IGT, 9/12/2026, NYM@NYY

[Edgy MD]

My new modest proposal is that baseball takes a holiday every year, from September 12-20, parallelling the shutdown of 2001, but also allowing everybody to rest up, heal, and set up the drama to come in the stretch run.

Alternatively, baseball can get up on the morning of September 12 every year, have breakfast, and collectively commit to beating the pants off the Yankees.

[Edgy MD]

If you weren't looking forward to seeing Juan Soto lace up his glove today, well, it's a good day for you.

AGENTS OF GLORY AND BETTERMENT

Pearl Dealer

Zac Thornton LHP 3-5, 3.53 ERA, 51 SO

Lineup

1. F Lindor (S) SS
2. J Soto (L) DH
3. B Bichette (R) 3B
4. C Benge (L) RF
5. J Young (L) 1B
6. M Semien (R) 2B
7. A Ewing (L) CF
8. L Torrens (R) C
9. N Morabito (R) LF

AGENTS OF DECEPTION AND RUIN

Pill Pusher

Gerrit Cole RHP 8-8, 3.41 ERA, 113 SO

Lineup

1. P Goldschmidt (R) 1B
2. A Judge (R) DH
3. C Bellinger (L) LF
4. H Ramos (R) RF
5. A Rosario (R) 3B
6. S Jones (L) CF
7. G Lombard Jr. (R) SS
8. A Volpe (R) 2B
9. A Wells (L) C

[Edgy MD]

A.J. Ewing

Month	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
August	27	117	105	10	18	5	0	0	5	0	9	30	.171	.243	.219	.463
September	8	34	30	7	13	2	0	2	4	9	3	4	.433	.471	.700	1.171

[Edgy MD]

Lindor thoroughly unimpressed by 2023 Cy Young Awards.

[Edgy MD]

Torrens thoroughly unimpressed by 2023 Cy Young Awards.

Both Met homers are Yankee Stadium jobbies, landing in the first three or five rows, but that's a 3-0 lead.

[Edgy MD]

Benge thoroughly unimpressed by 2023 Cy Young Awards.

This is one them lonely threads.

[Edgy MD]

I go away to peel and chop some spuds for the wife and the Yankees get a run back.

Who was on watch?

[Lefty Specialist]

 

6 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

I go away to peel and chop some spuds for the wife and the Yankees get a run back.

Who was on watch?

That's all right, Carson Benge has got you covered.

[MFS62]

Working, so I can't watch. But I'm enjoying this through your efforts, Edgy. Please don't let us down. 

Later

[Edgy MD]

All the homers today — by the Mets and Yankees — have been wall-scrapers.

Not the one that Soto just hit, though — 20 or 25 rows deep.

Against a sidearming lefty, too.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Zacky gone whacky

[Lefty Specialist]

Just an awesome sequence.  Green comes out, tells Thornton to go get 'em.  Thornton then gets a DP and screams "Fuck yeah!  Fuck yeah!"  as he goes apeshit on his way into the dugout.  Fun stuff.

[Edgy MD]

He's surely coming out, but he's only expended 81 pitcheroonies.

[Edgy MD]

Let's hear it for the professional scout who wired in a report saying "Let's get Torrens from the Yankees; all they'll ask for is pocket change."

[Edgy MD]

Mr. Lindor has a special coupon that allows him to get four runs in one swing.

And he just redeemed it.

[MFS62]

On the old board I mentioned that , despite a down turn in his numbers, I wanted the Mets to sign Cody Bellinger when he was a Free Agent.  Now, when he hits like he does against the Mets (and everyone else), it really pains me.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Carson Benge says the Mets have plenty of good outfielders.

[Edgy MD]

Young hits it off the facade of the upper tank.  No pain in that.

Let's get another plate appearance for Lindor.

[Edgy MD]

As Tobias shuts the door, this is a good day for the Yankee management to wonder if maybe they built this park shortsightedly.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, that was some sweet crunchy goodness.

[Frayed Knot]

So are we re-hiring all the guys we fired after last night's game or is all that still on?

[Edgy MD]

1 hour ago, Frayed Knot said:

So are we re-hiring all the guys we fired after last night's game or is all that still on?

Well, it's going to be tough to get Stearns' name on a contract after burning him at the stake.

[Edgy MD]

8 hours ago, Edgy MD said:

Alternatively, baseball can get up on the morning of September 12 every year, have breakfast, and collectively commit to beating the pants off the Yankees.

Good job, Mets.  Good job, baseball.

Dodgers need to stop yutzing around and beat the Marlins, though.

[Centerfield]

Looks like I missed a fun game. Good job guys.