Waiting for the break of day - Mets @ Cubs IGT - 4/17/26

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe what they need after a few Hollywood Nights is some sunshine in Chi Town and a Saturday in the Park.

The last place (NLE) 7-12 Mets take on the last place (NLC) 9-9 Cubs on Friday - Saturday - Sunday with all three games at 2:20 EDT

Friday sees Kodai Senga vs Edward Cabrera [3 starts, 16.2 IP, 3 R, 10 H] who had spent his whole career (2021-25)  with Miami until an off-season trade back in January. The 28 y/o Righty has good numbers this year although his history isn't as kind. In ten GS vs the Mets over his career Cabrera pitched to a 5.09 ERA w/lots of baserunners, thanks mainly to 33 walks (plus 4 HBP) in just 40.2 innings. Of course that was prior to the Mets adopting their current strategy of going to the plate with a rolled-up and damp copy of Good Housekeeping in their hands in place of traditional wood bats so current mileage may vary.

[Edgy MD]

45 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Of course that was prior to the Mets adopting their current strategy of going to the plate with a rolled-up and damp copy of Good Housekeeping in their hands in place of traditional wood bats so current mileage may vary.

I dunno.  Last time, you said they were using old issues of Rolling Stone.  Good Housekeeping strikes me as a sturdier makeshift bat.

This, of course, depends on how tightly you wrap your periodicals, and how damp they are.  RS probably gives you more coverage on the outside corner, though.

[Centerfield]

The Cubs pitchers for this series aren't all that scary.  A good team should be able to score enough runs to win.  Hopefully the Mets will start acting like a good team and turn it around.  Sweep the Cubs here and it's a successful road trip.  Take 2 of 3 and it's at least not a disaster.  

[metirish]

Apparently the Mets haven't lost 9 games in a row since 2004

 

 

 Curious , has any Mets team made the playoffs with this many losses in a row ?  ( If it reaches 9)

 

[Gwreck]

Your lineup today, and I promise there aren’t typos here:

Benge RF

Bichette 3B

Lindor SS

Robert CF

Alvarez C

Melendez DH

Semien 2B

Baty 1B

Taylor LF

 

 

[Benjamin Grimm]

I asked Alexa who was pitching for the Mets today, and she told me it was Bartolo Colon.

Somehow, I doubt that's true.

[ashie62]

Geez, I didn't know this was a day game until now

That's a passable Lindor 

Polanco is being evaluated today for his heel. I'm guessing DL. 

 

[Benjamin Grimm]

I just turned on the game, and when I saw the Cubs' uniform I thought the Mets were playing the Montreal Expos.

[ashie62]

Suzuki almost face planted the fence

Double goes to waste

[Centerfield]

We’re never going to win another game. 

[metirish]

Wow 

[ashie62]

They are WORSE than last year

Bench coach Kai Correa is my pick for manager

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

What the hell, Senga!  

Is Bartolo available? 

 

[Centerfield]

Gotta get a second run home here. 

[Centerfield]

That works!

[ashie62]

Hey hey hey!!!

[Centerfield]

Huge inning for Senga. Time to sack up. 

[Centerfield]

He did not sack up. 

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Is the wind blowing out, or does Senga just not have it again? 

[Centerfield]

Yes 

[Centerfield]

wtf with this stance from Bichette. 

[Edgy MD]

Lindor, first-pitch swinging into a double-play is so counter-productive.

Avoid double-plays like the plague, and win.

[Centerfield]

Ok. Back to work for me. That was miserable. 

[seawolf17]

I TOLD THEM TO RELEASE THE WHOLE TEAM AND START OVER WHY DID THEY NOT LISTEN TO ME FFS

[ashie62]

Deflating

Is Senga washed up?

[ashie62]

OMG

[Brock Beauchamp]

This game is... what's the word I'm looking for... oh, yeah. Crappy. This game sucks.

[ashie62]

Baty just isn't very good

[metirish]

This team is diabolical

[ashie62]

You think lol