"A death quite violent": 5/14 IGT

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

A death for the Pirates that is. Mets go for the sweep behind Clay Holmes, opposing RHP Baily Falter, whom we used to beat up when he played for the Phillies.



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Today's fight song is from "Le Hoodoo Gurus" the 1982 version of the band with 3 guitars and no bass. Only the singer remains.

[roger_that]

And for those pathetic out of market specimens like me, this one is on mlbtv tonight.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

It's been raining hard all day here in Queens. Looks unlikely to me

[ashie62]

Raining hard in Morris County



Flushing forecast 40% at 6pm, clear at 7pm then 20% from then on

[ashie62]

Lindor 6

Vientos 5

Alonso 3

Nimmo 7

Marte DH

Torrens 2

Taylor 8

Acuna 4

Azocar 9



Holmes 1



Hope they play

[Lefty Specialist]

Coming down in buckets in Union County.

[ashie62]

Not cancelled yet

[ashie62]

7:25:start per Mets

[Frayed Knot]

We may or may not score in this here first inning, but they're using up most of Basil Fawltey's arsenal early in the game.

[roger_that]

Well they got him to throw about 30 pitches, but he wiggled out of a bases loaded jam

[whippoorwill]

You guys are finally getting some rain

[ashie62]

If this gets called before 4 1/2 does it get played again another day?



They started this and will til curfew to finish if necessary I would think



Bailey Quarter Falter is usually hitable or hit upon

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[Edgy MD]

Nobody has yet commented on the Sotoless character of this game.

[ashie62]

Certainly noticed when Azocar got picked off

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[Edgy MD]

Azocar covering a lot of ground in the outfield, on the other hand.

[Edgy MD]

Getting Hank Azaria and not getting some Moe Szylsak or a verse or two of "Can I Borrow a Feeling"? feels like a miss.

[ashie62]

Bags juiced two out

[Edgy MD]

I realize this is Soto's night off and you don't want him playing on wet turf, but do you pinch-hit here with one of your three bench lefties?

[ashie62]

Yes



He still largely has his two days off

[Edgy MD]

They stick with Azocar and he goes down on pitch #1.



Flurf.

[ashie62]

Or no Kahnfidence

[ashie62]

I believe Soto had his cummerbund on

[Edgy MD]

That lost opportunity now seeming more critical.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, at least one of the teams in this game can get hits with runners on base.

[ashie62]

A rainout would have been preferable I guess

[ashie62]

Azocar caught that? No

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Ugh. Not good. We've certainly had chances.

[ashie62]

Azocar is having the type of night that gets you sent down

[Edgy MD]

Baseball is always good.



And I think Azocar's night has more or less fine for the last guy off the bench batting ninth.

[Edgy MD]

Two outs and down four, and Alonso probably shouldn't have been running.



That said, I'm not sure he was out.



That said, I'm not sure that is the way to be sliding.