IGT 5/13/18 Sunday Will Never be the Same

[Edgy MD]

Nothing is guaranteed, but we're going up against those dang Phils with Jacob deGrom. And Jacob deGrom is 3-0 with a 1.87 ERA. Moreover, for his career, he's 19-8 / 1.97 with 283 strikeouts in 260 innings during the day. That's the equivalent of a Cy Young-winning season, from Orel Hershiser or Greg Maddux or somebody. Over a career.

Nothing is guaranteed, and yeah, this ballpark cheats, but I like that we got him going. I do!

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[bmfc1]

Baumann is returned to AAA even though he would be more likely to be used today than Vargas. Since Vargas is being "skipped" in the rotation (skipping is fun so it's such a nice way of saying "ignored due to a failure to perform at a major league level") and there are two days off this week, can't they find some reason to put him on the 10-day DL?

[G-Fafif]

Almost forgot Jake had to be activated. And he was, at the expense of not yet an official Met Buddy Baumann.

Ah revoir, No. 77. We'll hardly know ye until Mrs. Blevins is reporting contractions.

[bmfc1]

Come on!
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[G-Fafif]

bmfc1 wrote: Baumann is returned to AAA even though he would be more likely to be used today than Vargas. Since Vargas is being "skipped" in the rotation (skipping is fun so it's such a nice way of saying "ignored due to a failure to perform at a major league level") and there are two days off this week, can't they find some reason to put him on the 10-day DL?

Really not a bad idea. Let him hang around and throw simulated games under the watchful eye of the brain trust -- or the watchful brain of the eye trust.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Is Baumann a "Phantom" Met? Did he ever get put on the 25? Or did his suspension prevent that?

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Is Baumann a "Phantom Met? Did he ever get put on the 25? Or did his suspension prevent that?

He was on the roster but suspended Friday night. He was active for a game that never started Saturday. If he never returns, he probably rates his own category.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Is Baumann a "Phantom Met? Did he ever get put on the 25? Or did his suspension prevent that? He was on the roster but suspended Friday night. He was active for a game that never started Saturday. If he never returns, he probably rates his own category.

You're probably rooting for that so you could write it up. Weird. Just when you think you've seen it all.

[MFS62]

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[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Is Baumann a "Phantom Met? Did he ever get put on the 25? Or did his suspension prevent that? He was on the roster but suspended Friday night. He was active for a game that never started Saturday. If he never returns, he probably rates his own category. You're probably rooting for that so you could write it up. Weird. Just when you think you've seen it all.

It would actually bother me into Mets eternity if he doesn't come back and pitch. Never seems right when a Met is so close to happening yet never happens.

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[Edgy MD]

Conforto in center and Nimmo in right? I'm not about that.

[G-Fafif]

2:30 first pitch.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, we're getting under way!

Gary Cohen reminding me that this is the same as last night's lineup except for switching Nimmo and Conforto.

[Edgy MD]

THANK YOU BRANDON NIMMO!!

[Edgy MD]

Al the lefty batters reach to load the bases, but both our righty batters can't touch this guy.

Let's hope Conforto remembers he's a lefty.

[Edgy MD]

deG. be laboring.

[Edgy MD]

Jake may be struggling, but I'm glad he's on defense.

[Edgy MD]

Wow! Jacob deGrom on a pace to throw a 405-pitch shutout!

[bmfc1]

Edgy MD wrote: Wow! Jacob deGrom on a pace to throw a 405-pitch shutout!

Mickey disagrees.

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It looked like Gsellman was about to come in...

[Theoldmole]

DeGrom hurt? Why’s he out?

[Edgy MD]

He threw 44 pitches in the first. They're being prudent.

Even if I was committed to pulling deGrom, I'm not sure I'd burn a bench player there. deGrom can give you a good at-bat.

On the other hand, maybe they don't want him swinging the bat anyhow.

[Theoldmole]

I was thinking they should let him go three or four, and then put Thor in.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Mesoraco with the frisky little athletic 2-6-4 DP.

Between this and the Friday night HR, he's already arguably been this season's most valuable wearer of the tools d'ignorance.

[smg58]

So we pushed Thor back three days to give DeGrom one inning?

[Frayed Knot]

smg58 wrote: So we pushed Thor back three days to give DeGrom one inning?

As it turned out, yeah. But of course you don't know that going in.

[Edgy MD]

No, they pushed him back because he got loose yesterday and they decided to treat it as an outing.

Meanwhilst, Mets take the lead on a kapowie by Céspedes.

[Frayed Knot]

So just as Cespedes was teeing off, I was in the midst of composing a post pointing out that the Mets offense had scored in just 3 of the previous 37 innings, a streak which began right after they had
scored in opening five frames of the first game in Cincy. But after putting up a goose egg in the final four innings of that one, they've scored in just one inning in each of the next three, now four, games:
- a 2-spot in the 6th inning of our 7-2 loss in Cincy
- a single run in the 3rd of the Wednesday afternoon 2-1 10th inning loss
- and then the 3 runs via the Conforto and Mesaroco HRs in the 9th of Friday's game.
- and now, so far anyway, once in six frames here so now it's 4 non-zeros half-innings out of 38

Edited May 13, 2018 by Guest