Edgy MD

Pinch-hit greatness from Jonathan! Somebody's in no hurry to vacate his roster spot for Guillorme.

September strike zone.

Mets making no defensive changes in the eighth.

Álvarez dubllin' can be more gratifying than him homerin'. The homerun power will come. I just don't want him to turn into a .215-hitting power hitter.

Senga may somehow be closer to the Cy Young than the Rookie of the Year Award, which kinda says something, though I'm not sure what.

I was walking the dog. Anything happen?

Wow, how does Ortega not score on that double rolling lazily into the corner?

Gary questioning the d'Backs holding Vogelbach. https://awfulannouncing.com/local-networks/gary-cohen-sny-diamondbacks-steal.htmlHe got some shit in the last day or two for questioning them not holding Locastro in the ninth inning of Game One.

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The word is "du-PLI-ca-tive," Gary, not "DU-pli-ca-tive.

Looks like the shadows are harder on the ump than on the hitters. That called strike three on Walker was kind of atrocious.

Hey, full booth! Ronnie's back!

Edgy MD wrote: McNeil is not only the oldest and operating without a contract beyond 2026, he also doesn't really have a clear position going forward. I doubt that's an issue. Take 2019 for an example: McNeil did not lead the team in innings at any of his defensive positions, but was still fourth on the team in plate appearances. And that was before the DH slot. That may be so. But the three young players entering the picture may have more staying power than a single Canó. As noted elsewhere, I'm kind of rooting for him to take over at third, with Batientos starting 2024 primarily at DH, but we'll see.

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As the Arizona Diamondbacks were fighting to edge ahead of the pack in the playoff hunt, manager Torey Lovullo assured his team that they were facing a second-division club from the East. Little did he know that the Mets would be pulling a fast one, using two players who spent most of their seasons in the International League. But that's who the Diamondbacks faced, and they quickly found there was little they could do with José Butto's change or Joey Lucchesi's churve. Can a fulltime Met do as well with his ghost fork? Kodai Senga seeks to answer that question tonight! [FIMG=600]https://www.northjersey.com/gcdn/presto/2023/04/08/PNJM/10dddf38-e714-4b61-8586-31e12d2cf548-20230408_jhp_cc1_0080.JPG[/FIMG]

I just didn't get this film. My wife read to me an article that was titled "Hocus Pocus is a garbage movie that doesn't deserve your nostalgia." It was delightful and it made me try to think of other films that fit that description — films that were objectively excremental but it didn't matter to a generation who saw it at exactly the right age, and have kept it ever-green and ever-profitable by continuing to return to it. I wanted to put The Goonies and The Sandlot in this category, but couldn't bring myself to do it. The folks who defend those films are folks I have too much respect for, and I'll just assume that I missed something special and important. I'm not sure I can ever be as charitable to other well loved youth-oriented garbage of the past like Dirty Dancing or St. Elmo's Fire or Mannequin — and certainly not to Hocus Pocus — but fans of The Goonies and The Sandlot? You and me are good for now. For now! Anyhow, impressive interview. The kid seems to be on a root beer rush.

Biblios. So do the Mets try to go with a six-man rotation for the rest of the way.

A's break up the no-hitter and get a couple of runs late. Houston wins 6-2.

Did Miguel Castro get a scoreboard tribute?

The Astros have a no-hitter going, and Rafael Montero is part of it. Who'd have thought that he might outlast deGrom?

Turns out that Buck is looking for revenge.

McNeil is not only the oldest and operating without a contract beyond 2026, he also doesn't really have a clear position going forward.

Bezez loaded. Big man with bat.

It's nice to see Vientos get that homer. The Mets stacked all these lefties into their lineup, but they went with him at DH when they might have otherwise gone with Vogelbach.

Three hard-hit balls that inning. Two terrific catches kep' the Mets from laying it on a bit.