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After the longest road trip in human history, the Mets bring the postseason home to Flushing. Manaea vs. Nola. Let’s Go!

With Michael Mays being there, let's also make it Parents Week.

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G-Fafif wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:23 pm After the longest road trip in human history ...

Or at least since the time when the Republican Convention kicked the Astros out of their eponymous dome for a full month.

S.I.'s Steve Rushin had a hilarious piece on that.


oe: 1992 - the Astros played nothing but road games from July 27th thru August 23rd.
Their itinerary took them from Atlanta to Cincinnati to Los Angeles to San Diego to San Francisco to Chicago to St. Louis and phinally to Philadelphia. Art Howe's club went 11-14 on that extended trip (no word on whether he lit up the plane) en route to an 81-81 season which seems like a perfect record to have when you're Art Howe.

If I hadn't already been a Spinners fan, that clip alone would have done it.

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:31 pm If I hadn't already been a Spinners fan, that clip alone would have done it.

Apparently the people in the audience aren't, because they look like they were painted on, nobody really grooving with the music. (One girl is moving to the beat)
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Keith Hernandez to throw ceremonial first pitch to John Franco.

And Daniel Murphy will throw out the first pitch before game four

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:28 pm Keith Hernandez to throw ceremonial first pitch to John Franco.

From about 35 ft I'm guessing.

Yeah, those positions might be better off swapped.

I'd like to see Franco (or Hernandez for that matter) with a lefthanded catcher's glove, though.

To be fair, when his number was retired two seasons ago, Keith threw a “first pitch” from first base to at catcher (his brother) on the edge of the dirt circle at home plate — at least 70 feet.

That's two years already on Keith, wow

Spinning out way to victory today

Gabba Gabba Hey Gabba We

LGM!!

Mets faced Nola twice in 2024 with vastly different results.

On May 14 he through a complete game four hit shutout with 8 K's to beat the Mets 4-0 at Citi Field.

On September 13th, though, he gave up 6 ER on 2 walks and 6 hits in 4 1/3 innings, in an 11-3 drubbing in Philly, including home runs given up to Francisco Alvarez and Brandon Nimmo.

Nola pitched pretty well in that September game, but I feel like he got rattled after the Alvarez HR.

I said this whole series was gravy and I also said I'd be happy with a split coming out of Philly. But man, that loss was disappointing on Sunday. I feel like they had so many opportunities to put them away.

All of that will be cured with a win tonight. But I definitely don't feel like this is a "house money" game.

Mets on the road.

Since Aug. 2.

3 @ Angels
1 @ St. Louis
3 @ Colorado
3 @ Seattle.

Back home for 9 vs. Oakland, Miami, Baltimore.

Then back on the road for

4 @ SD
3 @ AZ
3 @ CWS

Back home for 6 against Boston and Reds

3 @ Toronto
3 @ Phillies

Back home for 6 against WAS and PHI

1 @ Atlanta
3 @ Milwaukee
2 @ Atlanta
3 @ Milwaukee
2 @ Philadelphia.

37 games away. 21 games at home. Brutal.

vs RHP Aaron Nola (14-8, 3.57)

Lindor SS
Vientos 3B
Nimmo LF
Alonso 1B
Iglesias 2B
Winker DH
Marte RF
Taylor CF
Alvarez C
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Manaea LHP (12-6, 3.47)

vs Manaea

Schwarber DH
Turner SS
Harper 1B
Castellanos RF
Bohm 3B
Realmuto C
Hays LF
Sosa 2B
Rojas CF

Nola RHP

Stott and Marsh sit vs the lefty

They don't have much 7-9

This was not vintage Nola this season

Tyrone Taylor is on a 2-19 stretch with 8 k's

If anyone wants to tailgate virtually I just fired up the charcoal.

It's a funny thing to know that from 5 p.m to about 8, 8:15, I'll be feeling nothing but pure stress, and following that I'll either be elated or despondent and nothing in between.

Postseason baseball is a lot of fun. And it looks like we should be able to experience it more often than in the past, between the wealthy owner and the expanded field.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 3:32 pm Postseason baseball is a lot of fun. And it looks like we should be able to experience it more often than in the past, between the wealthy owner and the expanded field.

True , although I never want to be like ( many) MFY fans where it's taken for granted and anything less than a WS is seen as a failure

I would like us to win our division more ,and have a competitive team

kcmets wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 3:00 pm If anyone wants to tailgate virtually I just fired up the charcoal.

What's on the grill tonight?
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