According to their BB-Ref bios, tonight's NYY starting OF (Stanton in RF, Judge in CF, Gallo in LF) total 19-1/2 ft tall and weigh a combined 777 pounds. They're also currently losing to the ChiSox 2-0 thru 7
Cashen later admitted, or at least claimed after the fact, that the Mets purposely hyped West's rep in anticipation of a touted pitcher who's also a 6' 6" Lefty would make for good trade bait.
And they've even let Gonzales get back to a decent pitch count after it looked fer sure that we'd be getting into their bully early. He threw fewer pitches in innings 3 thru 6 than he did in 1 & 2
This weekend sees the rest of the NL East facing so.e challenging opponents: * Marlins hosting Milwaukee * Nats hosting Houston * Braves hosting San Diego * Phils at LAD So this is a big opportunity to throw up a 2-of-3 or a sweep and see if any of the others can match the challenge. We'll certainly be on the tougher side of the ledger on several occasions as the season progresses.
Many Met fans know Kelenic's name, but I thought Gary was way overselling the 'drama' of having him in a stadium he never played in and against a franchise where he never even reached full season A ball