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Terry Watch Watch is now in effect

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This morning I am issuing a Terry Watch Watch.

Whereas a Terry Watch would involve waiting to see if Terry Collins were relieved, the Terry Watch Watch merely observes the main-stream media to see when the columns about the manager’s chair begin.

Last night seemed a tipping point in sucking, and the Yankees series comes with an extra level of danger. Terry really needs a 4 of 5 stretch here or the May record will be quite ugly.

Is it his fault? Mostly no. Some strategy here and there but the major problems have been SS and RP and every armchair GM knew all winter about those issues. You may not have known why Parnell would be out but I don’t think it wise not to have a plan B.

As Osh41 texted me – a pound of flesh is going to need to be given.

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Dear @Mets, you can suck but you can’t be boring

Sorry Mets fans, I couldn’t do it last night.  That game was so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so boring.

Mets fans like to bust chops about putting a “major league product on the field” but this team has so little pizzazz right now.

Going around the IF, a guy who they are sending down, my favorite player, a guy playing out of position which is a ticking time bomb, a certain someone with one home run and a catcher that seems invisible.

Left to right we have a generic guy in LF, an exciting young reason to watch in CF, and a guy with Yankee Stadium power in right.

As you can see from this map, Curtis Granderson does not fly out to RF in Citi Field. Graph courtesy of Amazin' Avenue.
As you can see from this map, Curtis Granderson does not fly out to RF in Citi Field. Graph courtesy of Amazin’ Avenue.

So that’s Murphy and Lagares as interesting…..and Wright and Granderson as sideshows which is DEFINITELY NOT THE PLAN.

But the worst sin last night is that it WAS BORING.  And slow.  BORING AND SLOW.

I made it through 6 and then agreed to watch a movie with Mrs. Mets Police.  We got an entire movie in and the game was still going.

And as is the case most every night the bullpen gave up the lead.

Boring. Forgettable.

I will be there tonight to see Eric Campbell play first base (WAIT, WHAT?).  Um, Let’s Go Mets?

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Merch for Merch’s sake: here’s the Mets’ memorial day cap

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@mets_bro who always gets these right says..

So…why couldn’t they just wear the blue camo? I know this is a league-wide thing (do I know that? Well it was in the past). But there’s really no reason for this to exist since they have a brand new really similar cap.

And whatever happened to Stars and Stripes? Why does MLB have this camp festish? Is there a camo market in New York they feel is untapped? I haven’t seen anyone wearing camo anything yet, have you?