Yanx sit at 18 games over .500 (a loft we haven’t sniffed so far this year) with a +109 run differential … but that doesn’t mean they don’t have issues.
For starters they’re sub-.500 since the start of June. And after going 25-8 from May 3rd to June 6th, they’re 15-23 since; 10-19 since June 15
They, like us, are coming off a four-game split of a wrap-around weekend series with a Florida team.
They relied on their pitching over the first two months allowing a 658 & 595 OPS-against for April and May but that’s turned into 805 & 707 in June/July even with the return of Gerritt Cole. Their ERA in Apr/May were 3.06 & 2.44 which then turned into 5.26 & 3.72
Then, when a playful set of messages to Luis Severino from his ex-teammates accused him of ‘ducking them’ as he’s not scheduled to pitch in this series and missed them in the first one, he responded with ‘why would I do that, you only have two hitters?’ Funny … and not too far from the truth.
Judge & Soto have been ridiculous (1111/OPS/OPS+ and 1029/186 — 1st & 3rd in MLB) and between them have hit 41% of the team’s HRs (60/146). But every other regular is below par w/OPS+ except for Stanton (119) and he’s (say it with me folks) currently on the IL.
- Anthony Volpe: 757 & 812 OPS in Apr/May, 547 & 574 in Jun/Jul
- LeMahieu, Rizzo and Stanton are old and out.
- Alex Verdugo (286 OBA) and Gleyber Torres sport matching 82 OPS+ badges which noses out that of 3B Oswaldo Cabrera (79).
- Recent 1B call-up Ben Rice has an eye and some pop but just a .200 BA and K’s about 30% of the time.
They tend to win lately only when they win big (ie. Judge & Soto go wild). Of their last eight wins only two have been by less than five runs [11, 7, 10, 5, 5, 8]
We'll see Luis Gil and Cole on the mound, the same two we saw in the CitiField series where we beat them both up.
Both though have been better since: two good starts out of the three since then for Gil, three good out of his last four for Cole.
Tuesday SNY. Wednesday is an ESPN exclusive
Re: IGT 7/24 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:41 am
by Edgy MD
Dominic has a KTE of his own.
Re: IGT 7/24 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:57 am
by kcmets
Today is 7/23.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:05 pm
by metirish
The Mets might not know what day it is
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:08 pm
by Frayed Knot
The Yanx, meanwhile, played a day game yesterday ... at home.
Re: IGT 7/24 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 2:51 pm
by ashie62
Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:33 am
Mini-KTE
Yanx sit at 18 games over .500 (a loft we haven’t sniffed so far this year) with a +109 run differential … but that doesn’t mean they don’t have issues.
For starters they’re sub-.500 since the start of June. And after going 25-8 from May 3rd to June 6th, they’re 15-23 since; 10-19 since June 15
They, like us, are coming off a four-game split of a wrap-around weekend series with a Florida team.
They relied on their pitching over the first two months allowing a 658 & 595 OPS-against for April and May but that’s turned into 805 & 707 in June/July even with the return of Gerritt Cole. Their ERA in Apr/May were 3.06 & 2.44 which then turned into 5.26 & 3.72
Then, when a playful set of messages to Luis Severino from his ex-teammates accused him of ‘ducking them’ as he’s not scheduled to pitch in this series and missed them in the first one, he responded with ‘why would I do that, you only have two hitters?’ Funny … and not too far from the truth.
Judge & Soto have been ridiculous (1111/OPS/OPS+ and 1029/186 — 1st & 3rd in MLB) and between them have hit 41% of the team’s HRs (60/146). But every other regular is below par w/OPS+ except for Stanton (119) and he’s (say it with me folks) currently on the IL.
- Anthony Volpe: 757 & 812 OPS in Apr/May, 547 & 574 in Jun/Jul
- LeMahieu, Rizzo and Stanton are old and out.
- Alex Verdugo (286 OBA) and Gleyber Torres sport matching 82 OPS+ badges which noses out that of 3B Oswaldo Cabrera (79).
- Recent 1B call-up Ben Rice has an eye and some pop but just a .200 BA and K’s about 30% of the time.
They tend to win lately only when they win big (ie. Judge & Soto go wild). Of their last eight wins only two have been by less than five runs [11, 7, 10, 5, 5, 8]
We'll see Luis Gil and Cole on the mound, the same two we saw in the CitiField series where we beat them both up.
Both though have been better since: two good starts out of the three since then for Gil, three good out of his last four for Cole.
Tuesday SNY. Wednesday is an ESPN exclusive
I thought tonight was TBS and WPIX locally
No?
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:21 pm
by Frayed Knot
You are correct.
Tonight's game is PIX locally And TBS nationally (although blackout rules likely in play) ... as opposed to Wednesday night which is ESPN exclusively.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:11 pm
by G-Fafif
Lindor SS
Nimmo LF
Martinez DH
Alonso 1B
Vientos 3B
McNeil 2B
Torrens C
Taylor RF
Bader CF
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Quintana LHP (4-6, 4.13)
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:55 pm
by Johnny Lunchbucket
Slumpy Alvarez gets a night off
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:10 pm
by Edgy MD
Are Volpe, LeMahieu, Verdugo, and Torres still engaged in their pitched battle to see who can hustle the least?
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:11 pm
by ashie62
And we are off in the belly of the beast
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:11 pm
by Fman99
TBS crew already annoyed me, four pitches in. Sorry Frenchy but this PBP guy sucks a toe
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:18 pm
by Edgy MD
Hey, look — the Yankees have a catcher named Narváez!
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:26 pm
by Lefty Specialist
I was perfectly fine with walking Judge. Quintana made JD Davis look foolish.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:36 pm
by Edgy MD
Oh, yeah. I forgot about Yankee Stadium homeruns.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:06 pm
by Fman99
Ugh Vientos apparently wears 27 because that was Stanton's number when he came up with Miami. Well we'll forgive him for that I suppose
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:10 pm
by Edgy MD
Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:10 pm
Are Volpe, LeMahieu, Verdugo, and Torres still engaged in their pitched battle to see who can hustle the least?
Well, shut my mouth. There's Volpe hustling.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:15 pm
by Edgy MD
Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:18 pm
Hey, look — the Yankees have a catcher named Narváez!
Narváez is wearing Ninetyfóurez.
Numerically, it's a tough deal being a Yankee rookie.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:20 pm
by Frayed Knot
Quintana limiting the damage so far but, geez, 79 pitches thru 4
That's 5-1/3 innings worth of pitches even though giving up just one.
Meanwhile, a couple hits from our side would be nice.
Re: IGT 7/23 Mets at NYY - Keep it Going
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:25 pm
by Frayed Knot
Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:20 pm
Meanwhile, a couple hits from our side would be nice.
Now that that wish was granted, how 'bout some XBHs?