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IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

G-Fafif May 05 2023 07:41 PM

Megill against Gomber, Mets in favor of mental health. FLUSHING, N.Y., May 4, 2023 – In an effort to help end the stigma, the New York Mets will host Mental Health Awareness Day presented by Carelon at Citi Field Saturday, May 6 when they take on the Colorado Rockies at 4:10 p.m. Gates will open to all fans at 2:10 p.m. Mental Health Awareness Day at Citi Field will help bring attention to the importance of mental health and wellness, while providing information and resources throughout the game. Prior to the start of the game, there will be a Mental Health Resource Center in the Bullpen Plaza, providing resources to advance the conversation around mental health and wellness. Carelon will also be activating in Mets Plaza prior to the game, distributing mental health-related information and giveaways to fans approaching the stadium. A ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by Mets alumni, Bill Pulsipher. A former second-round draft pick of the New York Mets in 1991, Pulsipher has spoken publicly about his battle with anxiety and depression. Additionally, the Mets will honor several organizations as their Mental Health Heroes of the game, each representing one of the Mets Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). These organizations are being recognized for the mental health support they provide to their respective communities. [B]In lieu of the traditional 7th inning stretch, the Mets will hold a mindful meditation. The Mets will also be working with their new partner, NewYork-Presbyterian, to continue the conversation about the importance of prioritizing mental health throughout Mental Health Awareness month and the entire season.

Edgy MD May 05 2023 09:04 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

The mindful meditation is an interesting wrinkle. I hope it goes over well.

ashie62 May 06 2023 08:27 AM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

The Harvey IGT worked yesterday so howdy bout inviting Matt to preside over Mental health awareness day. Kinda fits Kickass weather LGM!

G-Fafif May 06 2023 10:03 AM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Nimmo CF Marte RF Lindor SS Alonso DH Pham LF Baty 3B Canha 1B Escobar 2B Álvarez C - Megill RHP (3-1, 4.11)

Johnny Lunchbucket May 06 2023 10:28 AM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

McNuts looked like he could use a blow.

Edgy MD May 06 2023 12:30 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

I'd like to see a little of Escobar in the outfield.

metirish May 06 2023 02:02 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

What's the lump on Gary's face ?

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:03 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Pete could use a day off Game time TYLORD

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 02:12 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

And we're facing yet another lefty starter. What's the record for highest pct over a season I wonder. They gotta be close to a 50/50 ratio thus far.

metirish May 06 2023 02:17 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

An inauspicious start so far

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 02:20 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

That's three ABs for Cron in the first ten innings of this series where he's hit w/2 runners on. We've gotten away with it so far but won't forever.

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 02:26 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Hard working inning. Lots of pitches. Several generous B/S calls. Lucky to get out of there with just one scored.

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:30 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Base runners that's a start

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:30 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Break the slump Pete

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 02:30 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: And we're facing yet another lefty starter. What's the record for highest pct over a season I wonder. They gotta be close to a 50/50 ratio thus far. Well, not 50/50 but 56/44 (15 of 34) acc to Gary (who naturally was answering what he read this thread)

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:38 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Wakeup Marte

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:39 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

With these new rules the Mets look slow and old

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:44 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Marv looks good at eighty something

Tamora May 06 2023 02:45 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

=ashie62 post_id=124555 time=1683405559 user_id=90] With these new rules the Mets look slow and old

As a newly returned baseball fan. Who's still learning changes after several years. Is this because the outfielders can't shift across to compensate for a slower outfielder on any given day?

metirish May 06 2023 02:46 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Marv Albert looks great, and his wig hasn't aged a day

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:48 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

More emphasis on speed and base running More put the ball in play Defensively I would say the infielders are more "on point" Just my take

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:51 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

I was 10 in 1969, great sports year. I peaked early

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:52 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Escobar wtf

ashie62 May 06 2023 02:55 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Score runs now please

Tamora May 06 2023 02:57 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

More emphasis on speed and base running More put the ball in play Defensively I would say the infielders are more "on point" Just my take Totally on board with the removal of players wasting time and slowing the game down unnecessarily. Have watched and listened to multiple teams so far this season and there are a lot of different starters and bullpen guys struggling to balance the pitch clock and opportunities to pick someone off which has certainly made for some interesting innings to put pressure on by stealing. I'm sure most will have adjusted by mid season to provide a defensive counterbalance.

metirish May 06 2023 03:05 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Well that was lovely listening to Marv Albert , you could tell what it meant to Gary

metirish May 06 2023 03:27 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Nice to hear Bill Pulsipher talk about mental health

bmfc1 May 06 2023 03:31 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Another lousy start from a pitcher who should be in the minors and yet he's not going anywhere.

Tamora May 06 2023 03:36 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

=bmfc1 post_id=124567 time=1683408718 user_id=73] Another lousy start from a pitcher who should be in the minors and yet he's not going anywhere.

Has the pen put in a formal complaint about excessive overtime yet?

Edgy MD May 06 2023 03:50 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Lindor second, McNeil third, and Marte sixth. That's the lineup I'm looking for tomorrow.

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:00 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

=metirish post_id=124566 time=1683408465 user_id=72] Nice to hear Bill Pulsipher talk about mental health

Nice to hear anyone talk about it on a public platform

Edgy MD May 06 2023 04:08 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Hopefully, whiffing the side can be something to carry over.

Tamora May 06 2023 04:15 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

=metirish post_id=124566 time=1683408465 user_id=72] Nice to hear Bill Pulsipher talk about mental health

Forgive my ignorance but I'm not in the states. Has mental health been a taboo subject in baseball kinda like hockey? For example, Derek Boogard issues at the Rangers/Wild never really came out in full until after his passing. As well as similar issues for the likes of Jordan TooToo who has discussed them openlysince retiring.

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:20 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Marte loses ball in the sun

Edgy MD May 06 2023 04:27 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Can o' Blackmon corn.

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:32 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Rally

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:35 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Bingo time

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:36 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

And, no ..

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 04:36 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Once again with the automatic mound visit when a PH is announced. I can't for the life of me understand why that exception is allowed.

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 04:41 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 06 2023 04:42 PM

Nice to hear Bill Pulsipher talk about mental health Forgive my ignorance but I'm not in the states. Has mental health been a taboo subject in baseball kinda like hockey? For example, Derek Boogard issues at the Rangers/Wild never really came out in full until after his passing. As well as similar issues for the likes of Jordan TooToo who has discussed them openlysince retiring. Not being mentally "tough" has long been seen as a sign of weakness in sports. As Ronnie said, not only would that not have been accepted as an excuse in his day but you'd be ridiculed for even bringing it up. The difference between what Pulsipher went through and the hockey players you bring up is that weren't their issues caused by, or at keast exacerbated by, physical trauma brought on by the game itself.

Edgy MD May 06 2023 04:42 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Let's go, Bottom-of-the-Eighth-Mets!!

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:42 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Time for the Mets to become erect with runs RALLY

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 04:43 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Let's go, Bottom-of-the-Eighth-Mets!! Ummmm, we're in the 9th

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:46 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

CAN DO

Edgy MD May 06 2023 04:46 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Not so much. Frayed Knot wrote: As Ronnie said, not only would that not have been accepted as an excuse in his day but you'd be ridiculed for even bringing it up. Ronnie says this sort of thing a lot, and it makes me wonder just how toxic that 1980s Mets clubhouse was, and who were the guys that kept the toxins flowing. Because it's not a stretch to think that he's implicating the guy who usually sits to his right.

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:47 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Guillorme here?

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 04:48 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

In that aspect I don't know that the NYM clubhouse was all that different from others.

Tamora May 06 2023 04:49 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: Nice to hear Bill Pulsipher talk about mental health Forgive my ignorance but I'm not in the states. Has mental health been a taboo subject in baseball kinda like hockey? For example, Derek Boogard issues at the Rangers/Wild never really came out in full until after his passing. As well as similar issues for the likes of Jordan TooToo who has discussed them openlysince retiring. Not being mentally "tough" has long been seen as a sign of weakness in sports. As Ronnie said, not only would that not have been accepted as an excuse in his day but you'd be ridiculed for even bringing it up. The difference between what Pulsipher went through and the hockey players you bring up is that weren't their issues caused by, or at keast exacerbated by, physical trauma brought on by the game itself. The mental weakness is applicable to Dereks situation and yes there was physical issues as an enforcer. However, Derek had long term depression from junior as he never really liked fighting but it was his only route to the nhl. The depression exacerbated as his situation worsened and enforcers became less relevant in the game. The inability to openly talk about this and seek help certainly was an issue for him and others. I'm glad it's getting better in all sports as he was a gentle giant and a lovely guy at heart.

metirish May 06 2023 04:50 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Too many caught looking today

ashie62 May 06 2023 04:51 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Booo Unprepared to play today imho

Tamora May 06 2023 04:55 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

I don't envy Joey Luchessi for tomorrow keeping them to 2 runs to try and win within this current offence.

bmfc1 May 06 2023 05:01 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

It's time to part ways with Guillorme and call up Mauricio.

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 05:15 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

And Boogard's physical problems could also date back to his junior days in the same way that NFL players often have concussion issues dating back to college and even high school. Sometimes the physical and mental becomes a chicken/egg thing as far as which predates the other.

Edgy MD May 06 2023 07:05 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: In that aspect I don't know that the NYM clubhouse was all that different from others. Indeed, but it's more interesting in the micro.

Frayed Knot May 06 2023 07:11 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

It was sometime in the '80s when Darrell Porter came out as an alcoholic but that was kept under wraps for a while before finally going public. And then I remember CLE Mgr Mike Hargrove, a few years later, treading the old/new school line when dealing with the Little Lake Nellie boat wreck. Those might have been among the earlier cracks in the macho wall.

Edgy MD May 06 2023 07:18 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

A few years down the road, we could have two players who missed time with depression/anxiety/mental health issues (Zack Greinke and Joey Votto) enter the Hall of Fame at the same time.

whippoorwill May 06 2023 08:48 PM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

=metirish post_id=124558 time=1683406010 user_id=72] Marv Albert looks great, and his wig hasn't aged a day

Hahaha!

Tamora May 07 2023 10:38 AM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: And Boogard's physical problems could also date back to his junior days in the same way that NFL players often have concussion issues dating back to college and even high school. Sometimes the physical and mental becomes a chicken/egg thing as far as which predates the other. There's a good documentary about it from the New York Times still around and it is a combination of the two. Mental pressure/expectation as a kid and physical injuries from fighting every game. With a kid who just wanted to skate and score. A kid, aand not the only one, who was given the sole option of becoming a goon to make it as a professional player. A tough position to be in when you're dreams right there but you have to do something horrible to fulfil it.

Benjamin Grimm May 08 2023 08:18 AM Re: IGT 5/6/2023: COL@NYM -- Meditate the Mets

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