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Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Centerfield Aug 24 2016 02:34 PM

Hitting .512 over his last 10, with 4 HR's. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?pl ... g/2016/ALL Call him up. Stick him in CF. Let's go on our run.

Ceetar Aug 24 2016 02:49 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Centerfield wrote: Hitting .512 over his last 10, with 4 HR's. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?pl ... g/2016/ALL Call him up. Stick him in CF. Let's go on our run. I mean, he's sucked against lefties in the majors and hasn't even been great against righties in a while, can't really play center well. Granderson and Ruggiano are fine for another week. Let Conforto really refine his swing against this garbage and show up for the Nats in Sept.

Ashie62 Aug 25 2016 03:39 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Keith loves Conforto's swing and has mentioned Conforto "looks like he knows what he's doing at the plate. Trouble against lefties? so far you betcha. Too much talent here to be riding the Vegas plane.

Frayed Knot Aug 25 2016 12:34 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

If trouble vs LHP was his only trouble then he wouldn't have been farmed out in the first place. But starting May 1st he hit .160 w/63 K in 192 AB, and almost all of that came vs RHP. He'll be back when rosters expand next week unless Bruce's 'cramp' is in fact a fracture fibula in which case he'll be back sooner.

Vic Sage Aug 25 2016 01:48 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Frayed Knot wrote: If trouble vs LHP was his only trouble then he wouldn't have been farmed out in the first place. But starting May 1st he hit .160 w/63 K in 192 AB, and almost all of that came vs RHP. He'll be back when rosters expand next week unless Bruce's 'cramp' is in fact a fracture fibula in which case he'll be back sooner. As bad as Conforto's numbers are, they're still better than what Bruce has given us so far, so I'm rooting for that broken leg. God, i hated that trade and I hate it more every day. I just know Dilson will come back to bite us in the ass; I can feel it in my bones.

Frayed Knot Aug 25 2016 02:00 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Vic Sage wrote: As bad as Conforto's numbers are, they're still better than what Bruce has given us so far, Sadly, what Bruce has given us so far is nearly identical to what we were getting from Conforto starting in May Bruce as a Met is .169/.256/.286 over 86 PA Conforto since May 1 = .161/.234/.313 over 214 Combine that all with Grandy (and at least he walks and homers on occasion) and we got ourselves a whole lotta suck from corner OF positions.

Edgy MD Aug 25 2016 02:38 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

And a lot of dudes who call left field their best position.

Frayed Knot Aug 25 2016 02:55 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Here's what I'm getting for all NYM OFs combined in 2016: .238/.305/.434 // 739 For all OFs minus Cespedes: .221/.290/.392 // 682 NL avg OPS for OFs looks to be right around 760

Centerfield Aug 25 2016 08:35 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

I'd play Conforto to play over Granderson. Since the All-Star Break: Avg .180 OBP .239 SLG .336 OPS .575

Edgy MD Aug 25 2016 08:39 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

I'm also not above putting him at first and telling him to make believe he knows what he's doing. Loney is steady, but I think we have more than a good idea what his ceiling is and it's not high enough.

Centerfield Aug 25 2016 09:07 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Edgy MD wrote: I'm also not above putting him at first and telling him to make believe he knows what he's doing. Loney is steady, but I think we have more than a good idea what his ceiling is and it's not high enough. I'd be down with that too. Fuck man. We need some bats.

d'Kong76 Aug 26 2016 12:05 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

I think I was a fan of teach-Conforto-first-base when the Duda man went down.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 26 2016 01:03 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Jeez they should put Bruce at 1B

Edgy MD Aug 26 2016 01:06 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Stop fucking around start De Aza over Bruce!

Centerfield Aug 26 2016 11:09 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Conforto 3-4 with a HR last night.

bmfc1 Aug 26 2016 11:59 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

I'm asking this in all seriousness: which hitter leaves the roster if Conforto is recalled? On this roster, replace TJ Rivera with Walker: http://m.mets.mlb.com/roster/ Ruggiano is a righty OF which they need and has done well.

Ashie62 Aug 26 2016 01:19 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Centerfield wrote: Conforto 3-4 with a HR last night. 2 stolen bases also.

Mets Guy in Michigan Aug 26 2016 01:34 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Ashie62 wrote: Centerfield wrote: Conforto 3-4 with a HR last night. 2 stolen bases also. Is Conforto playing center in Vegas? If they were giving him time to better learn the new position, that would make a little bit of sense. Because he's sure not playing left or right when he comes back up.

Ceetar Aug 26 2016 01:42 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Cody Ege and a washed up Tim Lincecum. It's good that he's hitting, but let's let him commit some of these good habits, like swinging at bad pitches in good places instead of the opposite, to memory a little more. He'll be here in a week.

Chad Ochoseis Aug 26 2016 01:53 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

bmfc1 wrote: I'm asking this in all seriousness: which hitter leaves the roster if Conforto is recalled? On this roster, replace TJ Rivera with Walker: http://m.mets.mlb.com/roster/ Ruggiano is a righty OF which they need and has done well. I was thinking about this, too. Send Lugo to the minors until Sep. 5? There are no off-days between now and then, so he's needed if healthy. Same with Smoker. Ruggiano's been good, and none of the veteran position players have been bad enough to DFA and eat salary. Not for a marginal improvement in our outside chance to squeeze into a WC spot. So my guess is that we're stuck with the team we have until Thursday.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 26 2016 02:27 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

For the month of September, they should be all-hands-on-deck in the bullpen. Add ten or twelve relievers if necessary. It will save on wear-and-tear on the pitchers' arms. The downside, of course, is that it will encourage Terry to make too many foolish pitching changes, but this may be a necessary risk given the current state of the pitching staff.

Ceetar Aug 26 2016 02:35 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: For the month of September, they should be all-hands-on-deck in the bullpen. Add ten or twelve relievers if necessary. It will save on wear-and-tear on the pitchers' arms. The downside, of course, is that it will encourage Terry to make too many foolish pitching changes, but this may be a necessary risk given the current state of the pitching staff. It also means probably too-frequently calling upon the 10th guy in the depth chart.

Edgy MD Aug 26 2016 03:05 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Well, they went all-hands last September, carrying 37 guys for much of the month and even going as high as 38 at one point, when they usually top out at 30 or 31. I was proud of them, and I expect something similar this year, even if half of all Met-loving twitter users will threaten to throw themselves from the Throg's Neck if Eric Campbell returns.

Edgy MD Aug 26 2016 03:48 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Conforto went 4-7 with a homer yesterday as the Mets split a doubleheader with the Salt Lake Bees. They took Tim Lincecum for 8 runs, 5 earned, in 4.0 innings.

Centerfield Aug 27 2016 12:47 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Michael Conforto. 3 for 4 again. Yawn.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 01 2016 04:50 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

He's coming ....

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2016 04:52 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: He's coming .... Krusty?

Vic Sage Sep 01 2016 06:54 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Santa? Valdez? Corey? Godot?

Edgy MD Sep 01 2016 08:10 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Eli? I'm proud to report that the Krusty krack dates back over 15 years to my sig line of 2001. And that slovenly but heroic clown did, ultimately, arrive.

MFS62 Sep 01 2016 08:48 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: He's coming .... Until I see him in a game, he's just breathing hard. Later

Edgy MD Sep 02 2016 12:04 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

He's in a game. And he just doubled to left center and celebrated like he hit a hole-in-one.

d'Kong76 Sep 02 2016 12:22 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

I missed the celebration, doesn't sound like him at all.

Rockin' Doc Sep 02 2016 01:40 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

d'Kong76 wrote: I missed the celebration, doesn't sound like him at all. If I was Conforto, I'd celebrate a HBP if it meant I was back in the majors and no longer baking in the August heat of Las Vegas.

Vic Sage Sep 02 2016 02:19 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

it was a fist pump when he got to 2b... i didn't think it was that big of a "celebration", but he did react to his putting a good swing on a major league pitch. Too bad he later hit into a DP with bases loaded and no outs, successfully snuffing out an 8th inning rally. Still, i'm glad to see him back.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2016 02:44 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

That 1-2-3 double-play was, like, the only truly hurtful outcome possible at that moment. I didn't even think about it as a possibility. What the hell. The difference in yesterday's game was double plays. Both teams had the opportunity to shut the other down at opportune moments, and the Marlins' defense was more adept and their baserunners faster.

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2016 02:52 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Edgy MD wrote: That 1-2-3 double-play was, like, the only truly hurtful outcome possible at that moment. I didn't even think about it as a possibility. I did. I thought specifically about that very outcome just prior to ... well, to it out-coming.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 02 2016 03:50 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Bear Claw (was it Bear Claw?) really abused Conforto in that AB.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2016 04:02 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

And he was throwing like crap up until that point. All over the place. What a letdown. A deflation. A big, greasy, wet fart of an at-bat.

Ashie62 Sep 03 2016 02:57 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

2016 is a bust.

Edgy MD Sep 04 2016 04:32 AM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

That's the spirit. One game out of the playoffs with 25 to go is hopeless.

Centerfield Sep 04 2016 12:17 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

I'm away and can't see the games. How does he look at the plate? Still fishing or more like 2015 Conforto?

TransMonk Sep 04 2016 02:17 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

To me he looks better...making an effort to drive the ball the other way, which has always been what Keith has been preaching. He's not laying off everything that is out of the strikezone, but his approach is refined, IMO.

MFS62 Sep 04 2016 02:19 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Terry had nice things to say about Conforto's center field defense in the post game presser last night. Later

Ashie62 Sep 04 2016 08:57 PM Re: Stop Fucking Around and Call Up Conforto (reprise)

Edgy MD wrote: That's the spirit. One game out of the playoffs with 25 to go is hopeless. Just overly frustrated, This too shall pass.