The Mets Police – Page 250 – What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.

June 14, 2022

Mets announce intention to regularly play games at 7:10pm Eastern!

What’s this? Games at normal start times? It’s a Christmas Miracle!!

RHP Adrian Houser (3-6, 3.92) vs. RHP Chris Bassitt (4-4, 4.35)

The next annoying start time is June 21 which is a not-awful 8:10 starting Houston followed by a 2:10 start. Then – other than the insanity of weekday day games – there’s nothing to worry you until a weirdo trip to Oakland on SEPTEMBER 25, The schedule is Milwaukee, Oakland then Miami – but the Mets will have clinched by then so they can let the AAAs play the A’s.

Maybe I will start watching games again! Although I am not home tonight nor tomorrow.

The Mets have won eight straight home games and nine of their last 10 at Citi Field…Their current eight-game home winning streak is the longest of the season and their longest since they won 10 straight from July 25-August 10, 2019.

Overall, the Mets are 19-8 at home this year…They are second in the majors and top the National League with a .704 winning percentage at home…The Mets have posted a 3.22 ERA with 93 walks and 253 strikeouts at Citi Field this year… The team is hitting .271/.345/.441 at home…The team’s .271 average is second in the majors only behind the Colorado Rockies…The team’s .271 batting average at home is the fourth-highest total in franchise history…Only the 1987 (.278), 2009 (.274) and 1997 (.274) teams have faired better at home.

: Pete Alonso, who has the 57th best WAR last time I looked (40 runs/57 RBI) and Francisco Lindor (BOOOOOOOOOO) (40 runs/45 RBI) are two of five players in the majors with 40 or more runs and 40 or more RBI…They are the only set of teammates in the majors who have accomplished that feat…Courtesy of Sportrradar.

New York has won 40 games this season, the most in the National League…Their .645 winning percentage is second in the majors and is the best in the NL…The team has posted a 40-22 record through the team’s first 62 games…Only the 1986 (44-18) team posted a better record through the first 62 games of the season… The 1988 team also went 40-22…With a win tonight, the Mets would match their season-high of 19 games above .500.

MLB player fraternizing with fans while in uniform.

The regression to the mean for this guy is gonna be BRUTAL.

Pete Alonso | INF | .284, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 2 SB

June 13, 2022

Why the Mets should trade Pete Alonso for Tommy Edman or Ke’Bryan Hayes

Pete Alonso wondering who could have possibly gotten Chili Davis fired.

Well Millennials, you win. I have stopped looking at the traditional Old Man Stats like batting average and HRs and RBI, and I have come around to your way of thinking and look at things like WAR.

That’s why I think the Mets should trade Pete Alonso for the best player in the game, Cardinals second baseman Tommy Edman who leads the Major Leagues with a WAR of 3.6.

In olden times I would say Edman isn’t that good – but that would be dumb. I would be looking at Old Timey Stats and see that Edman is batting .280 with just 6 HRs and 25 RBI. But you try replacing him with an imaginary average replacement player. You can’t.

Compare that with Pete Alonso. Old Men and even Pete’s biggest haters might look at his stat line and be like wow .284 with 18 HRs and 57 RBI that’s a fantastic season even if he stops now.

But you millennials and I know the real deal. We look at WAR. And Pete’s WAR is 1,8. You could practically grab a guy off the street and get that. It makes him “Jeff McNeil good” (also 1.8) It’s 57th best. There are a lot of guys you wish you could trade Pete for.

Like Jazz Chisholm from the Marlins with his WAR of 2. Don’t you wish you had a guy like that? Sure he hits .252 but who looks at batting average anyway?

Maybe you’re like – hey man, how about you compare him to a 1B. OK…..well there is Paul Goldschmidt with his 2.9. Clearly Paul Goldschmidt is twice as good as Pete, I don’t think anyone would argue that.

Someone named Andres Giminez, a shortstop on the Guardians, has a 2,6. Imagine if you traded him for a guy who boos his own fans. Oopsie.

Someone named Ke’Bryan Hayes plays 3B for Pittsburgh and has a WAR of 2.5 with his Old Timey Stats of .277 2 and 21….but who looks at this anyway?

So clearly the Mets need to trade up here. You can’t have the 57th best guy when there are great players like Ke’Bryan Hayes to be acquired.

Pete Alonso for Ke’Bryan Hayes? Who says no?

Unless of course you guys want to admit that WAR is nonsense. Let me know.

Also they have DH’s now in the NL so I don’t want to hear about positions. Get Ke’Bran Hayes in here Billy!

June 12, 2022

Why are the Mets dressed in road uniforms and taking the subway to “Dodgers Stadium”

How many things can you find wrong with this photo?

Why are they in an underground subway station? Why do they have road jerseys on? Why isn’t Lindor booing the Mets fans on the other platform? “Dodgers” Stadium? Why doesn’t anyone want their autograph or take a selfie? Why won’t Steve Cohen pay for a plane?

SO MANY QUESTIONS

June 10, 2022

2022 Mets 4th of July caps

Nice job by Paul Lukas with this.

One of course wonders does a player HAVE to wear this or can they just opt out without consequence (like with the Rays’ pride uniforms).

@mediagoon is on his way to Modell’s to buy three of these.

June 9, 2022

Mets-Angels series preview

The Mets will take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California United States Earth this weekend. The Angels have some of the biggest starts in baseball like this guy, baseball superstar Mike Trout (pictured here with his family). Some consider Mike to be the biggest star of this generation!

Mike Trout with his family…or is it? You aren’t sure.

Lazy broadcasters will also speak about Shohei Ohtani. Did you know he pitches and plays the outfield? Yes, he does!

And with these two MVPs, the Angels are just 9.5 games out of first place!

The Angels also have this guy…Noah Syndergaard who decided that instead of being a hero in New York he would be a LA Angel of Anaheim and troll Mets fans. That’s nice. Enjoy your free October.

The Angels also make for a homecoming for Mets GM Billy Eppler who once held that position with the LAAofA…and he gave Matt Harvey……wait for it…..ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS TO DO THIS

Also there was that whole thing with the drugs and the unfortunate death of a player and not one Mets beat reporter has asked Billy if he knew anything about it. Maybe he did. Maybe he didn’t. Seems like something worth asking, no? Like did you know you had a drug problem in the clubhouse, did you try to do something, or are you just clueless?

Anyway, I have only watched half an inning since the night after the combined no-hitter and I don’t plan on watching. Enjoy baseball’s greatest stars, the players of the Angels.