IGT 04/24 - Mets at Cardinals

[Guest d'Kong76]

NYM Matz (1-1, 4.42) at STL Weaver (2-1, 4.22)

[Centerfield]

I feel like it's been a week since the Mets lost that shit game and still another week before they play again.

[TransMonk]

Having nearly 72 hours between a bullpen meltdown loss and the next game is pure agony for me (and as of this post, I'm only halfway through that amount of time).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wheels will go Tuesday, according to what I saw.

[Edgy MD]

I'm curious how close Matz is to following Harvey into the pen.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pretty, I'd say

[Guest d'Kong76]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Wheels will go Tuesday, according to what I saw.

You saw right, the Mets site still had Matz late last night.

[Centerfield]

Holy crap. Play some fucking baseball already.

[Fman99]

Centerfield wrote: Holy crap. Play some fucking baseball already.

Seriously. Torture.

[Edgy MD]

This game may be historic if it's the debut of Matt Harvey, relief pitcher.

Heck, even if he doesn't play, there are sure to be 1,000 shots of him in the bullpen, attempting to look serious and driven, but in fact projecting surly and lonely.

Much Ron Darling reflection on the subject will occur as well.

[G-Fafif]

Edgy MD wrote: This game may be historic if it's the debut of Matt Harvey, relief pitcher.

The 2018 debut. Harvey dipped a toe into his future role last September when Syndergaard was doing his inning-and-out rehab.

[Centerfield]

I'm guessing if Matt Harvey gets into this game, the score will not be in our favor and won't be close.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I just have to say that I'm not terribly kahnfident that the Mets leave
St Louis still in first place. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if they lose 2 of 3
nor is a sweep out of the question.

Feel free to throw rotten tomatoes at me Friday morning if I'm wrong.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And we'll throw fresh tomatoes at you if you're right!

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: I just have to say that I'm not terribly kahnfident that the Mets leave St Louis still in first place. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if they lose 2 of 3 nor is a sweep out of the question. Feel free to throw rotten tomatoes at me Friday morning if I'm wrong.

of course not, it's a three game series in a game that has a large luck component. It could be the 1962 Mets playing the 2016 Cubs and a "sweep is not out of the question" would apply to both.

The Mets are a good team, Jay Bruce aside, they could easily sweep them too.

[Centerfield]

That may be the case. But one team that won't be in first place on Friday is the Nationals, having fallen 7 games back in the loss column.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned so far is strength of schedule.

The Mets have played a lot of good teams early on. They've faced the top two teams in the Central, the top two teams in the East (other than themselves) and the Nats. Only the three games against Miami were against a bad team. Of their 20 games, 11 have been against teams with winning records. Another 6 were against the Nationals. That's 17 out of 20 games against quality opponents.

On the other hand, the Phillies have played nine games against Miami, Tampa and the Reds. All crap teams. They also won 4 games against Pittsburgh, who, despite the hot start, is not expected to be a very good team. Starting today, they play the Diamondbacks. So the road gets tougher for them.

What does all of this mean? Not much. LGM!

[Ceetar]

Centerfield wrote: What does all of this mean? Not much. LGM!

The Mets were roughly projected to finish 9 games behind the Nats to start the season. 20 games or so isn't enough to really change how 'good' or 'bad' a team is, but the Mets have enough games in hand now that even if those projections are accurate from this point forward, the Mets and Nats are now neck and neck.

The Mets "make the playoffs" percentage is up to 55%. Winning is good.

[Guest 41Forever]

d'Kong76 wrote: I just have to say that I'm not terribly kahnfident that the Mets leave St Louis still in first place. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if they lose 2 of 3 nor is a sweep out of the question. Feel free to throw rotten tomatoes at me Friday morning if I'm wrong.

Armed and ready!

[Fman99]

Oh good, an 8:15 first pitch. Mrgghhhrrg.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I know. And this trip is followed by a visit to San Diego.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: One thing that hasn't been mentioned so far is strength of schedule.

On that note, the Cardinals are in 1st place in the NLC at 13-8 ... [fimg=50]http://www.rumercosmetics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brazilian-butt-lift.jpg[/fimg], more than half their wins and seven of their more recent nine games played have come at the expense of the god-awful (4-18) Cincy Reds (who smushed the Braves last night, but I digress) out-scoring them 44-17 while going 7-0
Aside from that, they're 1-2 vs us, also 1-2 vs ARZ, 1-1 vs CHC (plus 17 rainouts), and 3-3 vs MIL


Oh, and Wainwright was just DL'd

[Benjamin Grimm]

Something in your message distracted me. I can't quite put my finger on it, and probably shouldn't even if I could.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ceetar wrote: it's a three game series in a game that has a large luck component.

So you think the luckier team will win this series? Interesting departure from
your usual projections based on everything but luck.

I just think you like to be contrary with me, which is fine, I can be annoying sometimes.

[Edgy MD]

[youtube:b1xm9yg5]RRiaEYWWFSw[/youtube:b1xm9yg5]

Because why wait 'til Friday morning?

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: Ceetar wrote: it's a three game series in a game that has a large luck component. So you think the luckier team will win this series? Interesting departure from your usual projections based on everything but luck. I just think you like to be contrary with me, which is fine, I can be annoying sometimes.

I was just countering your ridiculous pessimism. The Mets are in first place and the Phillies and Braves aren't actually great teams.

I'm not sure the Cardinals are either. I think the Mets have more chips on the table but that doesn't mean the ball won't fall on 00 and we won't have it covered.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ceetar wrote: I was just countering your ridiculous pessimism.

Ridiculous pessimism, gut feeling based on a losing trend, Cardinals are evil...
we shall see. I doubt it will be luck over execution or non-execution but that's
something we can track over the next three days.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: [youtube]RRiaEYWWFSw[/youtube] Because why wait 'til Friday morning?

I streamed this ridiculous album a few weeks ago for the first time in forever. It is one big dumb AC/DC kinda record.

[Edgy MD]

It may be the best AC/DC album that isn't actually an AC/DC album, which sure isn't nothing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It's funny because at the time it was new it was my feeling, along with a lot of my friends, that AC/DC was a band for 13 year old boys and the Cult was edgy and complex.

[G-Fafif]

Y'know who's gonna beat the Cardinals?

These guys:

Conforto CF
Céspedes LF
Cabrera 2B
Frazier 3B
Bruce RF
Gonzalez 1B
Rosario SS
Nido C
Wheeler RHP