Waters hasn't played all season - bad hammy.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Michael Harris is the guy to watch. He just keeps tearing it up in Pearl.
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Waters hasn't played all season - bad hammy.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Michael Harris is the guy to watch. He just keeps tearing it up in Pearl.
Waters is killing it at AAA though. Waters is on 40 man roster, so won't have to DFA anyoneQuote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
This is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Harris will likely get the call later this summer. It's time to shit or get off the pot with Waters
AA may be taking over some for snit again like in the postseason last year. Yesterday, snit said Contreras won't be in the OF. Contreras is starting in LF tonight lol
Snit still has the old school mentality that you can't have two catchers in the lineup at the same time. There's really no valid reason why.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
If a TDA gets hurt, just slide Contreras to catcher and pinch hit for TDA for the rest of that game. It'd only be one game.
Glad AA stepped in.
Michael Harris skips AAA and gets called straight up to Atlanta.
Excited to see what this kid does. He can't be any worse than Travis Demeritte.
Yeah I'm excited to see him play. Travis was good for awhile and then just fell off a cliff. Don't remember the last time I saw someone go through as bad a streak as he's going through.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Surprised he skipped AAA, but I'm really excited to see him. Wish waters would cut down on his Ks and make a push at getting to Atlanta tooQuote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
9 wins in a row.
32-27 record now.
Yeah, this team is gonna be alright.
Adam Duvall has fallen off a cliff at the plate
He's been showing signs of life. Maybe he'll rebound. Not too concerned... he, Rosario, or a trade will hit in LF. Just holding my breath hoping Harris continues to be the real dealQuote:
Originally Posted by BuckyIsAB****
Naw he's been much better the last 2 weeks. He's not a high average hitter never has been and never will be but he'll hit his .230-.240 and hit 30 bombs and drive in 90-100 and play very good defense. He's ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuckyIsAB****
Make it 10 wins in a row.
Only 5.5 back in the division now and we would play the Giants in a tie breaker game for the 2nd wild card spot.
Team firing on all cylinders right now. Bats look good, Acu?a looks pretty much normal. I like Strider starting, but I'm very concerned about Charlie Morton. Having Harris in front of Acu?a is a scary tandem that I really love.
Acuna scoring from first standing up on that bloop single yesterday was insane! He does stuff that not many can do!Quote:
Originally Posted by MetEdDawg
And he's coming off a torn acl! Incredible it doesn't have seemed to bother his speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Acuna said he thinks he's faster. Said it before he even played a game this season. He might be rightQuote:
Originally Posted by trob115
11 straight…taking advantage of the schedule for sure but still impressive. Need it to continue this week against more weak teams.
Dansby, Contreras/darnaud, and duval at the plate are the reasons for the surge. Add in the speed dynamic since acuna’s return and adding Harris and then the fact that the starting pitching has been solid, not great but solid. The reality is this team is still not hitting on all cylinders but definitely showing what this team was put together to do.
So they win their 12th in a row but Albies breaks his foot.
What is it 14 or 15 now and STILL 4 games back. Damn.
Mets are good. There's no debating that.Quote:
Originally Posted by mparkerfd20
But we've made up 6 games over the past 2 1/2 weeks and now have sole possession of the second wild card spot.
Harris has been huge and has totally changed the lineup. Starting pitching has been much better too, especially with us moving Strider in the rotation.
I like our ability to hang with the Mets the rest of the way.
Soroka is only a month away from returning too! If he's healthy, that would be an insane rotation
14 in a row now - trying for a club record of 15 ..... I just hope we aren't peaking too early but we can't give back the ground we have gained against the Mets ... I'm thinking and hoping the Mets will cool down after the breakQuote:
Originally Posted by mparkerfd20
I think we all believed he would come in and Strider would be bumped out but Strider has been too good. Who gets bumped now Morton?Quote:
Originally Posted by trob115
I don't see Soroka coming in and being full-time right away. They'll ease him back. May get a spot start here and there. He'll be under an innings limit tooQuote:
Originally Posted by DeltaSwamp
I don't think he'll have an innings limit , as his injury was not arm/shoulder related. I'm sure they'll ease him back, but I've read the plan is to have him work his way back as a starter this year.
The teams we are playing are obviously helping, but 14 in a row is still 14 in a row. And the really scary thing is Acuna was in a terrible slump this series and we still waxed them every night. Losing Albies hurts but if you have to lose him you would rather it be in June so you can have him back in time for the playoffs.
They've already come out and said he'll be under an innings limit.Quote:
Originally Posted by trob115
From an article a few weeks ago:
"Soroka and the Braves are still eyeing a return for around the All-Star break although nothing is in stone at this point. Per Toscano, the plan for Soroka is to log around 60 innings during the regular season and to stay under 100 this season."
Even with it being a leg injury, he still hasn't thrown in a long time, so it will limit his innings
Yeah absolutely no reason to rush him back or push him. Let him work back slowly and get back into it. He's got a lot of years left to throw if he can stay healthy so no reason to push it right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
For some reason I had in my head they won 18 in a row once. Back with Otis Nixon when he made "the catch" in old Fulton County Stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by FISHDAWG
I was watching that game ... great moment in Braves play. Years before Right Fielder Claudel Washington made a very similar catch .... I always preferred the old Fulton Co Stadium to Turner Field. I know I'm in the minority on that but back then it just seemed easier to get around and in and out of. I have yet to go to Truist Park because I just can't tolerate the traffic and congestionQuote:
Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg
Pet peeve of mine is folks that think that play occurred during the NLCSQuote:
Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg
I was watching it, too. I liked the fact when they moved to Turner Field they recreated where that ball was when he caught it. You don't appreciate on tv just how high he was.Quote:
Originally Posted by FISHDAWG
The Mets did just cool down over our Two week west coast trip. Went 14-8. Braves are the team that is abnormal right now. The Mets finally spent some money and have a solid top to bottom lineup w/ great pitching on the IL.Quote:
Originally Posted by FISHDAWG
You know it's gonna be really tough, right? 2 of the braves best 3 hitters (Acuna and Olson) haven't really hit yet. Morton is just getting going. Matzek and yates are about to join the best bullpen in mlb soon. Hopefully soroka can contribute. Soroka and degrom are both wildcards at this point... neither have pitched much in the last year. Scherzer completely broke down last year at the end, and he's followed it up with an early injury. I do think he's the most likely to be an impact in this race among he, degrom, and soroka thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Tater
ETA... I expect the Mets to add Contreras or another impact bat
Ehhhh. Acuna is hitting his career average and Olson was at his career average before this past week of a slump. Don't think it's that reasonable to see a big "jump" from them. On the other hand Alonso actually has depth in the lineup around him (Marte, Cahna, Escobar were all ok additions individually. All of them together though makes the whole lineup more difficult to pitch though. Which is why Pete is seeing better opportunities.) McNeil has also stopped uppercutting so much and reintegrated slapping the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
And i wouldn't call the braves the best bullpen. Dodgers or Brewers have that title rn imo.
And of all the homer things you've said. Soroka is not in the same breath as deGrom or Scherzer lmfao. deGrom has at least pitched SOME in the past year and when he has, he looked damn good doing it. Scherzer getting this injury early and the Mets surviving it will be good to pace him for the year. Both deGrom and Scherzer will likely be impacts. Both have done it long enough and come back from injuries to do it as well. Soroka has done neither. One good year outta him.
Right now it just seems destined for a Subway series. Enjoy it and root for good ole Buck Naked.
Guess we'll see... Mets we're up 7 games year to date. Braves won division by 11.5 over the Mets. Oh, and we won a WS. It was funQuote:
Originally Posted by Tater
I actually sorta expect the Mets to hold on to the division this year. I think this season will resemble 2019. The braves got a huge lead on a better nats team, and the braves held on to win the division. The nats were better than the braves though, and they proved it in the playoffs.
Yeah the way it's setup now you just need to get in the playoffs(tournament) and anything can happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Yeah, winning the division isn't as big a deal as it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Just get a wild card berth and anything can happen.