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A tough 13 games coming up against the Dodgers, Padres, Angels and Brewers back at Citi. So how well will they do?

I went for all 13. Never give up, never surrender!!

Personally, I'd be happy with a 6-7 stretch. It puts them at 41-24. After that it's 7 with the Marlins and 4 with the Astros to close out the month. They survive June in good shape, watch out.

ok, maybe 12-1.

I forgot to vote yesterday and just did. Even with last nights loss I
took 8 because Let's Go Mets.

#lgm #ygb #ymdyf

I voted ten, because I'm weirdly confident like that.

Ok, maybe 11-2.

roger_that wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:30 am Ok, maybe 11-2.

lol

That split feels amazing after starting 0-2 in dodger land!

This trip is looking like a West Coast tour of alternative uniforms. Angels to debut City Connect jerseys Saturday evening against the Mets.

This is the fourth team to debut their City Connect uniforms in games against the Mets. The Mets are 2-1 so far when their opponents trot out their fancy new duds.

Miami Marlins - May 21, 2021 (Mets 6, Marlins 5 - 12 innings)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Aug. 20, 2021 (Dodgers 3, Mets 2)
Washington Nationals - April 9, 2022 (Mets 5, Nationals 0)
Los Angeles Angels - June 11, 2022

I'm sure that there was a conversation in MLB's executive offices that went something like this:

"How can we generate more interest in the game?"

"I know! Let's do really ugly alternate uniforms!"

"Make it so!"

The odd thing to me is the tacit suggestion that ... the current uniforms don't connect these teams to their cities?

I like the look of that Angel's set--very much evocative of that 60s surf culture they are trying to emulate-- I just feel it's a stretch to suggest Anaheim is a surfing town

It's not as much of a departure from the standard kit as the others have been.

Not saying that's a bad thing.

In their brutal 13 game stretch last year, the Mets went 2-11. With last nights win, the 2022 Mets have clinched a better record in brutal 13 game stretches than the 2021 Mets.

It's silly, but I kind of hope the Angels get this monkey off their back before we face them.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:04 am I like the look of that Angel's set--very much evocative of that 60s surf culture they are trying to emulate-- I just feel it's a stretch to suggest Anaheim is a surfing town

If that player hadn't been holding a surfboard, I wouldn't have looked at those unis and thought "surfing".
Later

If the Angels really wanted to "connect" with the city of Anaheim, the players would all be dressed like Mickey Mouse.

I wasn't aware until this morning that the Angels were riding a 12-game losing streak. In just two weeks time, they went from being ten games over .500 to two games under. A cautionary tale!

Is Syndergaard lined up to face the Mets this weekend?

Noah is pitching today versus Boston, so maybe Sunday?

The thin-then-thick solid racing stripes are a theme from mid-century style common to surfboards, leisure wear, cars and such — particularly popular in culture emanating from Southern California.

France and Italy too.

When thinking of MLB cities with a surf culture I still would go with San Diego rather than the one that is distant from the coast at the edge of a desert.

kcmets wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:51 pm Noah is pitching today versus Boston, so maybe Sunday?

Syndergaard lost the duel of ex-Met pitchers to Michael Wacha last night.

Willets Point wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:18 pm When thinking of MLB cities with a surf culture I still would go with San Diego rather than the one that is distant from the coast at the edge of a desert.

Yeah, but the Angels pretend that they play in Los Angeles.