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IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

bmfc1 Jun 04 2021 04:49 PM

Another 10:10 PM start. The good news is that after tomorrow's 10:10 PM start we only have to deal with 5 more of these (August). Dom Smith gets the night off against a lefty. I guess Villar is still being "evaluated". METS: 1. Kevin Pillar (R) LF 2. Francisco Lindor (S) SS 3. James McCann (R) C 4. Pete Alonso (R) 1B 5. Brandon Drury (R) 3B 6. Billy McKinney (L) RF 7. Jose Peraza (R) 2B 8. Mason Williams (L) CF 9. Joey Lucchesi (L) P PADRES: 1. Tommy Pham (R) LF 2. Manny Machado (R) 3B 3. Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B 4. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) SS 5. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B 6. Wil Myers (R) RF 7. Jurickson Profar (S) CF 8. Webster Rivas (R) C 9. Blake Snell (L) P Weather: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/weather.php Game Notes: https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/sn9inugcns1qwnrismjy.pdf

Lefty Specialist Jun 04 2021 05:25 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I'll catch the recap in the morning. No sense losing Z's watching Lucchesi sleep with the fishes.

Fman99 Jun 04 2021 08:22 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

It's a Friday so I can gut out a few more innings tonight and tomorrow at least, knowing I have naps on the horizon tomorrow & Sunday.

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2021 08:45 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

A six pitch 3rd inning for Louis Casey after throwing about six each to the seven batters he faced in innings 1 & 2

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 08:50 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Lucchesi's swing isn't half bad. It's got decent form if you put aside that he's swinging a foot below the fastball and two beats late.

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2021 08:52 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

The Darling/Moyer story just related sent me to BB-Ref to look a few things up. Moyer's final season was 17 years after Ronnie's last (2012 vs 1995). Moyer is two years younger.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 08:58 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I just looked up Ronnie's minor league career. According to the bb-r, his first minor league stop was Tulsa, not Shreveport.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 09:01 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Tulsa is just a big memory hole, man.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 09:10 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

It'd be nice if Villar was available, or there were than four guys available on the bench, because Snell is looking like really tough matchup for lefties.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 09:18 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I loved that tag out.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 09:19 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Yeah. Terrific defensive move by Lucheezy.

Gwreck Jun 04 2021 09:19 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Aside from the fake throw, textbook rundown. Well done.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 09:22 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Edgy MD wrote: It'd be nice if Villar was available, or there were than four guys available on the bench, because Snell is looking like really tough matchup for lefties. We have, what, two lefties? We should be okay. Should. I know Snell's an ex-CY, and that his stuff is very good, but Christ, he's only gone 6 innings once this year-- against the damn Rockies-- and we're giving him ten pitch innings.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 09:28 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

There goes the PERFECTO.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 09:28 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

A Mets baserunning guy!

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2021 09:29 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

WE HAVE A BASERUNNER!! WE HAVE A BASERUNNER!!

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 09:31 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Snell as always, throwing a no-chinner

LWFS Jun 04 2021 09:34 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Yeah, he's tricky to hit, but if your team can foul off, like, one pitch per at-bat, you're pretty much guaranteed to walk, and walk lots. And he's a very different pitcher from the stretch.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 09:42 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Joey Lucchesi's leash: [FIMG=400]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51hg6m53rJL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg[/FIMG]

LWFS Jun 04 2021 09:45 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Barnes, no less, after two innings yesterday.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 09:50 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

We could use some Nimmo on-basing in this game.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 09:51 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Um, Villar?

Fman99 Jun 04 2021 09:52 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

A Villar sighting. Encouraging. They need his bat in this lineup

Gwreck Jun 04 2021 09:53 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I know it's traditionally “not done” given the zero hits so far, but a bunt against the shift to get on base in a 1 run game is not simply permissible, it's arguably an imperative.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 09:55 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Yes, yes, and yes to the bunt.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 09:56 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I know I was all get base runners, get base runners... but would you have given Villar the hit sign on 3-0, considering it's a 1-run game?

Fman99 Jun 04 2021 09:58 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Get a hit you fuckers ! I'm sleepy and partially intoxicated.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:00 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Strike zone's been a bit floaty tonight, has it not?

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:04 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I've been rooting for Drew Smith to stick with this team for several years. Now that he seemingly has, I keep forgetting he's there.

Fman99 Jun 04 2021 10:05 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

This is my last gasp. Have a six mile run on tap for tomorrow and I'm fading. Hopefully the Mets can knock out a hit/run before I eat a fudge bar and zonk out.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:05 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

=LWFS post_id=66826 time=1622865406 user_id=84] I know I was all get base runners, get base runners... but would you have given Villar the hit sign on 3-0, considering it's a 1-run game?

I'm generally with Ralph Kiner on laying off the 3-0 pitch.



The only reason I'd consider giving V the hit sign is because his legs are hobbled, so there's an argument to play for the bomb.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:07 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Lindor!

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 10:09 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

McCann 😬

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:10 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Give us the lead, Pete!

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:11 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Old rookie Rivas is impressing me.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:15 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I'm sweating this one out.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 10:15 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

What a battle here

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 10:16 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Dammit

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:16 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Edgy MD wrote: I've been rooting for Drew Smith to stick with this team for several years. Now that he seemingly has, I keep forgetting he's there. Same. It's like a happy little surprise every time he comes in. Like, "Oh YEAH!"

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:17 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

=LWFS post_id=66828 time=1622865618 user_id=84] Strike zone's been a bit floaty tonight, has it not?

Yes, yes it has

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:17 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Sonuvabitch.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:19 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Well, Snell is sure showing Kevin Cash a thing or two.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 10:19 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Edgy MD wrote: I've been rooting for Drew Smith to stick with this team for several years. Now that he seemingly has, I keep forgetting he's there. Same. It's like a happy little surprise every time he comes in. Like, "Oh YEAH!" I like that he brought some salad up top this year. Hard to stand out when you're a little guy with a boring name and a regular guy supercut

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:26 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

With Thor on Endless Rehab and Jake long-since sheep-shorn, someone's got to pick up the slack, there.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:26 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Sweet DP!

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:26 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I've been rooting for Drew Smith to stick with this team for several years. Now that he seemingly has, I keep forgetting he's there. Same. It's like a happy little surprise every time he comes in. Like, "Oh YEAH!" I like that he brought some salad up top this year. Hard to stand out when you're a little guy with a boring name and a regular guy supercut Bringing some Stromannish glove, too!

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:27 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

It's been a long time since I've seen the Mets turn a bunt into a 1-4-5 double-play.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:27 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Same. It's like a happy little surprise every time he comes in. Like, "Oh YEAH!" I like that he brought some salad up top this year. Hard to stand out when you're a little guy with a boring name and a regular guy supercut Bringing some Stromannish glove, too! Yeah, he's totally ready for some high school track and field championships GLORY with that shag.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 10:27 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

There you go Smitty. All he really needs now is a better uni number. 33 or maybe 19, something like that.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:28 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Tecupita, give me an out... https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oxvCNsTN5ao/WbgPhorzWgI/AAAAAAACz5A/fN9FlB8SNfMO4ljHtTiPMKJxaIfNj1T3wCLcBGAs/s1600/agnetha-faltskog-6.jpg>

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:30 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

That should have been called a strike, Floaty McFloatface.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:32 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Tucupita tells me the truth Stroll confessing your own flai-ling Lu-u-ckily for you, the ump forgives your bailing

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:34 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Familia is overthrowing.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:37 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I feel a sickness in the pit of my stomach.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:38 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Ah, Hell, Smith could have done this.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:38 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

COME ON, FLOATY!!

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:40 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Nothing borderline coming our way this inning, it seems

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:42 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Kind of feels like we're down 100-0.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:45 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

We can send three lefties up in the first four batters against this guy.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:46 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Payback call?

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:47 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Floating in both directions for what it's worth.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:47 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

This umpire. Gifted two balls, by my count. Man. We'll take it, but... man.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 10:50 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I like the Dom matchup against this reliever. But he could PH for the pitcher next. Why do they keep subbing out the good defensive CF/speed dude in the late innings... without HAVING to?

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 10:54 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Blargh!

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 10:56 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

What this game needs is some hot Dale Thayer action.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 11:00 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Is it me, or is every other pitcher this week BUT Stroman doing the Stroman mid-windup stork pause thing? Anyway, it works for May.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 11:01 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Time for a Big Ass Rally! https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/animal-jam-clans-1/images/1/1f/Donkey-With-Big-Smiling-Funny-Face-ImageFaceReveal.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170129221113>

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 11:02 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Let's Go Big Asses

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 11:06 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

That's twice that Pillar has whiffed on a pitch in the dirt and hasn't run. Not a good look after all the pro's-pro spooging over him.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 11:07 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

How it started: Lindor isn't hitting. How it's going: Only Lindor is hitting.

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 11:09 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

McCann has a point.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2021 11:10 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Get your money's worth McCannie. You too, Louie.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 11:13 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

This umpire sucks.

LWFS Jun 04 2021 11:13 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

#RobotUmps

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 04 2021 11:17 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Fuk

Willets Point Jun 04 2021 11:17 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Drat!

Frayed Knot Jun 05 2021 05:14 AM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Thoughts on the delayed viewing of the game (watched the first 6 live, the final 3 this morning). -- RO-BO-UMP! RO-BO-UMP! -- We get a (E7) gift with no outs then fail to manage even a fair ball [K, Foul-Out, K], They bunt into a rally-killing DP but then our hurlers don't even force three consecutive guys to make 2-out contact in order to score an insurance run -- RO-BO-UMP! RO-BO-UMP! -- I wonder if SDP reliever Pierce Johnson's nickname at any point growing up was 14-17, or maybe 14-36? -- Did I mention Robo-Ump? It's not that the umping screwed us one-sidedly or was the reason for the loss, but it would have been a more enjoyable game without all the ????s and !!!!!s, and &@#%'s -- I conflate Tommy Pham with Kolten Wong -- stocky guys with one-syllable Asian names who came up with the Cardinals just one year apart -- to the point where I kept expecting Gary to bring up the time when Pham got himself picked off as a rookie for the final out with Pujols at bat in a one-run playoff game ... until I remembered that that was Wong -- 2-0, 8-1/2 inning game with a total of 9 hits = 3:02

Fman99 Jun 05 2021 05:25 AM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I went to bed when they failed to plate Lindor in the 7th. That shit angered me.

Edgy MD Jun 05 2021 07:16 AM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Familia's form seemed all kinds of awful. He was finishing all closed up with his back partially turned to the batter. Even when he's going well, his confidence seems utterly absent, and I wonder how he ever got 50 saves. I also wonder why he's given up the splitter.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2021 10:10 AM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

http://potg.ultimatemets.com/images/schaefer54.jpg> Cast your vote!

bmfc1 Jun 05 2021 12:28 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

I'm only going on "what I read in the papers" as I didn't see most of the game but I don't understand how the call that lead to McCann and Luis' ejections wasn't one of the top 3 worst calls of the game. [BLOCKQUOTE]Another source of frustration was the strike zone of Quinn Wolcott. The strike zone is supposed to be rectangle, but Wolcott's was more akin to a tracing of an amoeba, one spastically shooting out pseudopods below the zone and across its inside boundaries, then mysteriously withdrawing them from those boundaries. Jason Fry, http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/06/05/good-company/ [/BLOCKQUOTE] [TWEET]https://twitter.com/UmpScorecards/status/1401210950229938176[/TWEET]

Frayed Knot Jun 05 2021 12:38 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

'Strike 3' to McCann was a ball but reasonably close. By itself it wasn't all that bad. But I'm sure his frustration was more from a cumulative effect -- one of the guys Drew Smith walked to set up the Pads' 2nd run the previous half inning was struck out x2 but the Mets got neither the called strike nor the half swing both of which c/should have K'd him -- and then Rojas getting run was just a reaction to the McCann heave-ho. Rojas even seemed to point to the 3B ump at one point as if to say 'and he sucks too', iow, Luis wasn't out there to merely defend JMcC but to argue the call(s) also which is an automatic ejection and indeed he was gone from almost the second he opened his mouth.

Frayed Knot Jun 05 2021 03:32 PM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Frayed Knot wrote: ... I kept expecting Gary to bring up the timee when Pham got himself picked off as a rookie for the final out with Pujols at bat in a one-run playoff game ... until I remembered that that was Wong Checking on the details: it was a WS game [2013 vs Boston] and it was with Beltran at the plate, not Pujols.

Edgy MD Jun 06 2021 05:49 AM Re: IGT 6/4/2021 NYM @ SD: Lucchesi's Revenge, by Mario Puzo

Great, now you're conflating Beltran and Pujols. If you live long enough, all Cardinals become one big Cardinal. All Red Sox become one massive Sock. All Rangers merge into one collassal Power Ranger.