Tigers (Valdez) vs Mets (Scott): 5/13/26, 7:10pm

[The Hot Corner]

Just now, Centerfield said:

Why is Soto out of the game?

I'm guessing his ankle is swelling from the ball he fouled off it earlier in the game.

[Edgy MD]

Mets may end up calling up Morabito and going with an all-rookie outfield.

[ashie62]

They may, this may be a lost year for several Mets. I personally believe Lindor Robert and Polanco are done for the year

I wouldn't mind seeing Ryan Clifford at first at some point

[Edgy MD]

Weave.

[Edgy MD]

They'll have to walk this one off.

[Edgy MD]

Kenley Jansen is still playing baseball?

[The Hot Corner]

Come on, their closer in Kenley Jansen.  He is a once was with a 4.82 ERA and 1.382 WHIP this year, but the Mets anemic offense will end up making him  look like Mariano Riviera in his prime.

[Edgy MD]

Well, we've got a closer with a 5.27 ERA.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, look at it this way. Ewing will be our ghost runner in bottom 10 ... so as long as we're not already down by three or more runs by the time we get there it might all work out.

 

 

Three walks yesterday for Ewing to three backwards Ks today.

[Edgy MD]

How pulled in will the Tigers infield be looking for Torrens to bunt with Ewing on second with the winning run?

[Edgy MD]

Also, I don't know why it is a big deal to pitch Raley in consecutive games, but they won't pitch the two previous relievers in consecutive innings.

[Edgy MD]

Please stop calling backup catchers good bunters.

[The Hot Corner]

Benge wins it with a solid single.

[Frayed Knot]

Baby Met drives in Baby Met for the winner!!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yay

[Frayed Knot]

Bullpen: 5-1/3, one hit, three walks, five K

[Frayed Knot]

Gelbs forgot to ask Benge how long he intends to stick with that piss-poor excuse for a mustache.

 

 

Second consecutive game > 3:00 although this would have been under if finished in regulation.

[Edgy MD]

4 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Baby Met drives in Baby Met for the winner!!!

Baby Met goes to the bump tomorrow afternoon looking for the sweep.

[Centerfield]

2 hours ago, Centerfield said:

Home plate blue kinda all over the place. 
 

just saw the Baty play.  I guess home plate blue was just getting started  

 

[Edgy MD]

5 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

just saw the Baty play.  I guess home plate blue was just getting started  

 

He was already kind of being a busybody before that.

From that point forward though, he was sort of nutty.  Overbearing to cover for himself, which only led to more behavior he had to cover for.

C.B. Bucknor can be like that, but because he's such a big athletic guy, he doesn't have the insecurity that makes it snowball.  Valentine just lost control of the game by trying to project to everybody how in control of it he was.  Weird.

[Fman99]

Nice little win there 

[Frayed Knot]

9 hours ago, Edgy MD said:

Baby Met goes to the bump tomorrow afternoon looking for the sweep.

McLean was here last season. He's a toddler Met.

[MFS62]

Benge drives in Ewing with the winning run.

we have seen the future. 
later

[Edgy MD]

1 hour ago, Frayed Knot said:

McLean was here last season. He's a toddler Met.

Yabbut, still a rookie.  I don't think the all-rookie lineup is coming any time soon, though.  They might have been able to field one if they hadn't traded off so much ripe talent at the deadline and the off-season, though.

The odd thing is that while it was a rookie-driving-in-a-rookie game-winning RBI, Ewing contributed close to nothing.  He struck out looking to end the ninth, was gifted second base by a stupid rule to open the tenth, and scored standing up on a play that would have scored virtually anybody.

[MFS62]

58 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

Yabbut, still a rookie.  I don't think the all-rookie lineup is coming any time soon, though.  They might have been able to field one if they hadn't traded off so much ripe talent at the deadline and the off-season, though.

The odd thing is that while it was a rookie-driving-in-a-rookie game-winning RBI, Ewing contributed close to nothing.  He struck out looking to end the ninth, was gifted second base by a stupid rule to open the tenth, and scored standing up on a play that would have scored virtually anybody.

I can dream.

later

[ashie62]

Then again what is 1B Ryan Clifford doing at Syracuse?

[Edgy MD]

Playing baseball.

I'm not sure I understand the question.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I assume it's either "is he playing well?" or "why hasn't he been promoted yet?"

[seawolf17]

"No," and "that's why."

[The Hot Corner]

2 hours ago, ashie62 said:

Then again what is 1B Ryan Clifford doing at Syracuse?

Hitting with power and striking out at a high rate.  

His line at Syracuse through 39 games .241/.316/.454/.770  He has 60 strike outs in 158 at bats. with 7 home runs.  Striking out once every 2.5 at bats (38%) isn't going to cut it.  He needs to make more consistent contact,.