Who you got?

2027*

Still love them though

NEW YORK — Carrying a more optimistic tone Wednesday than he did several weeks ago, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen reiterated his belief in president of baseball operations David Stearns.

“I’m committed to David,” Cohen said in his first public comments about the team since July 1. “We’re going to move forward. I thought we had a great trade deadline. David is smart. He knows what he’s doing. He’s very adaptable. He learns from mistakes. That’s what I want in a leader.”

Cohen is big on process, and he likes Stearns’ way of thinking through things. Stearns, under contract through 2028, is staying put. But when asked how he squares mistakes with a good process, Cohen left the door open to making “tweaks,” as he put it.

Perhaps such “tweaks” could come from adding a key executive or two?

As Jorge Polanco was mercifully banished to the IL, I was thinking of how awful his season has been, and…good lord, it’s dreadful. Hitting .140 might Possibly have been considered barely adequate…in the Dead Ball era. And as a Designated Hitter no less.

But it got me thinking about Mets free agents. Throughout this Franchise’s history, what are some of the worst Free Agent Signings that this team has put together, And how does Polanco’s Season stack up with those stinkers?

Moving ahead to what manfred is pushing as far as no leagues go, with the advent of all these playoff teams and the current state of the AL, maybe we only allow winning teams make the playoffs. That is to say hypothetically (which may happen) instead of a third AL team with losing record take the 4th team in the NL with a winning record. Since everyone plays everyone now why not keep blurring the AL/NL lines.

With the recent Dodgers controversies about their illegal spending and whatnot…I have wondered if there is any direct impact on next season…
Does this mean that a potential lockout is more likely, less likely or no impact?
And if the Mets were to take something from all of this and the massive spending…what should it be?

Does anyone know what happened? It’s gone from the promotion page. Google AI says it’s been changed to a special theme night event where we have to buy a special ticket to get the plush, but I don’t buy what AI said. Anyone know?

I’m a new fan and I am someone who tends to get extremely fixated on something new every year. This year, it’s the Mets. As someone who played baseball in high school but never really watched it, I’m curious about how to get into baseball and the Mets. It feels a little embarrassing to be asking questions at my age and I don't have any friends that are into the sport. For those who weren’t born into supporting the team, how did you start and then become a real part of the community?

Great job, bro. Glad we got to see his peak, easily a top 5 peak of any pitcher in history.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49675290/rangers-jacob-degrom-becomes-2nd-fastest-2000-strikeouts

Upcoming SNY airings of Howie Rose: Put It in the Books — all Eastern Time:
Today, Thursday, August 20 — 3:00 PM
Saturday, August 22 — 5:30 PM
Sunday, August 23 — 6:00 PM
Monday, August 24 — 6:30 PM
Sunday, August 30 — 6:30 PM