IGT Sat Sept 21 Phils @ Mets 4:10 PM

[Fman99]

Sean Manaea vs Ranger Suarez. Coming off a loss but throwing our best pitcher up there. Plus airing on the correct channel.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

LGM. Official Big Game ®

[kcmets]

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Ranger Suárez (LH) P

12-7, 3.13 ERA, 139 SO

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Sean Manaea (LH) P

11-5, 3.26 ERA, 177 SO

[kcmets]

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Kyle Schwarber (L) DH

Trea Turner ® SS

Bryce Harper (L) 1B

Alec Bohm ® 3B

Nick Castellanos ® RF

J.T. Realmuto ® C

Edmundo Sosa ® 2B

Weston Wilson ® LF

Johan Rojas ® CF



Ranger Suárez (LH) P

12-7, 3.13 ERA, 139 SO

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Jose Iglesias ® 2B

Starling Marte ® DH

Mark Vientos ® 3B

Pete Alonso ® 1B

Brandon Nimmo (L) LF

Tyrone Taylor ® RF

Francisco Alvarez ® C

Harrison Bader ® CF

Luisangel Acuña ® SS



Sean Manaea (LH) P

11-5, 3.26 ERA, 177 SO

[Lefty Specialist]

They must have heard us muttering about JD Martinez, as Marte is DH'ing.

[Edgy MD]

More notably perhaps, Lindor continues to not be shortstopping.



Marte is a career .375 / .444 / .438 // .882 in 18 career plate appearances vs. Ranger Suarez.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Maybe the Phils will be a little hungover from celebrating last night.

[MFS62]

That guy Bohm thinks he's Mike f'n Schmidt when he sees a Mets uniform.

Later

[ashie62]

What's up with Lindor?



Have we been misinformed,?



Yes, big butt game

[Fman99]

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What's up with Lindor?



Have we been misinformed,?



Yes, big butt game

[Fman99]

Well that's an unfortunate first at bat of the game

[metirish]

Inauspicious start to say the least

[Edgy MD]

Well, the big lummox was going to get his sooner or later.



May payback be swift and unsettling.

[Edgy MD]

I'm going to invite José Iglesias to my home this autumn.



Because he likes to rake.

[Edgy MD]

I'm going to invite Iglesias to go dancing next weekend.



Because he likes to boogie.

[metirish]

Alvarez and Acuna hit homers , Mets up 2 to 1

[metirish]

Games can change fast , OMG with a hit

[Frayed Knot]

Difference between 21st century baseball vs 20th century ... 1900s pitchers didn't see #8 & #9 hitters who could do that!

[Bob Alpacadaca]

This Acuna kid seems pretty good.

[Frayed Knot]

However this inning (3rd) ends up, it's going to take Suarez 60+ pitches just to get through it.

[Edgy MD]

World War II guy gets VotG.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Frayed Knot wrote: Difference between 21st century baseball vs 20th century ... 1900s pitchers didn't see #8 & #9 hitters who could do that!

Confession: I don't hate the DH and all that it brings as much as I thought.

[Edgy MD]

Holy crap! Matt Harvey is in the house, and he's wearing a Mets jersey.

[ashie62]

Acuna is playing somewhere almost everyday from here on, he just is

[Edgy MD]

It's a very homerunny afternoon.

[Frayed Knot]

Bob Alpacadaca wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Difference between 21st century baseball vs 20th century ... 1900s pitchers didn't see #8 & #9 hitters who could do that! Confession: I don't hate the DH and all that it brings as much as I thought.

Obviously the DH is part of it but it's not just that.

Neither guy is tall, but Seaver et al weren't seeing 5' 11" / 233 and 5' 8" / 187 with that kind of pop as the supposed two worst hitters on the team.

The 8th hitter was more likely to be a 5' 10" / 175 middle infielder back then.



And, yes, the DH still suxx.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Neither guy is tall, but Seaver et al weren't seeing 5' 11" / 233 and 5' 8" / 187 with that kind of pop as the supposed two worst hitters on the team. The 8th hitter was more likely to be a 5' 10" / 175 middle infielder back then.

Put another way, and just looking at the #8 slot to take the DH factor out:

2024 HRs from 8th slot = 437

1974 HRs from 8th slot = 123



Now there fewer teams in '74 therefore right about 20% fewer PAs so that bumps the 1974 figure to 148

which puts the HR rate this season at just under triple what it was back then.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, the DH is folly compounded upon folly.

[Frayed Knot]

Mendoza wears a watch with a face about the size of a sundial.

[Edgy MD]

That ball going into the stands might have cost the Mets two runs. I was thinking inside-the-parker off the bat.