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IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 01:40 PM

7:10 start Both starters are oft discussed trade targets The White Sox are a team that can be swept and the Mets need to make that happen yesterday

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 18 2023 01:47 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Tuesday Night Mets in 512 tonight

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 02:23 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Between the west coast games, AS Break, Apple games, FOX games, rain delays, and just plain old off days, this feels like it's the first SNY 7:10 start in more than a month.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 18 2023 02:41 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Gloomy day with high humidity and intermittent thick showers

kcmets Jul 18 2023 03:02 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

https://www.kcmets.net/CPF/NYM.png> B Nimmo (L) CF T Pham (R) LF F Lindor (S) SS P Alonso (R) 1B J McNeil (L) 2B S Marte (R) RF B Baty (L) 3B F Alvarez (R) C D Stewart (L) DH

MFS62 Jul 18 2023 03:10 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

https://www.kcmets.net/CPF/NYM.png> B Nimmo (L) CF T Pham (R) LF F Lindor (S) SS P Alonso (R) 1B J McNeil (L) 2B S Marte (R) RF B Baty (L) 3B F Alvarez (R) C D Stewart (L) DH His alternating lefty-righty schtick. He has a plan and is sticking to it, dammit! Later

kcmets Jul 18 2023 03:14 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

https://www.kcmets.net/CPF/CHW.png> A Benintendi (L) LF T Anderson (R) SS L Robert Jr. (R) CF A Vaughn (R) 1B J Burger (R) 3B Y Grandal (S) DH Z Remillard (R) 2B O Colás (L) RF S Zavala (R) C

kcmets Jul 18 2023 04:48 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Marte scratched again with migraine issues.

MFS62 Jul 18 2023 05:00 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

=kcmets post_id=132055 time=1689720530 user_id=53] Marte scratched again with migraine issues.

His last issues were groin related.

Are you trying to say his head is near his..... ?



Later

A Boy Named Seo Jul 18 2023 05:08 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Man, Tim Anderson has dropped off a fucking cliff. He's so fun to watch, I hope he gets right. In 4 days.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 05:10 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

They could IL Marte Game time

kcmets Jul 18 2023 05:10 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I don't recall why he was scratched last time, but I believe it was migraine related and tonight is migraine related.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 05:20 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

The Mets offense with leadoff walks from Nimmo is the right kind of Mets offense.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 05:21 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

A 1st inning run!! That's at least their 3rd this year.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 05:29 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

ALVAREZ BOOM

Cowtipper Jul 18 2023 05:30 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Mets now leading 4-0. They'll be losing 6-4 by the 3rd inning.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 05:31 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Take that Giolito! You're not good enough to be a Met

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 05:33 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

[CROSSOUT]Four[/CROSSOUT] Five 1st inning runs, the biggest of their season. The Braves put up those kind of 1st inning numbers seemingly twice a week.

Lefty Specialist Jul 18 2023 05:34 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

=kcmets post_id=132060 time=1689721830 user_id=53] I don't recall why he was scratched last time, but I believe it was migraine related and tonight is migraine related.

I think it's 'My Groin' related.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 05:38 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

=Cowtipper post_id=132065 time=1689723004 user_id=166] Mets now leading 4-0. They'll be losing 6-4 by the 3rd inning.

Well, they may be losing by the 3rd inning, but it won't be by that score.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 05:46 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Frayed Knot wrote: [CROSSOUT]Four[/CROSSOUT] Five 1st inning runs, the biggest of their season. The Braves put up those kind of 1st inning numbers seemingly twice a week. And on cue, the Braves put up a five spot in bottom 1st vs the DBacks 5-2 heading to the 2nd

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 06:15 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Baty getting hot with the bat would help their chances this summer

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 06:17 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 18 2023 06:23 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: [CROSSOUT]Four[/CROSSOUT] Five 1st inning runs, the biggest of their season. The Braves put up those kind of 1st inning numbers seemingly twice a week. And on cue, the Braves put up a five spot in bottom 1st vs the DBacks 5-2 heading to the 2nd And since I know you all are on the edge of your seats awaiting the actual stats on this ... the Braves have scored - 3 runs in the 1st inning four times this season - 4 runs eight times - five runs three times (including tonight) - six runs once - seven runs once So in those 17 games alone ATL has more than twice the number of 1st inning runs (72) than the Mets do in all 90+ of their games.(31) Braves now have 100 1st inning runs in 2023

nymr83 Jul 18 2023 06:21 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Will the Mets continue to toy with us like tonight to the point that they neither buy nor sell at the trade deadline?

nymr83 Jul 18 2023 06:30 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

That one went KABOOOOOOM

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 06:31 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Welcome to the cause, D.J. Stewart.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 06:32 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

=nymr83 post_id=132078 time=1689726108 user_id=54] Will the Mets continue to toy with us like tonight to the point that they neither buy nor sell at the trade deadline?

I wouldn't worry about the trade deadline.



I don't think I'm being toyed with. I'm tuning in and watching my team win. Good stuff!

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 06:39 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

On the flip side to all those braves stats ... they're currently down 8-5 in the 4th

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 06:41 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

McNeil is in on the action! McNeil!!

nymr83 Jul 18 2023 06:54 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Carrasco letting the White Sox in on the action too. Great. The offense spots the bum a 6 run lead and he still makes sure we need to go to the bullpen early.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 07:25 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

That's quite a brillo pad that DJ Stewart is hiding underneath his cap. btw, it's currently 12-11 DBacks as the Braves come up in bottom 6th

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2023 07:27 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

This is a better game than usual! Alvarez!!

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 07:28 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Oh my!

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 07:29 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

You suck Baty!!! (j/k)

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 07:37 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Fartwig exits as the pitcher of record. Gary was noting earlier how unexpected it would have been that a relative unknown like Hartwig could be getting more-or-less meaningful innings by mid-season. But isn't that true more or less every season?

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 07:39 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Nice job by Earwig. Or is it Gertwig? Or Kristin Wiig?

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 07:39 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Francisco Alvarez! Oh my

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 07:42 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

This is a game. I mean, it's still a contest.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 07:52 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

11-9 New game

nymr83 Jul 18 2023 07:53 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Gott cost 8.5 million and is so far 0 for 2 in "not sucking" shoulda left Hartwig in.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 07:53 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Keep scoring runs now pleez

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 07:55 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Leadoff runner in Canha

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 07:55 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Thank this youngster for praying us out of the last inning. [FIMG=550]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/screen-shot-2023-07-18-at-9.58.14-pm.png[/FIMG]

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 07:56 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Stewart kinda looks like Guillorme

Fman99 Jul 18 2023 08:04 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Listening on XM from our lodge in Grand Canyon Village, AZ

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:05 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Lopez has closer stuff.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:08 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Amazin', though, how the Mets have had terrific at-bats all night. Even with a bad outcome, that strikeout that Nimmo just had was a damn good trip. This is the approach they need.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 08:13 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Ya don't see 35 pitch scoreless innings too often.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:15 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I only caught the tail end of it because I had to simultaneously pay attention to my family (eyeroll), but nice job by Steve Gelbs earlier in the game in reporting on the fin de siecle spelling reform movement that led to "sox" becoming a credible alternative spelling for "socks."

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 08:17 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Adam ribs the White Sox

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 08:17 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Just the 0 we needed from #0

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 08:19 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Gelbs might have been a German king in that era

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 08:25 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Edgy MD wrote: I only caught the tail end of it because I had to simultaneously pay attention to my family (eyeroll), but nice job by Steve Gelbs earlier in the game in reporting on the fin de siecle spelling reform movement that led to "sox" becoming a credible alternative spelling for "socks." I was disappointed that he didn't mention one of the spearheads of that movement, dewey decimal system inventor Melville Dewey. Or, as he spelt it, Melvil Dui

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 08:29 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Gitter dun Robertson

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:30 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Dui was something of a fascinating, influential, high-achieving nut, wasn't he? Once the Emersonian spirit took flight, it brought some odd minds to follow him to the forefront.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:35 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I did not know Elvis was still playing.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 08:36 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

C'mon David

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 08:37 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

CRAP

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:37 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

You might have done better had you thrown that pitch to Andrus.

ashie62 Jul 18 2023 08:39 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

METS WIN

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2023 08:40 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

And they win the damn thing ...

Edgy MD Jul 18 2023 08:41 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Gary: "Nobody wants to see the game end on a checked swing." Me: "I really don't think I would have minded."

G-Fafif Jul 18 2023 08:42 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Second 11-10 win in club history. The first was the opener of the Robin Ventura grand slam doubleheader sweep over the Brewers, May 20, 1999.

Lefty Specialist Jul 19 2023 05:29 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

It was a win, but dayum. Almost felt like a loss. The 2023 Met formula; short start by Carrasco, punctuated by crappy bullpen work. Fortunately they outhit their pitching this time.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 19 2023 05:58 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

It was basketball jersey giveaway night. I got there early and was carrying mine in its plastic bag when I went to the Goya to get nachos. "You want to trade?" the guy fixing my nachos says. "I give you this tray, and a drink." I thought about it for a moment and said hell yes. Nachos and a Corona for a tank top I'll never actually wear. I thought that brought some magic to the evening but in the end my main takeaway was that Alonso sucks, sac fly and all.

metirish Jul 19 2023 06:15 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

That's cool , good trade

MFS62 Jul 19 2023 06:33 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Gott cost 8.5 million and is so far 0 for 2 in "not sucking" Gott un Himmel! Later

duan Jul 19 2023 06:34 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I thought that brought some magic to the evening but in the end my main takeaway was that Alonso sucks, sac fly and all. I would think we should definitely be concerned that he game back from that injury WAY too quickly.

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 06:47 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I thought that brought some magic to the evening but in the end my main takeaway was that Alonso sucks, sac fly and all. I would think we should definitely be concerned that he game back from that injury WAY too quickly. You know, that's a thought.

Frayed Knot Jul 19 2023 07:05 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

=metirish post_id=132138 time=1689768945 user_id=72] That's cool , good trade

Most definitely.

Grown men wearing basketball jerseys = not a good look

kcmets Jul 19 2023 07:16 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It was basketball jersey giveaway night. I got there early and was carrying mine in its plastic bag when I went to the Goya to get nachos. "You want to trade?" the guy fixing my nachos says. "I give you this tray, and a drink." I thought about it for a moment and said hell yes. Nachos and a Corona for a tank top I'll never actually wear. There's like twenty jerseys on eBay already this morning, my guess is they will not be moving very quickly. Solid trading move imho...

Benjamin Grimm Jul 19 2023 07:38 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

http://potg.ultimatemets.com/images/schaefer37.jpg> Cast your vote!

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 19 2023 07:40 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I should say it was refreshing to see that the jerseys had no advertising on them. It was almost like the Mets footed the bill for it. Also weird in that Tuesday Nights are hardly ever giveaway days.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 19 2023 08:46 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

=Fman99 post_id=132107 time=1689732286 user_id=86] Listening on XM from our lodge in Grand Canyon Village, AZ

I wasn't too far from there last weekend. I absolutely love the GC. You guys goin in it? Have an incredible time.

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 09:01 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I should say it was refreshing to see that the jerseys had no advertising on them. It was almost like the Mets footed the bill for it. Also weird in that Tuesday Nights are hardly ever giveaway days. I noticed the non-advertising thing. As usual, they looked great on the kids in attendance, and not so good otherwise. I also dug the road colors. The only thing missing was randomly varying the numbers, so you and your friends or siblings could look like a team.

Fman99 Jul 19 2023 09:20 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 19 2023 09:20 AM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: =Fman99 post_id=132107 time=1689732286 user_id=86] Listening on XM from our lodge in Grand Canyon Village, AZ I wasn't too far from there last weekend. I absolutely love the GC. You guys goin in it? Have an incredible time.

Yeah three full days staying within the park grounds. Yesterday was a driving safari tour and a hike into the canyon on the Bright Angel trail, today is a rafting tour along the Colorado River and tomorrow we see it from a helicopter. Good pics on my IG account

A Boy Named Seo Jul 19 2023 09:20 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

that looks pretty solid actually [fimg=500]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_1x1/t_w640/mlb/qhtoall99ttjb2hrtzfq.png[/fimg] edit: the "soccer" one is terrible

DocTee Jul 19 2023 09:33 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

[BLOCKQUOTE]That's cool , good trade[/BLOCKQUOTE] A couple weeks ago I swapped a pair of bucket hats for access to the Delta Sky Club. That was sweet

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 10:02 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

So, what's the racket? These guys have e-bay stores, stocked up by trading untraceable food for giveaway merch? I get a free tee-shirt at pretty much every O's game I go to. Last time I'm there, I get a guy stepping up to me 30 feet after I pass through the turnstiles. He wants to know if I could give up my shirt for his niece who was too sick to make the game. All the other kids in the family who had come will go home with a tee, and he doesn't want the niece to feel left out. I like nieces, and want to bring smiles to the faces of the sicker ones, and I had no great need for a Trey Mancini tee-shirt in my life, and the guy seemed okay, but something didn't smell right, and besides, what niece wants an XL men's tee-shirt? So I decline. Perhaps I make up some shit about having a kid in my own life I wanted to give my shirt to. I'm not a bullshitter, but I can blabber no-account nonsense out in order to extract myself from an awkward situation with a stranger — something I'm not proud of. My wife and I walk on another 30 feet and then we hang back for a moment, seeing him hit the next person, and the next. And then we spot a sports bag behind him, underneath a stairway, kind of bursting with shirts this guy was able to extract from the generous, gullible, and perhaps two-beers-into-their-evening patrons of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. I figure this was his regular hustle. The O's give something away at pretty much every game, and if he works a different gate each game, maybe a second gate on the way out, he can do pretty good business. It's scummy, but mostly victimless. I was briefly feeling law-and-orderly and resolved to rat him out to security (who likes getting bullshitted?), but I'm pretty certain I didn't. But if food concessionaires are trading $25 in food for the merch, they're kind of working the racket out of the back door on two different bosses. And they can't really move from their station if someone wants to drop a dime. That's got to catch up with them, right?

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 19 2023 10:06 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Yeah I considered posting a tweet but didn't want to get the guy fired. What he did was very bad by management standards

A Boy Named Seo Jul 19 2023 10:13 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Edgy MD wrote: So, what's the racket? These guys have e-bay stores, stocked up by trading untraceable food for giveaway merch? I get a free tee-shirt at pretty much every O's game I go to. Last time I'm there, I get a guy stepping up to me 30 feet after I pass through the turnstiles. He wants to know if I could give up my shirt for his niece who was too sick to make the game. All the other kids in the family who had come will go home with a tee, and he doesn't want the niece to feel left out. I like nieces, and want to bring smiles to the faces of the sicker ones, and I had no great need for a Trey Mancini tee-shirt in my life, and the guy seemed okay, but something didn't smell right, and besides, what niece wants an XL men's tee-shirt? So I decline. Perhaps I make up some shit about having a kid in my own life I wanted to give my shirt to. I'm not a bullshitter, but I can blabber no-account nonsense out in order to extract myself from an awkward situation with a stranger — something I'm not proud of. My wife and I walk on another 30 feet and then we hang back for a moment, seeing him hit the next person, and the next. And then we spot a sports bag behind him, underneath a stairway, kind of bursting with shirts this guy was able to extract from the generous, gullible, and perhaps two-beers-into-their-evening patrons of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. I figure this was his regular hustle. The O's give something away at pretty much every game, and if he works a different gate each game, maybe a second gate on the way out, he can do pretty good business. It's scummy, but mostly victimless. I was briefly feeling law-and-orderly and resolved to rat him out to security (who likes getting bullshitted?), but I'm pretty certain I didn't. But if food concessionaires are trading $25 in food for the merch, they're kind of working the racket out of the back door on two different bosses. And they can't really move from their station if someone wants to drop a dime. That's got to catch up with them, right? Pearl Jam does these events at different sports games - Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Flyers - where you buy a ticket through the fan club and everyone sits in the same section and gets a pretty cool PJ-branded M's shirt or Flyers shirt. By midnight that same night, they're on eBay for $100 and people are buying that shit. Here's all the basketball jerseys that were going home to sick nieces: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1311&_nkw=mets+basketball+jersey&_sacat=0

kcmets Jul 19 2023 11:00 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not a bullshitter, but I can blabber no-account nonsense out in order to extract myself from an awkward situation with a stranger — something I'm not proud of. You should be proud! It can save life or limb in real life...

Frayed Knot Jul 19 2023 11:25 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ... but in the end my main takeaway was that Alonso sucks, sac fly and all. First Sac Fly of the season, btw, for Pete, a fact which seems almost fictional, but there you go. He had nine last year.

MFS62 Jul 19 2023 11:51 AM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

That stuff has been going on for years. The guy with the "sick relative" tried to buy our Tom Seaver bobble-head dolls.(My wife and I each got one and still have them.) We said "sorry" but were thinking "Are you f-ing kidding?" Later

smg58 Jul 19 2023 12:51 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Frayed Knot wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ... but in the end my main takeaway was that Alonso sucks, sac fly and all. First Sac Fly of the season, btw, for Pete, a fact which seems almost fictional, but there you go. He had nine last year. He has the highest fly ball rate of his career, too.

kcmets Jul 19 2023 12:55 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I currently have only three bobbles. A Seaver (ugly, but priceless), a Kiner-Murphy (just love it) and a Mr. Met. Have a Cespedes Gnome in the box if anyone wants it. Free + postage. (are we wading into new thread territory while awaiting tonight's IGT?)

batmagadanleadoff Jul 19 2023 12:58 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Edgy MD wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I thought that brought some magic to the evening but in the end my main takeaway was that Alonso sucks, sac fly and all. I would think we should definitely be concerned that he game back from that injury WAY too quickly. You know, that's a thought. That's what I've been thinking, too. He was in a hurry to get back because he was on a pace to hit about 60 HRs before he got hurt and wanted back in real soon, mainly for personal goals. My theory/guess is that he was still hurt when he returned but that the source of his pain wasn't showing up on the diagnostics and so he was able to fool the Mets into coming back prematurely. Or maybe he didn't fool the Mets and the Mets were complicit given the sports culture of rushing players back from injury.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 19 2023 01:04 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I currently have only three bobbles. A Seaver (ugly, but priceless), a Kiner-Murphy (just love it) and a Mr. Met. Have a Cespedes Gnome in the box if anyone wants it. Free + postage. (are we wading into new thread territory while awaiting tonight's IGT?) I have plenty of the Mets giveaway bobbleheads, though I haven't acquired one in five, maybe even ten years. I think that the Kiner-Murphy bobble is the best one ever released, at least from the standpoint of actually resembling the subjects they purport to represent. [FIMG=444]https://imagedelivery.net/ePR8PyKf84wPHx7_RYmEag/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/FY0AAOSwF41g2gf1/86[/FIMG]

batmagadanleadoff Jul 19 2023 01:07 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I currently have only three bobbles. A Seaver (ugly, but priceless), a Kiner-Murphy (just love it) and a Mr. Met. Have a Cespedes Gnome in the box if anyone wants it. Free + postage. (are we wading into new thread territory while awaiting tonight's IGT?) I have plenty of the Mets giveaway bobbleheads, though I haven't acquired one in five, maybe even ten years. I think that the Kiner-Murphy bobble is the best one ever released, at least from the standpoint of actually resembling the subjects they purport to represent. [FIMG=444]https://imagedelivery.net/ePR8PyKf84wPHx7_RYmEag/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/FY0AAOSwF41g2gf1/86[/FIMG] And now that I think of it, I don't know why they couldn't have also included Lindsey Nelson on that bobble.

metirish Jul 19 2023 01:12 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I currently have only three bobbles. A Seaver (ugly, but priceless), a Kiner-Murphy (just love it) and a Mr. Met. Have a Cespedes Gnome in the box if anyone wants it. Free + postage. (are we wading into new thread territory while awaiting tonight's IGT?) I have plenty of the Mets giveaway bobbleheads, though I haven't acquired one in five, maybe even ten years. I think that the Kiner-Murphy bobble is the best one ever released, at least from the standpoint of actually resembling the subjects they purport to represent. [FIMG=444]https://imagedelivery.net/ePR8PyKf84wPHx7_RYmEag/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/FY0AAOSwF41g2gf1/86[/FIMG] The HR Derby on top of all that

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 02:05 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

As much as it stunk to see the Mets' lead melt away last night, it's pretty cool (after the fact) that every small contribution ended up being necessary — Alonso's sac fly, McNeil's RBI double, Canha's stolen base, D.J. Stewart's first Mets homer ... it's a good reminder to stay on your game and keep finding a way to contribute. It's like the offense picked up the pitching before the pitching knew it would need picking up. And I'll repeat what I averred at the beginning of this thread — good offense (some of the best offense) happens when Nimmo takes his walks.

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 02:22 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

And perhaps there's another game tonight.

MFS62 Jul 19 2023 02:58 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Edgy MD wrote: And perhaps there's another game tonight. There is. I'll wait for the official IGT. But Vogelbach is at DH because Stewart did the unthinkable (to Buck). He actually hit a home run when he was given a chance to play. (Does my sarcasm show through?) Later

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 03:21 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I'm not sure what that sarcasm is aimed at. Showalter has been Stewart's biggest supporter.

MFS62 Jul 19 2023 03:53 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not sure what that sarcasm is aimed at. Showalter has been Stewart's biggest supporter. He seems to never let a non-regular get on a hot streak.(my impression) He's sitting a guy after he hit a homer. If he's a supporter, let's see what he can do with a few games in a row. We've seen what Vogelbach has to offer. Can't hurt to play Stewart tonight. Maybe he's the spark the team needs. Later

Edgy MD Jul 19 2023 04:02 PM Re: IGT 7/18 Mets vs White Sox Carrasco vs Giolito 7:10

I can't imagine what such an impression can possibly be based on. If he's sitting a guy the day after he hit a homer, that puts him in a class with pretty much every manager ever.