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Of course. Ah, fuck. They're shaking his hand like he's done.

That strikeout of Harpo was the sweetest out of the game. Seventy-seven pitches.

deGrom is the lemonade of vinyl, isn't he? deGrom coming up with two outs and the bags empty, with likely one more inning to pitch — that's a spot where Colón would stand there with his bat on his shoulder and take three pitches.

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Well, a lot of the preparation is the responsibility of the city and state. Beyond that, I wouldn't be so quick to absolve Liberty Media.

O'Nora has his mind on the hotel.

Cover your nose, Tony Tarasco.

Hey, man, Pill kept the Phils from scoring first. Pill takes away, but he sometimes takes away from the other team.

Rusty Mets are falling behind on some not-so-hard cheese.

It isn't often you thank CBP for holding one in.

Please welcome Met [bIGPURPLE]#1,114![/bIGPURPLE] Date: April 5, 2021 Player: James McCann Nickname: “McCannon” Opponent: Philadelphia (@ Citizen's Bank Park) Born: June 13, 1990, Santa Barbera, CA Number: 33 Position: c First Pitcher Faced: Matt Moore First Plate Appearance: GO, 4-3 Line in First Game: 1-4, RBI, SO; 6 PO, A [FIMG=650]https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_736,h_485,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Frisingapple.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fimagn-images%2F2017%2F07%2F15622924-850x560.jpeg[/FIMG]

Please welcome Met [bIGPURPLE]#1,113![/bIGPURPLE] Date: April 5, 2021 Player: Francisco Lindor Nickname: “Mr. Smile” Opponent: Philadelphia (@ Citizen's Bank Park) Born: November 14, 1993, Caguas, PR Number: 12 Position: ss First Pitcher Faced: Matt Moore First Plate Appearance: K looking Line in First Game: 1-4, BB, K, 1 LoB ; PO, 2 assists, 1 DP started [FIMG=650]https://cdn.elitesportsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Francisco-Lindor-Coming-to-America-681x412.jpg[/FIMG]

Please welcome Met [bIGPURPLE]#1,112![/bIGPURPLE] Date: April 5, 2021 Player: Kevin Pillar Player: "Superman" or "Pill" Opponent: Philadelphia (@ Citizen's Bank Park) Born: January 4, 1989, West Hills, CA Number: 11 Position: cf First Pitcher Faced: Matt Moore First Plate Appearance: FO-7 Line in First Game: 1-5, 1 RS, GiDP, 5 LoB; outfield assist [FIMG=650]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0/mlb/h4ls0ylldftxnn2niryr[/FIMG]

Last time the Mets played, President Trump was not only still in office, but had a perfectly reasonable chance of being re-elected, and the US hadn't been assaulted by its own citizens yet.

Cool to see the pre-game opening montage featuring Marcus Stroman taking BP. That's the spirit!!

I died of COVID three times just watching that.

My objection to Pillar is less about competition and more about categorization or epistemology. I generally object to a new player leading off the season or a new Mets pitcher getting the start on opening day. I had nothing personal against Mike Hampton and Pedro Martinez and Johan Santana, and I was glad they were acquired by my team over the winter, but who the hell were they to start the season off as representatives of my team? I DON'T KNOW YOU! I don't know if I can TRUST you! Yes, I realize there is probably some universal law that dictates that if you have Rickey Henderson in your lineup, he's your leadoff hitter, but there's still something more aesthetically representative of the organizational continuity to me if you let a veteran of prior years answer the gun, before handing the baton off to his new buddy that may or may not soon be your buddy.

What stands out to me is the home opener in 1984, following the Mets open with an excruciating nine games on the road. Early season schedules being what they are, that adds up to 15 days total. An eternity. But the Mets, after ending their long opening day win streak with a loss to the Reds, improbably took the next six games, and even after losing the last two of that road trip, they came home 6-3, and myself and five friends took some trains and jumped some turnstiles and wondered if, maybe, Davey Johnson's Mets would be different from Joe Torre's/George Bamberger's/Frank Howard's Mets. They of course were, but not so much that day, losing 10-0 to the Expos, following a thundering fourth-inning grand slam by Gary Carter — a player that wasn't just good, but so professionally good, that we despaired for the reality that the Mets could never have such players. We stayed to the last out, of course, then collected our frozen testes and trained it home. Harbingeriffic, indeed.

I had no idea that was his full name. Man, that kind of thing can curse you for life.

Mr. Expectations wasn't that far off. Still no Smitty. [TABLE][TR][TH][/TH][TH][FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/new-york-mets-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH][TH][/TH][TH][/TH][TH][FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/philadelphia-phillies-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH][TH][/TH][/TR][TR][TH]#[/TH][TH]Player[/TH][TH]Pos.[/TH][TH]#[/TH][TH]Player[/TH][TH]Pos.[/TH][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]1[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Kevin Pillar (R)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]cf[/TD][TD]=#002D72]1[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Andrew McCutchen (R)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]lf[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]2[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Francisco Lindor (S)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]ss[/TD][TD]=#002D72]2[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Rhys Hoskins (R)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]1b[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]3[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Michael Conforto (L)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]rf[/TD][TD]=#002D72]3[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Bryce Harper (L)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]rf[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]4[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Pete Alonso (R)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]1b[/TD][TD]=#002D72]4[/TD][TD]=#E81828]J.T. Realmuto (R)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]c[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]5[/TD][TD]=#002D72]J.D. Davis (R)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]3b[/TD][TD]=#002D72]5[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Alex Bohm (R)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]3b[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]6[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Jeff McNeil (L)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]2B[/TD][TD]=#002D72]6[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Didi Gregorious (L)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]ss[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]7[/TD][TD]=#002D72]James McCann (R)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]c[/TD][TD]=#002D72]7[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Jean Segura (R)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]2b[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]8[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Brandon Nimmo (L)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]lf[/TD][TD]=#002D72]8[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Adam Haseley (L)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]cf[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]=#FF5910]9[/TD][TD]=#002D72]Jacob deGrom (L)[/TD][TD]=#FF5910]rhsp[/TD][TD]=#002D72]9[/TD][TD]=#E81828]Matt Moore (L)[/TD][TD]=#002D72]lhsp[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

in addition to becoming the first starting pitcher since 1903 to bat second, Shohei Ohtani topped 100 mph and hit a 451-foot homer in the same game. That's almost as good as Kingman.

Current reports suggest a big influence on this was https://theplayersalliance.com/The Players Alliance, a group of current and former players — most, but not all African-America — organized to advance justice and equity in baseball and society. Alliance President Curtis Granderson spoke with Commissioner Manfred on behalf of the organization. Most reports suggest a meaningfully sized players' revolt was imminent, including managers and coaches, such as Dave Roberts, managing the defending champs, and scheduled to be the home manager in the game.

That's true. For all we know, he meant Pete Smith and Timo Perez!

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Kwickest kwiz ever?