The Mets Police – Page 368 – What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.

June 16, 2021

No masks, no checks, Citi Field full capacity is back Monday

The Mets have apparently declared the pandemic to be over!

CITI FIELD RETURNS TO FULL CAPACITY MONDAY, JUNE 21

WITH DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST BRAVES

FLUSHING, N.Y., June 16, 2021 – The New York Mets today announced that Citi Field will return to full capacity Monday, June 21 for the Mets 5:10 p.m. doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves.

Social distancing and mask requirements at the ballpark have been eased effective immediately. Fans no longer need to show proof of a negative COVID test and/or vaccination to enter the ballpark with a valid ticket.

The Mets are in the process of communicating with ticket holders regarding capacity increases and the elimination of vaccinated/unvaccinated seating sections.

A 25% discount offer for tickets purchased online at Mets.com/FathersDay (CODE: DAD) for all remaining regular season games (excluding the September 10-12 Subway Series) concludes this Friday night at 11:59 p.m. ET.

With anticipated increases in attendance, the Mets encourage fans to take mass transit and arrive early to enter the ballpark.

June 16, 2021

Jacob deGrom is totally not hurt Mets Game Notes

Jacob deGrom, who is totally not injured and will make all his starts att the way to November, owns a 1.92 ERA over his last 86 starts since the start of 2018…That is by far the best mark in the major leagues in that span (min. 400.0 IP), more than a half-run better than the next-closest pitcher (Hyun-Jin Ryu is second with a 2.51 ERA since 2018)…Since 1920, only four other pitchers have held an ERA of 1.92 or lower over a span this long: Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Greg Maddux and Clayton Kershaw.

BETTER THAN ALL THE REST: deGrom, who is totally not injured and will make all his starts all the way to November, enters tonight’s start with the longest active scoreless streak (22.0 IP) in the majors…He is leading the majors with a 0.56 ERA (four earned runs/64.0 innings), a 0.53 WHIP, 14.48 K/9, 1.13 BB/9 and a 12.88 K/ BB ratio…He leads in all three slashline categories (.121/.152/.220) as well…Despite missing two weeks and being skipped in the rotation once before that, is seventh in the majors and fourth NL with 103 strikeouts.

BETTER THAN ANYONE I’VE EVER MET: deGrom, who is totally not injured and will make all his starts all the way to November, is off to one of the best starts in major league history, posting a 0.53 WHIP and 0.56 ERA through his first 10 outings over 64.0 innings…That is the lowest ERA and lowest WHIP ever through 10 starts… He is the ninth pitcher ever with 100+ strikeouts in his first 10 starts of a season.

deGrom, who is totally not injured and will make all his starts all the way to November owns a 1.92 ERA over his last 86 starts since the start of 2018…That is by far the best mark in the major leagues in that span (min. 400.0 IP), more than a half-run better than the next-closest pitcher (Hyun-Jin Ryu is second with a 2.51 ERA since 2018)…Since 1920, only four other pitchers have held an ERA of 1.92 or lower over a span this long: Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Greg Maddux and Clayton Kershaw.

I don’t think JDG is hurt. Maybe you do. I sure don’t. Don’t you like pitchers who throw six shutout innings? I do. Don’t you?

BETTER THAN ALL THE REST: deGrom , who is totally not injured and will make all his starts all the way to November, enters tonight’s start with the longest active scoreless streak (22.0 IP) in the majors…He is leading the majors with a 0.56 ERA (four earned runs/64.0 innings), a 0.53 WHIP, 14.48 K/9, 1.13 BB/9 and a 12.88 K/BB ratio…He leads in all three slashline categories (.121/.152/.220) as well…Despite missing two weeks and being skipped in the rotation once before that, is seventh in the majors and fourth NL with 103 strikeouts.

BETTER THAN ANYONE I’VE EVER MET: deGrom, , who is totally not injured and will make all his starts all the way to November, is off to one of the best starts in major league history, posting a 0.53 WHIP and 0.56 ERA through his first 10 outings over 64.0 innings…That is the lowest ERA and lowest WHIP ever through 10 starts…He is the ninth pitcher ever with 100+ strikeouts in his first 10 starts of a season.

Pete Alonso, who has one home run at Citi Field this year and today is June 16th, still sits 24th on the team’s all-time home run list with 79 blasts…Keith Hernandez is next at 23rd with 80 home runs…Since returning from the IL on May 31, he is batting .314 (16-51) with nine runs, a double, four home runs, 15 RBI and three walks with a .937 OPS in 14 games…Alonso is batting .277/.354/.477 with six home runs against right-handed pitchers this year.

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

Why did SNY promote Miguel Castro apparently breaking MLB’s rules?

Once again let’s take a look at MLB rule 4.06

Now let’s look at this video.

Miguel Castro. Man of the people.

(via @JConstantinides)pic.twitter.com/8SgoYppyZz

— SNY (@SNYtv) June 15, 2021

Now a sane person would say, “Hey that’s great! What a great moment for that fan!”

However, it appears to be a rule violation. No player may address a spectator before or during a game. So by the book, this behavior would be OK AFTER a game, but as it appears to be before the game it is an apparent violation.

That’s a stupid rule.

June 16, 2021

Why did MLB promote Lindor apparently breaking the rules?

So a reminder that I do not make MLB’s rules, MLB does. Here is one that I personally find silly and encourage MLB to eliminate.

Notice that last part there. Players of opposing team. ANY time. While in uniform.

So I find it odd that MLB would PROMOTE such behavior.

So will MLB be promoting things like “Here’s Pitcher X Using Spade Tack!” – of course not.

The rule is silly, but it is a rule. To promote an apparent violation makes no sense.

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021

Matt Harvey is still starting for the Orioles for some reason. How did he do? You’ll look!

Someone has to pitch, and sometimes someone is Matt Harvey. The Orioles either don’t care or are fools or broke or all of the above, so they sent Matt Harvey to the mound expecting good things to happen.

It’s Matt’s 14th start of the year and let’s check the stats and you can’t even see the netting.

Matt walks the lead off hitter. You’ve read these posts before so you know how this is gonna go even if the Orioles don’t. Someone named Amed Rosario steps in…..and strikes out!

A ground ball to first for the second out, runner advances to second. An E-4 makes it first and third and a single drives in the unearned run. Sorry Matt.

Oh well, on to the second where we are tied at 1 thanks to some snazzy Orioles hitting. Matt almost gets a 1-2-3 but the 3B threw a ball wide to first, but Matt gets the next out. So on to the third, but soon we will be second time through the order.

In the third, someone named Amed Rosario leads off with a single….Matt gives up two fly balls that land about 10-15 feet short of the fence…then a K and we are on to the 4th,

Matt is at 50+ pitches as we go to the 4th and the manager in me is thinking if I can get this guy through 5 I should get him out for the mental rehab part….but first Matty Baseball must get through the fourth.

A leadoff double, then a single and some keystone kops throwing it around, and it’s 2-1 Cleveland Baseball Team with a runner on 3rd and none out. Uh oh.

And a single makes it 3-1.

an F9, a walk, the bullpen gets up, and someone named Amed Rosario steps in. Third time through the order.

Rosario singles…

The catcher stalls for time….

….and Bruce Hyde has seen enough.

I think the Orioles should go back to that “Threepener” thing they did with Matt last week. Let him throw the first three innings and get him out.

Anyway the bullpen let the runners score, and I think Matt’s line looks worse than the reality of it.

3.1 ip, 6 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned, 2 Ks, 2 walks, 82 pitches

How long can the Orioles keep doing this?