MLB 2026 Official Thread

[HighEyeCue]

the problem with Pham is his age.  At some point guys just can't do it anymore.  But, I really wish the Royals would have kept him after 2024.  And if you are talking about only this year, then for 2026 I think having a trusted veteran like Tommy Pham is better for you than playing some young Triple AAA guy.  Maybe for the future of the Mets it's better to play the young guy—but if the Mets end up in some big games down the stretch, having Tommy Pham at the plate isn't the worst thing in the world—he can rise to the occasion.

It's like that great Cus D'amato line, he said, "Every great (boxer) has one last great fight left in him." 

I also checked the Mets record--looks like they are struggling a bit.  Royals have the same record, but the signs are there that our team is going to be good if 30 homer/100 RBI guys like Vinnie Paz and Sal Perez start playing up to their usual standard.  Because the team just might have grown internally without spending any money or making any moves—its looking like our prospects Carter Jenson and Jac Caglione have finally arrived.

yeah we just lost our 9th in a row

I like what you guys are doing....building a team the organic way...sure they have a few free agent signings from previous years like my guy Lugo and I also see that my (briefly) guy Wacha is pitching great as well...I might go check out one of the games when they come to town July 7-9

[HighEyeCue]

10 straight losses

just pathetic

[TraceOneInfinite]

10 straight losses

just pathetic

Mets and Royals both.  We are on the same losing streak.  But that's because we had to play on the road against the Yankees and that's no place to end a losing streak.  I haven't given up yet.  Royals are going to get hot at some point. 

U goin to the game?  Sweet!!  You might catch the Royals when they come to town then you need to post after and let me know what you see

[HighEyeCue]

Mets and Royals both.  We are on the same losing streak.  But that's because we had to play on the road against the Yankees and that's no place to end a losing streak.  I haven't given up yet.  Royals are going to get hot at some point. 

U goin to the game?  Sweet!!  You might catch the Royals when they come to town then you need to post after and let me know what you see

yeah we should get hot at some point hopefully soon though our losing streak is now at 11

I definitely will post soon as I get home from that game

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah we should get hot at some point hopefully soon though our losing streak is now at 11

I definitely will post soon as I get home from that game

Mets are making headlines for their losing streak.

What the hell happened?  Was I right that your starting 5 rotation was relying on 2-3 guys that were questionable?   Or is it on the hitting side you guys can't hit?  (MJ Melendez to the rescue, lol)

[HighEyeCue]

Mets are making headlines for their losing streak.

What the hell happened?  Was I right that your starting 5 rotation was relying on 2-3 guys that were questionable?   Or is it on the hitting side you guys can't hit?  (MJ Melendez to the rescue, lol)

You were right...2 of our starters Peterson and Senga have been bad

but it's not only that the hitting has been atrocious without Soto who has been out a couple of weeks now with a calf injury...thankfully he is coming back soon maybe even tonight

[TraceOneInfinite]

You were right...2 of our starters Peterson and Senga have been bad

but it's not only that the hitting has been atrocious without Soto who has been out a couple of weeks now with a calf injury...thankfully he is coming back soon maybe even tonight

yeah man that's how Spring Training fools people easily.  You got two pitchers that were questionable and in the Spring the reports are always how they are healthier than ever and working on new pitches, and fixing up/adjusting from any issues in the off-season.  And everybody ends up estimating that things will go well.

But as the great Marty Shottenheimer, Chiefs coach in the 90's used to say... "The other team practices too."   So yeah, sure you might have adjusted a couple things in the offseason and feel healthy but over on the other side the hitter is saying the same thing.  And both can't be right. 

It was the same with the Royals.  They automatically thought Cole Ragans is back healthy so put him down as being the same 20 win guy he was a couple years ago.  Or that our 5th starter Noah Cameron had a great rookie year last year so automatically pencil him in for another good year.  But the league is also adjusting to a young pitcher like Cameron.  And just like Ragans got healthy he can also get tweaks again.  So optimism always comes in the spring and now reality is hitting for the Mets and Royals.

[HighEyeCue]

we finally won

just our luck however the day Soto comes back it looks like Lindor suffered the same injury and will be out a few weeks at least

[HighEyeCue]

2 game winning streak with Soto back

but Lindor's injury looks to be more serious might be a few months

hey Infinite my guy Seth Lugo is pitching lights out again like he did 2 years ago for you guys

he always wanted to start for the Mets but they never gave him a real opportunity, good to see him bounce back so far this season

[TraceOneInfinite]

2 game winning streak with Soto back

but Lindor's injury looks to be more serious might be a few months

hey Infinite my guy Seth Lugo is pitching lights out again like he did 2 years ago for you guys

he always wanted to start for the Mets but they never gave him a real opportunity, good to see him bounce back so far this season

Mets are still at the bottom of the league right now.  You gotta to really be pissed at the moment because the expectation was that they were a playoff team.  But it looks like you struck oil with Melendez.  Everyone in KC is pissed because they see it as another indication of our inability to develop young hitters, just like Ryan O'Hearn became an All Star after he left us for the Orioles.  Same type of deal.  Melendez and O'hearn both the power hitting guys the Royals were so desperate to have in the lineup and couldn't develop them.

As for Lugo.  Yeah, I know he was your guy there in New York.  I can't believe you guys also had Wacha, I never remembered Wacha being there I just remembered Wacha being good with the Cardinals.  Wacha is one of the most consistent guys in the league, which is so under-rated and valuable in a starting pitcher.  I wasn't worried about him.  I was very worried about Lugo because we signed him to a big contract extension so I was afraid of him falling off.  Unlike New York and L.A. the Royals can't afford to fail on a big money contract.  And now Lugo is playing well and up to his contract.

Royals are clicking now on offense as well.  Jenson and Cags the two young guys are both hitting.  And our depth guys we picked up like Isaac Collins, Lane Thomas are starting to raise the floor for the offense.

[Sccit]

yall both wasting your time

might as well shift attention to nba playoffs, because it's dodger season in the MLB for the foreseeable future

[TraceOneInfinite]

yall both wasting your time

might as well shift attention to nba playoffs, because it's dodger season in the MLB for the foreseeable future

I'm a die hard, and being from small-market Kansas City my expectations are way low.  All I ask is for the Royals to be competitive like to play near to the .500 mark and I will continue to follow them daily.

...If they have a really bad team like a 100-loss team (which happens often) then yes I will probably need a new hobby like NBA to replace during those seasons

[HighEyeCue]

Mets are still at the bottom of the league right now.  You gotta to really be pissed at the moment because the expectation was that they were a playoff team.  But it looks like you struck oil with Melendez.  Everyone in KC is pissed because they see it as another indication of our inability to develop young hitters, just like Ryan O'Hearn became an All Star after he left us for the Orioles.  Same type of deal.  Melendez and O'hearn both the power hitting guys the Royals were so desperate to have in the lineup and couldn't develop them.

As for Lugo.  Yeah, I know he was your guy there in New York.  I can't believe you guys also had Wacha, I never remembered Wacha being there I just remembered Wacha being good with the Cardinals.  Wacha is one of the most consistent guys in the league, which is so under-rated and valuable in a starting pitcher.  I wasn't worried about him.  I was very worried about Lugo because we signed him to a big contract extension so I was afraid of him falling off.  Unlike New York and L.A. the Royals can't afford to fail on a big money contract.  And now Lugo is playing well and up to his contract.

Royals are clicking now on offense as well.  Jenson and Cags the two young guys are both hitting.  And our depth guys we picked up like Isaac Collins, Lane Thomas are starting to raise the floor for the offense.

yeah Wacha was only here for that one 60 game season in 2020 due to the COVID hoax

funny thing is I remember pretty much everything from that season because that's all we really had that summer

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah Wacha was only here for that one 60 game season in 2020 due to the COVID hoax

funny thing is I remember pretty much everything from that season because that's all we really had that summer

Royals were "rebuilding" that season and I don't think there were fans in the stands so I don't remember anything from that year—except the one game I attended they did a retirement party for Alex Gordon (of course the key moment they all talked about was his 9th inning game saving homer against the Mets).  Royals stadium was about the only place you could go where people weren't wearing masks.  It was outdoors and a lot of white Republicans. 

[HighEyeCue]

Royals were "rebuilding" that season and I don't think there were fans in the stands so I don't remember anything from that year—except the one game I attended they did a retirement party for Alex Gordon (of course the key moment they all talked about was his 9th inning game saving homer against the Mets).  Royals stadium was about the only place you could go where people weren't wearing masks.  It was outdoors and a lot of white Republicans.

yeah fans were not allowed at Citi Field that year either...they even had some kind of limit the year after in 2021 about how many people could attend...our announcers were doing the away games from our home stadium...the whole thing was pretty ridiculous