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IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

41Forever Jul 12 2019 06:36 AM

Have you ever seen "Miami Connection?" It's one of those "so bad, it's good!" movies and has gained some cult status through the RiffTrax mocking. Nutshell: Group of friends go to University of Central Florida (which is not in Miami), all live together, play in a band and practice a lot of kung fu. There are bad guys with drugs and a subplot about connecting with a missing father. I'm not sure there was a script. I'm not sure these people were actually actors. Here's one of the band's songs, about how it's fun to be friends. A funny slice of 1980s music. [YOUTUBE]R43dYg_Kuc0[/YOUTUBE] Anyway, the Mets are in Miami, which is like a home game, in a stadium that has been Jeter-fied into blandness playing team that thought it was a good idea to have black letters on a black jersey. Some people like the scoreboard. Jason Vargas, 3-4, 3.77, continues his surprising stretch of not being too bad and scaring reporters. Miami is opposing with Caleb Smith, who has slightly better line, 4-4, 3.50, but with shorter, less curly hair.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 06:44 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Looks like a great John Oates vehicle.

41Forever Jul 12 2019 07:20 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Edgy MD wrote: Looks like a great John Oates vehicle. The guy's resemblance to John Oates is a running riff in the RiffTrax version!

seawolf17 Jul 12 2019 07:46 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

OKAY, KIDS. HERE WE GO. 72-0 in the second half. Let's do this.

kcmets Jul 12 2019 07:53 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

NYM (40‑50) Jason Vargas (LHP, 3-4, 3.77) MIA (33‑55) Caleb Smith (LHP, 4-4, 3.50) #lgm #ygb #ymdyf

G-Fafif Jul 12 2019 01:18 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

RF Jeff McNeil LF J.D. Davis 1B Pete Alonso C Wilson Ramos 2B Robinson Cano 3B Todd Frazier CF Michael Conforto SS Amed Rosario LHP Jason Vargas

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 06:17 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Hey, men and women, we're a few innings in here. These Marlins blue-on-black tops aren't going to last beyond the season, are they?

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2019 06:29 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

We gotta quit scoring runs ... it only causes our pitchers to give up more in the next half.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 06:56 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Rosario going off-book by making a tough play in the hole. These guys need to be reminded that they're the Marlins.

G-Fafif Jul 12 2019 06:57 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Feels like 4th place @ 5th place out there.

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2019 07:14 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

This game is really dull and not all that well played ... but at least it's slow.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 12 2019 07:15 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Boy did Derek Jeter fuck up that stadium. Those ads on the outfield walls are just wrong. I know, I know. Youse are thinking that you could say that about any old outfield walls. But Marlins Stadium's walls were different. They weren't designed for ads. Those walls were designed to present as a solid ribbon of uncluttered green going from line to line. Jeter just fucked up the architect's cohesive design vision for that stadium. I wouldnt say the same for Citi Field what with Jeff Wilpon's meddling, is a childish hodgepodge mishmash of mismatched parts.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 07:17 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Gsellman needs to try something new.

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2019 07:21 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 12 2019 07:22 PM

The Marlins have 6 hits plus a walk. Four of those hits were in a six batter span in the 3rd inning, and now the other two plus the lone walk come consecutively here in the 6th. Mets have 3 hits plus 5 walks but the only inning with multiple runners was the 3rd where they managed to wedge a BiDP in the middle so as to ensure the run total would be at the lowest possible amount. Getting out-HR'd 3-0 and out-XBH'd 4-0 isn't helping either.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 07:22 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Getting thunked by a team with 2016 lefty Mets batters Curtis Granderson and Neil Walker. I wanna see Alejandro De Aza or GtFO.

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2019 07:30 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Not participating in the HR Derby clearly messed up McNeil's whole approach.

whippoorwill Jul 12 2019 07:39 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Any score yet?

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 07:41 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Yeah, and it ain't good. Seven to two. Them. Chris Conroy has been punching Mets out on pitches above the nipples all night.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 07:41 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

And of course, Alonso goes down chasing that high cheese.

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2019 07:50 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Mazza blowing his chance at being named closer. I think he was the leading candidate after his first inning tonight.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 07:53 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Phil Regan: "Listen, I'm going to pass on something my coach, the great Satchel Paige, told me." Chris Mazza: "Are you fucking with me?"

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 07:57 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Also, my takeaway from this game is that Pete Alonso participating in the Home Run Derby has really messed up Jeff McNeil's swing.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 08:00 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Years later and Cesar Puello still lookin' artificially jacked.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 08:04 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Two-run homer by Frazier and hopefully the Mets pulling within four is more relevant than Todd raising his trade profile.

kcmets Jul 12 2019 08:06 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

John Oates, fans of his, look-alike-wannabees of Oateness are banned.

Edgy MD Jul 12 2019 08:10 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

A 400-foot out to end it. They looked so directionless, you'd think Mickey was still managing.

MFS62 Jul 13 2019 04:59 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Edgy MD wrote: Years later and Cesar Puello still lookin' artificially jacked. My one-time adoptee. Sigh. We found out too late that he was running around with the wrong crowd. Later

Fman99 Jul 13 2019 05:30 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Listened on XM in transit around town and then stomached a few later innings at home. They are fugly out there.

ashie62 Jul 13 2019 07:03 AM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

Same as it ever was

Edgy MD Jul 13 2019 02:09 PM Re: IGT -- Mets vs Marlins 7-12-19 Miami Connection

So, you'd think, after four days off, you can pitch whoever you want. Why ever would somebody pick Vargas? Why ever would somebody with his back against it pick Vargas?