Nine Digits

[G-Fafif]

With Carrasco last night, followed by Scherzer, followed by Verlander scheduled to start consecutive games, the Mets are set (weather/injuries/whatever permitting) to feature three consecutive triple-digit winners. Carrasco has 105 career wins, Scherzer 204, Verlander 246. When they pitched in succession last weekend, it marked the 63rd time the Mets rolled out such a specifically credentialed trio, but the first time in 17 years.



Here's how it breaks down by year and pitchers. Pitchers not necessarily listed in order they pitched in a given spin of the rotation.



2023: Carrasco, Scherzer, Verlander (1x)

2006: Martinez, Gl@v!ne, Trachsel (6x)

2005: Martinez, Gl@v!ne, Trachsel (5x; Steve was sidelined until August)

2004: Leiter, Gl@v!ne, Trachsel (21x)

2003: Leiter, Gl@v!ne, Trachsel (8x following Trax's 100th W 8/7/2003)

2003: Gl@v!ne, Cone, Leiter, Astacio (1x — the only 4-pack of 100+ winners in a row)

1993: Gooden, Saberhagen, Tanana

1976: Seaver, Koosman, Lolich



This accounting excludes Mets starters en route to 100+ career wins but not there yet (Seaver prior to mid-May 1972, for example, or Jon Matlack, who didn't reach 100 until his Texas tenure).

[Frayed Knot]

Well this is better news than I expected before I opened this thread.

I was afraid it was a story about one of the guys cutting off a finger, maybe with the official Bobby-O brand weed whacker.

[Edgy MD]

And I was coming from the Mark Sanchez/Mark Gastineau thread, thinking the Mets acquired José Canseco.