IGT 9/1/2019: NYM @ PHI -- We Think This Isn't Over, Stroman

[G-Fafif]

Marcus, don't make us regret that you're not Vargas and that I'm not Seawolf.



Stroman vs. Eflin. Prime time, boys. Make ESPN less annoying by again vanquishing the Charmless Brycemen of the Delaware Valley.

[G-Fafif]

Four interminable hours from first pitch...http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/09/01/the-05-model/this should help fill the Metless gap.

[seawolf17]

Headed to see the AAA-sters here in the ROC this evening. Was kind of hoping Nimmo would get one more game here, but he's joining the big club tonight.

[Frayed Knot]

As with Jason Vargas yesterday, tonight we're going to knock Zach Eflin the fuck out of the box

[G-Fafif]

Jeff McNeil – LF

Pete Alonso – 1B

Michael Conforto – RF

Wilson Ramos – C

Joe Panik – 2B

Amed Rosario – SS

Todd Frazier – 3B

Juan Lagares – CF

Marcus Stroman – RHP

[G-Fafif]

Nimmo and Haggerty your initial callups, unofficially.

[G-Fafif]

You know -- Sam Haggerty.



And Brandon Nimmo.

[G-Fafif]

Zamora and Bashlor are also back.



Donnie Hart, who the Mets didn't gotta have, has been DFA'd.

[MFS62]

THIS Sam Haggerty?

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hagger000samhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hagger000sam

Why?



Later

[G-Fafif]

Sam Haggerty, who hopes to deliver big pinch-hits as Lenny Harris once did, will wear Lenny's old No. 19.

[Frayed Knot]

THIS Sam Haggerty? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hagger000samhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hagger000sam Why?

Looks like speed, walks, and multiple defensive positions to me.

23 of 27 steals this season across two levels; OBA = 106 points above his BA for his career (65-70 is about average); plays (or at least has played) SS, 3B, 2B, & OF

Not a bad set of skillz to have on a bench.

[G-Fafif]

Nido also activated. Three catchers!

[bmfc1]

Sam Haggerty was acquired with Walter Lockett for Pawlecki which means that BVW can say that he got 2 major leaguers for a backup catcher. Haggerty wore 88 in Spring Training and didn't have his name on his jersey so when he played during the last few innings of the first 2 weeks of spring games you went "who is that guy?" He's a Met now. He also played in Brooklyn, Binghamton, and Syracuse this year so he's seen it all.

[G-Fafif]

Hideo Stromo.

[Fman99]

Fucking Stroman. Just a lot of not that much.



Plus this ESPN broadcast crew is rough on the ears.

[Frayed Knot]

Retiring just five of the first eleven batters faced is not a good sign moving forward.

[G-Fafif]

Ramos extends his streak to 25.

[Edgy MD]

My answer to the trivia questions: Dave F. Kingman and Darryl F. Strawberry.

[Lefty Specialist]

Shorter ESPN-



Marcus Stroman is short! How can he succeed when he is so short? So many good pitchers are tall. Tall, tall, tall!



Hall of famer Jim Bibby was tall! Also Marcus Stronan is short!

[Frayed Knot]

Can't tell y'all how much I love it when my baseball games come with a constant graphic telling me when that all important Notre Dame/Louisville game is on.

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Shorter ESPN- Marcus Stroman is short! How can he succeed when he is so short? So many good pitchers are tall. Tall, tall, tall! Hall of famer Jim Bibby was tall! Also Marcus Stronan is short!

It's what ESPN does: they pick topics ahead of time that will "tell the story" and hammer on them for the whole game whether they're actually the story of this game or not.

I mean, has any player except for Alonso, Harper, and Stroman even been mentioned in this game?

[kcmets]

=Fman99 post_id=20558 time=1567381364 user_id=86]Plus this ESPN broadcast crew is rough on the ears.

[Frayed Knot]

So Eflin's spot in the lineup comes up in a bunting situation. He also has a three-hitter going, has retired 10 straight, and is through 7 innings on just 5-1/2 innings worth of pitches.

So in comes a pinch-hitter. Thank you Gabe Kapler





Now if Jay Bruce hits one out here my post is going to look silly ... but, shyeet, even ARod had this figured out correctly.

[Fman99]

I love hearing the LGM chant on the road in Philly.

[bmfc1]

Nimmo runs to 1st after a walk and Conforto makes the safe sign.

Edited September 1, 2019 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

It's cool to see that Nimmo guy get activated and immediately get a walk. I was hoping to see him.

[Fman99]

Perfectly executed sacrifice there by Guillorme.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm Frayed Knot and I approved of that sac bunt.

[Edgy MD]

Perfectly executed wild pitch by Neris there.

[bmfc1]

McNeil doesn't look right but I'm sure he's handling his slump well.