IGT 07/08 - Pirates at Mets - Buccos Here, Buccos There

[kcmets]

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32-54

Brubaker RHP (4-8, 4.09)

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45-38

Walker RHP (7-3, 2.44)

[MFS62]

Time for Walker to turn up the heat and cook up some Osso Bucco.



Later

[Frayed Knot]

Pirates are in last place NLC and are on a pace to lose 102 games. Even the rapidly plummeting Cubs, losers of 11 straight, are still closer to 1st place than they are to Pitt.

On the other hand they just took 2 of 3 from the Braves holding them to 1 run in each of the first two ... before getting blown out 14-3 last night



Right-hander JT (Jonathan Trey) Brubaker, a 6th round pick in 2015 out of Univ of Akron (so he knows where the rubber meets the road), is a 2nd year player

with 26 games/24 starts under his belt [5-11; 4.40 ERA; 1.22 WHIP].





In the movie version of his life Brubaker, who has described being drafted by the Buccos as 'One man against a cruel system', will be played by Robert Redford.

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The fact that Redford--who has been known to take roles not appropriate to his age in the past--is blond, left-handed, and now in his 80s, won't be considered a deterrent.

[kcmets]

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Frazier 2b

Hayes 3b

Gamel cf

Nogowski 1b

Difo rf

Newman ss

Perez c

Oliva lf

Brubaker p

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Villar 3b

Lindor ss

Smith lf

Alonso 1b

McNeil 2b

Conforto rf

Pillar cf

McCann c

Walker p

[batmagadanleadoff]

Buccos everywhere.

[Ceetar]

The Mets are likely going to Let It Go to a doubleheader on Saturday or Sunday, given Elsa's arrival, and the swirling storm inside.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah it's really coming down hard right now. Just momentarily lost power while typing that

[Willets Point]

Officially canceled and rescheduled for a Saturday doubleheader. What are the odds that Friday's game will be played?

[Frayed Knot]

The DH on Saturday is being described as a "traditional" DH which I assume means one admission although there's certainly nothing traditional about two seven inning games.