Edgy MD

So ... Smith to open the eighth? It'll be the bottom of the order for the Dodgers.

That's about the fourth catch with the back to the wall that the Mets have made in left and right tonight. I want to stick with Ottavino to open the eighth, but I'm not sure I like what I've seen from him so far.

Hard not to feel like we're living on borrowed time with Freeman. His swing still looks great, but they've had him guessing wrong so far.

Francisco got his smile back. No, I don't think he'll be abandoning lefthanded hitting.

Spiking a couple of pitches too. Not sure why he was hung out that long, but it's over now.

Still in there.

Man, Garrett was gassed. He shouldna been in there.

Thanks for swinging at trash, Max.

Wendle putting on the wrong kind o' clinic.

Garrett getting trusted in a real spot here.

Transactions, 4/19/2024 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Cleared Waivers and Outrighted to Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][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/664079/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Tyler Jay [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1994-04-19[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]L/L[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2024)[/td90] The redundancy of relief that the Mets built up has given them the chance to call up a guy that they don't necessarily love early in the season, because those are the guys most likely to clear waivers when they turn around and demote them. Guys that they are hotter for will have wait for a more permanent opportunity. But Jay got it done while he was on the job.

Throw strikes with a lead, Manaea. I don't care who's up.

Yeah, Yamamoto finally found that his splitter could do what his fastball and curve could not. Still not as nice a pitch as Senga's ghost fork.

The Mets may chase this guy early.

DJ Stewart telling JD Martinez to take all the time he needs, maybe see some old friends.

I enjoy two-out RBI doink singles by Alonso more than his homers.

That's one way to diagnose him. Now we need to get eight innings out of Narváez, or it'll be Zack Short's turn to show what he's got.

Always a pleasure to see Mary Hart and Burt Sugarman, and an even bigger pleasure to take a 2-0 lead over their favorite team.

I don't think of him as "The Mets Rally Pimp" so much as "The Mets Rally Mark Boland."

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Frayed Knot wrote: Joe Niekro had a son, Lance, who played (though not as a pitcher) but no progeny from Phil. Phil had three sons, so there's still hope. I mean, I imagine they're all in their fifties, but hope is hope.

I dunno about Barry. I kind of cycle through Larkin, Zito, and Bonnell on my way to Bonds. Lyons, too, for some stupid reason.

I totally object to that and any and all MTV reality/lifestyle programming.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=152606 time=1713554448 user_id=68] On second thought, nicknames should be banned. It's kinda like cheating. Barry.

Dice-K.