IGT 4/22/21 Mets@Cubs I can't believe nobody started this thread yet.

[LWFS]

Reid-Foley has a weird thing happening with that pre-windup routine, don't he? Like, Kimbrel-cum-Crossfit.

[Fman99]

Yeah this guy winds up like Elaine from Seinfeld dances. It's working for him so far though.

[Frayed Knot]

Sean Reid-Foley sounds like a House of Lords member

[Lefty Specialist]

My back hurts after watching him for an inning.

[Fman99]

Have the Mets ever had any other players whose last names were hyphenated? I can't think of any.

[Frayed Knot]

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Have the Mets ever had any other players whose last names were hyphenated? I can't think of any.

[Edgy MD]

Have the Mets ever had any other players whose last names were hyphenated? I can't think of any.

It depends on how you define "last," I guess, but Koo Dae-Sung is all I could come up with.

[LWFS]

I feel like den Dekker should've been, though.

[LWFS]

The hyphen's throwing blanks up so far. Through two up-downs, no less!

[Edgy MD]

Reid-Foley is pitching like a man who likes his Schaefer.



His 93 seems to jump on guys like a guy throwing harder than that.

[Frayed Knot]

SR-F: works quickly, throws strikes, does squats.

What's not to like? (except for those ugly-ass arm tats)

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Jason Adam! Consider a last name!

[Methead]

I like this guy... motion to approve his entrance music as Axel F



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7CaEWR_Kdkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7CaEWR_Kdk

[LWFS]

If you're going to pair someone with Lucchesi during his starts-- starting one for the first turn or two through the lineup, then pitching the other for 3-4 innings-- Reid-Foley does seem to be a near-ideal complement. Style-wise, they're almost entirely-different pitchers.

[Edgy MD]

May be losing his location a bit this inning.



He's working so wonderfully fast, he might be getting winded.

[Edgy MD]

And hey, another 1-2-3.

[Frayed Knot]

If you can't change the pitcher then the coach shouldn't be allowed out there for a conference.

[Edgy MD]

Brilliant.



Now let's make SR-F the pitcher of record.

[Edgy MD]

By the way, that's three times the Mets hit the very top of the fence for a not-homer.

[LWFS]

Damn Wrigley.

[bmfc1]

Frayed Knot wrote: If you can't change the pitcher then the coach shouldn't be allowed out there for a conference.

Yes. It's the only sport that allows the game to be stopped so that a meeting can take place on the field of play. "Hey kids, let's watch a meeting!"

[Frayed Knot]

So we had the 2+ minute half inning break, then Villar gets hit by the 1st pitch of the inning, that leads the more like a 3 minute pitching change break, one batter later we have a mound conference break because the Mets send up the most obvious PH on their bench, that conference goes so well that a double off the wall is followed by another pitching change break. And now three pitches later we're on to the next hslf-inning break.



It's such a shame they can't find a way to cut down on dead time. Oh well, maybe the universal DH will do the trick.

[Frayed Knot]

And now one pitch into the new inning we get a replay review break!

[bmfc1]

Don't forget all the practice pitches that the new pitcher threw so he can get used to the feel of the mound which feels the same way that the ones did in the bullpen (it's not like he was warming up in a cow pasture). And you're right, let's move the mound back instead.

[LWFS]

Embarrassing performance by Conforto in the field, between that and the drop on the casual transfer earlier with runners on, especially following whatever defensive pep talk they apparently got this afternoon.

[Edgy MD]

Let's grab this and get out of here.

[LWFS]

The sheriff looks a bit like Rod Beck's younger brother who went to the academy

[Edgy MD]

Yup.



He's sure getting people to chase, too.

[LWFS]

Um, maybe there's a reason to bring in a situational lefty to face Marisnick, but it ain't one to which I'm privy

[Edgy MD]

After Marizzy took one off the foot, it may be a good time for McCann to pick him off.