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  1. Frayed Knot
    Edgy MD wrote: The early defensive substitution of Taylor for McNeil makes sense at most levels, but it also cost the team their last infielder with four innings (at the time) to play. Luis Torrens: 'Put me in coach, I'm ready to play'
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    That one carried a lot further than I thought it would.
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    Seems like there's been a lot of hitting tonight (both sides) but only 4 of the 9 runs have been driven in by hits. Cards scored on a GO, an E, and a 1B Mets scored twice on GOs, once on an E, then on Pete's 2R HR and Alvarez's 1B The game has had a little of everything except for smooth play.
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    'Get your nose out of your scorebook', Gary
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    Keith misses a terrific opportunity to dust off his 'No play for Mr. Gray' line as Sonny is pulled from the game. oe: cross posted with above
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    Well, so far this is a typical NYM game in 2025 - Lindor gets on to start the 1st ... but isn't driven in That's the 16th time (in 32 games) he's been on base to lead off the 1st, but he's only scored 5 runs and 3 of them came from driving himself in with a HR - they load the bases with no outs ... and no subsequent batter gets the ball out of the infield [GO, GO, BB, BB, K] We were fortunate that neither of the subsequent grounders were turned into DPs. Both could have been but weren't.
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    The opening of this weekend's series sees: - the BoSox sending Walker Buehler to the IL - the Angels sending Mike Trout to the IL (bone bruise, knee) - the Yanx sending Chazz Jisholm to the IL (oblique) In the NL East: - Nats are in Cincy (rain delay before they start) - Marlins hosting the SACletics - Phillies hosting the Snakes - Braves hosting the Dodgers Players of the Month of April: Judge & Alonso Pitchers: Yamamoto & Max Fried Rookies: Acuna & Boston's 22 y/o 2B Kristian Campbell
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    Mets are pitching Holmes but will be wearing their road grays. Cards will send Gray to pitch but will do so at home.
  9. Frayed Knot
    Definitely been better the last day or two ... and especially so today.
  10. Frayed Knot
    Aaron Judge in April (Mar plus April if you want to get technical about it) BA = .427, 71 points above 2nd place guy, his teammate Paul Goldschmidt (who hit .245 last season) OBA = .521, 47 points ahead of the guy in 2nd place (some guy named Alonso) SLG = .761; 94 points ahead of that same Alonso guy OPS: 1282; Pete = 1132, or a full 150 points back Also tops in both leagues in Hits (50 - leads by 8), Total Bases (89 / 80), T-1st in both HRs, 10 with Eugenio Suarez and Seattle's Cal Raleigh (aka: 'The Big Dumper') and RBI, 32 w/Teoscar Hernandez 2nd in Runs Scored to Ohtani (32 to 29)
  11. Frayed Knot
    Mets put 26 baserunners on over the two losses in this series and scored a combined five runs. Those runs came via: Solo HR, Solo HR, Bases-loaded GO/(Foul Ball?), Solo HR, Solo HR
  12. Frayed Knot
    =roger_that post_id=191400 time=1746115983 user_id=128] This massive shuttling between NYC and Syracuse is what I was advocating to reduce the size of the pitching staff. Keep sending relievers back and forth with instructions not to use them too freely when they're in Syracuse.
  13. Frayed Knot
    Unlike last night, they apparently have no intention of making this 9th inning even slightly interesting.
  14. Frayed Knot
    And now the DBack 2nd baseman supplies a Tawa of Powa. That gives us permission to score a run in the bottom of the inning. Not two, just one.
  15. Frayed Knot
    Vientos fights back from an 0-2 count ... then swings at shit on a full count. Nimmo manages to run it to 3-2 also ... then stares at down the middle.
  16. Frayed Knot
    Ahh, the long-anticipated Ginkel/Winker match-up.
  17. Frayed Knot
    And now, following a walk and double/near-HR, Genesis makes an exodus.
  18. Frayed Knot
    And Kodai exits after four in favor of call-up Genesis Cabrera
  19. Frayed Knot
    And about 60% more in the 4th. He was dinged for a run and then BARELY survived a catastrophe. The Mets, in the meantime, have a hit. Just one, a ground single from Pete.
  20. Frayed Knot
    Not saying that I'd trade it if given a choice. But the result was a run in AND the winning run moved into scoring position vs Winker still up and still with one out but also down two runs and with a 1-2 count. The bottom line is that it's not like the call 'cost us the game' as it wouldn't have guaranteed them anything, especially given the rest of the ABs in that inning. It's nice to think that Winky would have gotten the ball out of the infield but if he did he would have been the first in the inning to do so aside from Taylor. The other good result from the foul/not-foul call is that none of the runners assumed foul ball (as Gary did) and wound up non-running themselves into a game-ending DP. THAT was my immediate thought once it was apparent that no foul call was made, that somebody screwed up and was standing in the middle of the baseline somewhere wondering why someone in a DBacks uni was chasing him.
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    Whether that ball hit Winker's foot or not (probably did, but hardly definitive) a review wasn't going to change the call. And the non-call still got a run in and moved the other two runners up which was more than any other AB did that inning, so calling it a 'do-over' was no guarantee of a better result. So blame the umps, blame the relief pitching (Stanek was more unlucky than bad) or even the choice of relief pitchers. But the Mets got 7 hits (three for XB) plus 9 walks and were somehow able to turn that into a whopping 3 runs. They went 0-for-10 w/RiSP including 0-for-5 w/bases loaded (three of those w/< 2 outs) but were able to score only via two solo HRs plus an infield dribbler. They had the leadoff batter on in five different innings but scored just one of them, and he had to drive himself in (Taylor solo HR). They put three of the first four batters on in the 1st and failed to score, then had the first four batters reach in the 9th and scored on just the HR.
  22. Frayed Knot
    Five ABs (plus an IW) with the bases loaded: two in the 1st inning, three more in the 9th inning Not a single batter got the ball out of the infield. None even came close. K - GO - K - GO - IW - GO But at least they got two solo HRs
  23. Frayed Knot
    OK, here's the plan: hope for a walk followed by a balk. It's our only chance.
  24. Frayed Knot
    The good news: Two on and no one out The bad news: Two on and no one out
  25. Frayed Knot
    =Cowtipper post_id=191308 time=1746057674 user_id=166] TBD is doing a great job on the mound so far.
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