IGT #39 5/16 Blue Jays in the afternoon

[Centerfield]

No rule about throwing to first right? We could just walk the first guy and throw over indefinitely. Until like, Friday.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Wheeler walks the pitcher to prolong things.

[Centerfield]

Stop pitching Zack. Throw to bases.

Call the game!

[Centerfield]

I guess it's possible Zach is intending to let the Jays bat until the game is called.

Unconventional. I like it.

[Guest cooby]

lol. If only

[bmfc1]

Another garbage outing by Wheeler. Maybe the Giants knew what they were doing in the Beltran trade. Wheeler would be gone on a team with depth but the Mets depth is Vargas.

[HahnSolo]

Come on , rain. Quickly.

[seawolf17]

[Centerfield]

Gsellman? Are you fucking kidding me?

Gsellman and Lugo are vital pieces of our bullpen. They are so important we are keeping them out of the rotation despite being far better candidates than at least two of our current starters. Mickey has now burned Lugo in a blowout win yesterday, and is now bringing in Gsellman while losing 6-0 in the rain.

[Guest d'Kong76]

bmfc1 wrote: Another garbage outing by Wheeler.

He was going pretty well, then took almost a half hour off. Little rough
to call garbage on this somewhat bizarre game.

[bmfc1]

It didn't seem to bother J.A. Happ... but then again, look at the lineup he is facing.

[Centerfield]

It's too bad the Mets don't have a struggling starter who could use some garbage time to find himself after three horrific starts.

[Guest d'Kong76]

bmfc1 wrote: It didn't seem to bother J.A. Happ... but then again, look at the lineup he is facing.

To shea

[Guest cooby]

G-Fafif wrote: 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

Oh man, I just realized this lineup's so bad the pitcher is batting eighth. Is it that way every day?

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's pretty common. Mickey sees it as a way to make Rosario a "second leadoff hitter."

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mets have batted the pitcher 8th a lot this year.

[Frayed Knot]

Turns out that that old expression isn't necessarily true because Justin Smoak has never faced Mike Fiers even once in their concurrent ML careers.

[Guest cooby]

Top of the sixth. Now the only hope the Mets have of winning is to score more runs than the Jays.

Put away your Raindance boots.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I vote 10-run rule after seven, this afternoon.

[Benjamin Grimm]

cooby wrote: Now the only hope the Mets have of winning is to score more runs than the Jays.

Interesting!

[Guest cooby]

Isn't it?

And yeah 10 run mercy rule.

[Edgy MD]

It's a blowout and it's raining. Better get Lóbaton out of there. You don't want to take chances.

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: Turns out that that old expression isn't necessarily true because Justin Smoak has never faced Mike Fiers even once in their concurrent ML careers.

But...

Chain of Teammates From Justin Smoak to Mike Fiers
Justin Smoak played with Oliver Perez for the 2013 Seattle Mariners
Oliver Perez played with Mike Fiers for the 2015 Houston Astros

There's a "reliever coming in to pour gasoline on a fire" joke somewhere...

[Centerfield]

You know, ever since I was a kid, any time the Mets fell behind big on rainy-ish day, I would wish for the skies to open and wash out the game. I don't remember every being granted that wish.

How would one look this up? I'm sure Greg knows off the top of his head.

I think just once I'd like to see a 6-0 deficit get wiped out with Mets batting in the bottom of the fifth.

[seawolf17]

seawolf17 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Turns out that that old expression isn't necessarily true because Justin Smoak has never faced Mike Fiers even once in their concurrent ML careers. But... Chain of Teammates From Justin Smoak to Mike Fiers Justin Smoak played with Oliver Perez for the 2013 Seattle Mariners Oliver Perez played with Mike Fiers for the 2015 Houston Astros There's a "reliever coming in to pour gasoline on a fire" joke somewhere...

Also, wait. B-R says Smoak is 1-10 with 5 K's against Fiers.

[Edgy MD]

Curtis Pride came 23 years after Bill Faul retired.

[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: It's a blowout and it's raining. Better get Lóbaton out of there. You don't want to take chances.

you guys are cracking me up today

[Guest cooby]

Seriously. I go outside to set up my new rain gauge and now it's 9-0

[Guest d'Kong76]

Uh oh, the baseball cards are coming out next half inning...

[batmagadanleadoff]

d'Kong76 wrote: Uh oh, the baseball cards are coming out next half inning...

I'll never be able to prove this but I truly believe that the Mets booth's recent baseball card routine is based on the baseball card threads I used to post here with one time Mets in the unis of the Mets opponents.