NL East: 2023

[nfotiu]

Verlander gives up six runs in five innings and gets booed walking off the field. Mets and Phillies both lost yesterday too

Spending 110 million on 4 34-40 year old starting pitchers, what could go wrong?  That gets you about 57 innings so far with all of them over 4.5 ERAs.

It might seem fun to have an owner that spends like a drunken sailor and gets you some feel good pre-season predictions, but when it doesn't work out, it will certainly leave a mess to clean up and rebuild.

[imref]

if we had won last night we'd be in striking distance of 2nd place.

[imref]

LoL Mets: https://twitter.com/anthonydicomo/status/1658634821164310529?s=46&t=VxK4vP11aMUU5dFhz5Ltrg

[welch]

Mets have just called up catcher Gary Sanchez, the Yankee castoff.

[blue911]

Mets have just called up catcher Gary Sanchez, the Yankee castoff.

I have difficulty seeing Buck and Sanchez working out.

[welch]

I have difficulty seeing Buck and Sanchez working out.

Maybe Showalter can tolerate a catcher who cannot catch, and who hits about .200, as long as Sanchez hits homers.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchga02.shtml

[imref]

Phillies drop their fifth straight

[Natsinpwc]

Phillies drop their fifth straight

Over the last few weeks they have lost six then won five and now lost five. Pitching has been bad. Nola not good this year. They may have lucked out not agreeing to a long term deal. Wheeler also has been off. Walker has been bad. Suarez just back. Trea has been bad. Fire Joe!  They should bring him back to fire him again.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Over the last few weeks they have lost six then won five and now lost five. Pitching has been bad. Nola not good this year. They may have lucked out not agreeing to a long term deal. Wheeler also has been off. Walker has been bad. Suarez just back. Trea has been bad. Fire Joe!  They should bring him back to fire him again.

marsh bouyed them for a while but now  he's playing like the man who fell to earth

[Slateman]

marsh bouyed them for a while but now  he's playing like the man who fell to earth

Pitching is the issue. Their rotation has an ERA over 5

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Pitching is the issue. Their rotation has an ERA over 5

when you see your player has a series coming up against philly in points fantasy league, it's a definite factor in whether to rotate him into the line up.

[nfotiu]

How the heck are the Marlins still 2 games over .500 with a -52 run differential that is the worst in the NL by a good margin.  It surely can't be sustainable to keep winning 1 run games?

[Mattionals]

How the heck are the Marlins still 2 games over .500 with a -52 run differential that is the worst in the NL by a good margin.  It surely can't be sustainable to keep winning 1 run games?

The Orioles did that one year but I think finished closer to neutral run differential. They made the playoffs and got eliminated. Winning one run games against mediocre and bad teams and getting blown out by good teams is not a recipe for success.

[welch]

The Orioles did that one year but I think finished closer to neutral run differential. They made the playoffs and got eliminated. Winning one run games against mediocre and bad teams and getting blown out by good teams is not a recipe for success.

Maybe beating bad teams but losing badly to really good teams is the profile of a team getting close to .500. However, the Marlins always beat the Nats, so there is that.

It will be a pleasure if the Fillies and Muts stumble around .500 for the season. Uncle Stevie Cohen's head will explode. Maybe same for Middleton.

[imref]

The Braves lost to the A's last night.

[Five Banners]

The Braves lost to the A's last night.

This came to mind

https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml

[imref]

Braves lose to Oakland again. A’s take the series.