xIGT: 2024-03-05, NYY@NYM

[Edgy MD]

The battle for New York begins in South Florida, as the Gulf Coast-loving Yankees take a ride across the state to the Sargasso side of the peninsula.



It's a pitched battle as guys with agentive nouns for first names lock horns, with lefthander Tanner Tully toeing the bump for the invading enemy, while Tylor Megill — fighting to catch on at the back off the Flushing rotation — defends for the Mets.



The Mets remain deliberate about when to reveal Jeff McNeil to the world, but Harrison Bader is diabolically being revealed for the first time as a Met against his former teammates.



If you haven't been paying attention so far, today might be a good day to start, as the Mets are fielding something that looks pretty close to an Opening Day lineup.



Drink, I'm told, will flow. Blood, according to independent accounts, will spill.

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[TH][/TH]	[TH][FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/new-york-yankees-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH]	[TH][/TH]	[TH][/TH]	[TH][FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/new-york-mets-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG] [/TH]	[TH][/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]	[TH]Player[/TH]	[TH]Pos.[/TH]	[TH]#[/TH]	[TH]Player[/TH]	[TH]Pos.[/TH]
[TD]=#C4CED3]1[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Anthony Volpe (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]ss[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]1[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Brandon Nimmo (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]lf[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]2[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Trent Grisham (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]cf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Starling Marte (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]rf[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]3[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Everson Pereira (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]lf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Francisco Lindor (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]ss[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]4[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Austin Wells (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]dh[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]4[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Pete Alonso (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]1b[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]5[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Oswald Peraza (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]2b[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]5[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Francisco Alvarez (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]c[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]6[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Oswaldo Cabrera (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]1b[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]6[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Brett Baty (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3b[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]7[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Oscar Gonzalez (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]rf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]7[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Harrison Bader (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]cf[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]8[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Ben Rortvedt (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]cf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]8[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Mark Vientos (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]dh[/TD]
[TD]=#C4CED3]9[/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Jeter Downs (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]3b[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]9[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Zack Short (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2b[/TD]
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[TD]=#C4CED3][/TD]	[TD]=#0C2340]Tanner Tully (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#C4CED3]sp[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910][/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Tylor Megill (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]sp[/TD]

[Benjamin Grimm]

That agentive noun thing can't be a coincidence.

[Edgy MD]

You'd be a fool to think otherwise.

[kcmets]

No TV, No DVR, No $200.

[MFS62]

They've finally decided to put Jeter at third, where he belongs.

Oh, wait.

Never mind.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

"Jeter Downs" sounds like a race track.

[ashie62]

=kcmets post_id=148293 time=1709659107 user_id=53]
No TV, No DVR, No $200.

[Edgy MD]

I'm getting this on mlb.tv.



They just reported that Edwin Diaz threw an inning in a minor-league game.

[Edgy MD]

A leadoff four-pitch walk by Megill is followed by two strikeouts.



Volpe stole second at this point and went to third on what was scored a throwing error by Álvarez, but it was really a fielding error as Francisco Lindor (I think) got the ball knocked out of his glove. No damage as a groundout to second ended the inning.

[Edgy MD]

Bizarre interview with Pete Alonso while he's trying to hold a runner on.

[ashie62]

I do get this



How I get this on ESPN I do not know



The Mets look very orange and very blue

[ashie62]

Mets are being spoken with as they play

[ashie62]

Harrison Bader is such a a mensch

[Frayed Knot]

=kcmets post_id=148293 time=1709659107 user_id=53]
No TV, No DVR, No $200.

[ashie62]

Cmon Brett Baty



We need ya

[kcmets]

Frayed Knot wrote: =kcmets post_id=148293 time=1709659107 user_id=53] No TV, No DVR, No $200.

ESPN has the game

[bmfc1]

I was not aware that Harrison is a Member of the Tribe.

Edited March 5, 2024 by Guest

[ashie62]

He sounded wise in assessing his opportunity in coming to the Mets

[Edgy MD]

An opposite-field double by Nimmo and the Mets are threatening with second and third and no out.

[ashie62]

Booth discussing future Met Juan Soto

[Edgy MD]

Mets discussing beating up on the Yankees.

[ashie62]

Skanks getting torched while Boone talks

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: Mets discussing beating up on the Yankees.

Bing

[ashie62]

Keep talking Boone

[ashie62]

Put a tent on this circus

[Edgy MD]

Two-run passed ball!



Keep talking to Aaron Boone, booth!

[Edgy MD]

Sweet that the Yankees had gotten three runs back but then decided to run themselves out of the inning.

[Edgy MD]

Good to see the booth talk about "effective spin rate" being a key to getting batters to miss without having the velocity, a half inning after Sean Reid-Foley struck out the side.



On the other hand, this isn't a game broadcast, so much as an interview show.

[Edgy MD]

Everybody the booth talks with seemingly decides to suck up to David Cone.

[bmfc1]

Maybe it's just me but even if I had scripted questions for Boone when he stopped to take out his pitcher I would have asked him "why now?" and "do you handle pitching changes differently in ST?"