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IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

bmfc1 Jul 15 2022 09:46 AM

It's a 2:20 start for Game 1 of 2 and I WILL PUNCH IN THE FACE THE FIRST PERSON WHO SAYS "as Ernie Banks said...." because we know it. Everyone knows it. Ernie was great but it's such a cliche. Gary, you're better than that. Don't do it during the opening of the broadcast. While you're enjoying the game, I will be at Dulles International Airport picking up family that is returning from Italy. During the ride back, I will have to feign interest in the trip while the game is on the radio. Perhaps they can limit their comments to the commercial breaks.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 15 2022 09:48 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

lol. I guess you have to punch yourself in the face then.

bmfc1 Jul 15 2022 10:48 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

I made sure that I didn't say it!

bmfc1 Jul 15 2022 10:55 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

In Game 1, Taijuan Walker faces Marcus Stroman (and please don't call him "old friend"). Stroman is making his second start since coming off the IL. On July 9, he started and went 4 innings, 0 ER, against the LAD. For the year, he is 2-5 with a 4.91 ERA. Walker is 7-2, with a 2.63 ERA. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-cub ... ame=661115

Lefty Specialist Jul 15 2022 10:56 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Over/under on Gary mentioning those three words: 30 seconds. He absolutely, positively will be unable to resist.

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2022 11:01 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

But i bet Ernie never said, 'Let's play two with a lengthy rest in between so as to double charge our customers'

kcmets Jul 15 2022 11:04 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Not a fan of the untraditional double-dip. "So nice, let's play two. But take a break for some dinner." doesn't flow.

bmfc1 Jul 15 2022 11:25 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

If the MLB Players' had a detail-oriented union it would try to stop split doubleheaders if only to show affinity w/the fans (and to prevent players from sitting around for 3 hours in a cramped, outdated, clubhouse) but no one cares what the fans think. The Mets have split doubleheaders scheduled on August 6 and 20.

Gwreck Jul 15 2022 11:37 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Why do we assume fans dislike split doubleheaders? If I had tickets to Friday's game and now the Cubs told me, “sorry, your tickets aren't valid anymore, and also good luck getting something else for the doubleheader because we rescheduled this as a split doubleheader onto an already-mostly-sold-out Saturday game”…I'd be pretty pissed. In fact, I might say that rescheduling games with high ticket sales as split doubleheaders is the fan-friendly thing to do.

Gwreck Jul 15 2022 11:40 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Frayed Knot wrote: But i bet Ernie never said, 'Let's play two with a lengthy rest in between so as to double charge our customers' This doesn't strike me as a valid point. No one's being double-charged.

roger_that Jul 15 2022 12:40 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

They don't charge separate admissions? How do they keep everyone in the ballpark for three hours?

Ceetar Jul 15 2022 01:01 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

didn't someone suggest they should charge less for 7 inning games? well, does that mean charging double for non-split doubleheaders?

Gwreck Jul 15 2022 01:08 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

No. Single-admission doubleheaders are almost never scheduled in advance; they most commonly occur as a result of rainouts. I suppose that unsold seats for a game that suddenly becomes a doubleheader could then be sold for a premium, but it's not as if people who already have tickets are suddenly going to be asked to pay more. By contrast, the problem with 7-inning doubleheaders was that customers had already paid for a 9 inning game, but if that game was rescheduled as a single-admission doubleheader, then were then being robbed of 22% of what they had already paid for. With the reversion to normal rules, a game rescheduled as a separate-admission doubleheader just preserves the status quo.

Fman99 Jul 15 2022 03:49 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Let's Charge Them For Two

bmfc1 Jul 15 2022 04:31 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

I wonder if we'll see Chris Bassitt out of the bullpen this weekend. He last pitched on Wednesday and won't pitch until next weekend.

kcmets Jul 15 2022 04:34 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

The seven-inning doubleheader is still a thing? Will any of this bullshit ever revert back to normal. I'm quite sick of it all.

roger_that Jul 15 2022 05:05 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

=kcmets post_id=99909 time=1657924499 user_id=53] The seven-inning doubleheader is still a thing? Will any of this bullshit ever revert back to normal. I'm quite sick of it all.

Puke your guts up sick. Total BS.



Of course for teams with lousy or shallow bullpens, it's a blessing from On High.

G-Fafif Jul 15 2022 06:37 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

At Wrigley and Fenway or wherever tickets are at a genuine premium, I can appreciate the utility of separate-admission affairs for the reason Gwreck spelled out. But I can't cotton to referring to “Game 1” and “Game 2”. That's for a traditional doubleheader, which is preferable in all other less grubbing instances. Saturday will have “the Day game” and “the Night game” in my book. Subtle difference, but a person has to take a stand.

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2022 06:40 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

=kcmets post_id=99909 time=1657924499 user_id=53] The seven-inning doubleheader is still a thing?

No, it's not.

GWreck was merely pointing out how the D/N DH is not the same bad deal for fans that the 2x7-inning DH was.

kcmets Jul 15 2022 07:15 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Phew, thank you. I nearly had a stroke a) for not being sure/knowing and/or b) it was still a thing. Kill the ghost runners in 2023.

Gwreck Jul 16 2022 05:18 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

=bmfc1 post_id=99908 time=1657924295 user_id=73] I wonder if we'll see Chris Bassitt out of the bullpen this weekend. He last pitched on Wednesday and won't pitch until next weekend.

Or maybe even later. I could see setting up the rotation for the first series back against SD as Scherzer, Walker, deGrom.

bmfc1 Jul 16 2022 06:39 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

=Gwreck post_id=99944 time=1657970319 user_id=56] =bmfc1 post_id=99908 time=1657924295 user_id=73] I wonder if we'll see Chris Bassitt out of the bullpen this weekend. He last pitched on Wednesday and won't pitch until next weekend.

Or maybe even later. I could see setting up the rotation for the first series back against SD as Scherzer, Walker, deGrom.
Yes. With two days off the week after the break, it will be interesting to see how Buck and Jeremy set up the rotation.

Edgy MD Jul 16 2022 07:04 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

My guess is that they'll use the days off to hold deGrom out one more turn, and keep him from having to make his return against a top team. Not ideal to me, but betting on teams being conservative with their pitching assets is a hard way to get broke.

kcmets Jul 16 2022 11:06 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Zeik catching the first game, no Marte.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 12:33 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Awful strike zone so far

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2022 12:36 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Awful strike zone so far I was gonna say, hope Taijuan gets the same sized zone. Actually, since he's twice the size of Stroman, he should get twice the zone.

Methead Jul 16 2022 12:40 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

If the broadcast team mentioned this I missed it, but this would have to be the largest differential in opposing starting pitcher uniform numbers ever. File that away for future trivia contests.

kcmets Jul 16 2022 01:00 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

That's a fun tidbit!

kcmets Jul 16 2022 01:06 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Stroman approaching 40 pitches with no outs in the third.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 01:07 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Oh, I should noted. Instead I'm thinking to myself, "Did Stroman always work this slowly?"

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 01:13 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

We have no runs.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 01:16 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

This probably isn't the same stuff that postponed the game yesterday but man it's raining hard here right now. I can't remember the last time it rained

kcmets Jul 16 2022 02:33 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

It's only the top of the 7th, but it's starting to feel like it's gonna be one those confounded ghost runner games.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 02:41 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Scwindel fighting not to be displaced by Dom Smith in a between games trade for Contreras

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 02:46 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Getting dicey.

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 02:48 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Yabba!!!

Gwreck Jul 16 2022 02:55 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

This is the inning in which the Mets score runs. Leadoff hit and top of lineup coming up? Let's go.

Gwreck Jul 16 2022 02:59 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Canha as a PR is a curious choice. Why not David Peterson or Trevor Williams? Using good athlete pitchers as PRs is an overlooked inefficiency.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 03:03 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Really thought Zimmo put the wax on Wick. Big moment here for Petey, and the Mets

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 03:13 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

I am khanfident we score here.

Gwreck Jul 16 2022 03:22 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Smith threw 11 pitches and the wind is blowing in. I'd have kept him in for the 9th.

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 03:29 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

WOW!

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 03:41 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

That was lame. Oye.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 03:49 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Holy shit

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 03:50 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

You never know what you're gonna get with Ottavino

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 03:50 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Amazing pick by JD. On to the eleventh.

Chad ochoseis Jul 16 2022 03:51 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

JD Davis and Adam Ottavino, professionals.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 03:56 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

That was a vicious pick by jdd. Also, Pete with another big RBI

Chad ochoseis Jul 16 2022 04:01 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Not a bad attempt by Lindor. Sometimes, the other guys execute.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 04:07 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Let's all say a prayer that morels success stealing 3rd, doesn't matter

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2022 04:08 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Boooks!!!!!!!

ashie62 Jul 16 2022 04:09 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

Books baby! Good game.

Lefty Specialist Jul 16 2022 04:54 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

I did not breathe during extra innings. Good win, Metsies.

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2022 05:11 PM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

So has a Met who was inserted as a pinch-runner for an injured automatic runner ever garnered any Schaefer points despite not actually doing anything as the runner nor subsequently coming to the plate? I'm guessing not, but JDD might break that oh-fer

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2022 08:06 AM Re: IGT 07/16/22 - NYM@CHC (Game 1)

http://potg.ultimatemets.com/images/schaefer33.jpg> Cast your vote!