IGT 9/13/2021, STL @ NYM: Whistle A Happy Tune

[bmfc1]

The Cardinals are in Flushing for a 7:10 start. Adam Wainwright (sigh) (40) against Rich Hill (41), sponsored by Miracle Ear, Roman, and AARP.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cardinals-vs-mets/2021/09/13/632478#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=632478https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cardinals-vs-mets/2021/09/13/632478#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=632478



STL is one out of the 2d WC spot and the Mets are 3 out. With the Mets 5 back of ATL and PHI in 2d place, the 2d WC might be the Mets best hope of making the playoffs but they will need to play well against STL and PHI this week as those are two of the teams ahead of them for the 2d WC.



The Mets split a 4 game series with STL in early May. STL is managed by Whitey Herzog, I mean Mike Shildt. Their 1B Coach is named Stubby Clapp. Expect the typical Cardinal hagiography as GKR talk about Lou Brock, Willie McGee, Yadier Molina, Wainwright, et al., ad nauseum. (A personal note: I stopped resenting all of the love for Molina two springs ago when I went to a game in Port St. Lucie and he started for STL. I remember reading that Jeter wasn't issued a road ST uniform one year because there was no way he would travel in the spring and yet here was Molina, sweating under the Florida sun in a practice game so he could learn the new pitchers. At that point, I stopped resenting how much everyone loves him. Still, F that guy.)

WEATHER: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/weather.phphttps://www.rotowire.com/baseball/weather.php



LINEUPS:

Cardinals:

1. Tommy Edman (S) 2B

2. Paul Goldschmidt ® 1B

3. Tyler O'Neill ® LF

4. Nolan Arenado ® 3B

5. Yadier Molina ® C

6. Dylan Carlson (S) RF

7. Edmundo Sosa ® SS

8. Harrison Bader ® CF

9. Adam Wainwright ® P



METS:

1. Jonathan Villar (S) 3B

2. Francisco Lindor (S) SS

3. Michael Conforto (L) RF

4. Pete Alonso ® 1B

5. Javier Baez ® 2B

6. Jeff McNeil (L) LF

7. Kevin Pillar ® CF

8. James McCann ® C

9. Rich Hill (L) P

Edited September 12, 2021 by Guest

[Fman99]

I hope Wainwright and Molina are consigned to a special hell after they die, where they have to repeatedly throw the curveball to Beltran and he jacks it out of the fucking universe every time.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, I hold a grudge and the thought of Molina sweating his ass off in a meaningless spring training game makes me happy. F him, Wainwright, and the horses they rode in on.

[bmfc1]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Well, I hold a grudge and the thought of Molina sweating his ass off in a meaningless spring training game makes me happy. F him, Wainwright, and the horses they rode in on.

Absolutely. Believe me, sitting among those yokels, the alleged "Best Fans In Baseball" which means that they don't boo or criticize but they endlessly cheer for their team, was very annoying.

[Frayed Knot]

btw, there was a Cardinals board i used to peek in on from time to time which was viscious, and I mean towards their own guys.

There was a whole "Faction" [their name for it] within the board who despised LaRussa and blamed everything that went wrong on him, including probably the weather. I also remember Isringhausen blowing a save (something he apparently did too often for their liking) and being told to "Die on Christmas!"



BFiB my ass!

And if they want to cheer Pujols for a recent AB at Busch III

and then cheer him again after he HRs against them during a September game where they need every win, well then that's their fucking problem.

[kcmets]

birdsonthebat is still around, I just checked.

[kcmets]

[bLOCKQUOTE]After a 4-hour game, Almora in CF and Maz at C? Does Smith play LF to give McNeil a night off or will Luis not want to disrupt Jeff after that double?[/bLOCKQUOTE]

Cardinals posted a lineup like an hour ago, but Luis is gonna make us wait. I

guess I have ants in my pants, because it's still three hours until game time.

[bmfc1]

A big win against the MFYs will do that to you. I've noticed that the Mets release the lineup much later than other teams. If there's an injury and they are checking the player's status that's valid but it's the norm for this team.

[Frayed Knot]

=kcmets post_id=77591 time=1631560353 user_id=53]
birdsonthebat is still around, I just checked.

[bmfc1]

Same lineup, the new regular lineup.

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/lineup-tracker/metshttps://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/lineup-tracker/mets

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Terry is back in the Mazzilli seat tonight

[bmfc1]

Lindor comes to the plate, the fans give him lots of cheers, how did Lindor react? We don't know because SNY was showing us replays of a single.

Edited September 13, 2021 by Guest

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Terry is pretty good. On a blocked pitch by Molina, remarks that umpires tend to like backstops that take the bad pitches off their bodies, saving the ump pain. Says that will earn the Cardinals called strikes.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

F molina, btw

[bmfc1]

If I was a lesser person, I'd ask why couldn't that have been Angel Hernandez? but I won't stoop that low.

[Edgy MD]

Keith just cryptically said that Gary Carter told him he didn't like playing in Los Angeles, but he pointedly wouldn't say why.



It's an open secret that all players hated Lasorda?



He was getting diminishing playing time and didn't have any track record with the Dodgers to fall back on?



He'd already had enough of Strawberry in New York?



What truly made it cryptic was a knowing answer from Gary Cohen: "I bet I can guess why."



Don't be like that, guys! It's totally rude!

[G-Fafif]

Early in Keith's analyst career, when he'd sit in with Fran Healy, he revealed Roger McDowell had no use for Lasorda.

[Frayed Knot]

Good to see that our 'one and only one' hit per inning limit is still in effect.

[ashie62]

Prevent offense in full effect.



Two weeks of Mets hell left.

[Frayed Knot]

So if Harrison Bader were to attend an elite English prep school, would the teachers there refer to him as Master Bader?

[Edgy MD]

Way to run, Baez.

[kcmets]

Umpires that get a half-dozen-time-wasting calls that result in headsets

should be sent to back to AAA to re-hone their skills.

[Edgy MD]

Maybe so, but Junior Valentine may get a freebie after taking a throw off his face earlier in the game.



On the other hand, maybe he should get automatically lifted from the game under concussion protocols.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, and let's unload on this lefty.

[Frayed Knot]

The seventh inning stretch manages to slide in underneath the three hour mark.

Or, as we call it, an improvement in game speed.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Gary talking about the color of the outfield walls at Shea. Mentioned green and then blue, but not toothpaste. 😕

[Fman99]

I hope Harrison Bader gets diarrhea and then falls down into a ditch on his way home tonight.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Keith just cryptically said that Gary Carter told him he didn't like playing in Los Angeles, but he pointedly wouldn't say why. It's an open secret that all players hated Lasorda? He was getting diminishing playing time and didn't have any track record with the Dodgers to fall back on? He'd already had enough of Strawberry in New York? What truly made it cryptic was a knowing answer from Gary Cohen: "I bet I can guess why." Don't be like that, guys! It's totally rude!

Carter hated LA because as a thoroughly faded baseball player at the end of the line, there was no way for him to manipulate the media and the rube portion of the fanbase into treating Carter like an indispensable star and a key cog of the Dodgers.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Gary talking about the color of the outfield walls at Shea. Mentioned green and then blue, but not toothpaste. 😕

First thing I thought of when I heard him go on about the outfield walls. Also thought right along with him when he explained that the Shea seats were indeed dull by the mid-70s. They were not only weather-beaten, as Gary noted, but also very much neglected. But those seats had a brilliant shine to them when they were new.

[Edgy MD]

First and third and no outs for Alonzzy. It'd be hard to get a better opportunity set up than this.