2K24: New York Mets

[Ken]

Why does Callaway keep sending Diaz out in meaningful late inning games?

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's managerial job in the face of Mets' upper management chaos, which was real and immediate, was the process of a rational mind.

Callaway was crazy and could quit.

All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to continue managing the Mets.

Callaway would be crazy to continue managing them and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to continue.

If he continued, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.

[whalewang]

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's managerial job in the face of Mets' upper management chaos, which was real and immediate, was the process of a rational mind.

Callaway was crazy and could quit.

All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to continue managing the Mets.

Callaway would be crazy to continue managing them and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to continue.

If he continued, he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.

Whaaaaat?

[harmon]

This reminds me of why I hated that book so much.

[Sharky]

I applaud the effort of typing that up. Never read that one, but would take it over “As I Lay Dying”. Faulkner was just mean.

[Gregg]

I applaud the effort of typing that up. Never rad that one, but would take it over “As I Lay Dying”. Faulkner was just mean.

I too applaud the effort.

I had a couple of buddies thought Catch 22 was the funniest thing on the planet when it came out. For me not so much.

[onejayhawk]

I liked the Catch-22 movie but never read the book.

It's not really relevant tot he Mets in any event. They are not that far from going back to the WS. Why are treating the job as managing the funny farm?

J

[Ken]

Why are treating the job as managing the funny farm?

Not sure if serious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_New_York_Mets_season

https://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/3/30/8288295/new-york-mets-wilpon-madoff

https://sports.yahoo.com/10-degrees-everything-dysfunctional-mets-leads-back-ownership-group-fails-150426129.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/25/mets-still-lead-majors-dysfunction/

https://reflectionsonbaseball.com/mets-dysfunction-adds-another-chapter/

https://nypost.com/2019/06/24/this-is-mets-dysfunction-at-its-worst/

I could go on...

[Judge Jude]

the Mets won the NL pennant in 2015.
they reached the wild-card game in 2016.
they haven't won fewer than 70 games since 2003 - which I suspect not so many teams can claim.

Alfonso and McNeil are the first pair of first-year batters ever to make the All-Star Game together.
and their SPs are... pretty good.

the owners are morons, and the current GM and MGR are worthy of scrutiny.

but anyone who thinks this is a bottom 10 franchise at this stage - if there are any - would be a fool.

[Ken]

the owners are morons, and the current GM and MGR are worthy of scrutiny.

This was literally the entire topic, so ... yes.

[onejayhawk]

This was literally the entire topic, so ... yes.

That is very different from what you said earlier. The GM is obviously a mixed bag, because the team is stacked with talent. If he has trouble living with his manager, I'm not sure where that falls.

J

[Ken]

That is very different from what you said earlier.

*sigh* nevermind you whiffed on the joke, move on.

[onejayhawk]

*sigh* nevermind you whiffed on the joke, move on.

[Commander_Data] Perhaps the joke was not funny. [/Commander-Data]

J

[Ken]

[Commander_Data] Perhaps the joke was not funny. [/Commander-Data]

J

Based on your comment, you missed the content, regardless of the humor, but whatever, move on!

[mjl]

[madducks]

Pete Alonso sets the Mets rookie record for HRs after blasting his 27th today.

And Alonso breaks Judge's MLB rookie HR record with #53 on Saturday.