Mets Opening Day IGT @ Houston - 3/27- 4:10pm

[metirish]

Clay Holmes has been announced as the Mets starter
Source - DiComo

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

DiComo 1st

Clay Holmes huh.

[metirish]

You'd have got good odds on that happening

[Gwreck]

Britton reports that (1) Senga won’t be ready for opening day and (2) Mets had previously expressed interest in not putting Peterson up against the Astros.

[TheNextMetsManager]

Britton reports that (1) Senga won’t be ready for opening day and (2) Mets had previously expressed interest in not putting Peterson up against the Astros.

neither of those things make a whole lot of sense.

[Lefty Specialist]

So who pitches games 2 & 3? Megill and TBD?

[Edgy MD]

I would assume Canning and Megill, but I guess that Senga not being ready for Opening Day doesn't necessarily rule him out of the entire series?

[Frayed Knot]

Anyone who had a 32 y/o*, seven year vet with four ML starts** among his 311 appearances as the opening day starter, please come to the window and collect your winnings.





* Turns 32 the day prior to OD
** All as a rookie for PIT back in 2018

[Fman99]

Britton reports that (1) Senga won’t be ready for opening day and (2) Mets had previously expressed interest in not putting Peterson up against the Astros.

Why isn't Senga going to be ready? He ended the season on the active roster and didn't have any off season issues that I heard about. There's something missing here

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

He looked like shit last night despite the minimal damage. Half his pitches were out of the zone and when he threw strikes they battered him

[Gwreck]

I would assume Canning and Megill, but I guess that Senga not being ready for Opening Day doesn't necessarily rule him out of the entire series?

I’m guessing that they wait until the second series to use Senga - maybe the final game against the Marlins in that series.

[Frayed Knot]

Bumping this back up to the top before we forget it's there and someone starts a karma-killing new one.
4:10 start tomorrow and, as always, those who are late do not get fruit cup.

[Fman99]

Oh, the waiting is the hardest part

[batmagadanleadoff]

Jeez, if I hadn't finally decided to check into this thread, which I've been ignoring up until just this moment, I wouldn't have even known that today is Opening Day for the Mets. I had no idea. I'm slipping.

[Lefty Specialist]

Happy Opening Day!

[kcmets]

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Juan Soto (L) RF
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
Starling Marte (R) DH
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
Luisangel Acuña (R) 2B
Luis Torrens (R) C

Clay Holmes (RH) P

[roger_that]

Pleasantly surprised to see Acuna and Taylor listed.

[Fman99]

Pleasantly surprised to see Acuna and Taylor listed.

Baty's been killing the ball I am kind of surprised that Acuna got the nod over him tbh

[Edgy MD]

Pleasantly surprised to see Acuna and Taylor listed.

Baty's been killing the ball I am kind of surprised that Acuna got the nod over him tbh

Houston is going with a lefty. Baty'll get his chance, as will Siri.

[kcmets]

Jose Altuve (R) LF
Isaac Paredes (R) 3B
Yordan Alvarez (L) DH
Christian Walker (R) 1B
Yainer Diaz (R) C
Jeremy Peña (R) SS
Cam Smith (R) RF
Brendan Rodgers (R) 2B
Jake Meyers (R) CF

Framber Valdez (LH) P

[Frayed Knot]

Cam Smith, a Cubs 1st round (14th overall) draft pick out of FSU just last June, was the main trade bait going to Houston in exchange for Kyle Tucker over the winter.
And he makes the OD roster and gets the start today in RF despite just 32 games in the minors.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The crowd isn't reacting at all as the Mets players are being introduced.

[Fman99]

Pleasantly surprised to see Acuna and Taylor listed.

Baty's been killing the ball I am kind of surprised that Acuna got the nod over him tbh

Houston is going with a lefty. Baty'll get his chance, as will Siri.

Ah OK that makes more sense then.

[ashie62]

Time to win a ballgame

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Lookit these new unis with the narrow stripes and Ed Kranepool patch