IGT 5/18/2012 NYM @ TOR: International Relations

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The Canadian team in the American League gets a visit from a most Metropolitan bunch.

Niese vs. Romero.

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Besides being one hit from second-most in Mets history, David goes to Toronto tied with Mike Piazza for most RBI in interleague games, with 80.

Sometimes it's fun to read the game notes.

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Andres Torres - CF
Justin Turner - 1B
David Wright - 3B
Lucas Duda - DH
Daniel Murphy - 2B
Scott Hairston - LF
Kirk Nieuwenhuis - RF
Rob Johnson - C
Ronny Cedeno - SS

Jonathon Niese - LHP

Don't know what that designation next to Duda's name denotes. Must be some Canadian thing.

[metirish]

All Time MetsJays lineup

Olerud
Alomar
Delgado
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?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Jackson Todd?

[Gwreck]

Mookie
Al Leiter
David Cone
Jeff Kent
Chris Woodward

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A significant chunk of your 1981 Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff was a supergroup comprised of New York Met washouts:

Jackson Todd 2-7
Mark Bomback 5-5
Juan Berengeuer 2-9
Roy Lee Jackson 1-2, 7 saves
Dale Murray 1-0
Nino Espinosa 0-0

This fascinated me in 1981. It fascinates me now.

The infusion of discarded Mets helped the Jays not at all. They finished seventh in the first half of 1981 and sixth in the second half of that strike-asunder year.

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Doug Linton, a bit player on the 1993 Jays, not in the postseason, was presented a World Series ring before one of the first games of the '94 season when he was a new Met. Gord Ash flew down for a little home plate ceremony, which struck me as one of the classiest things I'd ever heard of.

His rookie teammate, just finding his way alongside a young Carlos Delgado in 1993: Shawn Green. I find it hard to believe Green and Delgado were once young ballplayers.

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Hidden in plain sight: Ex-Jay Frank Francisco.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mets who were Blue Jays

I can't believe we forgot Mauro Gozzo!

[Edgy MD]

The first Met who was an ex-Jay: Dyar Miller.



Miller might've had a more-extensive career, but he spent most of his 20s buried in the Oriole system behind.. everybody. Maybe bringing ex-Orioles personnel into the Mets braintrust is what precipitated his arrival in Queens. He gave them 42 innings to the tune of a 1.93 ERA. and then they let him walk.

[ashie62]

And they played through 1988 in the Toronto Exhibition Stadium... It's no Jarry Park I tells ya.

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"Just call me 49. No team...just 49."

[Ceetar]

stupid fake grass.

astroturf?

jayturf?

*ayturf?

[bmfc1]

Don't the umps have the discretion of awarding an extra base on a ground-rule double? If so, they should have right there.

[metirish]

WTF, throwing home there, shitty arm, not a fast runner but still, throw to second.

[metirish]

Neise throwing BP in Toronto. Awful display; four home runs so far.

8-1

[ashie62]

Rajai Davis looked like he was whacking T-Ball....

[Edgy MD]

Theme dress road trips don't turn out well. That's what I'm l'arning.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: Theme dress road trips don't turn out well. That's what I'm l'arning.

Adam Rubin ?@AdamRubinESPN
If the Mets drop this game, they will be 0-4 in cities where they arrived dressed up in costumes.

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If they're not going to dress as major leaguers, then put the hockey gear back on and start checking some Maple Leafs into the boards.

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At least we're helping somebody stay ahead of the MFYs.

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12-1. Where's D.J. Carrasco's rising, inside sinker when we need it?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hey, at least we'll get a look at Carson. New Met!

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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Hey, at least we'll get a look at Carson. New Met!

I'd go with RC protecting a 14-1 lead.

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Howie was just doing wacky Canadian accents. I'd figure the hockey announcer in him wouldn't be that fascinated by being abroad.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Heeeeeerrrrrrrrrrree's Robert!

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With all the Bobs, Robs and Robertos, Carson is the Mets' second Person to go by Robert.

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Scott Hairston hits one of the more useless three-run home runs in franchise history.

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POSITION PLAYER PITCHING!

Rob Johnson, on in the ninth.