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IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

bmfc1 Jun 12 2022 05:06 AM

It's Tony Night! And it's Taijuan night as he faces Patrick Sandoval on ESPN SNB. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-angels/2022/06/12/663397#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=663397 Trout has 3 career HR's off Walker but he likely has that many off most pitchers.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 05:26 AM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

A 5-5 west coast swing will sit much better in the gut than a 4-6 one, especially as the rest of the NL East seems determined to go undefeated during the month of June.

Lefty Specialist Jun 12 2022 06:02 AM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Starting to werry a bit. Was kind of hoping they could stitch things together until at least Scherzer got back. But Bassitt, Carrasco and Walker are not exactly meeting the moment.

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 06:17 AM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Ugh, the ESPN broadcast team

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 06:39 AM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Lefty Specialist wrote: Starting to werry a bit. Was kind of hoping they could stitch things together until at least Scherzer got back. But Bassitt, Carrasco and Walker are not exactly meeting the moment. Billy shoulda made that Luis Castillo Trade. Cough

kcmets Jun 12 2022 03:12 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

https://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png> NIMMO CF MARTE RF LINODR SS ALONSO 1B CANHA LF ESCOBAR 3B DAVIS DH McNEIL 2B NIDO C

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 03:42 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Mets running into a lot of lefties on this West Coast swing. It's good to have Alonso and Marte back to help face them, but I don't really think of them as back back quite yet. I haven't personally felt Marte's quad, but I would've expected him to come back in the DH slot, initially. Also notable — playing with a DH allows a team to continue to stack up pitchers. That makes games longer and everything, but it also leads to more hitters playing every day, and that's pretty hard considering the Mets are banged up at several slots. I guess these are werries. Anyhow, I'm calling for a long Nido homer today.

bmfc1 Jun 12 2022 03:59 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

No Ohtani in the LAA lineup. ESPN must be going nuts.

ashie62 Jun 12 2022 04:15 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

No land of the Rising Sun dude. Anyone with a warm fuzzy feeling for Tijuan?

G-Fafif Jun 12 2022 04:42 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Edgy MD wrote: Mets running into a lot of lefties on this West Coast swing. It's good to have Alonso and Marte back to help face them, but I don't really think of them as back back quite yet. I haven't personally felt Marte's quad, but I would've expected him to come back in the DH slot, initially. Wayne relayed Buck's thinking last night that Marte is better off staying loose in the outfield than potentially going cold between DH ABs. “Also,” I added in my head, “the DH is a candy-ass position.”

TransMonk Jun 12 2022 05:08 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I hat ESPN.

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 05:10 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Edgy MD wrote: Mets running into a lot of lefties on this West Coast swing. It's good to have Alonso and Marte back to help face them, but I don't really think of them as back back quite yet. I haven't personally felt Marte's quad, but I would've expected him to come back in the DH slot, initially. Wayne relayed Buck's thinking last night that Marte is better off staying loose in the outfield than potentially going cold between DH ABs. “Also,” I added in my head, “the DH is a candy-ass position.” Seriously. I just mentally punched David Ortiz in the side of the head when I read this (then I mentally ran all the way down the block).

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 05:24 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Less than ideal beginning for Tai here

kcmets Jun 12 2022 05:25 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I'm watching on ESPN Deportes. Better knowing half what they're saying than a hundred-percent not caring what they're saying on the mother station.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 05:25 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Big DP there

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 05:33 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Fortunate to get out of that with only one allowed.

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 05:54 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

This is the first game I've been able to tune into this weekend and I was surprised to learn that the Angels have a Sasquatch batting leadoff.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 05:54 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Welcome back, Marte.

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 06:05 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Take that Squatch!

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 06:06 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Down goes the wookie.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 06:11 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Just as Juan Lagares was (and maybe still is) a guy whose infield skills made him a better outfielder, McNeil is a guy whose outfield skills have made him a better infielder.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 06:14 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Davis' homerun bat is a real useful tool to come up with.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 06:16 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

McNeil hitting against lefties is also a nice thing to find in the back of the closet.

DocTee Jun 12 2022 06:18 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Boy, Mike Trout is um, kinda insipid.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 06:23 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Edgy MD wrote: Davis' homerun bat is a real useful tool to come up with. I like his bat, and very nice to see a bounce back from him

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 06:24 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I went to a Mike Trout interview and a baseball game broke out.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 06:27 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Hey, Kurt Suzuki is still in the league!

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 06:28 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

=DocTee post_id=95775 time=1655079487 user_id=85] Boy, Mike Trout is um, kinda insipid.

Extremely jocky

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 06:30 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

CBS radio booth: "It's totally not what he's about, but having him wired for sound is what's good for baseball."

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 06:31 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

The upside is that the more Mike Trout talks, the less we hear from ESPN announcers.

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 06:33 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

He's a future ESPN broadcaster. Because he's dull as all get out.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 06:36 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

ESPN's production ideas involve a series of interviews occasionally interrupted by a baseball game.

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 06:38 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

The maximum number of times that fantasy football should be discussed in a baseball broadcast is 0. The maximum has already been greatly exceeded.

kcmets Jun 12 2022 06:48 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Added bonus: no Mike Trout on ESPN Deportes.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 06:54 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

=kcmets post_id=95785 time=1655081319 user_id=53] Added bonus: no Mike Trout on ESPN Deportes.

I realized that they wouldn't be carrying the interview and so flipped over for most of the duration.

I mean, do they think I bought a big screen TV so the game I'm watching can be shrunk back down to the size of the 19-inch I owned sometime during Reagan's first term?

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 07:07 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

[BIGPURPLE]10K4⧓1![/BIGPURPLE]

kcmets Jun 12 2022 07:09 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Taijuan, keepin' on Keepin' on

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 07:16 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Ugh, bad baserunning. But also Loup's pickoff "move" just looks like a balk to me.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 07:25 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

One fer two on reckless base running moves this inning.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 07:36 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

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Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 07:37 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

You-Go Lugo!

Lefty Specialist Jun 12 2022 07:47 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Took until the 8th inning for the obligatory Jeter reference.

bmfc1 Jun 12 2022 07:54 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Lugo in a 2d inning makes me nervous.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 07:55 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

So 5 out save for Diaz, coming on with a runner on and Trout due up. Uh.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 07:55 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

That was an ill-timed walk.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 07:56 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Walking a dude before Trout is a cardinal sin. If a St. Louis player does it, it's a Cardinal sin.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 07:57 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I didn't know an Elvis movie was coming out

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 07:58 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Well, that's pretty much what you buy your ticket for right there.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 07:59 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I'll have the Roasted Trout with Mango Salsa

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 07:59 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Friggin love Diaz. These guys looking foolish up there so far.

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 07:59 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

If only they would interview Trout about that Diaz strikeout.

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 08:04 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

There are a boatload of Mets fans in Anaheim.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 08:06 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I'd start the 9th with Diaz, but wouldn't be shy about having either Dr Smith and/or Ottavino warming if necessary.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 08:06 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

That's also what you buy your ticket for. 102. Wow.

kcmets Jun 12 2022 08:07 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Good Diaz is fun!

Lefty Specialist Jun 12 2022 08:07 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Not crazy about Diaz in a second inning. Had to work hard there.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 08:09 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Like, a 6 run inning would be a pretty good thing here

kcmets Jun 12 2022 08:09 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Oh, and LET'S GO METS!! #lgm #ygb #ymdyf

bmfc1 Jun 12 2022 08:10 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Willets Point wrote: If only they would interview Trout about that Diaz strikeout. Maybe there's a taped interview they can show.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 08:11 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Kablammmo

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 08:11 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Yeah Pete !

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 08:12 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Alonsoboom Insurance Co.

bmfc1 Jun 12 2022 08:12 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Pete blasts one and ESPN shows Diaz drinking water. Unless he was doing a Danny Thomas-like spit-take, just show Pete.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 08:13 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Alonso smash.

kcmets Jun 12 2022 08:13 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

[BIGPURPLE]AlonsoBOOM![/BIGPURPLE]

Fman99 Jun 12 2022 08:14 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

I'm really glad that Pete didn't break his hand the other night. Seems to be worth mentioning.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 08:15 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

No need to mention how big that extra run is ... but I guess I just did.

Lefty Specialist Jun 12 2022 08:16 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Nice crush job by Pete. Now shut 'em down, Edwin.

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 08:17 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Frayed Knot wrote: No need to mention how big that extra run is ... but I guess I just did. Sumbuddy in the CBS booth called it "simply an enormous pad." I'm not quite going to go there.

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 08:19 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Edwin gets a 1st out K on a nasty 2-4 pitch.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 08:20 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

b. 0. o.. k. S

Lefty Specialist Jun 12 2022 08:21 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Well, alrighty then!

Frayed Knot Jun 12 2022 08:21 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

No 2nd inning blues tonight.

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 08:21 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Dayum Diaz!!!!

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 08:21 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Keeping the MVP on the bench is a really sweet gift from Phil Nevin.

kcmets Jun 12 2022 08:22 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

[BIGPURPLE]Edwin![/BIGPURPLE] I'm so happy I could pee!

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 12 2022 08:25 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

5-5 trip to the west coast while we played at least some of our worst games of the year and had our roster compromised like never before. Next Up: Tuesday Night Mets 🌙

Willets Point Jun 12 2022 08:28 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Edgy MD wrote: Keeping the MVP on the bench is a really sweet gift from Phil Nevin. Phil Nevin had Aaron Judge on the bench? I mean the ESPN booth clearly noted that Judge is the MVP the 3,500 times they mentioned him.

G-Fafif Jun 12 2022 08:31 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

“Winning the game was really important for the Mets tonight.” “That's true, because every game you win is also a game you don't lose.” “The Yankees have won so many games, and the Mets have won many, too.”

Edgy MD Jun 12 2022 08:34 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

That's just disgraceful.

G-Fafif Jun 12 2022 08:50 PM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

Saturday night's blowout may have been a lost cause, yet those last four runs in the ninth to make it cosmetically better — 11-6 rather than 11-2 — gave me heart heading into tonight. Usually I'd shrug off losing by a little less than a whole lot, as it was still a loss by plenty, but it felt like a reminder that this team doesn't give up and was gonna be back in its usual form. Also, four of the five losses on this trip were simply lousy games (offset by some very fine wins), not games that got away or came oh so close. Given that they happened on the West Coast and from the vantage point of a still substantial lead, it feels as if there was no bullet and no dodging. Five and Five and ready to rev it up again.

Ceetar Jun 13 2022 09:16 AM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

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Benjamin Grimm Jun 13 2022 09:54 AM Re: IGT Sun. June 12 NYM @ LAA: Tony's and Taijuan

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