batmagadanleadoff

Eight out of nine. I screwed up what was probably the easiest cell in IG history -- a HOFer who hit 500 HRs. But Willie Stargell, it turns out, was 25 HRs short of the milestone. [FIMG=555]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53095512109_f4352f71f0_c.jpg[/FIMG]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: =batmagadanleadoff post_id=134104 time=1691247843 user_id=68] Because he shouldn't be. There were two Mark Corey MLBers. But this was a trick question. Because there are two avian interlopers. Is Luis Lopez the other? He's wearing a Brewers uni Thats a weird one. I don't know how that happened. But Lopez was a Met and and an Oriole. So he's not interloping. He's simply dressed inappropriately. But there's no dress code here.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: =batmagadanleadoff post_id=134104 time=1691247843 user_id=68] =G-Fafif post_id=134102 time=1691246966 user_id=55] That Mark Corey utilityman fella is not to be confused with 2001-2002 Met reliever/marijuana scandalee Mark Corey. Because he shouldn't be. There were two Mark Corey MLBers. But this was a trick question. Because there are two avian interlopers.

=G-Fafif post_id=134103 time=1691247009 user_id=55] I particularly like Marvelous Mayoral Candidate Marv Throneberry.

=G-Fafif post_id=134102 time=1691246966 user_id=55] That Mark Corey utilityman fella is not to be confused with 2001-2002 Met reliever/marijuana scandalee Mark Corey.

Interloper, anyone? 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=batmagadanleadoff post_id=134036 time=1691191812 user_id=68] Yeah. Teams that win 100 games are almost always --- lucky. Lucky in that seemingly everyone in the lineup is having a career year at the same time, or if not a career year, playing over their heads (or norms). That's how teams win 100 games. Everybody produces. Not just Trout and Ohtani. The 86 Mets were a juggernaut not only because the all-stars played like all stars, but because Ray Knight was Babe Ruth against lefties, because Dykstra and Backman were always on base and because the 4th pitcher in the Mets starting rotation, (whoever you think was the 4th best pitcher) could've been the ace of about 10 rival staffs. That's what's happening this year, but in reverse. Everybody's under performing. Simultaneously. All at the same time.

Yeah. Teams that win 100 games are almost always --- lucky. Lucky in that seemingly everyone in the lineup is having a career year at the same time, or if not a career year, playing over their heads (or norms). That's how teams win 100 games. Everybody produces. Not just Trout and Ohtani. The 86 Mets were a juggernaut not only because the all-stars played like all stars, but because Ray Knight was Babe Ruth against lefties, because Dykstra and Backman were always on base and because the 4th pitcher in the Mets starting rotation, (whoever you think was the 4th best pitcher) could've been the ace of about 10 rival staffs. That's what's happening this year, but in reverse. Everybody's under performing. Simultaneously. All at the same time.

=Fman99 post_id=134009 time=1691173148 user_id=86] I whiffed on ATL/SD

The Hot Corner wrote: It's not a strike only when the batted ball comes into contact with anything that isn't a part of the catcher's body before the catcher can control the baseball. That sound about right to me. That sentence should read: "It's not a third strike only when the batted ball comes into contact with anything that isn't a part of the catcher's body before the catcher can control the baseball."

The money that the Mets sent to the two Texas teams was for players on the 40 man (and 26 man) rosters. The Mets are spending that cash so the expenditure is charged to the Mets for luxury tax purposes. Here's a question: It looks like the Mets are gonna get a top 10 1st round pick in next Summer's amateur draft. Are they in line for some kind of luxury tax penalty on that purported pick, given the size of their payroll?

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Edgy MD wrote: I'm not sure this is a correct interpretation of the rule, but it was the interpretation the umpires made, and thus Slade Cecconi recorded his first MLB strikeout. Sounds right to me. It's no different than if the catcher caught it barehanded and then put the ball in his mitt. And if he's allowed to catch the ball barehanded to record the out, it should make no difference if, instead, the ball struck the catcher's bare hand and from there, ricocheted into his mitt. And if the ball is allowed to ricochet into the catcher's mitt from his hand, it should blah blah blah from his crotch, too. It's not a strike only when the batted ball comes into contact with anything that isn't a part of the catcher's body before the catcher can control the baseball.

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⚾️ Immaculate Grid 123 9/9: Rarity: 19 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: https://immaculategrid.comhttps://immaculategrid.com @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref [FIMG=444]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53091508295_2a63989082_c.jpg[/FIMG] Shoulda went with Bake McBride instead of Fred Lynn. Then I woulda had three straight NL ROYs (1974-76).

Frayed Knot wrote: At some point someone needs to acknowledge that the offense is a bigger problem than the pitching and the pitching is not of major league caliber. Lots of room for improvement, and at positions where offense is traditionally prime. The corner outfield slots. DH. And Brett Baty might one day be an all-star. But there's no delicate way of putting it: right now, he outright sucks. He's dreadful.

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Maybe we should switch this thread question to whether or not Pete Alonso's gonna be a Met on opening day, 2024?

Look on the bright side: With the Royals winning the first two games, they've met their goal of winning "the series". They'll surely lose tomorrow's game intentionally because the goal is to win two out of three and they won't win two out of three if they win tomorrow and sweep the series. So the Mets'll win tomorrow. Yay!

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It's a nice looking stadium too but word is the owner wants to wreck it and build a new one. If I'm remembering right, when it was new, it was my favorite stadium, at least for a while. That scoreboard in the shape of the Royals logo and the water fountains looked so cool. Of course, I hadn't been there. It was all from seeing it on TV.

Those Royals uniforms are so clean, lean and classic.

Boy, did the opinions in this thread age very badly. And in just a few days.

lol. You woulda never admitted that you found the card "amusing" if you knew where that card came from. hahhahha. I have no idea what this means. Even if true, what's the difference anyways? You admitted that the card was "amusing". That's enough. Gotcha.

=kcmets post_id=133821 time=1691005052 user_id=53] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=133819 time=1691004228 user_id=68] So what clever sub-line are you withholding? Mets v. Royals? Or, (let's get fancy) Metropolitans v. Royals? Maybe Metsies v. Royals? Stop withholding stuff, willya? Personally, I think that what you really withheld was a youtube Ramones video.

So what clever sub-line are you withholding? Mets v. Royals? Or, (let's get fancy) Metropolitans v. Royals? Maybe Metsies v. Royals? Stop withholding stuff, willya? Personally, I think that what you really withheld was a youtube Ramones video.