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Sean Manaea 6-4 3.73
Gerrit Cole 3-1 4.60

Game time 7:05

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We probably can't count on strafing Cole for 6 runs over 4 innings like we did last time ... but anything that completes a season sweep against these chumps would be oh so nice.

Also now just 2.5 G behind the Braves (who have a DH today vs Reds following last night's rainout) for the #1 WC slot on the eve of them coming in for a four game series starting tomorrow. So snagging a W today would be good for reasons in addition to stomping on chumps and sending their fans home crying ... even if that remains today's #1 priority.

My favorite aspect of NYM/NYY subway series games is watching dejected Yankee fans in the stands when their team is losing. That shit is like catnip to me

Fman99 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:33 am My favorite aspect of NYM/NYY subway series games is watching dejected Yankee fans in the stands when their team is losing. That shit is like catnip to me

That certainly is #1 on that schadenfreude list.
My #2 is watching close-ups of owner Jerry Jones in the closing minutes of a Dallas Cowboys loss.

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Tough to miss that one as Jerry is on TV more than most of the players on the field.

MFS62 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:45 am
My #2 is watching close-ups of owner Jerry Jones in the closing minutes of a Dallas Cowboys loss.

I am so loving this line. Schadenfreude on the Dallas Cowboys to the max, here.

7:02 is such an oddly specific time , I guess any time is oddly specific though

Fman99 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:33 am My favorite aspect of NYM/NYY subway series games is watching dejected Yankee fans in the stands when their team is losing. That shit is like catnip to me

Ohhhhhh, you are not alone......

metirish wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:00 pm 7:02 is such an oddly specific time , I guess any time is oddly specific though

Fixed.
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Later time ?

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
J.D. Martinez (R) DH
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Jeff McNeil (L) RF
Jose Iglesias (R) 2B
Francisco Alvarez (R) C
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF

Taytay getting the nod over DJ against a righty at YSIII.

Remember earlier in the season when we were discussing poor roster construction?
Seven guys with OPS+ under 100

Gleyber Torres - 2B (.307 OBA)
Juan Soto - RF
Aaron Judge - CF
Austin Wells - C (11 career HRs)
Anthony Volpe - SS
Alex Verdugo - LF
JD Davis - DH
DJ LeMahieu - 1B (.183)
Oswaldo Cabrera - 3B

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:45 pm Taytay getting the nod over DJ against a righty at YSIII.

Opt for defense when facing Cole, perhaps?

Well, that's certainly a distinction, but if it were that alone, they'd go with Bader.

It looks like this game is only on ESPN which benefits our out of market fans

I hope Michael Kay doesn't turn up somehow on this telecast

I'm enjoying listening to the Yanqui people on talk radio of late

Surprised Bader isn't getting the start considering how well he knows CF in The Bedpan.

Maybe he's being punished for hugging Spike Lee.

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:15 pm Maybe he's being punished for hugging Spike Lee.

lol

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:15 pm Maybe he's being punished for hugging Spike Lee.

I hope he got his shots. Those MFY fans can be rabid.
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This is on ESPN only.

Game time

Karl Ravetch for starters

It's radio for me and and my fellow streamers. BOOOOO!!!!

Lindor squeezed nine pitches out of Cole

I went out for five minutes and it's 1-0 skanx