IGT — 4/25/2025: Let Us Penetrate the Void

[Edgy MD]

After a day off in their own beds, the Mets come off a perfect homestand and take baseball's best record down the interstate to take on the Nationals, winners of two in a row themselves. Jeff McNeil and Francisco Álvarez are expected to rejoin the team as Kodai Senga returns to the hill against The Unknown Pitcher. Righthanders Brad Lord and Jake Irvin started the two halves a doubleheader on Sunday, so it will likely be one of them.



The Nats will be wrapping up their series against Baltimore on Thursday, and so will not get the rest the Mets are enjoying even now.



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[roger_that]

Bradley R. Lord (his real name) was also the name of the NY Mammoth's obsequious flunky (is there any other kind of flunky?) Road Secretary (or some such title) in Mark Harris's masterful novel Bang the Drum Slowly.

[ashie62]

I'm all for penetrating a void

[Gwreck]

Edgy MD wrote: After a day off in their own beds

Interestingly, they didn't do the off-day in NY. They flew to Dulles Wednesday evening.



Odd to have a one-city road trip too - they're right back in NY on Tuesday.

[roger_that]

Edgy MD wrote: After a day off in their own beds Interestingly, they didn't do the off-day in NY. They flew to Dulles Wednesday evening. Odd to have a one-city road trip too - they're right back in NY on Tuesday.

Thursday a sightseeing day in DC?

[Edgy MD]

Maybe they are heading to Walter Reed.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Don't forget this is a stoopit 6:45 start

[kcmets]

And it may rain a lot.

[Fman99]

I'm all for penetrating a void

You get the Fman "seal of approval/arousal" - kudos

[kcmets]

Lineup is out. Alvarez C batting 7th McNutty 2B batting 8th!

[Edgy MD]

Lineups ideally suited for void penetration.

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[TH]4[/TH]	[TD]=#002D72]Brandon Nimmo (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]lf[/TD]	[TH]4[/TH]	[TD]=#AB0003]Keibert Ruiz (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#14225A]c[/TD]
[TH]5[/TH]	[TD]=#002D72]Mark Vientos (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3b[/TD]	[TH]5[/TH]	[TD]=#AB0003]Luis García, Jr. (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#14225A]2b[/TD]
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[TH]8[/TH]	[TD]=#002D72]Jeff McNeil (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2b[/TD]	[TH]8[/TH]	[TD]=#AB0003]José Tena (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#14225A]3b[/TD]
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[Edgy MD]

Someday, maybe Tom will get to play something on that sweet sax.





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[roger_that]

We've got 5 lefties to face their righty. They've got 7 facing ours.

[MFS62]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Don't forget this is a stoopit 6:45 start

Are they afraid of the dark?

Later

[kcmets]

There's now a DC tariff on all baseball games ending after

10:00. 12.5% of gate proceeds to go the Dumbing Down

of America Foundation if the curfew is not met.

[ashie62]

No Acuna today

[kcmets]

Can't start ten guys.

[ashie62]

You betcha!

[Fman99]

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Can't start ten guys.

[Fman99]

Interesting, booth tonight is Gary, Ronnie and Daniel Murphy. I like his use here on the road, since normally it'd only otherwise be G&R. I hope to find him less tepid

[roger_that]

I like Murph in the booth.

[ashie62]

New season and another opportunity for Francisco Alvarez to break out



Make it so

[ashie62]

One day Soto will break out



This winning streak is providing him cover



He's on base after crushing the pitchers glove hand

[Fman99]

Crazy stat, Pete has driven in 26% of the Mets runs so far this year. And we almost didn't re-sign him

[Edgy MD]

"We are closer to the space station than we are to the field."



　— Keith Raad on the Nationals Park visitors radio booth

[ashie62]

Let us expect the return of McNeil and Alvarez not to be bad luck

[roger_that]

All GameDay told me was "injury delay" but who? Friend or foe?

[Edgy MD]

Álvarez had his hamate bone removed?



Damn. Don't take my bones.

[Fman99]

McNeil in mid season form, popping up on the first pitch he sees for a harmless out

[Fman99]

All GameDay told me was "injury delay" but who? Friend or foe?

Pitcher needed some minutes after Soto clanked into his throwing arm on the E3 play as the P was covering the base