IGT - Mets @ Pittsburgh, 7/15 ... make that 7/16

[Frayed Knot]

Lemme tell you something you young whippersnappers, when I was a kid they played baseball games on All-Star week Thursday, not like these sissies playing today.

Mets & Pirates finish up their 7/11 season series (7 games spread across 11 days). Celebratory Slurpees* will be consumed in honor, hopefully three of them.



Marcus Stroman goes against someone not named Marcus Stroman, and in fact not named at all by the Pirates to this point.











* old-timers will get this reference

[bmfc1]

Let's hope that the weather holds up: https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USPA1290:1:UShttps://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USPA1290:1:US

[Frayed Knot]

Gary claims that it always rains when the Mets are in Pittsburgh.

[bmfc1]

Maybe that's why Gary scheduled his days off for this weekend... before he knew he'd still be calling the games from Queens. I think that Howie is off this weekend, too.

It will not be Gary Cohen doing play-by-play and PRAISE WHOMEVER! it won't be Gary Apple... it will be Gary Thorne:

https://metsmerizedonline.com/2021/07/report-gary-thorne-returns-to-mets-booth-this-weekend.html/https://metsmerizedonline.com/2021/07/report-gary-thorne-returns-to-mets-booth-this-weekend.html/

[Edgy MD]

The Conservation of Gary Law is unbreakable.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Marcus Stroman goes against someone not named Marcus Stroman, and in fact not named at all by the Pirates to this point.

Pirates playing it cool tonight ... Chad Kuhl

28 y/o from Newark DE and U of Del. 9th round draft 2013 by the Bucs

RH, 11 starts this season, 2-5; 4.73; 1.36 WHIP

Did not pitch against the Mets in the pre-ASB series

[kcmets]

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Nimmo CF

Lindor SS

Smith LF

Alonso 1B

McNeil 2B

Confortoboom RF

Villar 3B

McCann C

Stroman P (6-7, 2.75)

[kcmets]

PIT afraid to post a lineup on Gameday, or Gameday is broken...

[Edgy MD]

Nothing on Twitter neither.



Maybe a trade is a-brewin'.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Nothing on Twitter neither. Maybe a trade is a-brewin'.

And, JD Davis, who has been activated, isn't in the lineup either.

Hmmmm.



Later

[bmfc1]

Howie is away and Sir Sleepy, Ed Coleman, joins Wayne on the radio side.

[Ceetar]

lineup


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[kcmets]

Holy crap! Gary Thorne!

[Frayed Knot]

Is Gary T. not doing Orioles games anymore?



Will Keith also call him 'Gar'?

[kcmets]

He had a long run in BAL, his google stuff says 'was' an Orioles guy so...

[Frayed Knot]

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He had a long run in BAL, his google stuff says 'was' an Orioles guy so...

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: Is Gary T. not doing Orioles games anymore? Will Keith also call him 'Gar'?

Gary was trying to negotiate his contract mid-season with the O's last year, and they told him to get stuffed and yanked him from the booth.



He was let go officially in January.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Need Scooter to come thru here

[Edgy MD]

This is the regular-season debut for umpvertising.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: Is Gary T. not doing Orioles games anymore? Will Keith also call him 'Gar'?

Keith calling him Gar as we go to a rain delay.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Gary claims that it always rains when the Mets are in Pittsburgh.

And even in absentia, Gary makes the correct call.



Now we have to see if we lose Stroman to another rain-csused short outing.

[Edgy MD]

Good point. The Mets may end up needing Eickhoff after all.

[kcmets]

That has to be the quickest call for the tarp in quite some time.

[Edgy MD]

I see the Pirates deploying a centerfielder named Reynolds against the Mets, and I'm thinking ... R.J.?

[Edgy MD]

Hard to believe the Mets haven't scored yet.



The Pirates may be making a Kuhl change pretty soon.

[bmfc1]

Edgy MD wrote: Hard to believe the Mets haven't scored yet. The Pirates may be making a Kuhl change pretty soon.

Lindor sold the Mets down the Little River.

[Edgy MD]

Lindor had a lot of hits as a blond. I'm surprised he's gone back to the gunmetal gray.

[bmfc1]

1st and 2d, nobody out and a pitcher that can't find the strike zone. 5 days off and the Mets are still just as dangerous.

[Edgy MD]

Rough start, but it's nice to see Stro finding his strikeout pitch again.

[Edgy MD]

I can't believe I'm watching my third Roundup ad of the game.



How is that stuff still on the market?