Cubs @ Mets, Game 1 IGT, 6/24/26, 1:10

[Frayed Knot]

So what better to drop into the latest shit show that comprises this season but a split day/night DH vs a team we can't beat? In four games vs the Cubs this year the Mets are 0-4 while being out-scored 13-27

The day game -- or 'Morning Game' as Keith calls it -- portion of this June Wednesday kicks off at 1:10 with Nolan McLean facing ... I dunno yet. Shota Imanaga will apparently pitch one of the two games but the Cubbies are hush-hush so far as to which one. McLean, meanwhile, promises to try and hold Chicago's 8 & 9 hitters to fewer than six RBIs and four runs scored which, if he manages to do so, would represent an improvement on yesterday.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Tobias Myers	0	41	0	0	45	86
Luke Weaver	0	0	0	0	0	0
Huascar Brazobán	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Peterson	0	0	79	0	0	79
Cionel Pérez	0	32	0	0	29	61
Brooks Raley	0	0	21	0	0	21
Austin Warren	0	0	37	0	0	37
A.J. Minter	0	0	9	0	14	23

 

[Edgy MD]

Mets finally trying Ewing at the front of the lineup, batting him second, where the Cubs are deploying old buddy Michael Conforto.

His positioning in the two-hole is largely a response to the absences of Juan Soto and the adjustments that necessitates, but hopefully he sticks when Soto returns.

Pintaro joining the roster for the double-header.

CHICAGO (N)

Starting Pitcher

Javier Assad RHP 5-1, 3.89 ERA, 25 SO

Lineup

1. Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF
2. Michael Conforto (L) RF
3. Michael Busch (L) 1B
4. Seiya Suzuki (R) DH
5. Ian Happ (S) LF
6. Nico Hoerner (R) 2B
7. Pedro Ramírez (S) 3B
8. Miguel Amaya (R) C
9. Dansby Swanson (R) SS

METS

Starting Pitcher

Nolan McLean RHP 4-4, 3.67 ERA, 97 SO

Lineup

1. Carson Benge (L) RF
2. A.J. Ewing (L) CF
3. Bo Bichette (R) SS
4. Jared Young (L) 1B
5. Francisco Alvarez (R) DH
6. Brett Baty (L) 3B
7. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
8. MJ Melendez (L) LF
9. Luis Torrens (R) C

[Frayed Knot]

So the answer to whether we'd see Lindor, Soto, both, or neither is choice 'D', at least for the first game.

[Edgy MD]

1 minute ago, Frayed Knot said:

So the answer to whether we'd see Lindor, Soto, both, or neither is choice 'D', at least for the first game.

Yeah, but Pintaro, so ... .

[Benjamin Grimm]

I read that Lindor will be activated between games, so somebody on the roster for Game 1 won't be there for Game 2.

[MFS62]

I was wondering when AJ would be moved up in the lineup.

His speed is better utilized as a table setter.

Later

[seawolf17]

9 minutes ago, MFS62 said:

I was wondering when AJ would be moved up in the lineup.

His speed is better utilized as a table setter.

Later

As Casey used to say, "You can't ground into double plays if you don't have someone on base first."

[Radar]

Are both games on SNY today?

[ashie62]

The Norwegian soccer fans are having a blast clad in a sea of red

 

[ashie62]

2 minutes ago, Radar said:

Are both games on SNY today?

Yes second at 7:10

[Edgy MD]

First time in a while I have tuned in with the Mets not already working from a deficit.

[Edgy MD]

Patient Mets are good Mets.

Stop advocating for aggressiveness, Mets booth.  It sounds rapey.

[Edgy MD]

Like, why was Semien chasing 2-and-0 after two walks in front of him?

Make this palooka prove he can throw a strike.

[Edgy MD]

GiDP.

Busch should have caught the popup.  It would have helped the Mets.

[Frayed Knot]

Brilliant strategy by the Cubs dropping the foul pop for the inevitable GiDP they knew was in the offing.

[Edgy MD]

It's really hard not to score when your first two guys walk and you are given five outs to get them home.

[seawolf17]

This team is the 1927 Yankees of the "baserunner-baserunner-GIDP-strikeout" sequence.

[Edgy MD]

1 minute ago, seawolf17 said:

This team is the 1927 Yankees of the "baserunner-baserunner-GIDP-strikeout" sequence.

All youse gotta do to avoid that is learn to bunt.

[Frayed Knot]

Inning #1) Leadoff double = nothing

Inning #2) 1st & 2nd/no outs = nothing

Only the Ewing FO moved a runner. The other ABs with runners on were K, K, GiDP, K

[Edgy MD]

Keith has never seen a conga line?

[Edgy MD]

God bless Norway fans.

[Edgy MD]

Nice job by the DJ playing "We're Not Gonna Take It."

[Frayed Knot]

McLean's career-to-date WHIP is a very nice 1.07

If that stat was amended to WHHBPIP [W+H+HBP/IP] I think it might north of 1.57

[Edgy MD]

Finally, Jared Young is FIGHTING LIKE A VIKING!!

[Frayed Knot]

What's Norwegian for 'FUCK YEAH!' ???

[ashie62]

YOUNG BOOM

[ashie62]

ALVAREZ BOOM

[Edgy MD]

FRANCISCO ALVAREZ IS AN ALL-TIME NORWEGIAN GREAT!!

[ashie62]

The Vikings are chanting Let's Go Mets and it sounds close