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Hey, I'm on an IGT roll ... one in a row! Between that and my now FOUR GAME WINNING STREAK in WORDLE!!!! I'm feeling hot.

This weekend we get a visit from the Wheredidthiscomefrom? 9-4 KC Royals
Yes, somehow the team that lost 106 games last year carries a 72-33 RS/RA ratio into the series as they sit only behind the
9-3 Guardians and 10-3 Yanx in the race for the AL 'Kings of April' crown.
And did you know their manager is named Mike Quatraro? Yeah, neither did I.

How are they doing it? Well, let's see:
- Now in his 3rd season [ROY 4th, MVP 7th] Bobby Witt Jr. is for real [.358/.414/.755//1169]
- Salvador Perez is apparently still good [OPS+ = 142] and still just 34 y/o (I would have guessed 57)
- six of their starting nine bats are 27 y/o or under
- their starting five all have ERAs sub-3.10
- and as opposed to our use of 19 arms to date, KC has used just 13 which is the same number
some managers use in one game so apparently no one gets hurt there or rides the AAA shuttle.


Tonight's starters: Luis Severino vs Michael Wacha (Wocka-Wocka)
Wacha, the brief one-time NYM, has allowed 3 earned on a combined 5 hits/2 BBs/13 Ks over 2 starts/12 IP

A 7:10 PM EDT first pitch, for those wondering...

KC brings a 7-game winning streak to Flushing. Four game sweep of
the White Sox *chortle chortle* but they also kicked some Astrobutt.

Good test this weekend for both teams. Considering showing up to-
morrow for the Saturday matinee...

PSA

I'll stand at home

Maikel Garcia (R) 3B
Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS
Vinnie Pasquantino (L) 1B
Salvador Perez (R) C
MJ Melendez (L) LF
Nelson Velázquez (R) DH
Adam Frazier (L) 2B
Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
Kyle Isbel (L) CF

Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
Starling Marte (R) RF
Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Brett Baty (L) 3B
Francisco Alvarez (R) C
Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
DJ Stewart (L) DH
Harrison Bader (R) CF

The same lineup two nights in a row?
Somebody wake up Buck. He must have fainted.

Later

MFS62 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:21 pmSomebody wake up Buck. He must have fainted.

You do know that Buck is gone... right?

Yes.
wherever he is.
He used to drive me nuts with his constantly changing lineups, especially when he benched hitters who were hot. I sometimes thought he used a random number generator to make them.
Later

I didn't think that.

Severino has found a grooverino.

Wacha wacha , Mets hitting and pitching

Jeff McNeil is the toy surprise in my Lucky Charms.

DJ Stewart is the northeast-most minaret in my Taj Mahal.

Baty and Álvarez both hitting over .300. Vientos hitting .300 in Syracuse.

Getting better is often about just sticking with the plan until things kick in.

We're one out from an official game.

And he walks a second guy to put two on with two out for Bobby Witt.

Severino is a groove pitcher

The guy in the pimp outfit returns as Witt goes down offering!

Luiseverino at 90 pitches through five.

Lindor back on the Intershtate!

Grooverino not given leave to groove into the sixth.

Diekman yanked after three batters.

This might be a bucket brigade game.

But the inning ends on one pitch from Garrett.

Hopefully he can hang around for a bit.

Is Reed Garrett actually awesome?