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Why Aren’t We Hearing About Lucas Duda?

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Talk about burying the lede…Mets’ official blogs (Metsblog, ESPN NY Mets, etc…all the ones that are paid off by the Wilpons to be subservient, good little media lackeys) are NOT ALLOWED to talk about Lucas Duda.

Well, they are allowed to talk about him a little bit. They’re allowed to talk about the positive things, like how he’s really slugging the ball off the batting tee.

They’re not allowed to talk about Duda beyond a certain character length (probably the length of a tweet), and they’re not allowed to use certain words such as “setback” and “problematic.”

Way to try and hide this one, Mets. But here at Metsblow we know better. I desperately hope Duda gets healthy, but the Mets will spend the money to cover up the injury rather than on a doctor that can help.

Happy Get Nervous As Fuck Day!

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Matt Harvey will start for the Mets on SNY today at 1 pm ET as his team faces the Tigers at Tradition Field. It will be Harvey’s first start in a game since undergoing Tommy John surgery in October of 2013.

How nervous am I? Very. VERY VERY. This is what it will be for the whole season. Any enjoyment will be mitigated by paranoia. For every pitch, I will be on pins and needles. All Mets fans will be. It’s going to be excruciating. But this is the crucible we must go through. Harvey needs to prove it. He needs to be the Ace and Cy Young winner and the Dark Knight. He needs to establish dominance. We won’t be satisfied until we reach the promised land. He has to stay healthy and prove that we’re a playoff team this year, and then we make the necessary tweaks and go all the way next year. That’s blind faith for ya.

I was at Citifield for the Harvey-Strasburg game in 2013. What a glorious win that was. Let’s see it in the playoffs. Happy Harvey Day. Metsblow.

Lucas Duda Returns to Teeball Activities

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Lucas Duda hit off a batting tee Wednesday. It was the first time he’s swung a bat since straining a muscle between his ribs in mid-February.

And he’s crushing the ball, too. Duda is playing a game for 3-year-olds like he’s fucking 5. Absolutely demolishing the ball off the tee. He might want to consider a career playing MLT. Metsblow.

Flores hurt in first exhibition game

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Wilmer Flores, our starting shortstop, left today’s game (the first exhibition game of the year) after being hit by a pitch in the wrist.

We didn’t sign anyone despite the clear black hole at SS because the Mets were comfortable with Flores. I said in multiple articles that EVEN IF FLORES IS GOOD (unproven), you still need to sign someone as a contingency plan. Spend money? Yeah, right. It’s all good! 

And Flores is now hurt. Without finishing 1 game.

Hahahahahahahahahaha.

Bahahahahahaha.

Tejada? Reynolds? A shortstop that costs more than nothing? No chance for the third option.

Hahahahaha. 

All this laughing is hurting my obliques. Hey Duda! Metsblow. 

Alderson Brags About Fixity of Roster

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Today, Sandy Vag Alderson spoke with reporters and said, “The Mets have a more set 25-man roster at this point in spring training then they have in previous years.”

Wow Sandy! WOW!! AMAZING!! So you’re saying that instead of 4 gaping holes out of the 8 starting positions, now we only have 2! WOW! BRAVO!!

Bragging about being better than the past years is such a fucking joke. First of all, PROVE IT. Second of all, Alderson has been with the Mets for 4 years. We haven’t been .500 once, averaging 76 wins per year over this span. PA-FUCKING-THETIC!! Metsblow.

Brag away, Alderson. Brag away. Enjoy all the pitching that Minaya got for you.

Who will be the opening day starter aka Let’s Distract Our Fans!

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Ooooh what a controversy the Mets media is stirring up. Who will start the home opener? Will it be Harvey (our savior), deGrom (our RoY), Colon (our Cy Young winner), Gee (the incumbent opening day starter), or someone else worthy such as longtime Met Jon Niese or young and exciting Wheeler?

Whooooooo cares!!!??

Here’s an idea: How bout you decide on a rotation. It could even be 6-man. Just fucking choose. Limit Harvey’s innings. Limit Niese’s innings. I don’t care. We start on the road. So how bout when the home opener comes, you put out the fucking guy that’s supposed to pitch that day. Fucking hell, it’s not rocket science.

This is all bullshit hype to increase ticket sales.

I didn’t go to a single game last season (I watched about 155 games on TV). The boycott shall continue until you prove you give a shit and that you deserve more money from me than the already exorbitant cable bill I pay for SNY. 

Jimmy Rollins and the Mets

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Unreal what the media and the Wilpons Jew scum team can do. They had us believing J-Roll flipped off the Mets, when the reality is he wanted to play here! 

We all booed J-Roll. Of course! Because he was a Philly and he’s amazing! An MVP! A clutch gamer! 

11mil for him. We have no SS. We didn’t even bother to look into it! Instead, the Wilpons and Alderson just flat out LIED TO THEIR FANS and painted J-Roll as an evil villain who hates us. Uhhhhh no, it’s baseball. The players want to play and be paid. Don’t let the elite oligarchy Jew conspiracy fool you. They use divide-and-conquer. They control the media. Don’t be fooled! They’re just cheap, lying Jew fucks!!! Flores and Tejada you gotta be fuckin kidding me!!

Nieuwenhuis vs den Dekker WHO YA GOT!?

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Terry Collins just said, “Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Matt den Dekker will battle for the last spot in the roster, with the decision likely coming down to who hits more than the other.”

Let’s look at this further…

1) The decision will come down to who hits more. BRILLIANT! Great. Love it. The decision for who will be our pinch hitter (and likely starting outfielder once Cuddyer gets hurt) comes down to who is better at hitting. Brilliant strategy. Simply brilliant. The only problem is that neither of them can hit major league pitching. So let’s see who hits more not-shittily.

2) den Dekker has to have the edge because the Mets looooove their lowercase d-squad. deGrom won Rookie of the Year, after all. I think Wright should change his name to d-Avid.

3) Nowhere in any of this did Alderson, the Wilpons, or anyone make any mention of trying to acquire a player who has succeeded at the major league level. Clearly this is part of the Mets’ “GO blue, orange, and GREEN” environmental project, as they seemingly love recycling their trash.

4) Both Kirk and Matt have been quoted as saying, “I’d rather be in Vegas, anyway. My lucky table is hot right now!”

5) Kirk is three days older than Matt, whatever that means.

6) Matt is only batting .238 at the major league level, while Kirk is batting a muscular .241 so take that, young bull.

7) Nieuwenhuis’ name is a writer’s nightmare.

8) Kirk has more power but den Dekker is a better fielder. This is pretty much known. Collins says it’s all about hitting, so my guess is Kirk will win the job.

New Commissioner Rob Manfred Doubles Down on Collusion With Wilpons

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When news broke that Fred Wilpon would be head of the league’s finance committee, I immediately wrote about it: https://metsblow.com/2015/01/18/fred-wilpon-becomes-mlb-finance-chair/

Manfred has now responded, saying he DOESN’T UNDERSTAND why I am critical of this move. Derrrrr he doesn’t understand derrr. He says, “the committee mostly deals with executive compensation and budget reviews. Issues dealing with possible fraud or inconsistencies in financial statements are handled by a separate group.”

Oh ok! Now I understand! So it’s totally ok now! Fred Wilpon is definitely a fraudulent, inconsistent financial manager, but it’s ok! Because frauds are dealt with by other people! So it’s ok! Because when he gets scammed or does the scamming it will fall on someone else’s shoulders! Scam away!

P.S. Rushing to the defense of Wilpon quite swiftly, valiantly, and aggressively there, aren’t ya Rob? The commissioner doth protest too much, methinks.

P.P.S. Note “executive compensation” in Manfred’s quote, aka Fred Wilpon is in charge of the billionaires-lining-the-pockets-of-billionaires committee.