IGT 5/27 Mets vs Reds 7:10 Tong vs Abbott

[ashie62]

It's a very good thing to give Tong the opportunity to establish himself as a fixture in the rotation

Andrew Abbott elementary goes for the shreds

[Brock Beauchamp]

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Tobias Myers	20	0	0	20	0	40
Sean Manaea	0	0	0	0	68	68
Luke Weaver	0	0	11	0	0	11
Jonah Tong	28	0	0	0	0	28
Huascar Brazobán	0	0	8	0	0	8
Devin Williams	0	0	14	0	0	14
Brooks Raley	0	0	13	0	0	13
Austin Warren	0	0	0	36	0	36
A.J. Minter	0	0	0	0	16	16

[whippoorwill]

It’s time to win

[seawolf17]

2024: 22-33, came within eighteen innings of the World Series
2026: 22-33, ???

This is it. The low point. IT IS ALL GOOD THINGS FROM HERE.

(Except for the whole "that team was way better than this team" problem.)

[The Hot Corner]

2 minutes ago, seawolf17 said:

2024: 22-33, came within eighteen innings of the World Series
2026: 22-33, ???

This is it. The low point. IT IS ALL GOOD THINGS FROM HERE.

(Except for the whole "that team was way better than this team" problem.)

That's the problem I see.  

[Edgy MD]

It's a weird year.  The Cubs were money in the bank a few weeks ago and have now lost 10 in a row and 14 of 16.

If they can go from the penthouse to the outhouse that fast, I believe the Mets can pull off a burning tear of one win in a row.

[The Hot Corner]

I am going to give tonight's game a try to see how Tong looks.  I am not convinced he is the real deal (at least at present).  First he needs better command so he isn't walking so many batters and pitching behind in the count.  I am concerned that he basically a 2 pitch pitcher in that 86% of his pitchers are either 4-seam fastball (62%) or change (25%).  He has a that he throws almost exclusively to right handed batters.  He has a cutter for a 4th option but it accounts for only 3-4% of his pitches.  So for left handed hitters, he is basically 4-seamer up or change up down.  

It will be interesting to see how he fairs.  The Mets really need him to be good (very good).

[Edgy MD]

If you're heading out to the park, make sure to pack all of your Huascar stuff.

CINCINNATI

Starting Pitcher:

Andrew Abbott LHP 4-2, 3.97 ERA, 38 SO

Lineup:

1. Blake Dunn (R) RF
2. Elly De La Cruz (S) SS
3. JJ Bleday (L) LF
4. Sal Stewart (R) 3B
5. Eugenio Suárez (R) DH
6. Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B
7. Spencer Steer (R) 2B
8. Tyler Stephenson (R) C
9. TJ Friedl (L) CF

METS

Starting Pitcher:

Huascar Brazobán RHP 3-1, 1.73 ERA, 19 SO

Lineup:

1. Carson Benge (L) RF
2. Bo Bichette (R) SS
3. Juan Soto (L) LF
4. Mark Vientos (R) 1B
5. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
6. A.J. Ewing (L) CF
7. Eric Wagaman (R) DH
8. Brett Baty (L) 3B
9. Luis Torrens (R) C

 

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

They just look so overmatched in this series.

 

Not only did they get outhit by 3X last night, every hit was an absolute rocket except for De La Cruz's cue shot off Manaea. I don't know if came thru on TV but that was the thing last night--the crack of the bat when Cincinnati was up there. We just aren't the kind of team that can do that by now. Last night the offensive highlight was Baty reaching section 513 with a foul ball. That's hard to do.

[ashie62]

Id like to see Eric Wageman earn regular playing time with some flat out raking

[Cowtipper]

I hope they win. 

[The Hot Corner]

Well our offense (Soto) strikes for an early Mets lead.

 

[The Hot Corner]

Tong appears to have a lower arm slot & release point than last season.  That should give him more arm side run on his 4-seam and change up.

[Centerfield]

I hope Tong is good. Would be nice to have something good happen to the Mets. 

[The Hot Corner]

Semien rips a hard line drive, but gets robbed on a nice grab by De La Cruz.

Wagaman hit his hard shot where no one was going to rob him.

[Centerfield]

That should be an error on Bichette. 

[Centerfield]

Failure to challenge by Torrens turns ball 4 into a groundout. 

[Edgy MD]

Got an Abbott Elementary ad in the midst of an Abbot-pitched game.

[Edgy MD]

Tong looks like a sloppy fielder.

[ashie62]

2 hours ago, ashie62 said:

Id like to see Eric Wageman earn regular playing time with some flat out raking

And he's on his way 

[Centerfield]

Tong walks too many guys. 

[The Hot Corner]

Command is one of my concerns regarding Tong.  He has walked 24 hitters in 28 innings at Syracuse this season.  That leads to the high pitch count we are seeing today and makes him have to pitch behind in the count too much.

[Edgy MD]

Pulled after 76 pitches.

Wagaman is welcome to keep hitting like that, but as the last guy in, with options available, and with Polanco starting his rehab assignment, he's swinging for his MLB life.

[Centerfield]

Yeah. I’m just ok on Tong. I don’t see enough to be an impact starter. Maybe a 4 or 5. Which is fine. 
 

I can also see him being a good reliever. 

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Benge! 

[Edgy MD]

That was the plate-appearance where Carson Benge became a man.

[Centerfield]

Bichette is so fucking late. 

[ashie62]

Polanco is on a rehab assignment. I question how much availability he will provide.

They should have traded Tong instead of Sproat

Keep the lead!!

[Centerfield]

Question. Is the infield fly rule invoked when the infielder is Vientos?

[Edgy MD]

Building this pitching staff backwards is a tough way to work.

I don't mind Bichette being late, so much as swing at balls up by his head.