Jason Lerner

@Roger774501171 Mark Grace

Ok Folks , let’s build a list. Name me a left handed hitter that could hit for average and never gets mentioned anymore , not the household hold names but the ones that unfortunately get forgotten. I’ll start Dave Magadan

@Roger774501171 Will Clark

@nolanmunderwood @kslachowin @BobHenryRob @TylerKoerth However it was originally called it should never be overturned as the replay doesn’t show convincing evidence either way. Had it been ruled no catch it should have stood. Bad job overturning the original call of good catch.

@kslachowin @BobHenryRob @TylerKoerth yeah after watching the replays as a cardinals fan i agree lol, i was super surprised they overturned that

Baseballs version of “what is a catch” Originally ruled a catch on the field. I guess there’s convincing evidence that Garrett Mitchell didn’t catch it. Call was overturned

@heyitsmiller @achester99 He’s talking about the reliever Mike Stanton. Pitched for the Braves and the Yankees, Mets for Kroger but, and other teams in the 90s and early 2000s.

@achester99 I believe he goes by Giancarlo now

Most MLB games with exactly _ Ks: 0: Mike Stanton 602 1: Mariano Rivera 473 2: Aroldis Chapman 330 3: Tom Glavine 133 4: Jamie Moyer 132 5: Phil Niekro 119 6: Greg Maddux 108 7: Nolan Ryan 92 8: Roger Clemens 90 9: Ryan 67 10: Ryan 64 11: Randy Johnson 61 12: Ryan 40

@agingroy How are we doing compared to other countries? That is way more interesting to me…

In 1880, a newborn in the US could expect to live to 39. Today, 78. Most people think that's just because fewer babies died. It's not. A 45-year-old back then could expect to reach 68. Now it's 82. A 65-year-old? Gained nearly a decade. Even 80-year-olds live 3 years longer. We didn't fix one thing at the start of life. We got better at keeping people alive at every stage of it. That's a huge win for all. @OurWorldInData

@FluentInFinance I don’t like it. However, that is an extremely short flight, under 350 miles.

BREAKING: Delta Air Lines will no longer offer free snacks or drinks on all flights starting May 19th (under 350 miles). Meanwhile, Delta CEO Ed Bastian received $27.1 million in 2024. Consumers lose, every single time.

@jkcottrell51 @nut_history By definition a ball that hits the foul pole (before hitting the ground) is a home run in every ballpark. Clearly this was a home run. It went off the fielders glove and then hit the foul pole. Anything that happens after that is irrelevant.

@nut_history The ball was touched in fair territory. If the field’s ground rules state that the foul pole(s) are located behind the wall, then that is a home run. That’s the only way you get a home run in this situation. The key question goes to ground rules for the field. I’m okay with it.

This ruled a HR. Do you agree?

@DannyAbriano Can’t wait to see the catch probability on that one!

This is just ridiculous Pretty much all the attention has been on Carson Benge’s offense, which is understandable. But he’s been an elite defender, which is massively important

@nicksortor What is that like a 6000% reduction or something? Haha

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump announces Medicare patients will begin receiving weight loss drugs like Ozempic for $50 PER MONTH starting July 1 It's currently $1,300! That's a HELL of a reduction.

@BlorfGuy @James_Schiano I’m not saying he isn’t a good hitter. I just don’t get saying he’s never been this bad for a 30 game stretch except for a full season when he was. Seems silly to me!

@darrylstraw18 @James_Schiano He has 81 games of being injured and playing bad vs 5 other seasons of being a really good hitter

Outside of his awful 2024 season Bo Bichette didn't have a 30-game stretch with below a .600 OPS in his career Bichette has a .598 OPS in his first 30 games as a Met

@HazelAppleyard So easily the pushups. I love doing pushups. 100 a day is $1,000! Take off 30 days a year and still $335,000 per year. 3 years and there is just over 1M.

$10 per push-up or $1 million?

@James_Schiano I see others that made the same comment I did. I don’t see what’s shocking about him having his current ops for 30 games since he spent his entire 2024 at that ops! We all hope/expect it will go up, but I still find your initial comment weak.

@darrylstraw18 He debuted in 2019, he's a clearly a vet

@loukabatnik Benge is way too soon to say he has disappointed. He's incomplete, not enough data yet. The rest I fully agree with. Still hold out the most hope for Alvarez because he is a catcher.

A big part of the Mets struggles has been stalled development of their young players. Alvarez, Vientos, Baty, Benge, and Mauricio have all disappointed. Until the Mets player development improves they will not be a consistent winner.

@MurrayHillGuy1 Figure out how to get taller in a hurry!

Friend who is maybe 5’6, good looking just short & lives in middle of no where PA. He gets maybe 1 match a week on hinge. He put his location to NYC, and made himself 6’2. In one week he has over 700 matches. What does he do now?

@DanBartels2 I was actually thinking they may go after him this past offseason hoping there was still some lightening left in the bottle and they could get him real cheap.

In an alternate universe, 2026 Mike Trout is the big bat the Mets trade for and win a World Series

@John_Brian_K @LarryJones All restaurants should operate on the same model (just like they do now with tipping). If all restaurants switch to charging more and not asking their customers to tip then we all get used to higher prices for the food but not having to pay tips. It’s pretty simple.

The current model runs on tips...you have no idea the margins for a restaurant. Most of the owners make damn near nothing to begin with...you want them to add 40% to payroll costs...what do you think happens? The cost of the food goes way up, people come in see the prices and most probably leave before they even know why....IF....IF they stay long enough to understand what the owner is doing AND...AND agree with the idea, MAYBE they come back.

Can we stop saying " if you can’t afford to tip you can’t afford to dine out!" We need to be saying, "If a restaurant can’t pay its employees a livable wage without depending on the generosity of customers then they can’t afford to own a business!”

@balkwhisperer Only if the player touches it. If they don’t touch it then it is ruled a foul ball.

When the ball is in front of the base it is fair if any part of the ball is on or OVER the line.

@tangotiger Only if a player makes the mistake of touching it! If the player lets it sit there and doesn’t touch it the umpire would then have to rule it foul. Check the wording in the rule book.

For some reason, I thought it was contact with ground In fact, it's the same rule as in football in terms of breaking the plane In other words, if the center of the ball is in foul territory, but is within ~1.45 inches of the foul line, then the ball is consider fair

@DHiggins815 @fatalfr13nd @ScoringChanges A fair fly ball eventually touches the ground and you have to have rules for when that happens (unless it is a homer).

@fatalfr13nd @ScoringChanges No. Just no. A ball that is in contact with the ground is not a fly ball anymore. Jesus.

Everyone’s response is dealing with a fly ball beyond first or third that hasn’t touched fair territory yet. For THAT, the bottom of the ball has to hit the actual line. On the ball in question it already touched in fair territory and is inside the bases, so as long as any part of the ball is over the line, it’s fair. Also here is the thing with me…I know the rules and I generally don’t jump in unless I know the rule. I cited the @CloseCallSports video of an identical play with the Yankees that explained why this is a fair ball. While my expertise is in scoring, part of that is knowing the rules in and out. In my other life and real job (in sports) part of what makes me good there and I have the rule books for many sports very well memorized. Both umpires saw that a part of the ball was over the line, and they were adamant on it.