Twins @ Mets IGT 4/23/26 -- Building on one in a row!!

[Frayed Knot]

Cuz what else are ya gonna do on a Thursday night ... watch six hours of Roger Goodell blandly reading off six names per hour and then bro-hug a bunch of  guys you've barely heard of?!?!?!??

Winners of one in a row, the Mets look to win a season series for the first time since ... I'm thinking maybe last June although I may have to verify the accuracy of that particular 'fact'.

To wit, 'Crash' Christian -- aka: Christian Scott -- makes his first ML appearance since July of 2024. when he made he last of his nine ML starts [0-3; 4.56 ERA; 1.20 WHIP]. He missed the rest of 2024 and all of '25 so his only game action since then is the three starts he made with Syracuse this season.

He faces 29 y/o righty Joe Ryan who has allowed just 18 hits in 27.1 innings so far and half those hits came in his one bad outing so far, a 4-inning clunker vs KCR

[metirish]

Happy to see Scott again and that he doesn't have the added pressure of a 13 game losing streak 

[whippoorwill]

Hahaha FK is NOT watching the draft. 

Yes this should make Scott feel a lot less pressure

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	TOT
Sean Manaea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Weaver	9	13	0	0	30	52
Huascar Brazobán	0	13	0	16	0	29
Devin Williams	0	20	0	21	0	41
David Peterson	0	47	0	0	0	47
Craig Kimbrel	14	8	0	0	0	22
Brooks Raley	8	12	0	0	16	36
Austin Warren	0	0	0	12	0	12

[Centerfield]

They face a real pitcher tonight

[seawolf17]

One we beat last April, including a Soto dinger: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN202504140.shtml

TWO IN A ROW, BABY

[metirish]

Ronny Mauricio is on his way to Queens and will be recalled with Francisco Lindor likely headed to the IL.

 

Puma

[MFS62]

6 hours ago, whippoorwill said:

Hahaha FK is NOT watching the draft. 

Yes this should make Scott feel a lot less pressure

 

For jets fans, tonight is our once-a- year day , to be followed by 12 months of disappointment. As a Mets fan I at least had 1986, but jets fans have had umgots since 1969. Please let us enjoy it if we wish. 
later

[whippoorwill]

They are doing a ton of cool stuff in Pittsburgh to get ready. 
glad the weather is favorable 

whoever gets drafted #57 is winning a lifetime supply of ketchup!

[Edgy MD]

Up from Syracuse with Scott is Ronny Mauricio, batting eighth and playing shortstop.

The Lake Minnetonka team includes that Byron Buxton character. 

MINNESOTA
Joe Ryan RHP 2-2, 3.29 ERA

1. Byron Buxton (R) CF
2. Trevor Larnach (L) LF
3. Josh Bell (S) DH
4. Ryan Jeffers (R) C
5. Kody Clemens (L) 1B
6. Austin Martin (R) RF
7. Luke Keaschall (R) 2B
8. Brooks Lee (S) SS
9. Tristan Gray (L) 3B

METS
Christian Scott RHP 0-0, No ERA to Speak Of

1. Bo Bichette (R) 3B
2. Juan Soto (L) DH
3. Francisco Alvarez (R) C
4. Luis Robert Jr. (R) CF
5. Brett Baty (L) RF
6. Mark Vientos (R) 1B
7. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
8. Ronny Mauricio (S) SS
9. Carson Benge (L) LF

[Frayed Knot]

Mauricio, btw, hit 3 HRs for Syracuse on Tuesday.

[ashie62]

I have little confidence for the Mets and Jets to do well tonight

[Frayed Knot]

1 hour ago, MFS62 said:

For jets fans, tonight is our once-a- year day , to be followed by 12 months of disappointment. As a Mets fan I at least had 1986, but jets fans have had umgots since 1969. Please let us enjoy it if we wish. 
later

Who your team does or doesn't pick is important. What's mindless, to me, is staring at a TV for three+ hours (the 'pre-draft' part of the coverage is already in progress) hearing guys speculate who Might be picked where followed by the actual draft itself where 32 names are announced over a 180 minute long span. That's the part I don't get.

If I did care about the draft I'd flip over between innings of an actual sporting event and read the crawl. I'd get the same info only without having to witness the phony build-up, the awkward bro-hug, or the ridiculous suits.

[ashie62]

Once they start at 8pm they get five minutes per pick. You can watch one hour or flip back and forth 

[ashie62]

The Mets still suck

[Frayed Knot]

8 minutes ago, ashie62 said:

The Mets still suck

Sucking a wee bit less in the bottom half of the inning.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Another game only getting the Spanish radio audio. Looks like people with Verizon like me are affected.

[ashie62]

Scott was terrible

Maybe Senga has the voodoo doll

Scott looked absolutely terrified out there

[Frayed Knot]

7 minutes ago, Johnny Lunchbucket said:

Another game only getting the Spanish radio audio. Looks like people with Verizon like me are affected.

Not sure if you heard it or if it occurred while your feed was in Espanol, but Gary mentioned the issue in reference to yesterday's game. Only some feeds apparently so it sounds like Verizon may be the issue.

[Frayed Knot]

Not sure what's up with Scott, but he was clearly not looking any better in the 2nd inning.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

It went back to English eventually

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Nice to see Baty bash that thing. Maybe this is the night they break out! 

[Frayed Knot]

1 hour ago, ashie62 said:

Once they start at 8pm they get five minutes per pick. 

No, it's ten per. The MLB draft allows five minutes and that's also longer than is needed.

[Fman99]

Did Scott come out from being hurt or just from being bad?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

12 minutes ago, Fman99 said:

Did Scott come out from being hurt or just from being bad?

He walked like 5 guys and a hit a batter

[Edgy MD]

I'm liking Benge's swings tonight even just striking out here.

[Edgy MD]

Mets need this third out here.

[Frayed Knot]

Don't let them chip away at this lead. Still a decent amount of game to go even though we're already over the two hour mark.

[Frayed Knot]

Just now, Frayed Knot said:

Don't let them chip away at this lead. Still a decent amount of game to go even though we're already over the two hour mark.

Thank you for listening.

[Edgy MD]

Nice.  Things are lined up in good order.