2016 IGT 04/04 (03 if on ESPN) Mets at Royals

[Guest d'Kong76]

Only 154 days away... but who's counting?

[Edgy MD]

Cool. I usually squat this IGT. I salute you for jumping in there.

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: Only 154 days away... but who's counting?

not me. Need a couple of weeks.

Mets came out and swept their conquerors in 2007. Will they do the same in 2016? Will, when the 2017 schedule comes out in July or whatever, bet on the team the Mets open against for the World Series?

[Centerfield]

Lineup:

1. Granderson RF
2. Herrera 2B
3. Conforto LF
4. Wright 3B
5. Duda 1B
6. d'Arnaud C
7. Flores SS
8. Lagares CF
9. Harvey P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: Cool. I usually squat this IGT.

I wasn't thinking, I'm all irrationally exuberant for 2016.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Surprising KC lineup:
Escobar SS
Murphy 2B
Cain CF
Hosmer 1B
Morales DH
Moustakas 3B
Perez C
Gordon LF
Rios RF
Niese P

[Ceetar]

Centerfield wrote: Lineup: 1. Granderson RF 2. Herrera 2B 3. Conforto LF 4. Wright 3B 5. Duda 1B 6. d'Arnaud C 7. Flores SS 8. Lagares CF 9. Harvey P

Too early to re-beat the STOP BATTING GRANDERSON LEADOFF drum? I mean, if he was batting BEHIND Duda and his walks last night, bigger cushion?

[bmfc1]

Terry is obviously still shaken by the World Series and has neglected to have a DH.

[Guest cooby classic]

d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Cool. I usually squat this IGT. I wasn't thinking, I'm all irrationally exuberant for 2016.

Ha! Still have to get through winter holidays, 40 inches of snow, and the threat of Donald Trump.

But still, it's good to be exuberant!

[Centerfield]

bmfc1 wrote: Terry is obviously still shaken by the World Series and has neglected to have a DH.

Um, the DH rule was abolished in December 2015. Where have you been?

[Ceetar]

cooby wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Cool. I usually squat this IGT. I wasn't thinking, I'm all irrationally exuberant for 2016. Ha! Still have to get through winter holidays, 40 inches of snow, and the threat of Donald Trump. But still, it's good to be exuberant!

funny thing is, the threat of Donald Trump isn't until after the NEXT World Series.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Ceetar wrote: cooby wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Cool. I usually squat this IGT. I wasn't thinking, I'm all irrationally exuberant for 2016. Ha! Still have to get through winter holidays, 40 inches of snow, and the threat of Donald Trump. But still, it's good to be exuberant! funny thing is, the threat of Donald Trump isn't until after the NEXT World Series.

Depends on how the primaries go.

[bmfc1]

Centerfield wrote: bmfc1 wrote: Terry is obviously still shaken by the World Series and has neglected to have a DH. Um, the DH rule was abolished in December 2015. Where have you been?

Good! I wasn't on the internet because I was staring out the window, waiting for spring.

[Guest cooby classic]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Ceetar wrote: cooby wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Cool. I usually squat this IGT. I wasn't thinking, I'm all irrationally exuberant for 2016. Ha! Still have to get through winter holidays, 40 inches of snow, and the threat of Donald Trump. But still, it's good to be exuberant! funny thing is, the threat of Donald Trump isn't until after the NEXT World Series. Depends on how the primaries go.

Exactly. And until then we have to put up with him

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Super Tuesday will be before opening day at least.

[Guest El Segundo Escupidor]

I have no problem with Hansel getting his first start as a Met for this one. But let's make sure Harvey is warmed up just in case.

[seawolf17]

I don't know about Wright 4. I kinda like Wright 2.

Granderson
Wright
Duda
d'Arnaud
Conforto
Flores
Herrera
Lagares
Harvey

And yeah, screw the DH.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Good news, our season starts a day early. Bad news is...

[Fman99]

Wow, had to go back many pages to find this bad boy.

Harv announced as the starter as per Adam Rubin on the Twatter.

[Lefty Specialist]

And Trump's still here. He'll be throwing out the first Muslim.

[Ceetar]

Lefty Specialist wrote: And Trump's still here. He'll be throwing out the first Muslim.

The World Series will be over before the election.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I know no one cares, but there hasn't been a Mets game on tv since
like Saturday. WTF, they have their own network. Use it.

[Edgy MD]

And, as expensive as setting up a broadcast crew might be, there's something to be said for using spring training the way teams use them � and throw some opportunities to out-of-work and aspiring broadcasters, apprentice camera operators, college intern sideline reporters, psychotic statisticians, openly gay post-game hosts, and the like.

The MLB network games are fun for that very reason. I get an occasional "Hey, look, Tom O'Malley and Brian McRae are sharing the booth!" without having to worry about them stinking up a game that counts in the standings.

[Edgy MD]

Royals dressing up for the opening series.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

The Mets should show up in these:

[Benjamin Grimm]

And they should stop at Taco Bell to get AM Crunchwraps for breakfast.

[Frayed Knot]

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[bmfc1]

The Royals already have advance scouts following the Mets and given how smart the Royals think they are (per Verudcci's article in the current SI and Kurkjian's article at espn.com on that play in Game 5 of the WS), these are the smartest advance scouts in the history of baseball.

[Frayed Knot]

Harper in the Snooze was also yapping recently about the KC advance scouting.
Must be something going around when three journos all suddenly hit on the same story in the same week.

[Frayed Knot]

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