IGT 7/5/22 To the Max

[MFS62]

Some Binghamton boost to the rotation.



6:40 PM start

Max Scherzer 5-1 2.54

Nick Lodolo 1-2 5.52



LFGM



Later

[bmfc1]

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4 Reds have a HR off Max. Lodolo has been out since April 24.

[Fman99]

I'm pretty damn excited that he's coming back.

[Lefty Specialist]

"I HATE being a Rumble Pony!"

[kcmets]

It might be the dumbest name in all of sports. (imho)

[Edgy MD]

The Eastern League is riddled with strangely compounded animal names.



Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Hartford Yard Goats, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Portland Sea Dogs, Reading Fightin' Phils, Somerset Patriots, Akron RubberDucks, Altoona Curve, Bowie Baysox, Erie SeaWolves, Harrisburg Senators, Richmond Flying Squirrels.



Unfortunately, marketers mostly have come to the conclusion that minor league baseball is kind of an embarrassing burlesque of an enterprise and have decided to lean into that and encourage teams to sell themselves as such.

[kcmets]

Fisher Cats are seriously crazy forest creatures. We have them in our woods

and the noises they make at night are straight up creepy.

[kcmets]

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Brandon Nimmo (L) CF

Starling Marte ® RF

Francisco Lindor (S) SS

Pete Alonso ® 1B

Mark Canha ® LF

Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B

Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

J.D. Davis ® DH

James McCann ® C

[Edgy MD]

Eduardo, sneaking back up the lineup.

[soupcan]

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Fisher Cats are seriously crazy forest creatures. We have them in our woods

and the noises they make at night are straight up creepy.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Whoa! Welcome back!

[MFS62]

Welcome back!

Later

[Fman99]

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=kcmets post_id=98305 time=1657029499 user_id=53]
Fisher Cats are seriously crazy forest creatures. We have them in our woods

and the noises they make at night are straight up creepy.

[kcmets]

Soup sighting... yay!



#lgm #ygb # ymdyf

[ashie62]

A reunion of sorts here and with Max



Gonna sidle up to my yard goat for this one.



Yard goats can be used to "mow" your lawn, really.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Soup's on, holy shit

[batmagadanleadoff]

Love that avatar. I don't think he ever changed it.

[Edgy MD]

Captain!!

[Edgy MD]

Delayed start.

[soupcan]

Thanks for the warm welcome.



5 innings/75 pitches/5 Ks?



You got the over or under on Mad Max tonight?



I'm taking the over on all 3.

[Gwreck]

Agree with the first two but think over on the Ks.

[Edgy MD]

Scherzer threw 80 in his last start with Bingo. I'd like to think they'd amp up his limit from there. I'm guessing his target for that start was 75, and the next step is 90.



But, but, but, it's probably more likely that the organization would consider just pitching in the bigs to be amping up enough and keep him at a 75 target.

[MFS62]

If they don't get this in soon, it may be a washout. Thunderstorms predicted to be coming through the area around 10 PM.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

I thought I told you guys to close the door behind you!

[kcmets]

Start time supposedly around 7:30 which is not quite NOW!!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

BTW, Amazin Finishes: 2019 reminds me of how much I've practically forgotten since the pandemic, like CarlosGomez, Joe Panik and Walker Lockett being Mets, and that Mickey Calloway had one good stretch as manager

Edited July 5, 2022 by Guest

[bmfc1]

Remember when Pete hit HRs? That was fun.

[Frayed Knot]

Lidolo K's the side ... but 24 pitches is a ton for an inning with just one baserunner.

[Frayed Knot]

And Scherzer counters with 1-2-3 on 9 pitches

[kcmets]

J D Whiffer