Fman99

Boy, the "Projected for Syracuse" label sure does make me a happy Mets fan.

Enjoying game 1. These teams seem pretty evenly matched and they also seem to not really like each other.

Joe Buck is an insufferable windbag. Still.

I think it'd be fun to throw a big gatorade cooler at him.

I turned it off and went to bed when the HBP made it 4-2. I couldn't watch any more. Was glad when I checked the score from bed to see the final result.

I hate the fucking Yankees and their fans and their history and their stadium and their players and their uniforms and their mascot (oh wait, they don't have one, they are humorless hateable fuckdicks) and their every other damned thing. OE: OMG and their broadcasters! Dare I forget. I hate the Cardinals too, the "Yankees of the NL," even before Yadier F. Molina showed up.

Two outs left to get. Lead down to 5-4. C'mon, you Sox.

MLB starting postseason games at 2 PM and 5 PM EST, rather than having multiple prime time games happening simultaneously, is turbo-stupid. I think this every year. Fuck your ratings and advertising money. Let these teams play when fans are home to watch.

I really hope Oakland wins. These fans on TV are insufferable.

i am curious if other teams do give away free stuff to the people coming in for anthem singing. even if none other do, though, it seems like such a simple and obvious way to spread goodwill, and at such a minimal cost, too. I don't know about anthem singing, but both the Mets and Yankees run on-field clinics for kids during the summer. Both are great events, but not surprisingly, the Yankees go the extra mile while the Mets leave a bit to be desired. Keep in mind, this event is usually meant for season ticket holders and other VIP types, so it's in the best interest of the club to keep everyone happy. We had the opportunity to go to the Mets clinic because a friend of mine worked at Citi, and we went to the Yankee one because a buddy is a season ticket holder. Mets Event: *Kids get ushered in. They are greeted by a Mets employee, given instructions. *On field clinic featured Tim Teufel, Dan Warthen, Bob Geren. Parents got to watch from the stands. *Afterwards, kids were ushered into the picnic area behind the bullpen. Kids and parents got a prepared bag lunch. Sandwiches, chips, soda/water. *Someone from CitiBank came by to say thank you. *Event ended, given a swag bag, we had to leave. *Had about 2 hours to kill before gametime, so we wandered around the Flushing Harbor. Not much there, but we found a small restaurant/bar. Had a few drinks while the kids hung out. *Made our way back in to watch batting practice, then the game. Yankee Event. *Kids get ushered in. Greeted by Yankee employee, given instructions. *On field clinic featured Goose Gossage, Mickey Rivers, Randy Velarde. Parents got to watch from the stands. *Afterwards, kids and parents were ushered into some club. Hot buffet lunch with a carving station. Offered beer and wine. *At the end of lunch, kids were brought into the press room. All the kids were given a notebook and pens and fake press passes. *Assistant GM Jean Afterman came out and gave a small speech about how press conferences work. Reporters ask questions, manager and players answer, etc. *Brian Cashman came out, pretended it was an actual press conference, and took questions from the kids. Jean Afterman hung around to moderate/educate, saying that this type of question would/wouldn't be proper, etc. *Guided tour of Monument Park *We were brought to RF, to watch batting practice before the gates opened to the general public. Because it was a private session, each kid got 2-3 souvenir balls. *Given a swag bag. Allowed to roam around the stadium, spend money where ever we saw fit until the game started. Boy, this comparison made me super sad.

Is it Yadier Fucking Molina?

HahnSolo wrote: Nimmo McNeil. No offense to Rosario, but when you have a couple of .350-plus OBP guys, you don’t bat a .295 OBP guy leadoff. I like Rosario as the #9 guy for this reason. Then you get Rosario-Nimmo-McNeil at 9-1-2.

Votto perhaps?

Christ, that is an eternity.

McArthur Stadium closed in 1997. The current park is NBT Bank Stadium though it's had a few other names since it opened, I think. It's damn exciting that they'll be putting a Mets-flavored product on the field, whatever they call the players. I am friends with the GM and he's a wildly enthusiastic and very visible presence at the ballpark. They're going to sink a bunch of money into the stadium, potentially adding an outfield concourse, but I already find it to be a great place to watch a game. We go 5-7 times per year, usually on weekends for fireworks (which they have every home Friday & Saturday). When you CPF'ers are ready to come up to the 'Cuse for baseball, you give me a holla here so I can make arrangements to join you. We'd go that often regardless of affiliation -- warm summer nights, a hot dog and a beer and rooting for the home team appeals to me no matter what. And yes, the idea of seeing Mr. Met here in Syracuse is titillating to me.

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, but I would've guessed they'd spend the second half of the game in a hospitality suite. I'm reminded of the time that Mrs. Glavine didn't hang around at a Mets game because her husband was not going to get his 300th win (I want to say this happened in Milwaukee?) I may have the details fuzzy on that.

TheOldMole wrote: Ah. I missed that moment. I had been at dinner in a restaurant, following on AtBat. I excused myself and went out to the car when that inning started, so I could catch David’s at bat, but caught nothing but static. I missed it too, my stream of the game got super choppy and locked up while he was batting. I did see the walk and the one chance he got in the field, at least.

I think they give him the opportunity to make the 2019 club as the utility 2B/SS/3B guy, if he wants it. He's an "experienced veteran player." And so on.

This whole thing was amazing. Kudos to the Mets, for once, for not fucking up a moment.

Rockin' Doc wrote: Easy chance for Wright at third and he handles it flawlessly with a nice throw across the diamond. I enjoyed that too.

Watching on a laptop in a hotel, in Bath, NY, waiting to get up at 5 AM tomorrow and run 26.2 miles. God bless the captain and LGM!

There's yet to be a sequel to an animated movie, of all the ones I've watched, that was even a tenth as good as the first one. First Shrek movie? Excellent. First Incredibles movie? Same thing. Despicable Me? Heartwarming. All the subsequent rehashes are just big companies cashing big checks. Pass, pass, pass.

Put it in the books! I think the 10th win is what gets him the Cy Young award. It shouldn't matter, but it does.

Bummer of a late inning performance here. These guys have tee times on the brain.

Knowing the Cap'n isn't going to hit in this game just sucks.