minutes ago, '7' said:

Reading the tea leaves with Reyes it's probably Fred or Jeff who loves him and is the one stopping anything from happening. I can't really explain it any other way. Selective accountability. Which of course isn't accountability at all. It's dysfunction. 

And this is a serious problem.  Reyes is hurting the team and has done so more often than not since coming back, but he just gets to play and play and play...and the funny thing is that he clearly seems to think that he should be playing MORE, without coming right out and fully saying so.  We've been over it many times...there's too many automatic outs in the lineup.  Rosario is a bad offensive player early on in his career, but I get why he's out there.  When Reyes comes up with men on, you feel like there's just no chance...he's driven in one run this year...HIMSELF, on a HR.  I could understand the commitment to him if he had had a good year last year, but it took that garbage time run to turn a turd into something passably below-average...as late as August 13 last season, he was slashing .218/.283/.370 (.652 OPS...for comparison, Rosario is currently at .648 for his MLB career).  For a young SS with upside who looks like he'll be above-average defensively and you hope will at least be decent at the plate someday, like I said, I get giving Rosario lots of games and playing time.  But Reyes?  Like you said, selective (and in this case unexplainable) accountability really sets a lousy precedent. 

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Yet another '86 Met who can't stay out of trouble

https://nypost.com/2018/05/23/lenny-dykstra-busted-with-cocaine-after-pulling-gun-on-uber-driver-cops/

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According to the police report, the 55-year-old former major league player threatened to kill his Uber driver with a weapon after the driver refused to change the destination location on the ride share app. In response, the 47-year-old Uber employee drove to the police station where he crashed the vehicle and honked the horn to get police's attention.

Police did not seize any weapon in the vehicle, but remnants of cocaine, MDMA and marijuana were confiscated from Dykstra's belongings. 

 

 

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Dykstra has been unwell for some time now. Brain seems fried. He's always come across as just bizarre in interviews and is a loose cannon. Nothing really can be done for him at this point other than having people look after and care for him as he ages. Financial idiocy, steroids, drugs, alcohol. Who knows. But he's a mess

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I have his autobiography and a book written by an ex-employee about him.  I went into details on another thread, but the man is an unrepentant sociopath, in every way.  He's not a good guy in any way.

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And yet another brillIant "by the [nonexistent] book" manager decides that the closer must stay in to blow the game.  Nope, can't possibly take him out at 1-1.  

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Same ol bunch of punchless losers.  Thanks again for nothing Sandy.

Feel for ya Jake, hope you find your way onto a franchise that actually gives a fvck.

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45 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:

And yet another brillIant "by the [nonexistent] book" manager decides that the closer must stay in to blow the game.  Nope, can't possibly take him out at 1-1.  

That's another thing...Callaway was all talk about being one of those closer chameleon teams.  He's been uber conventional on that end.

The Mets are 5-5 in deGrom's starts lol, ridiculous.

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Yep, lost two out of three to the Marlins.  Knew they would.  Hate this franchise, hate  this team, hate their predictability, hate their no-urgency, there's always next year mentality.  Doesn't mean I'll ever stop following, but this is an impossible team to embrace.  God DAMN do I miss the Devils.

Good news:  for the moment, somehow they're still in the WC chase and the NL East race.  Not sure for how long.  

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7 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:

Yep, lost two out of three to the Marlins.  Knew they would.  Hate this franchise, hate  this team, hate their predictability, hate their no-urgency, there's always next year mentality.  Doesn't mean I'll ever stop following, but this is an impossible team to embrace.  God DAMN do I miss the Devils.

Good news:  for the moment, somehow they're still in the WC chase and the NL East race.  Not sure for how long.  

Letting up not just the tie but the lead to that pitiful offense (and we're not much better) after getting the first batter is really the last straw. He can't be trusted in any situation anymore. There was a stretch where he was pretty lockdown, but his stuff isn't the same anymore. If Callaway had a spine he'd demote him from the closers role but who knows how things go on there in Metland. Could be Sandy wants him as closer still and is dictating to Callaway.

By the time this team leaves Milwaukee they'll be 1 game under .500

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Not like the rest of the pen is any better though lol...if they were ever to replace Familia it'd have to be with Gsellman or Lugo on merit, ironic since they should be the first ones up to replace one of these medicore ming vase 3-5 SP's.  The rest of the pen's been a giant sucking sound.

And lol at this just popping up

 

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Mickey sounds clueless a lot...guess he meant it when he said he'd be showering his players with love and affection (he just did the same with Reyes) to the point where he doesn't mind coming off like an idiot I guess.  Guess accountability just wasn't his bag.  

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Matz with a start that wasn't as good as the box score suggests, but I'll happily take it. 

Nimmo now has an OB% of .450 and a .991 OPS.  Keep riding him.  

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Rosario with an absolute moonshot of a dinger.

Thor the Thrower turning yet another mediocre performance.  Again, what the hell does Eiland bring to the table? 

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