The doubt’s benefit will not be getting its projected workout, as Darin Ruf is no longer part of the Mets’ plans at the outset of the 2023 season. Ruf was designated for assignment on Monday. His assignment prior to that decision was to overcome universal skepticism wrought by contributing next to nothing in his two […]
 
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 7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  2023 Mets, Citi Field, Daniel Murphy, Darin Ruf, Dennis Santana, Designated for Assignment, Dylan Bundy, K Korner, Long Island Ducks, Opening Day, Postseason Acknowledgment, Predictions, Projections, Scapegoats, Scoreboards, Time It is the late winter of Tommy Pham, described far and wide as a fourth outfielder when the Mets signed him for the upcoming season. Unnerving spate of rules changes aside, the outfield still contains only three positions. Nobody is every described as a fifth infielder. And second catchers are usually referred to as backup […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Baseball Movies, Carlos Beltran, Darin Ruf, Howie Rose, Jeff McNeil, Keith Raad, Late Winter, Matt Allan, Pat McCarthy, T-shirts, Tommy Pham, Wayne Randazzo Spring is here … oh wait it totally isn’t, it’s cold and barren and horrible out there. But spring will be here soon enough, believe it or not. Which means we’d better welcome 2022’s matriculating Mets, now proud members of The Holy Books! (Background: I have three binders, long ago dubbed The Holy Books by Greg, […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2022 Mets, Adam Ottavino, Adonis Medina, Alex Claudio, Baseball Cards, Brett Baty, Bryce Montes de Oca, Chris Bassitt, Colin Holderman, Connor Grey, Daniel Vogelbach, Darin Ruf, Deven Marrero, Eduardo Escobar, Ender Inciarte, Francisco Alvarez, Ghosts, Gosuke Katoh, Joely Rodriguez, Jose Butto, Kramer Robertson, Mark Canha, Mark Vientos, Max Scherzer, Michael Perez, Mychal Givens, Nate Fisher, Nick Plummer, R.J. Alvarez, Rob Zastryzny, Sam Clay, Starling Marte, Terrance Gore, The Holy Books, Travis Jankowski, Tyler Naquin, Yoan Lopez, Yolmer Sanchez Willie Mays showed up at the ballpark this week. It doesn’t matter which ballpark, but for the record, it was Oracle Park in San Francisco, convenient in that Willie lives near San Francisco, appropriate because for those privileged to be in his presence, he is baseball’s oracle. Willie has been a regular at Giant games […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Darin Ruf, Debuts, Francisco Alvarez, Jay Payton, Mark Vientos, New York Giants, Ray Dandridge, Willie Mays, Youth “Gary Apple back in our New York studio, following the Worst Game Ever, as the Mets lose, 10-4, to the Oakland Athletics, though mentioning just the score and the opponent doesn’t do it justice, does it, Todd Zeile?” 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 World Series, Acres of Foul Territory, Angel Hernandez, Blinding Sun, Clubhouse Celebrations We’d Like to See, Darin Ruf, Gary Apple, Horribleness, Jacob deGrom, Karma, Oakland Coliseum, Presumptuous Thinking, Steve Gelbs, Todd Zeile, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra To review, these days the Mets play two kinds of games, which for simplicity’s sake we’ll tally up in separate columns. In Column A, we record games like these, to quote some dumbass blogger: “ones in which they lose seemingly winnable affairs in horribly frustrating ways”. Column B is the home for games like these: “ones in […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Chris Bassitt, Cubs, Darin Ruf, Frustration, Javier Assad, Mark Canha, Tyler Naquin Some things don’t change even as the calendar pages do. Back in April, emphasis placed on winning series was emphasis well-directed We have now entered September. Winning series is still a very good thing. A very good goal, too, though I wouldn’t want to get too far ahead of myself. Take every day, even the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brandon Nimmo, Chris Bassitt, Clayton Kershaw, Darin Ruf, Dodgers, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, James McCann, Justin Turner, Pinch-Running, Series Win, Starling Marte, Terrance Gore, Trevor May OK, lemme see if I got all this. You want the pair of Slugger Milestones — the 100th RBI and the 30th homer, wrap them separately. Yeah, those’ll stay cold. They’re Polar. You want the Speedy Duo with the Double Steal, the back half being the steal of home. You got it. We keep that on […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Ottavino, Brett Baty, Chris Bassitt, Daniel Vogelbach, Darin Ruf, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, Joely Rodriguez, Keith Hernandez, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Pinch-Running, Regional Cuisine, Starling Marte, Stealing Home, Trevor May, Tyler Naquin The Monday night plan was simple enough: watch the Mets in full; watch the Mets win, if all went as desired; watch the finale of Better Call Saul, recorded while the Mets were winning. What’s that phrase, “Man Plans, God Laughs”? This year, it’s usually, “Buck Plans, God Notices and says, ‘hmmm…I hadn’t thought of that […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Better Call Saul, Carlos Carrasco, Darin Ruf, Deven Marrero, Injuries, Jeff McNeil, Michael Perez, Position Players Pitching The Mets won a quiet, even slightly dull game against the Reds … with the lack of excitement counting as a good thing. Carlos Carrasco was terrific until he found his tank on E. Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil homered. Darin Ruf collected two hits, one against a pitcher from the side he’s not supposed to […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Buck Showalter, Carlos Carrasco, Darin Ruf, Francisco Lindor, Jeff Fraley, Jeff McNeil, Mike Minor, Mychal Givens, Reds |
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