G-Fafif

I haven't heard the phrase "revised yearbook" in a contemporary context in ages. My guess is Devin Mesoraco could be building an MVP case, and if you go to Citi Field in September, you'd still be finding for sale a yearbook featuring Matt Harvey's grimace.

Mickey Callaway slipped Luis Guillorme into history in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night when he sent the young man out to become the 39th Mets 3B debut since rookie Wright broke in on July 21, 2004. As the 168th Mets third baseman overall, Guillorme is the 89th Met on third since the debut of the immortal song "79 Mets on Third" in 1986. 168. Luis Guillorme 05/11/2018 167. Todd Frazier 03/29/2018 166. Phil Evans 09/17/2017 165. Travis d'Arnaud 08/16/2017 164. Neil Walker 08/09/2017 163. Asdrubal Cabrera 07/22/2017 162. T.J. Rivera 08/10/2016 161. Jose Reyes 07/06/2016 160. Ty Kelly 05/24/2016 159. Matt Reynolds 05/17/2016 158. Kelly Johnson 10/03/2015 157. Juan Uribe 07/25/2015 156. Danny Muno 05/25/2015 155. Ruben Tejada 05/14/2015 154. Anthony Recker 04/14/2015 153. Eric Campbell 06/05/2014 152. Omar Quintanilla 09/15/2013 151. Wilmer Flores 08/06/2013 150. Zach Lutz 06/27/2013 149. Vinny Rottino 05/28/2012 148. Ronny Cedeño 04/10/2012 147. Josh Satin 09/28/2011 146. Nick Evans 07/17/2011 145. Daniel Murphy 05/31/2011 144. Willie Harris 05/12/2011 143. Luis Hernandez 08/31/2010 142. Mike Hessman 07/29/2010 141. Justin Turner 07/19/2010 140. Wilson Valdez 08/25/2009 139. Andy Green 08/19/2009 138. Fernando Tatis 06/17/2008 137. David Newhan 09/29/2007 136. Ruben Gotay 09/07/2007 135. Damion Easley 04/19/2007 134. Julio Franco 09/10/2006 133. Eli Marrero 07/02/2006 132. Jose Valentin 05/26/2006 131. Miguel Cairo 04/21/2005 130. Chris Woodward 04/13/2005

1,052. Luis Guillorme

77 Baumann Strip: Buddy goes where Carrasco and Nido have gone before him, presumably because he has no self respect. One-game suspension tonight. Shouldn't wearing 77 be considered punishment enough?

1-2, with the last homestand's hitless ways pushing me below .500.

Baumann has been mentioned as taking Robles's place, assuming they decide that oh dear he's too hurt to pitch.

Centerfield wrote: I just feel like I did him a real disservice. His entire childhood has been three months of 2015, one decent year in 2016, and the rest of it hearing how the Mets suck. When I was growing up, I got to see a Mets team that was competitive for 7 straight years. 6 times they won 90 games. 2 times, they won 100. A World Championship. '85 Gooden. He's never going to see anything like that. The past is the luck of the draw; the future is you never know. You did good.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Will wear No. 15, last worn by Jerry Grote as far as I'm concerned. He was actually issued No. 14 but Mickey Callaway got the order screwed up Oh snap!

CF, sounds like you're raising a real mensch. You wouldn't have it in you to parent a frontrunning jerk.

These are beauties, BG. And I actually let out a little cheer on bottle-blonde Asdrubal's behalf when I saw the result. He earned it. Unlike the 2018 yearbook cover (and Cabrera's coiff), nothing artificial about Jake being portrayed in short hair here.

Gallo was a Cardinals fan. Probably didn't want to take a high, hard one in case Gibby didn't like his caricature.

This one presents us with perhaps the most intriguing conceptual battle yet: the act of Mets fandom vs. the pinnacle of Mets success. I adore everything about that 1966 cover (Willard even gets the "s" in Mets right), but I look at those two goofy guys brandishing that banner and think about how crazy they'd go for the kind of team the 1987 cover celebrated. Maybe they're even lining the sidewalk for the parade 20 years later. Which one would they vote for? The innocent enthusiasm of the franchise's youth that they were such a part of or a celebration of their team winning in a fashion by which they had never won before? If you were a Mets fan in 1986 (and 1987), you were a part of the championship. If you were a Mets fan in 1966, you were the championship fan, certainly as interpreted by Mullin. We always root for the Mets. We always root for ourselves rooting for the Mets. Ah, the 1986 Mets got their trophy. I'm for giving the 1966 fans a chance to keep moving up.

"Hey, Willie whatcha cookin'?" "All-Star Stew, Basement Bertha." "Smells delicious!" "Oh yes. Got it almost perfect last year. Gonna be even better this year." "What's the secret ingredient?" "I'm just gonna let it simmer for 145 games and then leave it out." "But Willie, don't most recipes call for 162 games?" "Can't hear ya, Bertha, I'm over by the fridge pairing champagnes with my winning dish." "Willie, don't ya wanna at least refrigerate your stew? Sounds like it could go bad if ya leave it out that long at the end." "Mmm, the champagne's gonna taste sweet! Hey, Bertha, where ya goin'?" "I think I'm gonna be sick."

bmfc1 wrote: After Sunday, the players talked about how much they were looking forward to playing in a hitter's ballpark. That lasted exactly one game. Perhaps you need real hitters to take advantage of a hitter's ballpark. Can a ballpark with the Mets in it truly be considered a hitter's ballpark?

That certainly rates an "ah, fuck." Ah, fuck.

But Yo won't bat...yet.

Yo on deck.

May 11, 2008: In the top of the ninth, after a double switch, the Reds batted out of order when David Ross hit in Corey Patterson's spot. Ross flew out to right and then Mets Manager Willie Randolph told the umpires about the issue. Patterson was called out instead of Ross and Ross batted again and singled. Randolph should have taken the out and kept quiet.

May 2, 1995: The Mets game in Montreal produced a comedy of errors. This was the first home game of the season for Montreal and their sixth overall. There were substitute umpires working major league games to start this season since the regular arbiters were locked out by the owners. When Luis Aquino and Cliff Floyd entered the game in the top of the sixth, the home plate umpire, Don January, incorrectly decided that Aquino was batting fifth and Floyd ninth. When Floyd came to bat in the #5 slot, Mets' manager Dallas Green told January that the Expos were batting out of order. Expos manager Felipe Alou claimed he had Floyd fifth and Aquino ninth and that January made the mistake. Alou was ejected. January then allowed Floyd to bat and ground out, despite knowing that he was not the proper batter. Then January called Aquino out for not batting in order and sent the runner back (that, at least, was the right call.) After calling Aquino out, the next batter should be the one in the sixth spot, Sean Berry. However, January decided that Aquino should bat now. He singled to left and then Berry ended the inning with a ground out. Thus, Aquino had two at bats in one time through the batting order. Despite this confusion the Expos won, 9-6.

April 29, 1977: In a game in San Diego, the Mets batted out of order through the whole game. The lineup featured Roy Staiger batting sixth, John Stearns seventh and Bud Harrelson eighth. This was a change from recent games when Stearns was sixth and Staiger seventh and the two batted this way four times in a row. In the first inning, Stearns hit into an inning-ending double play. Staiger made an out and Harrelson singled in the second (both batting out of turn). Stearns led off the fourth with a home run but the Padres said nothing. Both Staiger and Harrelson made outs, again out of order. In the fifth, Stearns and Staiger were both out but Harrelson started the sixth by reaching on an infield error. With two out in the seventh, Stearns walked and Staiger singled him to third. However, the Padres finally spoke up and the umpires incorrectly declared Staiger out instead of Harrelson, who led off the eighth inning. Even with all the batting changes, the Mets won the game, 9-2.

Per Retrosheet, June 27, 1967: The Pirates were playing at Shea Stadium. In the top of the first, they sent six batters to the plate. Maury Wills and Manny Mota both singled and moved up on a wild pitch. Roberto Clemente grounded out, driving in Wills and Donn Clendenon also grounded with Mota remaining at third. After Bill Mazeroski walked, Gene Alley came to the plate and grounded out to the pitcher. Alley batted ahead of Jose Pagan, the proper batter, but since he made an out the Mets said nothing. In the third inning, Mota reached on his second bunt hit of the game and Clemente was called out on strikes. Both Clendenon and Mazeroski singled to left with Mota scoring on the latter's safety. Alley again batted out of turn and hit into a force play at second moving Clendenon to third. After Pagan hit a 2-RBI double, the proper batter, Jim Pagliaroni, was called out. Pagan's plate appearance was eliminated, along with the two runs. The Mets were leading at the time by the final score of 5-2.

This stuff happens to somebody somewhere every couple of years. It's happened in Mets games in 1967 (to the Pirates), 1977 (to the Mets against the Padres), 1995 (to the Expos) and 2008 (to the Reds). Now 2018 to the Mets. Or, if you like, ONLY THE METS COULD DO THIS.

G-Fafif wrote: Flores second, Conforto seventh. Worth a try. No wonder Flores batting second looked so odd. He wasn't supposed to be there.

Flores bats third. Bruce, presumably, bats fourth...so why was he and not Cabrera out? Ah, screw it. We have a run.

The order apparently starts with Nimmo and Cabrera. Stand by for where Bruce and Flores bat.