8/21 Indians v Mets Stroman & Plutko

[ashie62]

OK, I see that it is August. A great time for a winning streaking by beating an AL playoff team three times



Adam Plutko is a gas can



Let Citifield rock.



LGM!

[kcmets]

CLE (74‑52) Adam Plutko (RHP, 5-3, 4.67)

NYM (65‑60) Marcus Stroman (RHP, 7-11, 3.21)

[Edgy MD]

I believe the replay center in Chelsea ruled that we are no longer to consider Plutko to be a planetk.

[kcmets]

I think they fixed things for Plutko planetk-wise.

[Ceetar]

Amed Rosario – SS

Joe Panik – 2B



Pete Alonso – 1B



Michael Conforto – RF

Wilson Ramos – C



J.D. Davis – LF



Todd Frazier – 3B



Juan Lagares – CF

Marcus Stroman – RHP

[Frayed Knot]

Since I've never heard of him, and I suspect many of you haven't either, here's a quickie bio on Adam Plutko (which BB-Ref suggests is pronounced PLET-ko rather than PLOOT-ko)



27 y/o from Upland, CA. 11th round draft pick by Cleveland in 2013 out of UCLA

ML debut in 2016 (2 games) but then no majors again until 2018 [17 games/12 starts]

Called up in mid-May, 12 starts since; 5-3, 4.67, 1.19. Not a high-K guy (5.3/9) but, like Bieber last night, hasn't walked many this season (1.4/9) but gets bit by long balls (2.4/9)

So basically he's been one of the guys filling in due to the injuries and trades on that staff (Bauer, Carrasco, Clevenger, Kluber) but without the pedigree to suggest he'll be a whole

lot more than that.



I also just noticed that Tyler Clippard is on the Indians (I had no idea) and active at the moment and is actually pitching quite well [2.64 ERA, 0.86 WHIP]. And, with him, if the game

ever gets too quick Tito can bring him in in order to slam the brakes on.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, friends in funny uniforms for this series include Clippard and Ollie Perez in the pen, Kevin Plawecki behind the plate.



Outfielder Jordan Luplow is the great nephew of early Met Al Luplow. While the GM in my head will always be Mark Shapiro as long as Moneyball is in circulation, the actual GM is Mike Chernoff, son of longtime NYC radio executive Mark Chernoff, who supervised the Mets relationship both as programming director with WFAN and now with WCBS.



Former Mets catcher, catching instructor, and first base coach Sandy Alomar, Jr., coaches first now for the Cleves. Met from 2013 Scott Atchison answers the bullpen phone. Valentine-era pitching coach Dave Wallace is a special advisor.

[Edgy MD]

Absolutely terrific to have the whole crew back in the booth, especially as Stroman and Lagares shut 'em down in the first.

[Frayed Knot]

Pitches through three innings: Plutko = 27, Stroman = 54

[Edgy MD]

This guy is throwing absolute meat. How have the Mets not gotten to him yet?

[Methead]

Edgy MD wrote: This guy is throwing absolute meat. How have the Mets not gotten to him yet?

My thoughts exactly. Hoping it's just a matter of time.

[Edgy MD]

Steven Matz bringing his infectious joy to the booth.

[Edgy MD]

And Paneek breaks through with a McNeil slash.



Show your stuff here, Pete.

[Methead]

Panik makes #2 look good.

[Edgy MD]

Stroman makes #7 look done for the day.

[Edgy MD]

And Lagares is earning his munny today.

[Methead]

Need some motherfuckers who can hit

[Edgy MD]

Laggy cracks in the tying run.



Look at Puig. The best arm in the league trying to plead the ball as dead rather than throw it in.

[Frayed Knot]

Y'know, if announcers are going to tell us how getting runners in from 3rd w/less than two outs is a "lost art" (Keith just did it here but he's hardly the only one) it would be

nice if they'd provide some evidence that it's actually the case. Are modern percentages worse as compared to previous eras? Maybe, but I have a sneaky suspicion that

such a claim can't be backed up by data.

[Frayed Knot]

Alsonso doesn't have a fair ball all night.

Two K's and a foul pop behind home.

[Frayed Knot]

This guy isn't Sam Goody, is he?

If it is I was going to ask what his --- wait for it -- record is.

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: Y'know, if announcers are going to tell us how getting runners in from 3rd w/less than two outs is a "lost art" (Keith just did it here but he's hardly the only one) it would be nice if they'd provide some evidence that it's actually the case. Are modern percentages worse as compared to previous eras? Maybe, but I have a sneaky suspicion that such a claim can't be backed up by data.

Well, those same anouncers would say that dirty statistics shouldn't get in the way of the LOST ART of color commentary

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: Y'know, if announcers are going to tell us how getting runners in from 3rd w/less than two outs is a "lost art" (Keith just did it here but he's hardly the only one) it would be nice if they'd provide some evidence that it's actually the case. Are modern percentages worse as compared to previous eras? Maybe, but I have a sneaky suspicion that such a claim can't be backed up by data.

It's pretty intuitive if you consider the ballooning strikeout rate.



I think this might be the game Sewald gets his win.

[Methead]

This game feels like either a crushing defeat in 9, or a rousing victory in 15

[Fman99]

OP still makes the lefties look foolish out there.

[Fman99]

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Panik makes #2 look good.

[bmfc1]

Get that Indian fan in the front row behind home out of there!

[Edgy MD]

This pitcher looks like a sleazy Matt Dillon character.

[Methead]

to the 15th we go!

[Edgy MD]

The old one-handed homer.



Should've come in on the guy.