Mets in the Bronx - IGT 5/16/25

[Frayed Knot]

It's 'Rivalry Weekend' in MLB so the first of two installments of the 'Subway Series' starts tonight at YSIII

7:05, WPIX / YES / MLBN



Tylor Megill [3-3; 3.10; 1.25 ] vs LH Carlos Rodon [4-3; 3.29; 0.97]



Yanx: 25 - 18, +81 Run Differential

1B/DH Ben Rice / Paul Goldschmidt

2B: lately it's been a couple rookies you've never heard of although D J Le Mahieu is just off the IL so probably more him than anyone

SS: Anthony Volpe

3B: probably Oswald Peraza or LeMahieu

LF: Cody Bellinger / Jasson Dominguez

CF: Trent Grisham

RF: Aaron Judge

C: Austin Wells



Not appearing in this series:

3B Oswaldo Cabrera - broken ankle

RHP Marcus Stroman - knee inflammation

RHP Luis Gil - lat strain

2B Jazz Chisholm - oblique strain

DH Giancarlo Stanton - torn tendons in both elbows

RHP Gerrit Cole - UCL surgery

[Frayed Knot]

The biggest surprise on the Yanx this year is CF Trent Grisham

Drafted in the 15th round by the Brewers ten years ago, he spent four mostly full seasons with Sandy Eggo where his OPS+ was 95 but also declined every season from ages 23 to 26 (123, 106, 81, 84) until he was included with Juan Soto in the deal to the Yanx.



His first season in the Bronx he slashed .190/.290/.385 in 200+ ABs for a 675 OPS or right around where he was hitting in SD.

This season he's playing every day and has more or less doubled his OPS+ (177) from recent years. He's always drawn walks and had puncher's power but now he's hitting nearly .300 instead of .200 and, being a lefty in YSIII, 12 of his 14 XBHs have gone for HRs (plus 1 double & 1 triple). He's the Yanx 2025 version of Matt Carpenter (who announced his retirement just earlier this week) except younger, with a better batting average, and also brings a pretty good glove despite not being built like your typical CF (5' 10" / 221) which finally allowed the Yanx to take some mileage off of Judge's legs by moving him back to RF.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: DH Giancarlo Stanton - torn tendons in both elbows

Did he try the famous tRump dance move?

Later

[metirish]

I don't think I've ever actually looked forward to these games , i do love it when we win though , probably peak Subway Series for me was the July 2000 Shea stadium the Yankee stadium double header , there was a great vibe in the city, Clemens and Piazza in the second game really spiced up the games for a few seasons, hoping Soto can answer the boos tonight with some bombs

[kcmets]

I like to watch at least one of these games on YES so

I can see and hear Michael Kay. He's just simply horse-

head and shoulders above all the major NYC sports guys.



Soto lining 3-4 ding dongs onto the porch would be icing

on the cake. I wonder if a Yank fan catches one, do they

throw it back? What will Kay say? Stayed tuned...

[MFS62]

=kcmets post_id=192794 time=1747424373 user_id=53]
I like to watch at least one of these games on YES so

I can see and hear Michael Kay. He's just simply horse-

head and shoulders above all the major NYC sports guys.

[kcmets]

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F Lindor (S) SS

J Soto (L) RF

P Alonso ® 1B

M Vientos ® 3B

B Nimmo (L) LF

S Marte ® DH

F Alvarez ® C

L Acuña ® 2B

T Taylor ® CF



Tylor Megill (RH) P

(3-3, 3.10 ERA, 52 SO)

[kcmets]

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T Grisham (L) CF

A Judge ® RF

C Bellinger (L) LF

P Goldschmidt ® 1B

J Domínguez (S) DH

A Volpe ® SS

A Wells (L) C

O Peraza ® 3B

J Vivas (L) 2B



Carlos Rodón (LH) P

(4-3, 3.29 ERA, 67 SO)

[Gwreck]

=kcmets post_id=192794 time=1747424373 user_id=53]I like to watch at least one of these games on YES so I can see and hear Michael Kay. He's just simply horse-head and shoulders above all the major NYC sports guys.

[ashie62]

I used to look forward and enjoy these matchups.Those days I was likely watching in a bar with friends and having a good ole time



Nowadays they make nervous. The Yankees haven't beaten the Mets since 2023 and I am still half filled with dread



I believe in the Predict the Mets thread I surmised Megill would go late into a game vs Skanks and throw a gem. Tonight would work



I'll be watching



LGM!

[Frayed Knot]

I prefer when there are three (or, at most, four) SS games rather than six.

Especially because us playing them six times means some other opponent is getting to play against a patsy six times.

[ashie62]

Soto gets roundly booed



And gets on base

[metirish]

Lustily booed , walks and steals second

[Frayed Knot]

Lately, even when Megill puts up a Zero, it's more like he's surviving the inning, not commanding them..

[Edgy MD]

The font on these road unis needs to fixed.



And then they need to fix the font on the back of the Seaver statue.

[Edgy MD]

The Yankees suddenly have so few brand-identified players that they are having a Yogi Berra Bobblehead Night.

[metirish]

Edgy MD wrote: The font on these road unis needs to fixed. And then they need to fix the font on the back of the Seaver statue.

Yeah they aren't great

[Edgy MD]

Megill really seemed to find his form that inning.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I don't really trust Megill in my heart, but he's better than I think he is.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yankees in tan hats with beards. It's not right.

[metirish]

Fucks sake , 2-0 MFY

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yuk. Shitty soft infield hits

[Edgy MD]

Yankees rallying big without any hard contact here.

[ashie62]

Ughh



Hold the line

[ashie62]

How much do the Mets burn their bullpen tonight

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I don't really trust Megill in my heart, but he's better than I think he is.

I never should have said this.

[metirish]

Megill falls apart too easily when things go pear shaped

[Edgy MD]

Hook time here.

[ashie62]

Maybe Megill starts drinking in May

[Edgy MD]

Gotta make a Yankee swing the bat, man.