1. Gotay's bat looks to be real.. Per DC's earlier post, I hope his glove is at least good enough to justify keeping him as a regular starter. We could use the average in our lineup.
2. Wright's BA improvement month-to-month has been nothing short of amazing: April (.244), May (.294), June (.323), July (.328). His combo of average + power is outstanding.
3. The strike zone has finally caught up to Glavine. He and Maddux used to drive me crazy when they were on the Braves, b/c I felt that if it weren't for the slightly wider strike zone they were always afforded, they'd be nothing. Don't get me wrong, their ability to control location so consistently is nothing short of spectacular. But, at the end of the day a ball is still a ball, no matter how perfectly you locate it. If Glavine isn't getting a wide zone, he's done.
4. I heard the Mets gave Pedro a one-week break from rehab, which some execs read to mean that he's not as on track as Mets would like. Any updates?
5. The '86 team finished with a remarkable .667 win %age. To put that into perspective, it would mean today's team at 53-42 is so far behind they would have to win their next 31 games in a row to get to that same win %, and close out the season 55-12 to finish up 108-54.
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and close out the season 55-12 to finish up 108-54.
Not. Gonna. Happen.
The Mets announcers noted before the All-Star break that the hiatus in Pedro's rehab was pre-planned going all the way back before the season. He's still on track for an August return, according to Cohen.
Sounds like another D.R. Special.
Gotay's put together 100 AB that have been outstanding. But they're only 100 AB's. I'm not banking on Gotay being a .350 hitter. But even a .280 hitter with marginal power and decent speed is plenty good in this lineup. No reason to pull him out until he hits the skids hard.
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