Commence the Quattlebombing: Mets-Cards IGT 5/4/21 starring Jacob deGrom and Francisco Lindor

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Cuban righty Johan Oviedo opposes. He's been pretty good so far.

[kcmets]

Commence the Quattlebombing has to be a finalist in thread title of the year awards. Quattlebomb is © worthy.

Hell, I may not Kaboom again all season. #lgm #ygb #ymdyf

[Edgy MD]

We didn't have a thread title nearly as good when Chris Chambliss replaced Dave Engle.

[G-Fafif]

I am so there for the Quattlebombing.

[MFS62]

Does Quattle rhyme with bottle?

Or if it rhymes with battle, I'm all in.



Later

[ashie62]

Lindor has to hit eventually.

[Benjamin Grimm]

=ashie62 post_id=62999 time=1620152629 user_id=90]
Lindor has to hit eventually.

[Willets Point]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: =ashie62 post_id=62999 time=1620152629 user_id=90] Lindor has to hit eventually.

I think so too, but we were probably saying the same thing about Jason Bay.

[Centerfield]

Willets Point wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: =ashie62 post_id=62999 time=1620152629 user_id=90] Lindor has to hit eventually. I think so too, but we were probably saying the same thing about Jason Bay.

There's a middle infielder whose production dropped off a cliff after a move from Cleveland to Flushing that comes to mind too.

[Willets Point]

Yup.

[Edgy MD]

Where's the thread? I thought Alvaro Espinosa did OK.



Or are we talking about Carlos Baerga?

[LWFS]

QUATTLEBAUM, QUATTLEBAUM, QUATTLEBAUM



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[ashie62]

Cleveland screwed the Mets on the Lindor trade. Big time.

[G-Fafif]

DeGrom reportedly scratched with lat issue. Yamamoto to start.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Guest

[LWFS]

There are little spoonfuls of news that Jake might be a late scratch with a lat issue.



Or, rather, a little

garbage plate.





EDIT: Now confirmed by Heyman, Sherman, and several of the beats.

[G-Fafif]

Castro to start.

[G-Fafif]

"Right side tightness."

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

alrighty then, LGM

[MFS62]

=G-Fafif post_id=63022 time=1620161833 user_id=55]
DeGrom reportedly scratched with lat issue. Yamamoto to start.

[LWFS]

On the plus side, we DO get to see Yamamoto tonight, most likely

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: Or are we talking about Carlos Baerga?

That's who I first thought of earlier.

[Lefty Specialist]

"Right side tightness."

Guess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

[Frayed Knot]

I think the math says that deGrom being scratched increases our chances of winning the game, or at least of scoring runs.

Unless it turns out to be serious, of course, in which case it fucks our entire season.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Guest

[ashie62]

Ah, deGrom should be out like a month.

[ashie62]

Lindor reminds of Jason Bay but without the talent.

[Frayed Knot]

=ashie62 post_id=63019 time=1620160742 user_id=90]
Cleveland screwed the Mets on the Lindor trade. Big time.

[G-Fafif]

No IL for deGrom. No throwing for a couple of days, either.



“Inflammation” in the right lat, the MRI showed, per the Mets.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Rained out. See you tomorrow

[Fman99]

Just when it was clearing in Saint Louey, too. Just as well. Sure didn't want to watch this bullpen burn itself out over 9 innings.

[Frayed Knot]

Of the 34 days since the entire league schedule was to kick off on April 1, the Mets have now been idle on 13 of them (38%) due to rain, snow, Covid, or just plain scheduled off-days.

That's basically playing five games every eight days on average and only 17 of the 21 games they have played have been full games thanks to the Double Header rules.

With the exception of the Nats (25) every other team has played between 28 & 31 games meaning the Mets have played, to date, 2/3 to 3/4 of a season so far compared to the rest.

Oakland has nearly as many wins (19) as the Mets have games played (23)



Not saying this is an excuse for the offense ... but I'm sure it's not helping.

Also not saying this is the cause of my new meth habit ... but it's not helping.