IGT, 4/3/2017, ATL@NYM

[Fman99]

Working from home today. All set up to watch some baseball!

[MFS62]

I saw one of their exhibition games last week. One of their outfielders was wearing a 90-something number.
His name is Mel Rojas (Jr).
I had hoped I would never see that name again.

Later

[G-Fafif]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Jose Reyes – 3B
Asdrúbal Cabrera – SS
Yoenis Céspedes – LF
Curtis Granderson – CF
Neil Walker – 2B
Jay Bruce – RF
Lucas Duda – 1B
René Rivera – C
Noah Syndergaard - RHP

[Edgy MD]

I'm nervous. Farmer Ted hasn't posted "The Air Strip" yet.

[Guest 41Forever]

Rivera over Travis. I'm a little surprised by that one. I know Rivera has been Thor's personal catcher, but I thought they were looking the establish a new and improved d'Arnauld.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm nervous. Farmer Ted hasn't posted "The Air Strip" yet.

His twin just got off at Court Sq... I had to do a triple take and was like nah...

[Ceetar]

41Forever wrote: Rivera over Travis. I'm a little surprised by that one. I know Rivera has been Thor's personal catcher, but I thought they were looking the establish a new and improved d'Arnauld.

it annoys mes, and Duda so low, but Thor's not gonna need much runs right so it's fine.

[Edgy MD]

No reason you can't do both—relaunch d'Arnaud and give Rivera the bulk of the Synderstarts.

Backup catchers get about 20% of the starts anyhow, so I got no probz with personal catchers.

1. Inciarte, cf
2. Swanson, ss
3. Freeman, 1b
4. Kemp, lf
5. Markakis, rf
6. Phillips, 2b
7. Garcia, 3b
8. Flowers, c
9. Teheran, sp

1. Reyes, 3b
2. Cabrera, ss
3. Céspedes, lf
4. Granderson, cf
5. Walker, 2b
6. Bruce, rf
7. Duda, 1b
8. R. Rivera, c
9. Syndergaard, sp

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[Centerfield]

Got my Mets shirt on underneath my suit. Pumped and excited for Game 1.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Fman99 wrote: Working from home today. All set up to watch some baseball!

Our possessed dishwasher happens to be on the fritz and I'll need to stay home to greet the technician today. I wonder if there's something on TV.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I took the day off, so I don't even have to pretend to be working.

I haven't watched any baseball, at all, since the last out of the Mets-Giants Wild Card Game last October 5. Looking forward to this one!

[Ceetar]

I'll be testing out the new NBC Sports app experience and streaming it on my phone here.

I might be pretty grumpy if its fritzy.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: No reason you can't do both—relaunch d'Arnaud and give Rivera the bulk of the Synderstarts. Backup catchers get about 20% of the starts anyhow, so I got no probz with personal catchers.

Where it gets murky is that Rivera sucks and you want to maximize your lineups in the 18 against the Nats and that probably includes both d'Arnaud and Thor.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Here's to Travis forcing the issue at some point.

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Fman99 wrote: Working from home today. All set up to watch some baseball! Our possessed dishwasher happens to be on the fritz and I'll need to stay home to greet the technician today. I wonder if there's something on TV.

I went with the "intestinal distress" route. No lie, either -- my sorry ass has been crying poo since Saturday. And now you all know!

[Ceetar]

my excuse is more legitimate but less fun.

Actually I'm working remotely but I haven't been there long enough to really have a ton to do.

[Fman99]

Recker and Dickey and Colon all getting a nice round of applause during the pre game announcements.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

My friend who works in the horse-racing business always believed you could tell the nags who were a good bet by watching them walk to the starting gate: If there were on their toes, a good bet.

Put your $$ on Reyes and Grandy. Not looking good for Doodoo and Cabrera

[Chad ochoseis]

Darling with specs is a new thing, isn't it?

[Zvon]

[Elster88]

I LOVE YOU ALL!!! LET'S GOOOOO!!!!

[Zvon]

Thor looks NASTY out of the gate. Ohhh, that slider. *dribble

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

7 pitches, Bitches

[Guest 41Forever]

This is starting well.

Ces rocking the white spikes.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hey, whaddaya know? I'm off today.

Unlike Thor, who's the other thing.

[Ceetar]

that was a nice start.

NBC app isn't playing nicely with FIOS apparently. It'd be nice if they communicated this properly in the leadup to Opening DAy. bleh.


Howie and Josh it is.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Love that "Circle of Life" walk-up for Ces.

[Zvon]

41Forever wrote: This is starting well. Ces rocking the white spikes.

Ouch, re:Ces.

[Zvon]

Holy crap. Who had Asdrubal for 1st SB? No one I'm sure.

[Zvon]

This Teheran guy has been a thorn in our side. Damn, he's on as well. K's the side

This is gonna be a great game.