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Zimmerman is just collecting a check. He will be back on the IL inside of 3 or 4 starts and then he will shut down and rehab and repeat the cycle until his big contract expires.

He gone!

A triple!

I would take what Dickey did in Toronto for our 5th slot in a heartbeat and at the same salary.

It wasn't as big a win for the Mets as you are making it out to be. The main guy in the trade for the Mets was d'Aranud and he could never stay on the field. He played more than 100 games in only 2 seasons, and when he played, he was very mediocre.

Leadoff triple by Betts and he scored on a ground out

Start time?

Then why do you keep bringing it up?

No, wrong again Moon breath. I am saying that I am fine with them continuing their performance since May 1st. That is all. I don’t think they will do better than the May 1st -July 1st period. In fact, I will be thrilled if ERod continues that for the full season.

The stupidity of the managers canceled each other out in this game.

Also, the period that I am using is May 1 to present which includes your June 1st to July 1st period--that is half the size of the period I am using.

I implied no such thing. That is in your head.

Ex-Met puke d'Arnaud bailed out dumb ass Cash.

I will take them staying on course with what they have been doing since May 1st. Do we really need to go around with this again?

LOL@ idiot managers. After a walk to Gardner to open the 8th inning, Cash brings in Drake who strikes out the next 3 batter and then gets LeMahieu and Judge out for the first two outs of the 9th. The guy is cruising, tearing through the order. Then stupidity reared its head in the form of the moron manager who calls for the Lefty Poche to get the last out against the switch hitting Aaron Hicks. This was not a lefty/lefty move and Poche is not Aroldis Chapman. He isn't even Brad Hand. In fact, he has never had a major league save and Tampa has already dropped the 1st two games to the Yankees. Go ahead, guess what happens next. LOL@ dumb ass managers.

Only the 5th spot and Porcello concern me.

ERod was fine last night. Porcello needs to stop pitching like 2015 Porcello.

Do we have a start time ETA?

Any word on the length of the delay?

I think you have it all wrong. We need a 5th starter that doesn't imitate a garbage can, but the bullpen is the glaring weakness.

If today's starting pitcher lets Devers beat him, he should be sent down to the instructional league tomorrow.

That's right. I am surprised that Cora isn't sitting Devers too.

Ridiculous Lineup today: 1. Betts RF 2. Devers 3B 3. Vasquez DH 4. Heavy Legs Benintendi LF 5. Chavis 1B 6. Bradley CF 7. Holt SS 8. Hernandez 2B 9. Leon C JD and XB our 2 best hitters are sitting out.

Eck said something interesting about the proliferation of arm injuries. He says that he thinks it is from the obsession with velocity --balls to the wall high velo from pitch 1. OB asked him about Nolan Ryan throwing hard for so many years and Eck attributed to the use of Ryan's legs -- thus taking the strain off his arm. Today, with the advanced mechanics, kids are incorporating a tremendous amount of torque and extension in their deliveries, putting all the strain on the arm and elbow. My Great Nephew who is committed to UConn in 2020 and likely to get drafted that year is getting this instruction now. At 17, he can sit around 89-90, and he has been told that when they make a few adjustments, he will kick up 5 mph. It's all about torque today. When he was 15, he strained his lat. I didn't see it, but his Dad told me that it really swelled up. Eck also mentioned that Ryan short-armed the ball as compared to the throwers of today. I found that interesting, because my Great Nephew told me recently that a coach has been trying to get him to be shorter instead of so-extended. IDK about any of this because I could never throw harder than 75 mph so instructors weren't giving me tips or coaching. I have no doubt that the advanced bio-mechanics while increasing the velocity also increases the wear and tear on the arm, causing more injuries and surgeries. Last year Sale was throwing 92-94/95 when in May he made an adjustment and he was hitting 100 mph from his first pitch. I can remember wondering if his slight frame could stand up to throwing so consistently hard. After the All Star break, his arm was a noodle.

He is. We've squeezed all the juice out of that lemon.