IGT 4/27/21 Mets v Red Sox: Keep Catching The Damn Ball!

bmfc1 · April 25, 2021

After an unnecessary day off, the Mets are back in action at CF against the red hot Boston Red Sox (game time: 7:10) Keep an eye out for Alex Verdugo who BOS acquired in the Mookie Betts trade. Besides helping my fantasy team, Verdugo is helping the Red Sox: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verdual01.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verdual01.shtml. He missed Sunday's game w/tight hamstrings so we'll see if he is available on Tuesday.

It's David Peterson (LHP) against Garrett Richards (RHP):

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-mets/2021/04/27/634410#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=634410https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-mets/2021/04/27/634410#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=634410

Richards has been in the majors for 11 years and has never started against the Mets.

From Tim Britton in The Athletic:

[bLOCKQUOTE]The Red Sox lead baseball in most offensive categories: runs, batting average (by 15 points!), slugging, wOBA, wRC+, etc. Only four teams strike out less than Boston, and the only one of them deGrom won't see this regular season is the one sharing his dugout. (The White Sox, Royals and Astros are the other three.) So if he wants to become the first pitcher to ever punch out 14 or more in four straight games, he's going to have to earn it. (Nobody's had four straight with 13 punchouts, either, for what it's worth.)

...

The Mets and Red Sox split four games last season, with the road team winning each contest. Boston has won four of its five games at Citi Field.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

It's on ESPN with Ravech, Perez and Kurkjian IN ADDITION to local coverage.

Oh yeah, we'll hear a lot about 1986, especially with the announcement of the new 30 for 30, starring G-Fafif, about the 1986 Mets.

Weather: cool but they'll play

https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/11368:4:UShttps://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/11368:4:US

Game Odds: Money Line, METS -140, BOS +130, O/U 8.5, RUN LINE: METS -1.5

Game Notes: https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/syt4mcrzez4foj1ihmzy.pdfhttps://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/syt4mcrzez4foj1ihmzy.pdf

Lineups:

VISITORS:

1. Enrique Hernandez ® CF

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. J.D. Martinez ® LF

4. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

5. Christian Vazquez ® C

6. Hunter Renfroe ® RF

7. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 2B

8. Bobby Dalbec ® 1B

9. Garrett Richards ® P

HOME:

1. Francisco Lindor (S) SS

2. Dominic Smith (L) LF

3. Pete Alonso ® 1B

4. Michael Conforto (L) RF

5. J.D. Davis ® 3B

6. Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

7. James McCann ® C

8. David Peterson (L) P

9. Kevin Pillar ® CF

Edited April 25, 2021 by Guest

Johnny Lunchbucket · April 25, 2021

Tuesday Night Mets Club reunion! Come see us in section 333

Ceetar · April 26, 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote:

Tuesday Night Mets Club reunion! Come see us in section 333

I just checked tickets and they're bad. May open up last minutes ,I have no sense of these things anymore especially in Covid. Gotta run it by the wife too, but I really would like to get out to a game.

Johnny Lunchbucket · April 26, 2021

It's kind of a PITA if you're not post-2-weeks vaxxed (I'll be 5 days short). So gotta take me and the Lunchpail over to CVS tomorrow afternoon for $29.95 rapid tests (hopefully insurance-covered) then get out there. Expecting a small-crowd of course but still clusterfucking at the gate

G-Fafif · April 26, 2021

Cuomo has announced permissible capacity will be up to 33% later in May but the Mets (per DiComo) are only budging to 22% because of the six-feet distancing requirement.

All the more reason for Steve Cohen to build a bigger, pandemic-adaptable ballpark.

Ceetar · April 26, 2021

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote:

It's kind of a PITA if you're not post-2-weeks vaxxed (I'll be 5 days short). So gotta take me and the Lunchpail over to CVS tomorrow afternoon for $29.95 rapid tests (hopefully insurance-covered) then get out there. Expecting a small-crowd of course but still clusterfucking at the gate

yeah, I'm well vaxxed these days. Pod situation still makes this funky. Benefit of 'vaccinated' sections is they'd allow you to buy just 1 ticket, or 3, or whatever without having to be specifically podded.

ashie62 · April 26, 2021

Present vax card I guess.

Verdugo is out until Wednesday. Cramps in hamstring.

Johnny Lunchbucket · April 26, 2021

I don't even understand the "pod" idea but I guess I'll figure it out tomorrow.

This btw is Very Special Tuesday night gathering as well be joined by the Lunchpail and my nephew in town to visit

Diamond Dad · April 26, 2021

On Sunday the Red Sox announcers were marveling about deGrom's gem on Friday night and how they were not looking forward to facing "the ace of the league" on Wednesday. Nice when you have the other team psyched out before you even play1

bmfc1 · April 27, 2021

After an unnecessary day off, the Mets are back in action at CF against the red hot Boston Red Sox (game time: 7:10) Keep an eye out for Alex Verdugo who BOS acquired in the Mookie Betts trade. Besides helping my fantasy team, Verdugo is helping the Red Sox: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verdual01.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verdual01.shtml. He missed Sunday's game w/tight hamstrings so we'll see if he is available on Tuesday.

It's David Peterson (LHP) against Garrett Richards (RHP):

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-mets/2021/04/27/634410#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=634410https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-mets/2021/04/27/634410#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=634410

Richards has been in the majors for 11 years and has never started against the Mets.

From Tim Britton in The Athletic:

[bLOCKQUOTE]The Red Sox lead baseball in most offensive categories: runs, batting average (by 15 points!), slugging, wOBA, wRC+, etc. Only four teams strike out less than Boston, and the only one of them deGrom won't see this regular season is the one sharing his dugout. (The White Sox, Royals and Astros are the other three.) So if he wants to become the first pitcher to ever punch out 14 or more in four straight games, he's going to have to earn it. (Nobody's had four straight with 13 punchouts, either, for what it's worth.)

...

The Mets and Red Sox split four games last season, with the road team winning each contest. Boston has won four of its five games at Citi Field.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

It's on ESPN with Ravech, Perez and Kurkjian IN ADDITION to local coverage.

Oh yeah, we'll hear a lot about 1986.

Weather: cool but they'll play

https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/11368:4:UShttps://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/11368:4:US

Game Odds: Money Line, METS -140, BOS +130, O/U 8.5, RUN LINE: METS -1.5

Game Notes: https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/syt4mcrzez4foj1ihmzy.pdfhttps://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/syt4mcrzez4foj1ihmzy.pdf

Lineups: TBD

VISITORS:

HOME:

SS Francisco Lindor

LF Dominic Smith

1B Pete Alonso

RF Michael Conforto

3B J.D. Davis

2B Jeff McNeil

C James McCann

LHP David Peterson

CF Kevin Pillar

G-Fafif
Apr 27 2021 02:00 PM

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Pitcher bats eight

Augurs things great

G-Fafif
Apr 27 2021 02:03 PM

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DiComo:

Brandon Nimmo is dealing with a mild impingement in his right hip, according to Luis Rojas. Yesterday, he received an injection, which takes about 24-48 hours to take effect. The Mets do expect Nimmo to be available off the bench tonight.

smg58
Apr 27 2021 03:49 PM

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That catch should have qualified Almora to start tonight over Pillar.

kcmets
Apr 27 2021 05:38 PM

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Justworks thing still there. No idea what they do, won't Google them and the faux-

ad mound thing needs to end.

Jeff McNeil Kabooms as I type.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 05:46 PM

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Bobby Dalbec looks about 17.

Just as I'm thinking that, he knocks one out the other way.

ashie62
Apr 27 2021 06:02 PM

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Dueling solo homers.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 06:13 PM

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Darryl joining us on the phone next inning.

I think we need his bat.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 06:16 PM

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Tap it against the shift until they cut that out.

I'd tell my team to do that all day.

bmfc1
Apr 27 2021 06:27 PM

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A great, Keith-like, play by Pete! Let's hear Keith's analysis! Sorry, we're doing an interview that could have been done literally at any other time but during the game.

This "baseball talk show" is the kind of crap that we get from ESPN (including this coming Sunday). We're watching the game, why aren't they talking about the game?

Willets Point
Apr 27 2021 06:32 PM

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McCann chose poorly.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 06:36 PM

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Everything about that opportunity said to go for second, except for the fact that McCann still has a catcher's wheels.

Strong at-bat for Pillar.

kcmets
Apr 27 2021 06:39 PM

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Straw's cell phone battery died.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 06:39 PM

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Mets make one out at the plate in that inning and two on the bases.

Frayed Knot
Apr 27 2021 06:41 PM

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We gifted the pitcher a scoreless inning despite retiring ONE batter in the frame ... Peterson

Fman99
Apr 27 2021 07:03 PM

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Watching these guys attempt to hit with RISP is like watching a monkey hump a football.

Fman99
Apr 27 2021 07:07 PM

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Lindor with the leather!

Frayed Knot
Apr 27 2021 07:09 PM

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Lindor's glove keeps the ball in the infield ... just like his bat does.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 07:11 PM

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Alonso's got a hat trick and he's still got plenty of ice time.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 07:14 PM

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Two outs and bases empty, I wouldn't burn Nimmo here.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 07:26 PM

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(Insert "Piano Man" complaint here.)

Frayed Knot
Apr 27 2021 07:31 PM

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Lindor's night: weak grounder, weak grounder, even weaker grounder (single), weak grounder

bmfc1
Apr 27 2021 07:34 PM

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Frayed Knot wrote:

Lindor's night: weak grounder, weak grounder, even weaker grounder (single), weak grounder

I can't believe I'm saying this but they'd be better tomorrow with Guillorme at SS.

kcmets
Apr 27 2021 07:46 PM

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Maybe they can offer Lindor a Bonillaesque annuity over the next 25 years.

Edgy MD
Apr 27 2021 07:50 PM

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Well, that was a soggy offense, especially down the stretch.

Frayed Knot
Apr 27 2021 07:53 PM

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Well that was a fairly revolting performance.

kcmets
Apr 27 2021 07:57 PM

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Under three hours, thanks to the Mets bats.

ashie62
Apr 27 2021 08:08 PM

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Well that sucked.

Another 2021 not much hitting game.

Johnny Lunchbucket
Apr 28 2021 05:32 AM

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I was cold and felt like a bad dad for doing that

Lefty Specialist
Apr 28 2021 05:35 AM

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Rojas seems to be a devotee of the Terry Collins 'we got to get this guy going' method of running someone out there who's not hitting. Lindor, and to a lesser extent Pillar seem to fall into this category.

Lindor looks like he's carrying around all 341 million dollars in pennies every time he comes to bat.

Edgy MD
Apr 28 2021 06:08 AM

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My interpretation has been similar but different.

Both he and Collins came out of the development side of the game. So he builds his approach not around achievement but developmental progress. And so a guy whose timing has improved because he hit a couple of balls real hard, but right into the shift is looked upon a positive, moreso than the guy who tapped a ball against the shift for a double.

Terry, of course, had his competitive side and rediscovered it from time to time. But progressing from two hits to four isn't really for me. I lie awake dreaming about ways to beat the shift.

Benjamin Grimm
Apr 28 2021 07:03 AM

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Johnny Lunchbucket
Apr 28 2021 07:30 AM

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Thoughts on the Game!!

--Entry was easy (small crowd, less up your ass on the test results than I thought)

--The zip-tied seats thing worked--nobody came and sat where they didn't belong)

--Citi Field as usual didn't disappoint with how cold it was. Temp wise, it wasn't bad or "windy" -- but breezy and damp and it just finds you. Put up your hood and it gets your hands. Put on gloves and then the gap between pant cuffs and shoes feel it. It's evil. Once we got back to to street level, pretty much fine.

--Stayed in the 300 section the whole game (left field corner next to the restaurant), didn't venture. Beer incredibly disappointing (coors light!) and a hot dog. That's it.

--Nobody came even close to hitting us a foul ball.

--Had a good view on why McCann was a moron trying to stretch that single. The Mets are just dumb.

--Feel like we should have lost by more, Peterson struggled pretty well but the bullet DPs obviously helped.

--Did any Met get ahead in the count on any at-bat at any time last night? Sure didn't seem like it. Lindor didn't deserve a hit.

--I was kinda disappointed that Cohen & Co hadn't done anything to improve between-innings entertainment, in a lot of ways it got worse not that it was good to begin with, but they "virtualize" the contests: This kid is going against a film of the strongman! The "first pitch" is now done on the kids field (that's OK by me). "Piano man" (ugh!)

--Didn't help that our seats were directly below a speaker (which piped crowd noise the whole time)

--McNeil needs to ditch Pyromania. Was tired of that 2 years ago

--7-train postgame Super Express lives--great. But for some reason they funneled all the departing fans through the Roosevelt steps & side turnstiles and not the big stairs from the park. If capacity goes up any more that'll get ugly as there's too few turnstiles

--If it hadn't snowed in Denver we'd have gotten deGrom, so I suppose it could have been more disappointing

--new PA announcer (I think). Tries to be exciting, but isn't yet

G-Fafif · April 27, 2021