IGT 04-30-2024 Cubs at Mets - Back On Track

[Edgy MD]

Let's get SR-F a W.

[Frayed Knot]

=Cowtipper post_id=153863 time=1714524523 user_id=166]
Good work by Sean.

[Edgy MD]

For a team with a lot of Gold Glovers in the lineup, it's the Cubs D keeping the Mets in the game.

[Edgy MD]

Ain't no Cubs defender going to catch a ball in the upper tank, though.

[Cowtipper]

Well, I poo-pooed Stewart yesterday, but he gets my approval today!

[Chad ochoseis]

DJ Stewart spinning the big hits!

[metirish]

Big bomb

[Edgy MD]

Did that go over the heads of the Tuesday Night Mets Club?

[Edgy MD]

Michael Busch staying in the game to play first.



The Cubs have completely forsaken Wisdom.

[Cowtipper]

Edgy MD wrote: The Cubs have completely forsaken Wisdom.

Sounds like society as a whole my man

[Edgy MD]

The Cubs have a couple of guys who should be playing for their NL Central rivals — with a pitcher named Brewer (whose curve I like) who somehow eluded Milwaukee, and firstbaseman name Busch who isn't a Cardinal.



No players on the bench named Red or Pirate as far as I can tell.

[ashie62]

Not raining yet, that's good

[Frayed Knot]

Otto goes 1-2-3

[Cowtipper]

This team's relief corps is DEEP.

[Edgy MD]

Otto, indeed, is having a terrific season.



After those leadoff walks the last two innings, I felt pretty safe that Adam wasn't going there.

[Edgy MD]

J-Lo for the save. Hmmmm ... .

[Frayed Knot]

I got a good idea, let's NOT walk the leadoff hitter this inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: I got a good idea, let's NOT walk the leadoff hitter this inning.

I got a better idea, let's NOT give up a leadoff double this inning.

[Edgy MD]

Cubs eat Crow!

[Cowtipper]

Good game.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice inning by Lopez despite the double: three grounders, one of which found a hole, then a foul pop-out to end the game

which followed a previous foul pop which could have been caught plus a pitch which could have been strike three.

[Edgy MD]

The double was on a pretty solid pitch as well.



First win in three years for Sean Reid-Foley.



But I'm thinking that DJ is our PotG.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, Jorge made lot of good pitches and, really, the leadoff dubble was barely worse than a walk and to some extent troubled me less.

[Centerfield]

Frayed Knot wrote: Yeah, Jorge made lot of good pitches and, really, the leadoff dubble was barely worse than a walk and to some extent troubled me less.

Three run lead in the ninth, I'd prefer double over walk.

[Fman99]

DJ murdered that baseball. Good stuff tonight

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Thoughts on the Game!!1



DJs HR crashed into the section just to our left, and literally as I was saying "What we need is a three-run Homer here." It was flying



I learned that Jorge Lopez is from New York. NY.



Once again it was frigid in the swirly Citifield winds, although they mercifully died down by the 7th. Hats and gloves, three shirts kinda cold.



I had a modest 4 hot dogs (only 1 with a roll) along with a Miller High Life, my new go-to Met beverage. Concession stands were jammed but I was fortunate Manea put a few guys on and so I didn't miss any Met at-bats.



Lively crowd as fans overindulged in hot dogs and beer, got excited about the Knicks updates and tension between Met and Cub fans. There was a beer throwing incident we could see on the field level and "F embiid" chants from the outfield.



I liked Ottavino last night.



Do we know why Martinez wears J.D. Martinez on his uni?

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Yeah, Jorge made lot of good pitches and, really, the leadoff dubble was barely worse than a walk and to some extent troubled me less. Three run lead in the ninth, I'd prefer double over walk.

Except for the 2B killing the whole GiDP set-up thingie, yeah.

But at least he opted to throw strikes over excess nibbling in a spot where even an HR doesn't kill you.

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Thoughts on the Game!!1

I believe four exclamation points are the required number on all TotG!!!! lists.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Do we know why Martinez wears J.D. Martinez on his uni?

You'd've thought we'd've noticed by now, but apparently https://uni-watch.com/2024/04/25/what-will-j-d-martinez-wear-on-the-back-of-his-mets-jersey/he's had a thing going for a while.



The important thing is that none of us see him and yell, "Hey, Victor!!"

[Benjamin Grimm]

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