IGT — 4/21/2025: Let Us Fly

[roger_that]

Does Megill usually throw this fast? Gameday is reporting him throwing consistently in the 95-97 range. He just struck out Turner on pure heat.

[Lefty Specialist]

Megill hits 97 on occasion.



Short leash in the 6th, as his pitch count is approaching 90.

[Chad ochoseis]

Alonso really makes the most of what little speed he has.

[Lefty Specialist]

That's a big 'hang with 'em' for Winker there.

[metirish]

Good game so far , need a free more runs

[Fman99]

Nine game hitting streak for the kid Acuna

[Edgy MD]

Make him captain before he gets back to the dugout.

[Fman99]

Friggin Lindor ! Love this kid

[kcmets]

Lind BOOM bah!!!

[roger_that]

They can't call that one foul, can they?

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Four HRs for Lindor this season: - Leading off the 1st (4/8) - Leading off the 9th (4/18) - Leading off the 1st (4/20) - Leading off the 1st (4/21) All of which clearly proves one thing: he can't hit with runners on base

Nevermind

[The Hot Corner]

Lindor is the man.

[Lefty Specialist]

Taylor hustling made that possible. But imagine the kind of year Lindor can have if he doesn't start out cold.

[Lefty Specialist]

Kranick on for the 3-inning save. Interesting.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, interesting, but not in a good way.

[Fman99]

Dubious choices here in the 9th, sticking with Kranick after the first hit and bringing Diaz in with two already on. I'd have given some other Mo a fresh 9th instead but what do I know I'm just a caveman your world frightens and confuses me

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, funft.

[Edgy MD]

Well, gosh.



That is why you want to put your closer in with some margin for error left.

[metirish]

Oh boy

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Maybe limit Max to two innings from now on.

[Edgy MD]

I elect to take it.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Victoire

[Lefty Specialist]

Scary books!

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Phew!

[Frayed Knot]

Edwin Diaz, 15 yards for unnecessary excitement.



Prior to that, I was checking out of town scores on mlb.com and saw 5-4 Mets (while it was 5-1 on my TV set) about 5 seconds before Stott's HR

Kind of took the whole mystery about where the next pitch was headed.

[Centerfield]

I have no way of proving this but I remain convinced that the worst thing you can do with the tying run on deck (other than make an out) is to hit a HR.

[Gwreck]

I also am convinced of that fact, even if I know from an abstract statistical point of view that it's always better to bank runs.



I'm also convinced, with even less evidence, that it is always the Mets who do that (World Series Game 2 a classic example) and never the opponent. Tonight might be the first time ever.

[Frayed Knot]

So it's pretty much official that Diaz is the worst reliever we've got in our pen at this point, no?

[MFS62]

We had 'em all the way.

(Can I breathe now?)



Later

[ashie62]

I've been looking for Megill to be an old fashioned horse on the mound and in the rotation for some time now



He's at least halfway to becoming a real revelation in that respect imho



You need almost all of your players to step up in a championship season and the Mets have most of them firing on all cylinders