IGT 4/11/2025, NYM@SAC

[Edgy MD]

The Mets, somehow crossing off all their interleague matchups early in the season, play for the first time in their history in the Indomitable City, aka The City of Trees — the suddenly major-league city that is Sacramento. The city that launched The Cramps, Daniel Johnston, and Molly Ringwald; the city somehow simultaneously responsible for the Unholy Trinity of Stains on American Culture that is Morton Downey, Jr., Rush Limbaugh, and Lee Greenwood; the setting of Lady Bird, Step-Brothers, and Eight Is Enough; is now, against all probability, somehow playing host to a rematch of the 1973 World Series.



Strange times.



Griffin Canning, whose Metness you are probably still adjusting to, leads the attack, while The One and Only JP Sears defends for the A's. JP, you may recall, throws with his left hand, so look for Tyrone Taylor and Luisangel Acuña to be deployed by the visitors. Also, make some time for the sonorous tones of Ron Darling as he poetically recalls his time as an Athletic, in the whitest of home whites, with shoes so spectacularly white that they incorporate them into the logo.



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Edited April 11, 2025 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

WFAN's Steve Somers would always refer to this city as Sacratomato.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: The Mets, somehow crossing off all their interleague matchups early in the season, play for the first time in their history in the Indomitable City, aka The City of Trees — the suddenly major-league city that is Sacramento.

Or, as WFAN's Steve Sommers called it, "Sacratomato".

Look, ma, I'm a major league city.



Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Unpredictable things happen when Minor League cities suddenly become major league cities. I'm pretty sure the A's are going to win the World Series this year.

[kcmets]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I'm pretty sure the A's are going to win the World Series this year.

I Mets vs A's World Series sounds fun.



Vida Blue will rise from the ashes...

[Edgy MD]

What if they all Sac?

[Fman99]

The 10 PM start which sucks. But at least the only game of the 3 against this team that starts so late. I also have a gig that will run until 9 and can catch part of this game as I'm driving home tonight. So there's that at least.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: What if they all Sac?

OOOOOOOH.

Later

[kcmets]

They say the balls are flying out of that Sac Stadium.



I cannot confirm or deny that, based on I have no clucking clue.

[kcmets]

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Francisco Lindor (S) SS

Juan Soto (L) RF

Pete Alonso ® 1B

Starling Marte ® DH

Brandon Nimmo (L) LF

Mark Vientos ® 3B

Luisangel Acuña ® 2B

Luis Torrens ® C

Jose Siri ® CF



Griffin Canning (RH) P

(0-1, 2.79 ERA, 10 SO)

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Lawrence Butler (L) RF

Brent Rooker ® DH

Tyler Soderstrom (L) 1B

Shea Langeliers ® C

JJ Bleday (L) CF

Jacob Wilson ® SS

Miguel Andujar ® LF

Gio Urshela ® 3B

Max Muncy ® 2B



JP Sears (LH) P

(1-1, 3.46 ERA, 9 SO)

[Edgy MD]

No play for Mr. Taylor!

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: No play for Mr. Taylor!

Needs more Clyde!



No play, for Mr. Ty Tay...

[ashie62]

Clyde might say "Mark Vientos raking and taking himself out of a slump."

[MFS62]

They say the balls are flying out of that Sac Stadium. I cannot confirm or deny that, based on I have no clucking clue.

Here are the dimensions:

Left field: 330 feet (101 m)

Center field: 403 feet (123 m)

Right field: 325 feet (99 m)



That looks pretty standard.

Maybe there's a "jetstream" blowing toward the outfield, like in the old SF Seals Stadium.

Or, lousy pitching.

Later

[whippoorwill]

The Cramps and Molly Ringwald belong in the same city

[Edgy MD]

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[Edgy MD]

No white shoes.

[ashie62]

I was hoping this would be a fun quirky minor league stadium but it seems to be pretty inert

[Gwreck]

Something's wrong with the centerfield camera too, it's like there's a pink filter on it for every shot on SNY.

[Edgy MD]

Brandon Nimmo — Mets all-time leader in home runs hit in Sacramento.

[Edgy MD]

That is one quick bat Acoonie has.

[Edgy MD]

Ball definitely seeming to jump off the bat.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I've twice fallen asleep on the couch. Not sure I'm gonna survive this one

[Edgy MD]

Lawrence Butler looks like a player.

[Edgy MD]

It's got that spring training atmosphere where you can clearly hear every half-drunk crank heckler trying to get his sick burns in on the players.

[Centerfield]

Canning has a strange delivery.

[Edgy MD]

Soderstrom came within the laces of Siri's glove of turning this game around.

[Edgy MD]

José Siri, walking superstar.

[Edgy MD]

This ump is doing a very squeezy job, and the Mets are going to break through with these walks happening.

[Edgy MD]

And Marling Starte breaks through.