IGT #39 5/16 Blue Jays in the afternoon

[Ceetar]

Blue Jays are 1-4 in NY this season. Their only win coming in the Bronx, as all their NY wins have ever come from, ever.

This one is scheduled to start at 1 but like, RAIN RAIN RAIN is coming down down down in rushing rising rivlets..

I imagine they'll try to squeeze it in in some manner. The Blue Jays do technically come back to NY but the Mets are not around those times. Unless they want to try to play a really funky DH on 8/18 where they play a day game in the Bronx and the Mets play the Phillies and then rush back to NY to play a night game against the Jays. seems unlikely.


This one will feature Wheeler and J.A. Happ. Though rain threatening may be heavy bullpen too.

Happ is pretty much textbook league average. He's actually been really good this season just with too many home runs, though his last two starts have been crap and he only struck out 3 each game despite still having a career high K%.

Mets have seen him a lot, the former Phillie, and hit him well. Thought mostly not this crew.

Wheeler meanwhile is coming off a good start against the Reds after a disastrous start against the Rockies. I guess there's still hope he can be a little better with his control and walk fewer, strike out others.

[Centerfield]

ceetar had that IGT streak back in April of 2015. If he goes on another run like that we'll be back in business.

Let's give a start to the defensive wizard WHO THEY CANNOT GET OUT IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES.

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'll always remember JA Happ when he was a Phillies rookie and beat Santana on July 4. Typical deeply disappointing 2008 kind of game. I was disgusted, listening to it on the radio while watching the fireworks over the East River with 2-year-old Lunchpail and in a terrible mood. We walked home and Lunchpail subsequently vomited all over our brand-new couch.

Fuck you, JA Happ.

[G-Fafif]

Our guys? These guys:

Juan Lagares – CF
Asdrúbal Cabrera – 2B
Wilmer Flores – 1B
Michael Conforto – RF
Phil Evans – LF
Luis Guillorme – 3B
Jose Lobaton – C
Zack Wheeler – RHP
Amed Rosario – SS

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

More like BLOW-baton, amirite?!?

[seawolf17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: More like BLOW-baton, amirite?!?

If on April 16, at 12-2 with the limping Nationals coming into town, you told me that by mid-May, our 5-6-7 batters would be:

Phil Evans – LF
Luis Guillorme – 3B
Jose Lobaton – C

...

[Edgy MD]

A two-out homer by Justin Smoak allows Wheeler to keep his first-inning-hole tradition going. Thankfully, it's not a deep one.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Can't get the man out

[Edgy MD]

#unstoppable

[Centerfield]

Sometimes the nicknames just write themselves.

LOBaton. (with respect given to the old METSSC)

BLOW-baton (courtesy JCL)

Jose Lobotomy.

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[Edgy MD]

Lobaton

#untenable

We have a lefty throwing 90 here. We should be able to pulverize him. It would sure be easier with Céspedes available, though. And Frazier. And d'Arnaud. And Plawecki.

And Rivera.

And Wright.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I couldn't tell you where a Gulf gas station is but good placement on the center-field wall.

[bmfc1]

I know that catching is hard and that Mesoraco has a history of injuries but with tomorrow's day off, couldn't Meso have played today?

[Centerfield]

He's been really taxed since his last off-day on Monday.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I don't know who produces 'diamond dry' but call your guy* and buy some
stock pronto. I can't recall a don't-put-the-tarp-on and work-on-the-field-
while-it's-raining moment of this magnitude.

*OE: or gal or go online

[Edgy MD]

A mid-inning delay to replace a foot-scraper?

[Guest d'Kong76]

18 minute delay to try to dry the infield.

[Frayed Knot]

18 minutes since the last pitch.
Either they're having some field problems or Jonathan Papelbon is pitching to Odubel Herrera (Hey-Ohh)

[Centerfield]

Ok. So if they stop the game and can't resume, this game disappears right?

RAIN!!!

[Guest d'Kong76]

The TV booth said the Mets believe now that there is enough of a window
to get this one in.

Wheeler is starting to wobble.

[Centerfield]

d'Kong76 wrote: The TV booth said the Mets believe now that there is enough of a window to get this one in. Wheeler is starting to wobble.

Have the Mets changed their mind after that HR? Because I feel like it's dangerous for the players to be out there. Everyone should just go home and get a good night's sleep. Start this game over on a common off day.

[seawolf17]

Centerfield wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: The TV booth said the Mets believe now that there is enough of a window to get this one in. Wheeler is starting to wobble. Have the Mets changed their mind after that HR? Because I feel like it's dangerous for the players to be out there. Everyone should just go home and get a good night's sleep. Start this game over on a common off day.

Seriously. This would be an ideal time to start stalling.

[Guest cooby]

Centerfield wrote: Ok. So if they stop the game and can't resume, this game disappears right? RAIN!!!

Guys, if you get the rain I got this morning, you can depend on a rainout

[Frayed Knot]

Once the game starts it's in the hands of the umpires, so what the Mets think -- booth, dugout, or front office -- is irrelevant at this point.
Only prior to a game starting is the home team in charge of things -- like the time the Yanx canceled a game some six hours in advance when their weather people decided there was a 100% chance of Strasburg
forecast for right around game time.

[Edgy MD]

This team needs Conforto to play like the All-Star he is.

[Centerfield]

All kidding aside, it's my understanding that it's the home team's call before first pitch, then the umpires' decision after first pitch.

With our beat up roster, and the dicey forecast for today, why not just call the game? Put it back on when we hopefully have Ces and Plaw and Frazier.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Evans, come see me in my office.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frayed Knot wrote: Once the game starts it's in the hands of the umpires, so what the Mets think -- booth, dugout, or front office -- is irrelevant at this point.

Right, but they get input from the team 'cause they don't have computers
out there attached to the interwebs. Yet.

[Centerfield]

They have to play the entire fifth right?

How many mound visits do we have left? Let's use all of them and make 4 pitching changes.