Hi, I'm Mike Pendleton, the Emily Litella of the Rome (GA) News-Tribune, and back in 1980, they paid me to write this.

I guess there is also (d) the Mets saw him as the obvious best player available but were shy about his signability. This is supported by a Star-Ledger article from 1980 which has Jay Horwitz saying, "We knew he had other options. We met for 18 hours a day the past six days and finally decided t...

Howie Rose and other outlets telling Darryl Strawbery's story recall that Straw was the obvious and widespread consensus as the Mets' (and any other team's, had they been as fortunate) only possible selection with the #1 overall pick. That may be true, but I remember at the time that there was some ...

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:28 pm If you were listening to the radio you'd have gotten the froggy sounds of John Gibbons

Does Gibby sound like he has anything to offer?

Well, then, you just have to look.

Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 7:59 pm If you keep looking for the reliever who might not have it that day you're bound to find one sooner or later.

That's a pretty solid principle.

If they're smart, they'll add Benny Agbayani.

Mendoza didn't use his long man despite losing his starting pitcher after four. He pulled Dedniel Nuñez while he had three pitches working and had fanned three guys in a row. Then he sent a lefty out to save it going up against a star switch-hitter whose OPS is a crushing .270 points better against ...

Good play.

I watched the Mets in the Summer of Cerone in 1991, but somehow completely deleted him. I'm aware, of course, that he was there, but not a single concrete memory sticks.

Sewald has some loose laces flying off his glove.

Well, the Mets ninth-inning job is currently being listed at linkedin.

Diekman sort of was set up, sending him against righties, but he didn't come in to anybody.

Damn, Taylor always looks confused going back.

Gotta go through Marte.

Ottavino for the eighth sure makes it look like the Mets are planning to throw Smith right into the ninth-inning fire.

I realize that Torrens is Venezuelan, but it feels odd to see 13 on the back of a non-infielder.

The last Mets catcher to wear it has to be ... part-time backstop Clint Hurdle?

A long foul ball aside, putting Reed Garrett back in the middle innings looks like it may be the way get him back in gear.

Now the WHO'S CLOSING mystery lingers. John Franco was here yesterday. How's his arm?

And that endorsement of Dedniel Nuñez as bullpen darkhorse is suddenly looking prescient.

Or at least, it is to me. Not so much to Carlos Mendoza, who is lifting him in the middle of an inning after three consecutive strikeouts, with three different pitches working.

I, for one, welcome the Luís Torrens era to Citi Field. (If they play "Brother Louie" for him, I think I'm going to scream.) I happen to love Brother Louie. Whatever do you mean? I love it too, but it's a tragic song, and they played a chorus of it every time Luis Guillorme came up, and i...

Transactions, 6/2/2024 Direction GOING COMING Transaction Demoted to Syracuse RetUrned from Rehab Assignment and Activated from Injured List Position Group Relief Pitcher Relief Pitcher https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/p...

This is looking like a Dickey start.

Not a Mets Dickey start. A Rangers Dickey start.

It looks like the all the Mets players are participating in Fantastic 4 Day.

For some reason, I thought this was 1:10. I tuned only to get the beefy tones of the esteemed Todd Zeile.

I, for one, welcome the Luís Torrens era to Citi Field.

(If they play "Brother Louie" for him, I think I'm going to scream.)

Transactions, 6/1/2024 Direction GOING COMING Transaction Released Signed away from SDP to Minor-League Contract and Assigned to FCL Mets Position Group Infielder Relief Pitcher https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/59...

I'm sorry this game went sideways, as we had at least three forumites in the crowd.