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Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2022 07:36 AM

Finishing up the 'killer stretch' of our schedule with a get-away game vs the Dodgers Most get-away games wind up as 1 PM starts but I guess since we're playing LA we're doing things on Pacific time LA's parade of lefties continues as it's Clayton Kershaw's turn (and we didn't even see Julio Urias) Kershaw is, as he seems to be a lot in recent years, fresh off the IL having not pitched since August 4th. Just 15 starts this season for the 34 y/o 15-year vet. His fewest ever, aside from the Covid year, is 21 So expect a short leash then lots of pen action, and maybe we'll actually get a hit off Jake Reed before this series ends. Chris Bassitt plays the party of the other part.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 01 2022 07:44 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/86437623.jpg>

Ceetar Sep 01 2022 08:01 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

http://www.ceetar.com/optimisticmetsfan/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DALL·E-2022-09-01-10.01.03-New-York-Mets-World-Series-Baseball-Card-from-the-year-1517.png> Today's card. A World Series card from 1517 since Frayed Knot likes those designs better.

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 08:51 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Last night's game was fun, but I'd be quite content to see the Mets score early and often today.

Methead Sep 01 2022 09:55 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

=Ceetar post_id=105989 time=1662040919 user_id=102] A World Series card from 1517 since Frayed Knot likes those designs better.

Honestly, that was the beginning of the end of the collecting hobby as far as I'm concerned. It just wasn't the same once there were so many card variations out there and they started putting little holograms on everything.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 01 2022 09:59 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

I remember thinking about creating a medieval Mets baseball card for Schaefer years ago. It was going to be an R.A. Dickey card (which shows how long ago it was) but I never got around to it.

kcmets Sep 01 2022 11:10 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

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

Ceetar Sep 01 2022 11:41 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I remember thinking about creating a medieval Mets baseball card for Schaefer years ago. It was going to be an R.A. Dickey card (which shows how long ago it was) but I never got around to it. I tried to do this for you in Dall-E, but it objected to..something. DICKey probably. changed it to "of knuckleball pitcher #43" Dunno why it insists on only drawing 90% of the card. [FIMG=300]http://www.ceetar.com/optimisticmetsfan/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DALL·E-2022-09-01-13.39.21-Medieval-New-York-Mets-Baseball-card-of-knuckleball-pitcher-43-from-the-middle-ages.png[/FIMG]

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 02:12 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Bassitt is probably the guy we should want on the mound here.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 02:16 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Those knee divots in the turf are a result of the super-draining fields, and sooner or later, one of them is going to destroy a knee or two.

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 02:16 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Gameday says "Injury Delay." Dare I ask who is hurt?

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 02:32 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Time for Ruf to show his bark.

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 02:36 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

You can count-a on Canha!

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 02:38 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Dangit! I really wanted to make more of that!

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 02:54 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Los Angeles gets the timely hit that is so elusive for Mets' batters and now we're down 2-1.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 03:06 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Any guesses as to what is going on here?

A Boy Named Seo Sep 01 2022 03:10 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Edgy MD wrote: Any guesses as to what is going on here? Canha, sitting cross-legged in left field like a little leaguer, just mouthed "they want the lights on".

ashie62 Sep 01 2022 03:10 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Lights smites

kcmets Sep 01 2022 03:12 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Dodgerdickhead wanted lights turned on. Lights take awhile to ignite. Lights make zero difference. Bassitt gets third out.

bmfc1 Sep 01 2022 03:20 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 01 2022 03:23 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

=bmfc1 post_id=106038 time=1662067254 user_id=73] I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season.

If I were to hijack your fantasy, I'd put him at second, give Baty a bionic thumb and have him start at third, and I would have a chance meeting with pop star/award-winning actress, double-threat Mandy Moore just because it's my fantasy now.

kcmets Sep 01 2022 03:45 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Lindor flashing some slick for the third out in the fifth.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:03 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season. I never really thought of her at third. Good call. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ac/3d/53/ac3d53f0ccde899bb9437cdaf25aae08.jpg>

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:09 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Clayton Kershaw is graciously done for the day. Now we get Chris Martin who, along with Will Smith, makes for all-Grammy-winning battery.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:12 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Bunt it, Lindy.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:14 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Or double to the wall for a game-tying RBI! That's good, too!!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:22 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

That's Ruf enuff!!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:24 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Question now is who is up in the pen for the Mets. Bassitt is at 103 pitches. If he isn't hooked, he will be soon.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:29 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

The answer is Trevor May, out to pitch the seventh.

Lefty Specialist Sep 01 2022 04:32 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Trevor rewards Buck's faith in him by immediately walking the first batter he faces.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:35 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

And he needs to throw strikez.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:36 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Big strikeout of Taylor. Taylor has a lefthanded swing from the right side, with that big loop. Good job by McCanny recognizing that he was vulnerable up and in.

kcmets Sep 01 2022 04:40 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Trevor prevails.

Lefty Specialist Sep 01 2022 04:40 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

And they dodge the Dodgers bullet.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:50 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Lutz is the man!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:51 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Nimmo gets credit for a double on that craziness.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 04:52 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Five to two!!

ashie62 Sep 01 2022 04:57 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Diaz, no screwing around

ashie62 Sep 01 2022 05:03 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Nimmo is Tommie Agee

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 05:03 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Diaz certainly is using the whole park.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 05:05 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Strike three just got robbed. ROBBED!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 05:05 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

[BIGPURPLE]103!!! A HUNNERT AND FUCKIN' THREE!!![/BIGPURPLE]

Lefty Specialist Sep 01 2022 05:06 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Diaz blows Lux away with 103. These guys are pumped.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 05:09 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

If he's got some of that gas available for the post-season, I would like that.

ashie62 Sep 01 2022 05:14 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Keith opining about speed

Lefty Specialist Sep 01 2022 05:18 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Fasten your seatbelts. Ottavino on for the 9th.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 05:25 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Looks like the Dodgers need to fasten their seatbelts.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 05:26 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

BOOM! Don't kid yourselves. This series wasn't just a test for the Mets, but a test for the Dodgers, too.

ashie62 Sep 01 2022 05:27 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Send dem' bitches back to LA

MFS62 Sep 01 2022 05:29 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

=ashie62 post_id=106067 time=1662074097 user_id=90] Keith opining about speed

Speed kills.

If I were an opposing player and the set-up man just threw 103, the thought of what the closer might do would scare the living crap out of me.

Later

Marshmallowmilkshake Sep 01 2022 05:36 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Beautiful!

kcmets Sep 01 2022 05:55 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Tape delayed: bookadoodles!

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2022 06:19 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

=kcmets post_id=106077 time=1662076518 user_id=53] Tape delayed: bookadoodles!

Slightly longer delayed books for me.

Lefty Specialist Sep 01 2022 06:45 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Taking two of three from the Dodgers is making a statement.

Willets Point Sep 01 2022 06:57 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

So 4-3 against the Dodgers this season, FWIW.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2022 06:59 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Willets Point wrote: So 4-3 against the Dodgers this season, FWIW. So that means we get home field in the NLCS iff'n the two teams wind up with identical records. Not likely, I know, but a girl can dream can't she?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 01 2022 07:36 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Yes, this actually drops the Mets' Magic Number over the Dodgers by three. (Will be addressed in the NHOP update tomorrow morning.)

Edgy MD Sep 01 2022 08:17 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Frayed Knot wrote: Willets Point wrote: So 4-3 against the Dodgers this season, FWIW. So that means we get home field in the NLCS iff'n the two teams wind up with identical records. Not likely, I know, but a girl can dream can't she? A lot can happen in a month.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 02 2022 07:11 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

http://potg.ultimatemets.com/images/schaefer28.jpg> Cast your vote!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 02 2022 08:14 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Newsday gets repetitive with its headline. I hope these two covers don't end up squaring off in the Tabloid Cover Derby. http://ultimatemets.com/covers/2022/20220409_NSD_02.jpg> http://ultimatemets.com/covers/2022/20220902_NSD_02.jpg>

bmfc1 Sep 02 2022 01:50 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

A Boy Named Seo wrote: =bmfc1 post_id=106038 time=1662067254 user_id=73] I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season. ... and I would have a chance meeting with pop star/award-winning actress, double-threat Mandy Moore just because it's my fantasy now.

You'd have to get through Taylor Goldsmith, the lead singer of Dawes.

Edgy--nice job.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 02 2022 02:39 PM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

A Boy Named Seo wrote: =bmfc1 post_id=106038 time=1662067254 user_id=73] I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season. ... and I would have a chance meeting with pop star/award-winning actress, double-threat Mandy Moore just because it's my fantasy now. You'd have to get through Taylor Goldsmith, the lead singer of Dawes. Edgy--nice job.

You, sir, are a destroyer of fantasies.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2022 08:51 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Benjamin Grimm wrote: http://potg.ultimatemets.com/images/schaefer28.jpg> Cast your vote! Can we toss my vote out for this game? I realize I totally screwed over Brandon Nimmo.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 12 2022 09:55 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Done. You can vote again.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2022 09:57 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Yeah!

Edgy MD Sep 12 2022 10:03 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Well, shit. It's not this one, but the 8/31 game that Nimmo made the game-saving catch.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 12 2022 10:05 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

I canceled your vote for that game too. I see you just voted September 2, but now you can revote August 31 and September 1.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2022 10:11 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Thanks. I've re-submitted for 9/1, and now I'll resubmit for 8/31. I'm a bad voter.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2022 10:18 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

VITER FRAUD! VOTER FRAUD!

kcmets Sep 12 2022 10:30 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

The fix is in, Schaefrocracy is under siege!

TransMonk Sep 12 2022 10:32 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

Schaefergate.

MFS62 Sep 12 2022 10:33 AM Re: Sept 1st IGT - LAD @ NYM, 4:10

I knew those voting machines with made-in-China chips switched the ballots. Later