IGT 08/17 - Mets at Giants - Quest For .504, It's Come to This

[kcmets]

http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png>59-59



Stroman (8-11, 2.79)

http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SF.png>77-42



Webb (6-3, 2.96)

[ashie62]

I like the new avatar,



60-59 would be a start.



They're not dead yet, it just feels like it.

[kcmets]

http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SF.png>

Wade RF

La Stella 2B

Posey C

Belt 1B

Bryant LF

Crawford SS

Longoria 3B

Yastrzemski CF

Webb P

[G-Fafif]

CF Nimmo

1B Alonso

RF Conforto

3B Davis

2B McNeil

SS Villar

C McCann

LF Pillar

RHP Stroman

[kcmets]

whoopsie

[Frayed Knot]

I had no idea who 'Webb' was so I hadda look 'im up.



Turns out he's Logan Webb, a 24 y/o RH whom SFG drafted in the 4th round out of HS (Rocklin, CA) in 2014

He made his debut in 2019 and racked up ERAs of 5.22 (8 starts) and 5.47 (13 games, 11 starts) in 2019 and 2020

Naturally that means he's pitching to a sub-3.00 ERA this year (2.96) while lowering his WHIP from 1.52 ('19 & '20 combined) to 1.14 this year



Now Webb is young but he fits nicely into the Giants' "strategy" for 2021 which is apparently to wave a magic wand and have all your players,

many of them in their mid-30s, all have seasons exceeding anything they've done in the recent past.



On the hitting side:

C - Buster Posey (35): for his most recent three seasons (in his case '17 - '19 as he opted out in '20) his combined OPS+ was 108. OPS+ this year = 160

1B - Brandon Belt (33): 113 for his recent three years / 138 in 2021

SS - Brandon Crawford (34): 91 / 144

3B - Evan Longoria (35): 96 / 135

Darrin Ruf: Remember him? ... he played for the Phils but then didn't play at all in 2017, '18, or '19!! = 96 ('15, '16, '20) / 148 in '21 across 200+ PAs



I mean, WOW!, how the fuck does That happen all simultaneously?!?



Is it any wonder that NO ONE had them picked to lead that division, much less the whole NL, in wins for the year, something they've so far done

for the entire season to date.

[G-Fafif]

[G-Fafif]

UPDATED LINEUP:



Nimmo CF

Alonso 1B

Conforto RF

Davis 3B

McNeil 2B

Villar SS

Mazeika C

Pillar LF

Stroman P

[bmfc1]

Yes, Webb has been really good lately... but he's never faced this lineup!



What are the Giants wearing?

[Edgy MD]

Mets will win 10-2 tonight, despite Pillar in for Smitty.



Mazeika was a very late scratch for McCann, so that's curious.

[bmfc1]

Maybe McCann was DFA'd or sent to Buffalo, or Brooklyn.

[Edgy MD]

Well, the Giants got their two.

[G-Fafif]

Back spasms for James.

[ashie62]

Dang that was fast two runs.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oh look, City Connect unis for the Giants

[ashie62]

Darin Ruf played in Korea for three years,

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

12 second inning for the Mets #strong

[G-Fafif]

Giant City Connects are a good idea not well-executed.

[MFS62]

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What are the Giants wearing?

[bmfc1]

Will the Mets get a hit tonight?

Update: YES

Will they score?

Not if they run the bases the way Conforto did.

[Edgy MD]

A day when Stroman is swinging is a good day.



I would have had him take a strike, but that's me.

[Edgy MD]

No way the Giants should be beating anybody in these uniforms.

[ashie62]

They're beating the Mets. It kind of fits with the mojo of late.

[ashie62]

Mets are getting owned by Logan Webb and Tommy Lastella. It is painful.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

There is no floor

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Petey 🏡 🏃‍♂️

[Edgy MD]

Hey, they're back in it!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Big 9th inning rally starts with McNeil single

[Edgy MD]

McCann unavailable to pinch-hit against the lefty.



I guess Drury or somebody is the backup catcher.

[Edgy MD]

Garcia missing his spots with regularity.