Frayed Knot

Now that Lindor is out of the game, McNeil just caught what might have been his first pop-up of the season out behind: 2B, 3B, LF and CF all defer to Francisco.

Edgy MD wrote: ... but if I had to vote, I would put Pete Crow-Armstrong ahead of 'em both. He's going to have to nudge his OBA significantly above the .313 mark before he gets much consideration from me. 13 walks (and 1 HBP) in 271 PA so far.

=ashie62 post_id=194894 time=1749414380 user_id=90] I haven't seen the media mention Alonso as an MVP option even once That's just wrong

13 starts this year for JdG, 76.1 total innings in 12 of those games he went 5 innings or longer (7 is longest) 11 times where he allowed two runs or fewer (3 RA once, 4 once) 7 times with one run (3) or none (4) allowed 74 K / 17 BB One thing I miss, from back when they were both in the NL East, is the deGrom/Freddie matchups. It was so enjoyable to watch in large part because they both got an obvious kick out of them. Nothing appeared to be said during their head-to-heads but there was a lot of non-verbal communications going on -- nods, winks, smiles, etc -- particularly after an AB ended, where it wasn't tough to read what each was thinking. FF 'OK, you got me, but I dare you to throw me that pitch in my next AB' JdG: yeah, I know, I got away with one there, I'm lucky you didn't mash it' that sort of thing. I recently thought about this and made a note to look up when TEX & LAD meet ... and I found out their one and only meeting happened in mid-April [FF went 0-3: K, GO, FO] and who knows if they'll even face each other in 2026. Really only a 60% chance in a three game series and it's only that high if neither one of these mid-30s players is injured.

=Centerfield post_id=194856 time=1749357295 user_id=65] =Centerfield post_id=194556 time=1749125409 user_id=65] =Centerfield post_id=192164 time=1746843606 user_id=65] Mets win! Phillies lose! Braves lose!

Edgy MD wrote: In this inning, Mendoza has substituted for two guys with homeruns tonight. Mauricio is still in.

Lindor got a dugout-long high-five line for hitting into a ground out which moved the runner from 2nd to 3rd. Think that's not a sign of respect?

Edgy MD wrote: ... Winnipeg indy rock band The Weakerthans. Their early stuff was OK before they went all commercial.

Red Sox 10 - Yanx 7 (2:57) to even the series at 1-1 And, Surprise!!!, this was the FOX game today AND will be the SNB game tomorrow night.

Holmes has given up some hits tonight but most, if not all, have been seeing eye jobs. And now an at'em ball, the opposite of a seeing-eye, creates a GiDP!!

So what's the team record for most uncontested stolen bases in one game with a broken toe?

I saw Mauricio in an A-ball game four, maybe five, years ago making him about 19 or 20 y/o at the time. He was really skinny. He's not so skinny anymore ... and I mean 'not skinny' in a good way.

Corbin Burnes, meet Thomas Edward John. See you again in mid/late 2026 perhaps? Burnes, the former CY winner for Milwaukee (2021), was Arizona's big off-season FA signing which lasted 11 starts before being shut down following their game six days ago. His deal is for five years/$210,000,000 but it also contains an opt-out following the '26 season just as he'll be turning 32 y/o. Whether that option will be advantageous for the player or for the team remains to be seen.

mlb.com lists the time of game at 1:59 The Yanx and Boston meanwhile are at 2:30 as I type and still in the 7th inning - although that game is 8-5 Boston, not 2-1. At least it's not pre-rule changes otherwise be 3:30 in the 7th.

Nice start to NL East action on the day when the Phils and Braves each take a big 'L' within about 45 seconds of each other. - Phils lose 2-1 in Pittsburgh ... and it wasn't even a Paul Skenes start (Andrew Haney) - Braves led 2-1 in SF with two outs in the 9th, or at least they did until Matt Chapman ended things with a 2R walk-off HR The Braves have had a lot of losses recently and three killer losses in the last three days. The graph above is from the debacle on Thursday. They then lost in the 10th on Friday and now a 'defeat from the jaws of victory' walk-off today.

Well that was kinda, sorta fun.

We haven't been out-slid either. And Pete's usually the worst slider in the western hemisphere.

I'm not so sure I want to PH for Taylor and play the 9th (and maybe beyond) without him in CF

We've been out-hit and out-pitched in this game. Fortunately we haven't been out-coached.

Frayed Knot wrote: Mets have six hits, all of them softies. But on the seventh hit there was redemption.

Mets have six hits, all of them softies.

Pirates walk-off the Phils in bottom 9 on three soft hits and a Sac Fly

Just what we needed with a late start, being on the short end of a 1-0 game which is on pace for >3:00

Rox batters have been taking better ABs than NYM batters since the very first inning.

There were a lot of pitches that half inning considering that not a single ball was put in play.