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Probably a manager. Number one overall was UCLA shortstop taken by the White Sox. Coolest (or, at least, stripperiest) name so far is Louisville outfielder Zion Rose taken #6 overall by the Royals, though MLB.com had him ranked sixth. Only one pitcher taken in the top ten — UC Santa Barbara righthander Jackson Flora (and if you get down to Mississippi, you have to get a look at the Jackson Flora), taken #4 by The Giants.

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill

I haven't seen it in a while, but I remember it fondly. I learned how to trap a cross with my butt from this film. On my list of great soccer films and great 80s coming-of-age films, but again, it's been a while. While the US may never catch up to the UK in men's football, we were way ahead of them in the women's game. I had second cousins from the UK who wet their pants back in 1980 at the idea that we even let girl's play, let alone encouraged it. So I imagine a UK boy in 1980 losing his spot on the team to a girl was comedy gold to British audiences. Stands out also among 1980's films about girls invading boy's teams — Blue Skies Again, Hockey Night, Quarterback Princess, among others. HBO, kept from showing R-Rated fare before 8:00 PM, showed a lot of girls-on-boys-teams films.

Baty is trying to rip at the tag.

Abreu adds something of a tag. Ewing making his second appearance at second, but still looking for a chance.

Bidness shuttered on three flies.

Mets in bidness.

Antony Seigler, fill-in infielder.

Nah, the Mets lineup is beautiful. Though I'm currently entertaining the notion that Bo Bichette is out of the lineup because the Mets are working a deal for him.

Tough night for Soto to leave his bat back on the bus.

Mets returning to their strandy ways on offense.

A guy gets called out at second, it's overturned, and he's ultimately safe. He then is called safe at home on the subsequent hit, it's overturned, and he's ultimately out. That's probably not the first dueling overturns, but it's sure weird.

One run back counts. And, amazingly, a rally that Zach Short had a part of. Now lock it down.

Brett Baty, 10 in a row.

Mets radio broadcast featuring commercials for some device designed to launch ballistic chemical irritant rounds at bears.

Unearned runs to open the game. Also goofy caroms involved.

The late-reported Sox lineup is posted above. They sure seem to have a handful of obscure guys performing above their weight grade in a small sample size. That middle of the lineup — spots five through seven — looks like the guys you want to be facing in a tough spot.

Like the old days at Shea with 8:00 PM starts on Friday nights.

Four o'clock is when you should be well into your warmups and posting a lineup for a night game. The Mets, meanwhile, are attempting to achieve their first game all season without the deployment of Bo Bichette. BOSTON Sharting Pitcher Sonny Sat Down in the Kitchen Gray RHP 10-1, 2.61 ERA, 82 SO Lineup Anthony Seigler (S) 2B (.283 / .377 / .433 // .810 in 70 PA) Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF (.283 / .330 / .438 // .767 in 353 PA) Wilyer Abreu (L) RF (.260 / .330 / .421 // .751 in 387 PA) Romy Gonzalez (R) 1B (.310 / .375 / .517 // .892 in 32 PA) Masataka Yoshida (L) DH (.259 / .335 / .353 // .688 in 191 PA) Caleb Durbin (R) 3B (.225 / .288 / .396 // .684 in 304 PA) Jarren Duran (L) LF (.198 / .262 / .360 // .622 in 363 PA) Connor Wong (R) C (.295 / .385 / .400 // .785 in 125 PA) Tsung-Che Cheng (L) SS (.273 / .320 / .318 // .638 in 25 PA) METS Sharting Pitcher Nolan McLean RHP 6-5, 3.73 ERA, 118 SO Lineup A.J. Ewing (L) CF Juan Soto (L) LF Francisco Lindor (S) SS Carson Benge (L) RF Jorge Polanco (S) DH Jared Young (L) 1B Francisco Alvarez (R) C Brett Baty (L) 3B Zack Short (R) 2B Zack Short?!?!

Even if the Giants pull it out tonight against the Roxette, the Mets retain sole possession of 13th place. SOLE POSSESSION OF 13TH PLACE!!!

I was wondering who was going to get his gig — Mauricio, Melendez, or Morabito — but I guess the smart money isn't on any of the M-guys, but on Luis Robert coming back whether he's ready or not. That would leave Wagaman and Ewing to serve as reserve infielders.

Ugh. Not that he had much of a role left, but nothing good there.

But pitch counts should inform these decisions, not dictate them. The science that suggests that a pitcher loses x amount of effectiveness after y pitches, or y innings, or y times through the batting order is all over the place.

It was an interesting spot he was in, with the tying run up and the Royal bench filled with lefties. He pulls Manaea for a righty and the Royals pinch-hit right away. He might be criticized for not having A.J. Minter ready as an option at the moment, to stick with the lefty but get a fresher arm. But maybe Manaea was the best matchup.

NICE! A Tyrone and a Taijeron!