IGT, 2026-04-09, Diamondbacks @ Mets

[Edgy MD]

The Mets return to night games as they try to take the series clincher from Arizona.  Lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez goes for D-Backs against Nolan McLean, rematching their face-off in the World Baseball Classic Final.

The first something-thousand fans will receive a Gary Carter Bobblehead, which will just force you to take your hands out of your pockets, so bring a bag.

[Centerfield]

ERod (does he go by that?) has a 0 ERA. No ER in 12 innings against the Dodgers and Braves. 
 

over his career he’s been not great. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	TOT
Myers	30	0	0	0	0	30
Garcia, L	0	0	0	23	0	23
Williams	0	21	0	16	0	37
Brazoban	0	10	0	14	0	24
Weaver	0	12	0	13	0	25
Raley, B	0	0	0	20	0	20
Lovelady	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manaea	0	0	0	0	70	70

[duan]

70 pitches for Manaea in 4 innings.... at least he's getting his work in. 

 

[Edgy MD]

The lefty brings out a lineup shakeup, and the DGAaNG brings out the backup catchers.

And for The Diamondbacks, the backup catcher is ... our old friend James McCann!

# ARIZONA POS. # NEW YORK POS. 1 Ketel Marte (S) 2b 1 Francisco Lindor (S) ss 2 Ildemaro Vargas (S) 1b 2 Bo Bichette (R) 3b 3 Geraldo Perdomo (S) ss 3 Luis Robert, Jr. (R) cf 4 Adrian Del Castillo (L) dh 4 Mark Vientos (R) 1b 5 Jose Fernandez (R) 3b 5 Marcus Semien (R) 2b 6 James McCann (R) c 6 Francisco Alvarez (R) dh 7 Alek Thomas (L) cf 7 Brett Baty (L) rf 8 Tim Tawa (R) lf 8 Luis Torrens (R) c 9 Jorge Barrosa (S) rf 9 Tyrone Taylor (R) lf       Eduardo Rodriguez (L) sp   Nolan McLean (R) sp

[Edgy MD]

4 hours ago, duan said:

70 pitches for Manaea in 4 innings.... at least he's getting his work in. 

 

Right now, he's failing to impress, but he's getting his job done as guy-who-takes-a-hit-for-the-bullpen.

 

[Frayed Knot]

49 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

... and the DGAaNG brings out the backup catchers

Except that this is a NGAaDG

[Edgy MD]

12 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Except that this is a NGAaDG

Excuse me, that's what I said!

(Checks watch, throws back third scotch.)

[whippoorwill]

43 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Except that this is a NGAaDG

Lololol

[Edgy MD]

1 hour ago, whippoorwill said:

Lololol

OK, OK, the important thing is that got the lineup up there and got my scotch into me.

The fact that I can't tell night from day is neither here nor there.

[Fman99]

Nice glove work by Shaggy V to end the first there 

[Fman99]

Yeah go get it !  1-0 good guys 

[The Hot Corner]

Robert Jr. hoes KABOOM!!!

He is winning me over.  I was not impressed when they picked him up to be the answer for CF, but he is proving me wrong.  I hope he continues to do so.

[metirish]

Tuning in now , I'm engrossed with the run Jamie is having on Jeopardy 

[Edgy MD]

3 minutes ago, The Hot Corner said:

Robert Jr. hoes KABOOM!!!

He is winning me over.  I was not impressed when they picked him up to be the answer for CF, but he is proving me wrong.  I hope he continues to do so.

Wait, what's this about going KABOOM!!! on hoes?

[metirish]

Where is Gare ?

[Fman99]

I think his goiter had a date 

[Fman99]

James McCann, in an homage to his Mets career, has started the season with a .083 batting average

[Frayed Knot]

A quicker, low-pitch inning for McLean there in the 3rd. Now 45 thru 3

[metirish]

God ,Lindor looks awful

[The Hot Corner]

30 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

Wait, what's this about going KABOOM!!! on hoes?

Well, Robert did make Rodriguez his bitch.

[Edgy MD]

5 minutes ago, The Hot Corner said:

Well, Robert did make Rodriguez his bitch.

That kind of language is going to make it tough to be the Mets' eye guy.

[metirish]

Mclean has some nasty stuff when he's going, great to watch

[Lefty Specialist]

This just in:  Nolan McLean is good.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

McLean looks like a throwback from the 1990s with his goatee and smallish stature.

[The Hot Corner]

He looks like an ace to me.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, that all fell apart very quickly.

[metirish]

The arse fell out of it , fans at the game are pissed 

[Centerfield]

This would be a terrible loss. 

[Centerfield]

Offense continues to be shit.