The Mets Police – Page 378 – What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.

May 28, 2021

Mets-Braves rained out, Matt Harvey pitches at 8pm Eastern

The Mets rarely play at 7pm, and tonight will be no different.

Matt Harvey vs. The White Sox at 8pm Eastern if you’re bored. Catch that game wherever you get your out of town baseball games.

METS-BRAVES POSTPONED TONIGHT

Makeup Game to be Announced at a Later Date

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 28, 2021 – The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s game against the Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to inclement weather. Details regarding the rescheduling of tonight’s game will be announced a later date.

FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 28, 7:10 P.M. TICKET INFORMATION

A paid ticket for tonight’s game marked “Friday, May 28, 2021 – Game 22” may be exchanged for a ticket comparable in price and location to another Mets 2021 regular season home game at Citi Field (excluding the September 10-12 Subway Series vs. Yankees), and subject to availability.

If such an exchange is made for a higher priced ticket, the face value of the paid ticket for tonight’s game will be applied as a credit toward the price of the higher priced ticket.

Fans holding digital tickets for tonight’s game can display those tickets in the MLB Ballpark app to facilitate an exchange at the Citi Field Box Office. Rain checks will be moved to the bottom of your Ticket Wallet in the MLB Ballpark app and be displayed within the “Postponed Games – 5/28 Braves @ Mets” tile.

The original parking receipt for the Friday, May 28, 2021 game will be honored for the rescheduled game or any game attended.

Complimentary tickets to tonight’s game and those marked “NO RAINCHECK” have no value and do not constitute a rain check.

May 28, 2021

The first place 2021 New York Mets….who cares?

There is a scene late in the run of Battlestar Galactica that comes to mind this morning.

It’s late in the series run, and the Galactica has been on the run for a long time, trying to find the promised land. For reasons I won’t bore you with, Adama has to transfer his flag from the Galactica to that of a Cylon (the enemies) ship. And he starts to think, “What are we even doing?” He’s spent all this time fighting the Cylons, and now he’s living on one of their ships.

Which brings us to the first place 2021 Mets.

I find myself feeling like Adama this morning, because….well….what are we even rooting for?

Are we going to look back with fondness of that summer of Cameron Maybin and Khalil Lee? Remember that great summer of Patrick Mazeika and Billy McKinney? Will Old Timers’ Day 2041 have Wayne Randazzo telling us “Please welcome back our old friend…Wilfredo Tovar!!!”

What are we even rooting for?

I’m aware of the Jerry Seinfeld joke about rooting for the laundry, and I have rooted for a lot of laundry over the years….but I am finding myself less interested in this first place team than any Mets team ever, and I go back to 1977.

There aren’t my guys. They aren’t your guys. Every 5 days Jacob deGrom shows up and it feels kinda sorta like my Mets….and then there’s 4 days of random people in Mets uniforms.

Even if these guys keep it together for the summer, I’d have to imagine that it won’t be Maybin and Lee playing every day in October, it will be some other guys like Actual Met Michael Conforto. I hope.

Part of my disassociation has been the terrible schedule. The Mets’ schedule and I are not meshing. Every time I am free they get rained out, and they sure love playing weekday afternoon games. Personally, I heard one pitch yesterday, and that was only because I was scanning through the radio stations in my car and heard a pitch before going back to music.

I don’t expect this article to be popular. Nothing I write is popular. That’s perfectly fine. But I ask you…..the 2021 Mets…..do you actually care?

May 27, 2021

Weekday Day Games are stupid Mets Game Notes for May 27

The Mets will play their fourth doubleheader of the season today…This will mark the second time the Mets faced off against the Rockies in a doubleheader this year…The team last hosted the Rockies for two in one day on April 14, 2011, when the Rockies swept the twinbill…The Mets are 4-2 in twinbills in 2021…New York swept a doubleheader from Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 13 at Citi Field and split doubleheaders in Colorado on April 17 and in St. Louis on May 5…New York will also play two on June 19 at Washington, June 25 vs. Philadelphia, August 31 vs. Miami and September 4 at Washington

It is May 27th and Pete Alonso has 6 home runs.

The Mets’ best surviving player Billy McKinney has appeared in 40 games for the Brewers this season and is batting .207/.260/.359 with nine runs, three doubles, a triple, three home runs, six RBI and a stolen base…He has played 20 games in the outfield and nine games at first base this season…The 26-year-old was originally drafted in the first round (24th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.

THE BIG ZERO: Stroman has not earned a win in any of his last six starts, including four losing decisions…Over the winless streak, he has posted a 3.90 ERA (14 earned runs/32.1 innings) in those six games…Did not complete more than 5.0 innings in three of those starts before going 6.1 innings against the Orioles and 6.0 innings against the Rays and Marlins in his last three starts.

Joey Lucchesi will be making his second start this season vs. the Rockies today…In his last start against the club on April 17, Lucchesi took the loss, tossing 3.0 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and with three strikeouts at Coors Field…When facing the Rockies at home, he owns a 3.13 ERA (8 ER/23.0 IP) with 21 punchouts, with opponents batting .200…His 10 starts vs. Colorado are his most against any team he has faced in his career.

#15 Cameron Maybin | OF | .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

#26 Khalil Lee | OF | .059, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

#60 Billy McKinney | OF | .207, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB

#18 José Peraza | INF | .200, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB

May 26, 2021

Nobody wants to listen to Stroman, Mets rained out.

The Mets waited until after 6pm to rain out tonight’s game which really sucks if you made a trip.

I’m guessing that they didn’t want to listen to The Big Zero it there was a rain delay.

Clearly it’s gonna rain but seems like they could play later.

METS-ROCKIES POSTPONED TONIGHT

Postponed Game Rescheduled as Part of a Single Admission Doubleheader

Thursday, May 27 at 12:10 P.M.

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 26, 2021 – The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s game against the Colorado Rockies has been postponed due to inclement weather. It will be rescheduled as part of a single admission doubleheader, tomorrow, Thursday, May 27 at 12:10 p.m. The second game of the doubleheader will start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be seven-inning contests. Tickets for tonight’s game will NOT be valid for admission to tomorrow’s doubleheader.

Fans are encouraged to visit Mets.com for ticket information.

Now what’s interesting about this is – weekday day games are stupid to begin with, with the excuse being that teams need to travel. The Rockies are heading to Pittsburgh, a 95 minute flight. But now everyone is ok with the Rockies sticking around later. They will be so tired Friday. Waaaah.

The Mets also don’t seem to understand they don’t have enough arms to play two games in one day.

May 26, 2021

Pretty entertaining Mets Game Notes for May 26th + Mickey Callaway suspended by MLB!

Hey I just want to say Uncle Steve is doing a great job! New acquisition Billy Whatshisname, I already forgot….the new guy…..he’s batting 4th. He will wear #60 and yes Media Goon already bought his jersey.

Meanwhile, remember that time Dom Smith slept late and there was a HODGES MOMENT (Howie Rose’s career low point) well..

I will let you know if there are any updates on that New Culture he brought to the Mets.

Speaking of Dom, since he’s a Met, he’s hurt and won’t start tonight.

OF Billy McKinney has been activated…He will wear #60. And bat fourth.

OF Johneshwy Fargas has been placed on the 10-Day IL, retroactive to May 25, with a left AC joint sprain.

Last night, the New York Mets announced they acquired outfielder Billy McKinney from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league left- handed pitcher Pedro Quintana…RHP Jordan Yamamoto was been transferred to the 60-Day IL to make room on the 40-man roster…McKinney has appeared in 40 games for the Brewers this season and is batting .207/.260/.359 with nine runs, three doubles, a triple, three home runs, six RBI and a stolen base…He has played 20 games in the outfield and nine games at first base this season…The 26-year-old was originally drafted in the first round (24th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.

THE BIG ZERO: Stroman has not earned a win in any of his last six starts, including four losing decisions…wait until he finds out about the thunderstorms.

Khalil Lee | OF | .059, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Cameron Maybin | OF | .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB – he has 20+ at bats

It is May 26th, Pete Alonso has 6 home runs.