IGT 9/23/2020: TBR @ NYM — Close Down the House

[G-Fafif]

Last home game of 2020. Expecting an average crowd tonight.



Michael Wacha vs Tyler Glasnow. Rays' magic number is 1. Mets' magic number is however many days until Steve Cohen takes over.

[MFS62]

Mets' magic number is however many days until Steve Cohen takes over.

Do you believe in magic?

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbfuAcCqpYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbfuAcCqpY [/YOUTUBE]



Later

[kcmets]

2020 has been more of a 'keep the tragic alive' than the magic.

[bmfc1]

Per Tim Britton and others on Twitter, paths to the playoffs:

1. Win out (the hardest part)

2. Phillies lose at least 2 of 3 to TB

3. Brewers lose at least 4 of 6 to CIN and STL

4. Giants do no better than a split in their last six against COL and SD

Mets would get the 8-seed on a tiebreaker.



Mets win out, Phillies lose 2 of last 4 games and Marlins lose 3 of 5 last games.

Amazins then grab the 6 seed.



Don't forget one other possibility. Second place in the division. Obviously, the Mets have to win big,but the Marlins, who might be feeling the heat, play the Braves and the Yankees. Plus, the Mets have the tiebreaker vs. the Marlins. Tough, but doable. Might be their best path. (From Howie Rose).



https://twitter.com/AmazinsNews/status/1308797461939523584/photo/1https://twitter.com/AmazinsNews/status/1308797461939523584/photo/1

[ashie62]

And why not.

[Fman99]

I believe. Ya gotta, right?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think it took an improbable series of events for the Mets to win the 1999 Wild Card, didn't it?



Might as well hope for the best. What other option do we have?

[kcmets]

=Fman99 post_id=47267 time=1600889531 user_id=86]Ya gotta, right?

[MFS62]

From Rotoworld - the Mets haven't stolen a base in the last two weeks.

Later

[G-Fafif]

[Edgy MD]

Alonso back in the cleanup box.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Conforto back too.

[MFS62]

That's the lineup they should have used all year. It just ..... looks right.(except for McNeil in the outfield)

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Since this is the final home game it should be Fan Appreciation Day

All fans in attendance will rec ... wait,, nevermind.



Nice start for Wacha-Flocka

[Frayed Knot]

How high can Pete's exit velo be on all those pop-ups he hits?

[G-Fafif]

Gim-boom.

[Fman99]

Has Ramos made even one play at the plate all season?

[Chad ochoseis]

Yeah...just now.

[Fman99]

OK that answers that question!

[Chad ochoseis]

But don't know what Alonso was thinking going home with a fast runner on third.

[Frayed Knot]

The more the off-site umps uphold those bang-bang calls the less often managers will risk challenging them ... and that will be a good thing.

[Frayed Knot]

Chad ochoseis wrote: But don't know what Alonso was thinking going home with a fast runner on third.

Yeah, you gotta KNOW you've got the out in a play like that, especially early in a game. Not getting the out had the potential to set up a big inning for the Rays.

Fortunately the subsequent play -- the 9-3 DP -- went our way so no further harm done.

[Edgy MD]

Glasnow sure likes to smell his glove.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Glasnow sure likes to smell his glove.

Does Dennis Eton-Hogg know this?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This is how it ends: With Alonso swinging at pitches that bounce on the infield grass and a multi-reliever meltdown. Bravo, 2020 Mets

[batmagadanleadoff]

Wow. Alonso's been just brutal this year. All. Year. Long. He's like the bad Dave Kingman at his worst with 30+ hr power* but simply unplayable when he's not hitting homers. And the homers Alonso's hitting aren't even drop-what-you're-doing Kingmanesque tape measure bombs.





*adjusted over a full 162 game season.

Edited September 23, 2020 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

I'm starting to think that this one isn't going to go our way.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Root for the Mets to K two more two batters for 12 K's. That'll tie a MLB record for at least 12 K's in eight straight games by a team's pitching staff.

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Root for the Mets to K two more two batters for 12 K's. That'll tie a MLB record for at least 12 K's in eight straight games by a team's pitching staff.

[Edgy MD]

Take. A. Strike.