IGT, 7/19 STL@NYM: You're STILL New York Mets!

[Edgy MD]

A team on the chopping block attempts to show some ... something ... in defending their own turf.

The Red Sox supposedly had been scouting New York infielders this series, and I would guess T.J. Rivera failed his audition yesterday, so it's Wilmer's turn. But apart from returning Flores to the lineup, Terry is all same-old/same old.

Go, Jake!

[*:2ajz4jel]Michael Conforto, c[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Asdrubal Cabrera, 2b[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Jay Bruce, rf[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Yoenis Céspedes, lf[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Lucas Duda, 1b[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Wilmer Flores, 3b[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]José Reyes, ss[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Travis d'Arnaud, c[/*:m:2ajz4jel]
[*:2ajz4jel]Jacob deGrom, sp[/*:m:2ajz4jel][/list:o:2ajz4jel]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

No, look, he dropped Cespedes 1 slot and promoted Doodoo 1 spot

[Edgy MD]

True, I was just looking at personnel.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Just said hi to Mike Breen and he's like do I know you! Hurt a little.

[Edgy MD]

Getting under way. Remember to defend your turf, men.

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[Edgy MD]

Interesting. A 1-2-Walk-Trip-to-the-Mound-3 inning.

[Edgy MD]

Cabrera gets a hit and might be a Red Sock by the end of the weekend.

[Edgy MD]

Cabrera tags and goes to second on a fly to center, sweetening the deal-to-come for the Mets.

[Edgy MD]

Cabrera! Duda! Flores! All the Mets on the block are producing!

[Frayed Knot]

What are these 2-out/run-scoring hits of which you speak?



Modern baseball oddity: Not only did that first AB by Carpenter take 13 pitches but, because each of the strikes (including, I believe, the first two) was a foul ball and the only 2 balls during the AB
were both in the dirt, I'm pretty sure that that AB used 13 different baseballs. That's gotta be a record!
I'm sure there were early 20th century games where they used fewer than 13 balls in the entire game.

[Edgy MD]

Not often Brucie finds a hole on a grounder through the right.

[Frayed Knot]

I think I see the problem with Cespedes ... HIS FUCKING HAIR IS BLUE!!!

[Edgy MD]

Cespy hurting?

He's working on CYCLE, GUYS!!

[Frayed Knot]

Matheny is quite reluctant to take a Leake tonight.

[Guest themetfairy]

deGrom makes two outs in the second inning.

The four runs that intervened were sublime.

[Frayed Knot]

Two more 'hits' (in front of Cespedes, to the left of Flores) that are probably outs I'd guess 75% of the time ... but not on this team, this year.

[Edgy MD]

Well, looks like Cespy can run, anyhow.

[Guest 41Forever]

Maybe some of these guys are auditioning for a condender.

[ashie62]

The old Mets on the Bloc.

[Edgy MD]

41Forever wrote: Maybe some of these guys are auditioning for a contender.

As noted earlier, the Sox are reportedly in the house scouting infielders.

Also, Keith has a leather thing.

[Edgy MD]

Keith references Jackson Browne's "These Days."

Cool fact: Jackson wrote that song (his best, to a lot of folks' thinking) at 15, and sold it to Nico.

He was a born existentialist.

[Fman99]

This game kicks ass.

[ashie62]

All Mets players have a hit except the pitcher.

[Edgy MD]

Five shutout innings on 84 pitches.

[Edgy MD]

What a game for Cabrera!

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: What a game for Cabrera!

I spoke too soon.

[Edgy MD]

We have a Tonganese in the game.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: I think I see the problem with Cespedes ... HIS FUCKING HAIR IS BLUE!!!

Well, here we are.. The star of the Blue Lagoon... and me, the blue-haired goon.

What the ... ?! THAT'S TERRIBLE!!

[Edgy MD]

Amazing that they're getting a full half inning out of what a hog Dwight Gooden was.

[Edgy MD]

You're mopping up with a big lead. Throw strikes, Seabie!