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The 2021 Mets went belly up after the all-star break

Leading into the break they had six games against the lowly Pirates. IIRC they won two of the six

With six games with the Marlins on tap here and to come I don't want the Mets to lose either series

Peterson do your thing

Francisco Lindor announced this morning the birth of a son, so a roster move for parental leave wouldn’t be a surprise.

I would guess this means a lineup with Baty and Acuna up the middle at 2B and SS. Should be interesting to see how that plays out.

Gwreck wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:45 am Francisco Lindor announced this morning the birth of a son, so a roster move for parental leave wouldn’t be a surprise.

Franciso Lindor also has a newly released feature spread in GQ in which he won't shut up about his wife being the class of the family, and makes a totally unprompted statement of support for same-sex marriage.

Good for him!

I just hope that now that he has a son, he won't change his walkup music.

Starling Marte (R) DH
Juan Soto (L) RF
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Luis Torrens (R) C
Brett Baty (L) 2B
Luisangel Acuña (R) SS
Jose Siri (R) CF

David Peterson (LH) P

Um....interesting lineup. Peterson better be on point tonight.

Mets look light from 6-9 in the lineup tonight

Good time for Acuna and Baty to the stick out of their asses

Marte gets it done for the Mets tonight

Looking at the Marlins lineup ... I've never heard of (or have no memory of) most of this crew!
So, seeing as how we're going to seeing these guys a lot over the next week and a half, I thought I'd do some investigating.

Edwards, Xavier -- SS
OK, pretty good (if a bit punchless) numbers in a half season last year [.328/.397/.423 - 303 PA]
Lopez, Otto -- 2B
First full season last year [.270/.313/.377]
Wagaman, Eric - DH
27 y/o; 85 ML PA - 2 walks
Hill, Derek -- CF
parts of six seasons w/DET, WAS, TEX, SFG, MIA adding up to about one full season
Bride, Jonah. - 1B
29 y/o; parts of four seasons with OAK & MIA adding up to about one full year
Myers, Dane - RF
Also 29, 174 ML ABs under his belt
Hicks, Liam - C
26 y/o Canadian who made his ML debut this week. Former 9th round draft pick of TOR
Sanoja, Javier - LF
Made ML debut last September. Leads the league in silent Js
Pauley, Graham - 3B
32 ABs for SDP in '24



No wonder why not many bells were ringing in my cranium.

Cal Quantrill pitching for the Marlins tonight. Things I know about him:

1. Son of former MLB pitcher Paul.

2. Was at the center of a benches clearing incident last year in which Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire yelled at Quantrill and Quantrill responded by taunting McGuire about his prior criminal record for being caught masturbating in a parking lot.

Otto Lopez homers

Gwreck wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:42 pm Cal Quantrill pitching for the Marlins tonight. Things I know about him:

1. Son of former MLB pitcher Paul.

2. Was at the center of a benches clearing incident last year in which Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire yelled at Quantrill and Quantrill responded by taunting McGuire about his prior criminal record for being caught masturbating in a parking lot.

He was not master of his own domain

ashie62 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:51 pm Otto Lopez homers

We're doomed. That may be a lead too big to overcome.
Later

I am now eagerly awaiting the return of Jeff McNeil

Nice 3-6-3 turned there

Nice play

I like to imagine I live in a world where two Mets could get hits in the same inning.

Oh I dreamed it and it happened ! I win

2-1 good guys on the Siri gapper

Acuna is fast, very fast

Mets fan Snidely Whiplash looking along from the infield seats

Salami for all