Brewers 4 Mets 2

METS CLINCH! METS CLINCH!

The Mets clinch a protected pick in the June 2014 amateur draft! Way to go, guys, you did it!!! Continue reading →

Going into the final two games of the season, the biggest Mets story may be Dillon Gee falling one frame short of 200 innings.

Per Gee’s regular throwing schedule, Sunday would be a “throw day” / bullpen session. Should he be given the ball for one inning against the Brewers in game 162 to achieve his goal? Continue reading →

Brewers 4 Mets 2

Lucas Duda fails in his attempt to be the next Scott Hatteberg. Justin Turner succeeds as a cleanup hitter. However, the Mets lose. Continue reading →

Brewers 4 Mets 2

Really? The Mets take two out of three from the Reds in Cincinnati, and then fall flat against the Brewers at home? Opposite week continues … Continue reading →

Mets 1 Reds 0

Mets take a series from the Reds in Cincinnati — thanks to seven and two-third innings of shutout baseball by none other than Daisuke Matsuzaka. Who would’ve believed it? Is it opposite week? Continue reading →

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Mets 4 Reds 2

I missed both of these games due to work activities. Shame, because finally we have meaningful games to watch in September. The Reds trying to win to grab a division title, the Mets trying to lose to grab a protected pick in next June’s draft. Please post your comments on either / both games below.

As for tonight’s game, I may miss that one too. It’s a busy week in the wine business.

From longtime, loyal MetsToday reader and commenter “crozier:”

Nothing, but nothing, stirs up the Mets Today forum like Dan Murphy. If he’s traded, there will be so much less to discuss!

Murphy’s OPS+ stands at 104: he’s nobody’s MVP, but he isn’t terrible. His 87% SB quotient suggests he isn’t an idiot in the running game. If he improves his plate discipline next year, and improves his defense – I’m not saying this is too terribly likely, but it wouldn’t be miraculous, either – he would be a legitimately above average player. So yes, I can see him being attractive trade bait. But despite the lack of love in this community, he hasn’t been a disgrace, and there are much bigger issues to deal with in 2014.

I agree with Crozier. Nothing stirs up the MetsToday pot like a Daniel Murphy discussion. And yes, there will be so much less to discuss here if Murph is jettisoned during the offseason. And yes, he’s nobody’s MVP. And yes, if by some miracle Murphy can improve both his OBP and defense, he’ll be an above-average player.

Has he been a disgrace? Debatable; it all depends on what you value in a ballplayer. If it’s purely offensive numbers, then no. If it’s enthusiasm, no — one thing no one can ever fault Dan Murphy for is his enthusiasm, energy, and hustle. As for fundamentals, defense, and “headiness,” well, maybe “disgrace” is not the right word, but there’s enough to argue.

But a very big question, to me, is crozier’s last comment: are there much bigger issues to deal with in 2014? Continue reading →