ISTGT 2021 — None of This Counts

[G-Fafif]

Mets lose their ST opener to Marlins, at least 2-0, running the bases with no particular sense of direction.



They're playing a bottom of the seventh in Jupiter to get more work in, but the game is effectively over.

[Edgy MD]

Seven Mets pitchers each throw an inning, with Trever Hildenberger creating the most interesting line, striking out the side, but loading the bases in the process on two walks and a single.



He took 28 pitches to get through his workday, while Sean Reid-Foley pitched the second with just six pitches, five of them strikes.

[MFS62]

Another interesting inning was thrown by my adoptee:(from SNY)

Thomas Szapucki allowed a bloop single to begin his outing in the fifth inning but followed by inducing a line out to right field that resulted in a double play. He then hit a batter, uncorked a wild pitch, and finished his inning by getting a strikeout looking.

Gave the fans a thrill, but probably didn't do much to enhance his chances of sticking with the big club.

Later

[G-Fafif]

A Mets game is about to begin on SNY.

[kcmets]

Meant to ask before, did Stroman look different to anyone? Maybe in my memory I'm

conflating his face with someone else.

[Edgy MD]

Well, his blonde braids are sure new.



A McNeil homer represents the first Mets run of the spring.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

No doubter from a very shaggy McNeil.



Yamamoto just threw an inning

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Blevins coming in, also wearing his hair long and curly

[Ceetar]

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[Edgy MD]

Curly does a good job working his way out of first and second, with no outs.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Blevins coming in, also wearing his hair long and curly

I thought that was Chasen Shreve ... who's gone.

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Whoa!







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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

We should be applauding the triumphant return of Ceetar

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Big Blonde Dark Horse Sam McWilliams in and out of trouble, gets the "save"

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, we're 1-0 in the era of Ceetar 2.0.

[LWFS]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Big Blonde Dark Horse Sam McWilliams in and out of trouble, gets the "save"

No Matzing around. I like the cut of his jib.

[Edgy MD]

Some red hot Eickoff Action tomorrow.

[LWFS]

Meant to ask before, did Stroman look different to anyone? Maybe in my memory I'm conflating his face with someone else.

A little more

junky, but in a very,

very good

way.



I'm starting to feel like he and deGrom have very similar thought processes on pitching... it's just that they seem to differ in terms of style/taste, not just aesthetics-wise, but method-wise.

[MFS62]

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I'm starting to feel like he and deGrom have very similar thought processes on pitching... it's just that they seem to differ in terms of style/taste, not just aesthetics-wise, but method-wise.

[kcmets]

Today's game against the Cardinals is on MLBN only in the tri-state area but not live.

[Willets Point]

My main takeaway from watching yesterday's game is that Lindor looks really good in a Mets uniform.

[Edgy MD]

Today's lineup action, brought to you by fOCO:

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[TD] Kevin Pillar, cf Jonathan Villar#, ss J.D. Davis, 3b José Martinez, 1b Luis Guillorme*, 2b Tomas Nido, c Albert Almora, Jr., rf Mallex Smith*, lf Francisco Alvarez, dh

[LWFS]

I'm starting to feel like he and deGrom have very similar thought processes on pitching... it's just that they seem to differ in terms of style/taste, not just aesthetics-wise, but method-wise. In one of his pressers he said his approach was to pitch according to a batter's weakness. Jake pitches to his strength - superior stuff, and dares the batter to be able to hit it. Later

Attack-the-hitter versus execute-the-plan? Makes sense.



That said, Stroman's stuff can be

PLENTY nasty. (Click through for a fastball/"split change" overlay. Really.)

[Edgy MD]

Mets plate three in the first following a leadoff triple by Kevin Pillar, then surrender one in the bottom of the inning.

[Edgy MD]

As I typed, two more scored in the second on a fielding error. Beta-Mets lead 5-1.

[bmfc1]

Edgy MD wrote: As I typed, two more scored in the second on a fielding error. Beta-Mets lead 5-1.

That error was by Austin Dean at Roger Dean Stadium.

[Edgy MD]

The Cards have torn back against Eickoff and Jacob Barnes and now lead 7-5 after three.



BET YOU'RE MISSING BRAD BRACH NOW, SANDY!!

[MFS62]

7-6 Cards at the end of 5.

Later

[Edgy MD]

And now it's 10-6.



Two of the three runs were unearned, but still, not a strong inning for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Windle.

[Edgy MD]

Crow-Armstrong, Mauricio, Vientos, Alvarez ... the Mets 2024 lineup is all getting their chances today.