I have joined my mother in the hospital, having now tested positive for COVID-19 with pneumonia.
We’ve on aggressive medication and the best doctors in the city (including my sister) are watching over us.
We will talk again soon! Hopefully about some good
#Mets
news.
#LGM
You may be pleased to learn I finished my treatment for cancer at Sloan today. Now, we let it bake, get another scan next week, and see what all of this means going forward.
Cancer surgery was successful! Show of hands for a volunteer to bring me one of those carvel ice cream things in a Mets helmet from Citi Field?
Talk soon.
#LFGM
I'm sure all of the players agree with this, and many owners will not, but I am of the belief that if there's a "Steve Cohen Tax" for spending too much money, there should be a, "Tampa Bay Rays Tax" for not spending enough.
That's what I'm thinking as I drink my coffee.
Dear those who hate Michael Conforto -
Michael Conforto is really good. Don’t forget that.
He should be extended long-term by the
#Mets
.
Thank you, and good evening.
Update - I’m on my way home.
I still have a long road ahead to get back to normal. But I’m good enough for my own bed now.
I am forever grateful to the doctors and nurses at NYP/Weill Cornell. They saved me. Without them, I don’t know what might’ve happened.
Talk soon!
#LGM
David. Allen. Wright. A career that ended too soon. One of the greatest
#Mets
of all-time and a good man who positively impacts everyone he knows. Happy Birthday!
#Mets
Please keep my mother in your thoughts this evening, as she was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19.
She is doing better after treatment over the last 30 hours or so, but we all know how dicey this is. One step at a time, & she could use a cheer or two from
#MetsTwitter
too.
The
#Mets
are now:
2 games behind the Padres for the 1st wild card
1/2 behind the D-Backs for the 2nd wild card
1 game ahead of the Braves for the 3rd wild card
That’s a very positive outcome today.
Jacob deGrom leads the league in:
ERA (0.56)
ERA+ (688 - that’s just stupid)
FIP (0.92)
WHIP (0.531)
Hits per 9 (3.7)
HR per 9 (0.4)
BB per 9 (1.1)
K per 9 (14.5)
K:BB ratio (12.88)
God of Pitching.
I'm going to be stepping away from Twitter for a while. I’m sick, so I need to focus on my wellness and that of my family.
For me, this is mild, but I need to work to make sure it stays mild, and keeping the rest of my family healthy.
Stay strong, stay well, see you soon.
#LGM
Folks - my daughter Victoria was hit by a car this morning in Dobbs Ferry. We are only lucky she has nothing more than some minor problems with her left foot. But this was the ugliest nightmare you can possibly live through.
Please keep her in your thoughts. She’s a strong kid!
I’ll say this - if signing James McCann (who is an above average player) positions the
#Mets
to sign George Springer, Trevor Bauer, a Liam Hendriks type, and leave flexibility for the trade deadline, sign me up.
Immediately.
I don’t know if the
#Mets
can get away with this, but they should wear 41 jerseys with no name on the back for the next few games. That would be a hell of an awesome tribute to the best player to ever put on their uniform.
Max Scherzer is trending on Twitter because he is pulling up to Roger Dean Stadium in a Porsche? Maybe he drives a Porsche because he’s awesome at baseball, and that’s perfectly ok?
At least he earned it, unlike some of the folks on the other side of the negotiating table.
The
#Mets
need to sign Max Scherzer. Period.
At worst, he is insurance to Jacob deGrom. At best, they have the best 1-2 punch in baseball and it isn’t close.
Even if they have to overpay, this has to be the target.
Here’s the deal.
You don’t let homegrown stars like Michael Conforto go to free agency.
You also don’t let people like Michael Conforto go to free agency.
That combination should make him a Met for life. And soon.
#Mets
I don’t get how anyone can be upset with team brass and/or the owner calling the
#Mets
out.
For years, all anyone wanted was for Jeff and Fred Wilpon to be accountable, or speak transparently about the club.
Now that is happening, we don’t want it?
Can’t have it both ways.
Some good news about my mother today...
She is out of ICU and in her own room. She has a lot of energy in her voice.
As for me, I’m hanging in. Perhaps I’ll be home later today after the last dose of remdesivir. But we will see. Thanks again for your well wishes!
#LGM
Francisco Lindor, last seven games:
.406/.424/.750
13-for-32, 3 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs, 4 RBI, 10 runs scored.
Now that’s what everyone was looking for.
#Mets
In a span of just over 72 hours, the
#Mets
have played two of the best games they ever have in franchise history.
Two ninth inning comebacks from the dead!
This team is ridiculous!
#LGM
And if I may be so bold, when you consider what Jonathan Villar has done at the plate, his baseball IQ, his speed, defense, etc., you figure JD Davis could be relegated to a part time utility role.
Villar has earned a starting role.
#Mets
It’s been a long 20 days, but I’ve finally broken through and feeling better. Still can’t taste anything, still have fatigue. But everything appears to be trending towards normal.
Thank you to the doctors involved, my family, & all of your support & kind words during this time.
Dominic Smith is quietly having an MVP caliber season. He has two more extra-base hits tonight and now has 40 RBI. He is hitting .338 with a 1.034 OPS. Absolutely fantastic for a fantastic kid.
#Mets
My mother is home from the hospital. She has a long recovery ahead, but she's making progress.
As for me, this has been a very difficult challenge. I'm still isolated away from my family, and still quite ill. But I feel like the turning point is near, and I’ll be back soon!
#LGM
One of the greatest games in
#Mets
history.
I won't ever forget this day, this moment. They were amazing today.
Congratulations to the club for an outstanding year, regardless of what happens next.
Just want to say thank you to you,
#MetsTwitter
, for following and staying with me on this wild ride in 2019. We have had ups and downs, glory and sadness. But you stayed with me through thick and thin, and for that I am forever grateful and thankful. Let’s go
#Mets
.
That was unquestionably the biggest game of the year for the
#Mets
. Absolutely had to have it, no question about it, and they found a way late to comeback, then they fell down before finding a way to keep hold the fort against the game’s elite. A lot of character.
#Mets
have had an A+ off-season so far. From Max Scherzer to Buck Showalter and everyone else in between. Great win-now moves, improving the roster culturally and physically.
I’m just not sure what Brandon Nimmo has to do to convince a large portion of
#MetsTwitter
of how good and how valuable he is right now.
Is he Mike Trout? No. But he has proven time and time again in recent years his importance to this ballclub.
The
#Mets
have been outclassed and outfoxed pretty much from the first pitch Friday on in this series. Just an awful performance all around this weekend and there’s no other way to say it. No offense, no pitching. No energy.
There’s really nothing else to say about it.
Tylor Megill is unquestionably earning his stripes. Nothing seems to bother him. He has simplified his mechanics, beefed up his stuff and he is looking seriously legit early on.
#Mets
If healthy, Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer would form the best 1-2 punch in baseball, and it’s not close.
No pitcher has been better than Scherzer since 2013, and none better than deGrom since 2018.
Period.
#Mets
Steve Cohen has spent more minutes in the last two months in front of a camera with reporters than the previous owner had done in the last 13 years.
That transparency alone is quite refreshing.
#Mets
You'll be pleased to learn JD Davis has hit .279/.380/.581 with a double, 4 home runs and 5 RBI in 50 plate appearances since being traded to the Giants at the trade deadline.
With the
#Mets
possibly getting snowed out today and tomorrow in Denver, perhaps they could spend that time working on contract extensions for Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo.
Carlos Mendoza should've lifted Phil Maton after three batters. It was painfully obvious he didn't have his breaking ball.
This isn't the regular season. Guy doesn't have it, get him out of there. Can't wait.
#Mets
Free agents can begin signing with other clubs now. For the
#Mets
, it’s a unique opportunity. They’re flush w/ cash in an industry ravaged economically by the pandemic. They’re well under the lux tax threshold of $210m, & they have a hungry new owner.
Let’s get after it!
#LGM
It was a cool place to watch baseball. The sound and roars of the crowd were so incredible, and when the
#Mets
did something great, the building shook. Unforgettable.
I’m sure people will argue this, but whether the
#Mets
couldn’t convince Jacob deGrom with money, or he didn’t want to be here, or whatever the true reason is, it’s a lost opportunity to make Jacob deGrom a franchise icon for life. It’s just a sad ending to his story with them.
When you wake up still pissed off following a crap loss, you know
#Mets
baseball is back!
Let’s wipe the dirt off the jersey and go win one tonight!
#LGM
Tom Seaver, the greatest Met of all-time, one of the best pitchers of all-time, the hero and idol I never got to see pitch, has passed away at age 75. Sad day in
#Mets
history, sad day for baseball.
#Mets
bullpen as of Christmas:
Dellin Betances
Seth Lugo
Justin Wilson
Brad Brach
Jeurys Familia
Edwin Diaz
Rob Gsellman
This will either be dominant or, well 2019. There are questions and concerns, but it will be better on paper on opening day 2020 than it was a year prior.
I just noticed - the
#Mets
are 23-14 against teams with a .500 or better record.
62% of their games have been against teams with a .500 or better record so far this season.
So it hasn’t been necessarily easy, they’ve done this without their 2 best pitchers in large measure too
I’d really like to gain a full understanding as to why many on
#MetsTwitter
believe trading Pete Alonso is a good idea after an unquestionably rough 60 game stretch, during which he was still on-pace for 40+ home runs.
To me, this is someone you fix and build around.