Edgy MD

Two starts in a row for Smiffles. Look't McNevill bumped up to the top of the lineup and Smarte way down. Buck wants to shake some action.

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My dad would have enjoyed the life out of it. He wasn't the biggest baseball fan, but he really dug riding a narrative, and this game had lots of 'em. Diaz' sliders in the ninth were unworldy. I realize he's grossly consistent, but when that slider is dancing like that it's like watching peak Lawrence Taylor or Michael Jordan. It's just unfair. It's a man playing with boys.

And that is that.

You don't swing until strike one is called, Escobar.

The hero is gonna have to be McNeil.

Every extra pitch you make the closer throw is win.

They walk the bases loaded and Nimmo swings at the first pitch?

That's 10 2/3 straight hitless by Mets pitchers.

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PARTY OF FIVE also gives us a 90s reference, which is at least 20 years younger than most back-page headline references.

I guess that explains Lori Louglin's trubbles. You give a part of your soul to Hallmark, it doesn't come back you to the same.

It's tough. Newsday objectively has the strongest, most arresting layout, but it doesn't really feature the principals, and in that sense, isn't really telling the story very strongly.

Shreve, Ottavino, and May, among others, still fresh. Look to see Smith in the lineup at DH, or first, or left, and probably Nido catching.

That's great. A reporter who sounded about 70 just said, "I'm from a newspaper in Puerto Rico, and this is my first ever time covering the Mets. Edwin, can you say something in Spanish about this game for all the fans back home?"

First ever no-no thrown with a PitchCom assist.

Buck Showalter: Somebody told me it's the first combined no-hitter in the history of the Mets. I mean, we're talking about 70+ years, right? Reporter: Sixty. Buck Showalter: Yeah, I knew that. I wanted to make sure you all were paying attention.

Taijuan Walker returns for the Mets, building on a no-hitter as they try to sink the Phils, now in third place, five games behind. Five games behind YOUR New York Mets. Phils starter Kyle Gibson has faced Colorado in both his last two starts.

God help me, I've never said this before, but I think I'm finally starting to come around on the black unis.

[bIGPURPLE]WOW!!![/bIGPURPLE]

Ubbagubba!

I was looking for heat upstairs, but the wipeout slider does it.

Brilliant slider there.

Did SNY stay with the broadcast between innings? Dang ol' mlb.tv cut to a commercial.

Bad take, Bear.