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IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

MFS62 May 06 2021 03:26 PM

Los Mets pisan en las serpientes*. Zac Galen 1-1 3.48 David Peterson 1-3 4.81 Vamos los Mets Later *= stomp on the snakes

bmfc1 May 07 2021 07:48 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Zac Gallen is tough but so is Peterson. Let's hope that any momentum from Lindor and McCann's decent Thursday helps them tonight.

Fman99 May 07 2021 09:21 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Home game, 7:10 PM EST first pitch, for those wondering

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 04:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

McNeil Lindor Conforto Alonso Smith Pillar Villar Mccann Peterson ** Who are these guys Locastro CF Kelly C Walker 1B Escobar 2B Asdrubal Cabrera! 3B Smith RF Ahmed SS Rojas LF Gallen P

Fman99 May 07 2021 05:52 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Suckalicous

ashie62 May 07 2021 06:05 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Ughh.

kcmets May 07 2021 06:12 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

It's gonna be one of those nights when it takes an hour to get through two innings.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 06:23 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Numbers in the 60s will never feel natural, but I'm gonna have to take some time to get used to Gselly in 44.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 06:38 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

=kcmets post_id=63441 time=1620432722 user_id=53] It's gonna be one of those nights when it takes an hour to get through two innings.

Just shy of 90 minutes for the first 3 frames

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 06:42 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

So whatta ya figure that burger goes for in the stadium? $15 ... $20?

Edgy MD May 07 2021 06:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Gselly-44 isn't helping that pace by wasting his breaking ballz the way he is. And he becomes a Walker walker as I type that.

kcmets May 07 2021 06:49 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

$16.50 sez the googlegods lol

ashie62 May 07 2021 06:59 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I'd be happy to be the guy Steve Cohen asks to call Luis Rojas.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Time to hunt some Tommy.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

=ashie62 post_id=63447 time=1620435566 user_id=90] I'd be happy to be the guy Steve Cohen asks to call Luis Rojas.

Here's hoping that isn't Steve Cohen's decision.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:06 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Locastro is stupid-fast, isn't he?

LWFS May 07 2021 07:24 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Hunter through a second scoreless, but not without some volume on the outs.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:38 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Cut down that salad and Gallen looks like Daniel Stern in Little Big League. https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/stern.jpg?w=612&h=377&crop=1>

kcmets May 07 2021 07:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

=ashie62 post_id=63447 time=1620435566 user_id=90] I'd be happy to be the guy Steve Cohen asks to call Luis Rojas.

FanDuel has this at bet 1,459,000 to win a penny.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:50 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I thought that one was out.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:52 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Fight in the tunnel?

kcmets May 07 2021 07:54 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Dugout tunnel drama? No deets available as yet.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 07:55 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

If we keep insisting on getting these leadoff hitters on then we'll never frigging score

Edgy MD May 07 2021 07:58 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Fuck and yes!

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Welcome to the 2021 season Frankie

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

That was an all-Puerto Rican homerun. Shades of Carlos-y-Carlos.

Fman99 May 07 2021 08:01 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

As monumental as Colon's dinger five years ago today!

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:03 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Wow, that was fantastic. I don't wanna be a smarty pants but I was thinking, you'll have to trust me, during the game that his hands were still-er than they had been. There was a video recently of him moving his hands back and front, a superfluous move that he didn't make last year, but tonight they stayed in front. Maybe I'm wrong. If they win, we'll hear plenty.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:10 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Edgy MD wrote: Locastro is stupid-fast, isn't he? I guess we're going to see just how fast now.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:10 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

And that was ... fast.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:12 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

7 innings / 3 hours

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:16 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Twitter speculates that it was between Lindor and McNeil concerning the play the previous inning where they didn't communicate well and AZ got a cheap single.

LWFS May 07 2021 08:18 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

i wouldn't imagine it was that, in and of itself. Castro managed that inning pretty nicely, considering how poorly it started.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:19 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Yeah, nice comeback by Castro. McNeil looked upset and Lindy looked ... not smiley. As miscommunications go, that wasn't so bad, but it's two player in the midst of brutal seasons, so who knows? They were able to agree to let Lindy catch the popup this inning, although McNeil didn't seem to be in a hurry to give ground.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:28 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Am I wrong, or has Keef seemed to have checked out of this game?

kcmets May 07 2021 08:30 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

He's talking now. Maybe he had to take a dump.

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:32 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 07 2021 08:45 PM

FAKE TWEET!

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:34 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

=kcmets post_id=63474 time=1620441036 user_id=53] He's talking now. Maybe he had to take a dump.

I was thinking he was puking up some Polar Burger.

LWFS May 07 2021 08:35 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

FANFARE FOR A CLOSER

Fman99 May 07 2021 08:36 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Christ, Diaz in the non-save 9th. Well at least we don't have the made up 2nd base runner rule in place for him.

LWFS May 07 2021 08:37 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

BANG BANG YOU DEAD, ASSDRUBBIN'

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:37 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Man, that hit probably would have gotten Locastro to third. Cabrera getting nailed at second is a heck of a turn of fortune.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:39 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Chance for Lindburgh to do it again in the ninth.

LWFS May 07 2021 08:39 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

What was that weird gloveslap business at the end of the play there, though? Everybody trying to fight Lindor tonight?

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:40 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

McNeil and Lindor to lead off bottom 9 gives the Mets a fighting chance. see what i did there?

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:41 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

What a throw! Let's win this now!

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 08:42 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

A punch up in the tunnel?!? I shouldn't a fallen asleep.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Soria doesn't have anything left, does he?

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 08:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

He should have hit that over the fence instead

LWFS May 07 2021 08:44 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Bunting Against Guys You Kill (Historically) is for Losers (Certainly)

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:44 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Ugh. Don't be so selfless, Francisco.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:44 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Wouldn't have liked that move even if it worked. Shades of Carlos Beltran.

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:45 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I posted a fake tweet before. Sorry.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 08:47 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Thirty-second suspension for bmfc1. We're in fake runner time.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:48 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

And we now go to Sunday beer keg softball rules

kcmets May 07 2021 08:49 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Man on second, nobody out. Grandpa is spinning in the grave.

LWFS May 07 2021 08:51 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Loup makes Rojas soup

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:51 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Kwickie Kwiz: What do (ARZ PH'er) Josh VanMeter and HoF'er Bob Feller have in common?

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 08:56 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 07 2021 08:57 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Kwickie Kwiz: What do (ARZ PH'er) Josh VanMeter and HoF'er Bob Feller have in common? A: Feller was from the town of Van Meter, Iowa I'll take Obscurity for $600 Alex

LWFS May 07 2021 08:56 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Stefan Crichton to pitch the 10th with a polar bear behind him.

bmfc1 May 07 2021 08:57 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 07 2021 08:57 PM

Don't bunt.

kcmets May 07 2021 08:57 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Man on second, no one out. Let's win this menagerie they've done to our game. #lgm #ygb #ymdyf

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 08:58 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Swing the bat

LWFS May 07 2021 08:58 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

This one is for both the ballgame AND your -Illar of the Game title, right here.

Fman99 May 07 2021 08:59 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Strong work there by Loup.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 09:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

We need to put a serious Andromeda Strain on this Chriton guy here

Edgy MD May 07 2021 09:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Trying to fight the urge to pinch-run for Pete here.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 09:00 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I'm into mazeika

Fman99 May 07 2021 09:01 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

So this will be Beard-o's chance to shine?

Edgy MD May 07 2021 09:02 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

First 76 in Mets history here.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 09:03 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

ZEKE!!

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 09:03 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Boy he's white

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 09:04 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

A Mighty Blow!!!

bmfc1 May 07 2021 09:04 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Mazeika Magic!

kcmets May 07 2021 09:04 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Disrobing happening as we speak.

LWFS May 07 2021 09:05 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

In my mind, he's an honorary -illar.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 09:05 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Lindor got his smile back.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 09:06 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

By the way, I DEMAND post-game interviews after walkoffs, Gelbs.

bmfc1 May 07 2021 09:06 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Now Mazeika can check on the vinyl record store he owns in Brooklyn (kidding).

G-Fafif May 07 2021 09:06 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

What a great, goofy win. Now everybody line up in the tunnel and clobber McNeil.

LWFS May 07 2021 09:07 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

So... will this go down as the Tunnel Game?

Fman99 May 07 2021 09:09 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

=kcmets post_id=63514 time=1620443076 user_id=53] Disrobing happening as we speak.

Frayed Knot May 07 2021 09:11 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 07 2021 09:15 PM

=LWFS post_id=63520 time=1620443226 user_id=84] So... will this go down as the Tunnel Game?

We'll have to ask board member Chris Christie

bmfc1 May 07 2021 09:13 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

FK: Very nice.

bmfc1 May 07 2021 09:17 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/DeeshaThosar/status/1390867907261997068[/TWEET]

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 09:22 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

What the f is going on

LWFS May 07 2021 09:24 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

This is really, really, REALLY weird.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 09:26 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Many of us outatownas don't get no SNY, so if any clues come up, fill us in, wouldya? Good God, don't make me follow Twitter.

metsmarathon May 07 2021 09:27 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Wow. What a way to mets this up...!

LWFS May 07 2021 09:29 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

The SNY postgame brought us Lindor as the first Met to face the press. First question: What happened in the tunnel? Lindor says, it was my first time seeing a rat in the stadium. "Jeff said that it was a raccoon. We were going back and forth debating." The reporters asked, like, five follow-ups, all at least partially about the tunnel dust-up. The answer remained the same. Let's just say that we've found one thing Lindor doesn't do very well.

LWFS May 07 2021 09:31 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Stroman is echoing/repeating the rat/raccoon story on Twitter now.

LWFS May 07 2021 09:34 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Cut to studio: Apple seems mildly bemused, Zeile is PISSED

LWFS May 07 2021 09:37 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Mazeika now: "Honestly, I didn't even know who was on third, I was so nervous and locked-in." (Also, was asked about the tunnel, and doubled down on rat/raccoon.)

LWFS May 07 2021 09:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Really, the only people who seem that pissed about this are the legacy media guys.

Ceetar May 07 2021 09:43 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

=Fman99 post_id=63521 time=1620443375 user_id=86] =kcmets post_id=63514 time=1620443076 user_id=53] Disrobing happening as we speak.

don't worry i wasn't recording.

Ceetar May 07 2021 09:45 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/STR0/status/1390872865403199495[/TWEET]

dinosaur jesus May 07 2021 09:48 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Is it possible the story is kind of true, in that Lindor was trying to diffuse the tension by being funny and McNeil wasn't having it?

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 09:49 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Luis is butchering this too.

LWFS May 07 2021 09:50 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Luis Rojas is not a very whimsical dude, apparently: agnostic on the rat/raccoon question, but "this was a team win."

LWFS May 07 2021 09:51 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Luis is butchering this too. He'd be better off going off on the press for focusing on this, honestly, than he is with the stammering stoic thing.

Ceetar May 07 2021 09:56 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Rojas was GREAT in that press conference. Fuck the vultures, "This is family, let's talk about the game. Talks up the guys constantly." that's the right way. Good job by him.

G-Fafif May 07 2021 09:57 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Bobby Bo added he was only calling the press box to check on Jay Horwitz's cold. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/27/sports/baseball-hold-the-phone-mets-try-to-explain.html

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2021 10:03 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Rojas was GREAT in that press conference. Fuck the vultures, "This is family, let's talk about the game. Talks up the guys constantly." that's the right way. Good job by him. Jesus Christ. He disrespected you too, only you don't realize it

Ceetar May 07 2021 10:05 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

nope, I Love it. keep it in house, none of my business. Certainly not after the 15th time the vultures asked. Oh, but waaah, we can't go in the clubhouse (WELL ASK ABOUT VACCINATION) What a lame cover story ( THEN STFU AND ASK ABOUT THE GAME) Rojas even dropped a lure "hey, we don't know who's starting tomorrow yet!" and they ignored him. flat out ignored him. how disrespectful. Why should he bother coming out to talk to them if they're not going to even listen? It's absolute trash. If he'd said "I'm not talking about that" they would've berated him for not talking, so he tried to talk about the game, and was just brutally disregarded. no respect for any of those assholes.

Edgy MD May 07 2021 10:07 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

We need HVAC Guy to log on. I don't think a guy who is calling grossly underpaid human beings doing their job to serve us information we ask for but don't pay for "vultures" should be calling anybody "disrespectful."

LWFS May 07 2021 10:08 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

"Absolute trash" is... um... a pretty strong take. Also, if you stipulate that an in-game conversation/altercation between teammates is "none of our business," then how on earth is VACCINATION in-bounds?

LWFS May 07 2021 10:20 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

FWiW, I agree that it's a goof. A stupid goof, but a goof nonetheless. McNeil just kinda did the same thing as Lindor, only with more "it's in-house, fuck you, that's all I have to say" nuance. This could become a problem, though-- a stupid, stupid one-- if the press holds a grudge.

batmagadanleadoff May 07 2021 10:47 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

If he'd said "I'm not talking about that" they would've berated him for not talking, so he tried to talk about the game, and was just brutally disregarded. no respect for any of those assholes. Since when does Rojas get to decide unilaterally what's news and what isn't? And nobody else is allowed to be interested in the tunnel fight because you're not interested in it?

LWFS May 07 2021 11:31 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

To be fair... there was not one question asked about Lindor bunting in the ninth, or any other in-game decision-making.

stevejrogers May 08 2021 04:53 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Edgy MD wrote: Lindor got his smile back. Well, at least it didn't take him roughly six years, drying out and becoming a Born Again Christian to do it the way one guy who rather publicly lost his smile back in 1997 did.

Fman99 May 08 2021 05:04 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I hate made up non-stories and player run around garbage. This rat/raccoon chatter is just as inane to me as some Donnie blah blah blah baloney. Just play baseball and win games.

Lefty Specialist May 08 2021 06:01 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Yeah, this better not become a thing. Lindor lied through his teeth in the post-game. Everyone else pretty much backed him up to varying degrees. Let's just move on and play baseball. Let McNeil hit a home run and let Lindor be the first to give him a celebratory pat on the ass when he arrives home.

bmfc1 May 08 2021 06:30 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I'd like to see this slide, as long as it doesn't linger, but I'm seeing some reporters say "Lindor insulted our intelligence" so I don't think that they are going to let this go.

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Ceetar May 08 2021 07:29 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

"Absolute trash" is... um... a pretty strong take. Also, if you stipulate that an in-game conversation/altercation between teammates is "none of our business," then how on earth is VACCINATION in-bounds? because it's a public health crisis? because it's DIRECTLY correlated to how soon the media could return to the clubhouse? Because there are literal avenues for talking about it, via baseball, because of the 85%, the loosened restrictions, etc. The media asks 'how does the hamstring feel?" all the time, but they can't ask "any effects from that second dose?" If he'd said "I'm not talking about that" they would've berated him for not talking, so he tried to talk about the game, and was just brutally disregarded. no respect for any of those assholes. Since when does Rojas get to decide unilaterally what's news and what isn't? And nobody else is allowed to be interested in the tunnel fight because you're not interested in it? These are human beings. Obviously you're allowed to ask, but it was made VERY clear they didn't want to talk about it. They all answered the question, and then were barraged by the same question like the media were trying to one up each other "You couldn't get an answer you liked? watch me, I AM THE BEST i will get the answer! I will preface it with 'not to belabor the point!'" They're human beings, in the work place, allowed to keep some things private. That they went about it in a ridiculously silly way is their right. I have no desire to turn every baseball player into a boring clone that only answers with bland canned nonsense like "we got a little heated, but we resolved it, it's in the past" in a monotone and then move on to answering stupid questions about if his slump is over now or 'signature moments'. Again, they are human beings entitled to their privacy once they've stated what they want to state about the incident. They have to put on a baseball game for me, they don't have to reveal every personal interaction for public consumption. And the media did not ask about the game. They didn't even bother asking about tomorrow's starter, actual real information that fans want to know about the whole damn entertainment product. I'm sure Rojas has some more thoughts about that, after the usage of the bullpen last night, but berating him about Lindor's creative cover story was more important to them. So as to Edgy's point about 'doing their job to serve us information', a big ole F on that one.

Edgy MD May 08 2021 08:56 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Gosh, you're grading me? I mean, my post was at least a D- and you know it. You don't speak for "the fans." Of course interview subjects have every right to decline to answer questions. That doesn't make people who ask them "vultures," or the attempt to find out the answer "garbage." Reporting is a job. If I've said something that is factually incorrect, as you certainly have, please tell me. I really want a better grade next time.

RealityChuck May 08 2021 09:07 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

The SNY postgame brought us Lindor as the first Met to face the press. First question: What happened in the tunnel? Lindor says, it was my first time seeing a rat in the stadium. "Jeff said that it was a raccoon. We were going back and forth debating." The reporters asked, like, five follow-ups, all at least partially about the tunnel dust-up. The answer remained the same. Let's just say that we've found one thing Lindor doesn't do very well. Or extremely well.

LWFS May 08 2021 11:47 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

I feel like this would be much less of a story, frankly, if Lindor were more comfortable being a bit of a dick. If he'd said what he said (obviously, an agreed-upon BS story) then gruffly said, like McNeil did, "That's all I have to say about it... to YOU guys," it would have raised eyebrows, but not stupid-hurt-feelings-hackles, among the press corps.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 08 2021 11:58 AM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

These are human beings. Obviously you're allowed to ask, but it was made VERY clear they didn't want to talk about it. "Allowed." It's their fucking job to ask. They all answered the question, and then were barraged by the same question like the media were trying to one up each other "You couldn't get an answer you liked? watch me, I AM THE BEST i will get the answer! I will preface it with 'not to belabor the point!'" You make it seem as though lying is answering a question. And doubling down on stupid lies is somehow more noble than giving them the opportunity to be accountable. If Lindor didn't want to be "barraged" he should have thought twice about spewing bullshit. And there are are lot reasons to ask, two of the best players on the team just had a fistfight in the middle of a game.

kcmets May 08 2021 12:15 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

If I saw a rat and some squirrel tried to tell me it was a raccoon I'd get pretty steamed too. Saying 'Rats Ridculous!' in Scooby-Doo voice is fun. Try it!!

batmagadanleadoff May 08 2021 12:26 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: And there are are lot reasons to ask, two of the best players on the team just had a fistfight in the middle of a game. Even that's an understatement. They're all-stars. Fucking all-stars. It's the best middle infield in baseball. And Lindor's on a Hall of Fame trajectory.

Benjamin Grimm May 08 2021 12:27 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: And there are are lot reasons to ask, two of the best players on the team just had a fistfight in the middle of a game. Was there really a fistfight???

batmagadanleadoff May 08 2021 12:29 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: And there are are lot reasons to ask, two of the best players on the team just had a fistfight in the middle of a game. Was there really a fistfight??? Probably.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 08 2021 12:35 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: And there are are lot reasons to ask, two of the best players on the team just had a fistfight in the middle of a game. Was there really a fistfight??? How dare you ask

Marshmallowmilkshake May 08 2021 12:39 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Two intense players had a disagreement that got a little heated. No one got hurt. BFD. I'm ready to move on.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 08 2021 12:41 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

How do you know

Marshmallowmilkshake May 08 2021 12:47 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: How do you know I suppose the rat/raccoon thing could be true. I don't know.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 08 2021 12:59 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

How do you know no one was hurt? How do you know it was a "little disagreement that got heated?" That this all had to do with some on-field communication issues is entirely our imagination at this point, thanks in part to the irresponsible way the club handled themselves. For all we know Lindor banged McNeil's wife and he only just found out.

G-Fafif May 08 2021 01:04 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: For all we know Lindor banged McNeil's wife and he only just found out. You know who'd do that? A rat.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 08 2021 01:05 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Exactly. I hear that Scott is going to address the media before the game today. We should ask Ceetar what they'll be "allowed" to ask

kcmets May 08 2021 01:29 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Maybe Lindor was afraid to come out and say McNeil makes fun of his hairdo and it finally boiled over and it came to blows.

G-Fafif May 08 2021 01:48 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

[tweet]https://twitter.com/anthonydicomo/status/1391117382844878848[/tweet]

Ceetar May 08 2021 02:48 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Respect, the media should try it Edgy the grade was for the media's fact finding mission.

Edgy MD May 08 2021 02:52 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

The media is not a monolith. The media includes your post.

G-Fafif May 08 2021 02:53 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Zack speaks. The second half is the perfect answer, had it been delivered last night. [tweet]https://twitter.com/anthonydicomo/status/1391132373018988545[/tweet]

G-Fafif May 08 2021 02:55 PM Re: IGT el Siete del Mayo 5/7/21

Your correspondent's several cents.