Edgy MD

MVPete!

Well that was a fortunate escape.

And Canning stayed out there too long and it is suddenly 6-4. Or ... ok, that's not as good.

And Marling Starte breaks through.

This ump is doing a very squeezy job, and the Mets are going to break through with these walks happening.

José Siri, walking superstar.

Soderstrom came within the laces of Siri's glove of turning this game around.

It's got that spring training atmosphere where you can clearly hear every half-drunk crank heckler trying to get his sick burns in on the players.

Lawrence Butler looks like a player.

Ball definitely seeming to jump off the bat.

That is one quick bat Acoonie has.

Brandon Nimmo — Mets all-time leader in home runs hit in Sacramento.

No white shoes.

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No play for Mr. Taylor!

=Fman99 post_id=189412 time=1744394630 user_id=86] I feel like the Mets had a 3 game set at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, PR at some point (fewest).

What if they all Sac?

The Mets, somehow crossing off all their interleague matchups early in the season, play for the first time in their history in the Indomitable City, aka The City of Trees — the suddenly major-league city that is Sacramento. The city that launched The Cramps, Daniel Johnston, and Molly Ringwald; the city somehow simultaneously responsible for the Unholy Trinity of Stains on American Culture that is Morton Downey, Jr., Rush Limbaugh, and Lee Greenwood; the setting of Lady Bird, Step-Brothers, and Eight Is Enough; is now, against all probability, somehow playing host to a rematch of the 1973 World Series. Strange times. Griffin Canning, whose Metness you are probably still adjusting to, leads the attack, while The One and Only JP Sears defends for the A's. JP, you may recall, throws with his left hand, so look for Tyrone Taylor and Luisangel Acuña to be deployed by the visitors. Also, make some time for the sonorous tones of Ron Darling as he poetically recalls his time as an Athletic, in the whitest of home whites, with shoes so spectacularly white that they incorporate them into the logo. [FIMG=382]https://www.newsday.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3ANGFjZmI4MzYtNjk0Ny00%3ANDc3ZDhmMTktMmMyMS00%2Fmets-astros-baseball.jpeg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&w=828&q=80[/FIMG] [FIMG=318]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/JP-Sears.jpg?resize=1024,693&quality=75&strip=all[/FIMG]

The second pitcher the Mets got in the Scott Kazmir deal wasn't Rick White. It was Bartolomé Fortunato. The reason I remember this is because his name was Bartolomé Fortunato.

Transactions, 4/9/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Sent to St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment[/td90][/tr][tr][th]Position Group [/th][th] Catchers[/th][/tr][tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/682626/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr][tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Francisco Alvarez [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/venezuelan-flag-small.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr][tr][th]DoB[/th][td90][PTEXT=8]2001-11-01[/PTEXT][/td90][/tr][tr][th]B/T[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]L/L[/PTEXT][/td90][/tr][tr][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2024)[/td90][/tr][/table] Getting a rehab assignment is a good sign for Francisco Álvarez, but it is a haunting omen for those rooting to see how far we could make it into the season without any changes to our Opening Day 26-Player Roster. We haven't double-checked, but we believe it has been at least 180 years since the Mets have gone this far into the season without a transaction affecting the big-league roster. Since Francisco was already working out in St. Lucie, he did not have to go too far or take too long to report, and he debuted last night, playing five innings behind the dish, catching the 100 mph fastball of Raimon Gómez, but sadly giving up four stolen bases. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and a GiDP.

I'm glad this gets a thumbs-up from you. It would be a shame if a great name like Eephus was wasted on just another bad baseball film.

Steady Eddie Kunz.

I think the Blue Jay guy is Jackson Todd, though I don't remember him getting a chance to close for the Jays. Even if it isn't him, Imma guess Jackson Todd was a second-rounder.

Patrick Strangé.

Well, nothing was out of reach for Marlin outfielders in the ninth.