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John Smoltz is a good color announcer if you know very little about baseball.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Lindor looks like he was hit by a stolen plane The comedian in me thinks that this tasteless line was hysterical.

Buck doesn't mind sitting next to an unvaccinated Smoltz?

There was a nice moment in the pre-game ceremony when the players shook hands. I learned about it from Twitter because F*x cutaway for commercials. Does F*x hate brotherhood? Does F*x hate America?

=kcmets post_id=77202 time=1631314922 user_id=53] Would be nice to jump to a 9-sniffle lead and then not blow it. For another nice change.

=bmfc1 post_id=77231 time=1631320002 user_id=73] Bases loaded, no one out, Pete up. Dare we hope for one run?

Bases loaded, no one out, Pete up. Dare we hope for one run?

I'm thinking how we'd be handling this if McCann did what Sanchez did.

As bad as this team is they might have the 2 best sliders (if that's the right way to put it) anywhere.

Why throw strikes to the Mets?

Nice AB, Mr. 9 figures. Maybe don't try to emulate Baez in that respect.

The F*x morons can't shut the light off. Megill has to stand around. The next batter hits a triple.

Gotta stay focused. The big picture is tonight and then it will be tomorrow and then it will be the next day. There will be MFY fans in CF. There will be MFY fans watching. Met-hater Michael Kay will be calling the game for their fans. We want all of them to be miserable and sad. We can worry about our plight on Monday. LFGM!

"Everyone else is just as shitty as our guys are." This is a good scouting report. No Gerrit Cole for them but they miss Jake (of course) and Marcus. MLBN tonight (out-of-town only) but GKR, too Saturday is exclusively on F*x with an omnipresent blowhard from STL and a non-vaccinated, overrated color announcer from Michigan acting like they know anything about New York. Sunday (AT EIGHT P.M.!!!) is exclusively on ESPN with the Angels play-by-play guy, Matt V(omit), and a steroid user who was slapped to the curb, in the same way that he tried to slap a baseball in a playoff game, by J.Lo. From Amazin' Avenue: [bLOCKQUOTE]Friday, September 10: Jordan Montgomery vs. Tylor Megill, 7:10 p.m. on SNY Montgomery (2021): 135.0 IP, 131 K, 43 BB, 14 HR, 3.47 ERA, 3.57 FIP, 1.21 WHIP, 3.5 bWAR After an uneven first half, Montgomery has put together a really strong second half for the Yankees. The left-hander owns a 1.93 ERA, a 3.45 FIP, and a 1.17 WHIP in eight starts since the All Star Break, and has not allowed more than three earned runs in any outing. In six of those eight, he has given up either one or zero earned runs. In his most recent appearance, he went 4.2 innings and allowed one earned run on six hits, with two walks and five strikeouts against the Orioles on September 4. He picked up the loss back on July 3 against the Mets, giving up three earned runs on six hits, with three walks and six strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Megill (2021): 70.2 IP, 78 K, 19 BB, 14 HR, 4.20 ERA, 4.42 FIP, 1.25 WHIP, 0.8 bWAR Megill has hit a bit of a rough patch after starting his rookie season out so strongly. In his most recent outing, he did go the distance for the first time in his young career, albeit in a shortened, six inning setting. Still, a complete game is a complete game, and he did well to save the bullpen from further use after an exhausting first game of that doubleheader earlier in the afternoon. Overall, he was charged with four earned runs on seven hits, with one walk and eight strikeouts during the six frames. Once again the long ball bit him, as he surrendered two more homers, with three of the four runs coming via the home run. That now makes it 26 of 34 runs against him on the year coming from homers. Since August 1, he has a 6.37 ERA, a 5.40 FIP, and a 1.39 WHIP in 35.1 innings across seven starts. Saturday, September 11: Corey Kluber vs. Taijuna Walker, 7:40 p.m. on FOX Kluber (2021): 61.0 IP, 66 K, 28 BB, 7 HR, 3.69 ERA, 4.06 FIP, 1.28 WHIP, 1.0 bWAR Kluber will be making his third start since returning from the IL on Saturday night. The veteran right-hander missed all of June and July, and almost all of August with a subscapularis muscle strain in his right shoulder. The Yankees have lost both of those games 8-7, with Kluber allowing five earned runs on five hits over four innings in his return against the Angels, and then two earned runs on four hits over 3.2 innings against the Orioles. He threw 78 pitches in his last outing, so he should at least be able to hit 80 in this one. The highlight of the right-hander's year came back on May 19, when he tossed a no-hitter against the Rangers. Walker (2021): 138.2 IP, 129 K, 49 BB, 20 HR, 4.15 ERA, 4.32 FIP, 1.19 WHIP, 0.6 bWAR Walker just did not have it in his last start, and struggled throughout the afternoon against the Nationals. Staked to a four-run lead right in the first inning, Walker couldn't hold it, and then blew a three-run lead later in the contest. After going at least five in six straight starts, he failed to escape the fifth this time around, instead going 4.1 innings and allowing six earned runs on six hits, with three walks and six strikeouts. He has not earned a win since he faced the Yankees back on July 3. In that outing, he went 5.2 innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits, with two walks and five strikeouts. Each of his last six decisions since that point have been losses. Sunday, September 12: TBD vs. Carlos Carrasco, 8:08 p.m. on ESPN TBD The Yankees have not yet named a starting pitcher for Sunday's series finale against the Mets. This was originally meant to be Gerrit Cole's spot in the rotation, but he exited his most recent appearance with a hamstring injury. There is a chance he could be well enough to make this start, but the Yankees have not made any decisions yet. Carrasco (2021): 33.2 IP, 32 K, 6 BB, 7 HR, 5.88 ERA, 4.50 FIP, 1.28 WHIP, -0.6 bWAR Carrasco's last start wasn't pretty by any means, but his defense did him absolutely no favors. Still, he did well enough to earn his first win as a member of the Mets. The right-hander went five innings and gave up four runs (one earned) on a season-high seven hits, with one walk and four strikeouts in five innings. He lasted a season-high 92 pitches, meaning he is no longer on any sort of limit and has stretched out mostly as far as he's going to go. He also did not give up a home run, which had so badly plagued him in his most recent starts, though the Yankees should present a challenge in that department. On the downside, he did give up another first inning run, which means he has surrendered a run in the first frame in all but one of his starts. Of the 25 runs he has given up in 2021, 12 have come int he first inning. Prediction: The Mets drop two out three to the Yankees.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

Luis has it figured out: "The games that we hit well are the games we won with a little bit more of a margin".

Frayed Knot wrote: From the 4th thru 9th innings the Mets got ONE ball out of the infield-- Pete's triple. That's impossible! They have all those All-Stars and are spending multi-millions for Lindor, Baez, McCann, etc.

Stro gave it everything he could.

If Luis PH for McCann last night against a righty, why isn't he doing it tonight? His moves have no consistency or logic. Then McCann swings at ball four. What a sack of shit he is.

Frayed Knot wrote: Let's see how many runs the Marlins can score this inning without a ball leaving the infield. There's one that missed the infield.

The Hot Corner wrote: If Rojas had used McNeil to pinch hit for Davis, the Marlins would not have been able to counter and change pitchers since Bender had to face his third hitter. Makes no sense to me. Made no sense to Gary, either.

Once Pete's ball hit the fence that ended the Mets chances for scoring.

Hand had trouble throwing to two of the four bases that inning.

Edgy MD wrote: Man, Baez is a creative ballplayer. Enough to drive you crazy, but that run was all him. As was that one.

Have we discussed the hole in the fence that prevented Pete from hitting a triple rather than a ground-rule double yesterday? The damn place is indoors so why is that hole there (stop thinking what you're thinking, I'm talking about baseball here!)? Has no one ever hit a ball to that spot in the inglorious history of that ballpark or do they not care? https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-marlins/2021/09/09/632536#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=632536https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-marlins/2021/09/09/632536#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=632536 Luzardo sucks but anyone has the potential of pitching a great game against the Mets. He gave up 3 ER in 5 IP but got the win in NY on 8/2 (Pete homered). Marcus has started twice against Team Complain but the last one was in May. METS: 1. Francisco Lindor (S) SS 2. Pete Alonso ® 1B 3. Javier Baez ® 2B 4. J.D. Davis ® 3B 5. Michael Conforto (L) RF 6. Kevin Pillar ® CF 7. Dominic Smith (L) LF 8. James McCann ® C 9. Marcus Stroman ® P Marlins: 1. Miguel Rojas ® SS 2. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B 3. Bryan De La Cruz ® LF 4. Jesus Sanchez (L) RF 5. Lewin Diaz (L) 1B 6. Sandy Leon (S) C 7. Isan Diaz (L) 3B 8. Magneuris Sierra (L) CF 9. Jesus Luzardo (L) P

Lindor/Baez/Alonso/Conforto/McNeil/McCann, but how can you compete with a lineup of superstars like MIA (who didn't even have Augilar)?