,IGT 7/30 for real Carrasco v Niedert

[ashie62]

The Mets are on a roll and so am I.

[kcmets]

Carlos Carrasco

(#59, 35, RHP, 10-4, 4.07)

TBD

[Frayed Knot]

One game under our belts and Alcantara in the rearview mirror ... good time to make some hay.



6:10 start tonight

[G-Fafif]

Mets Game 100 of 162, @ MIA

Saturday, July 30, 6:10 p.m.



Nimmo CF

Marte RF

Lindor SS

Alonso 1B

Vogelbach DH

Naquin LF

Escobar 3B

McNeil 2B

Nido C

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Carrasco RHP (10-4, 4.07)

[Frayed Knot]

The Tyler Naquin era has begun!!!!



OK, that's probably overstating things

[MFS62]

Looks like Buck is loading it up with lefty hitters, so the other team must be starting a righty pitcher.

Who is it?



Later

[kcmets]

The various MLB sites that would have the pitcher listed are all still TBD.

[Frayed Knot]

Four LHBs, three RHBs, & two switchies.

I wouldn't read too much into that.

[MFS62]

Just saw this:

Yahoo sports saying it is Nick Neidert RP

1-2 4.70ERA

Later

[kcmets]

So Ashie knew all along since 6:57 am.

[Edgy MD]

You could always count on Tom Seaver to have a little Niedert on his uniform pants.

[MFS62]

Ashie always amazes us.

Later

[roger_that]

I don't know how much you guys get on the SNY feed, or whatever you get in the NYC area these days, but loandepot park is sponsored in part by a local health organization known as "LEON" which has a large "C" shape logo (?) out in front, so I keep getting bombarded by these signs that seem to spell out CLEON.



I like being reminded of one of my favorite Mets a few dozen times per game.

[Edgy MD]

KaBOOM! for McDiehl!!



If he and Nimmo are both coming out of their shneids, the Mets may actually be shifting into top gear.

[roger_that]

Edgy MD wrote: You could always count on Tom Seaver to have a little Niedert on his uniform pants.

Funny, but the Miami announcers are pronouncing it "NYD-urt"

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: You could always count on Tom Seaver to have a little Niedert on his uniform pants. Funny, but the Miami announcers are pronouncing it "NYD-urt"

I stand by my forced pun.

[Edgy MD]

I don't know how much of it is positioning and how much is range, but a portion of this Mets' two-run rally has been brought to you by the defense of shortstop Miguel Rojas.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: I don't know how much of it is positioning and how much is range, but a portion of this Mets' two-run rally has been brought to you by the defense of shortstop Miguel Rojas.

Plus the tag to 3rd by Nido. He doesn't score on Lindor's single from 2nd.

[Edgy MD]

Ron: "Three starts, oh-and-two, with a 7.41 ERA."



Wayne: "That was you in Montreal?"



Ron: "Yeah."



Keith: "Wow, you were stinkin'."

[Edgy MD]

Go ahead, Mr. Wendle.

[Edgy MD]

Carrasco has really upped his game to working only on the corners with men on base.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Terry is in the booth with Howie. He's not polished, but he's authentic and has some interesting things to say. He's a nice fill-in.

[Edgy MD]

Tyler Naquin just missing a three-run homer, wearing 25 with a loopy lefty swing, looking more than a little Danny Heepish.

[Edgy MD]

And another wallscraper by Escobar.



Not a lot of parks hold both of those.

[Edgy MD]

Brandon Nimmo swinging at the first pitch is almost never good Brandon Nimmo.

[Frayed Knot]

It feels like this should be more than a two run lead, and yet it's not and that makes me a bit werried.

[Edgy MD]

Eighty-four pitches through seven, and if the Mets could expand on that two-run-lead-that-should-be-more, we'd be wondering about a complete game.



And Francisco Lindor ... expands on that lead!

[Frayed Knot]

Three runs makes me less werried.

[Edgy MD]

"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU PINCH-HIT ME AGAINST LEFTIES!!"



— J.D. Davis, crushing

[Frayed Knot]

Bleier's outing a bit rocky so far.