IGT 7/6 We need a win Mets v Pirates Peterson! 4:10

[Edgy MD]

Torrens asking if we ever predicted a Dark Horse Met for 2024. If not, he submits himself as a nominee.

You can't get darker than a horse who is AAA-ing it for another organization at the start of the season

[Benjamin Grimm]

Gary is talking about Ron and Kevin Elster as a great pick-off tandem , what ever happened to Elster that was a member here ?

He last visited us in May of 2021.

[metirish]

Thanks, Ben

Anyway, we have a game here

[MFS62]

That guy with two last names hit one out.
The score is now 3-2, Mets.
Later

[kcmets]

Alonso not exactly looking like he wants to make Boras wealthier.

[Edgy MD]

Commence bunting camp.

[Frayed Knot]

Bailey Falter Quarters

My mind went first to Basil Fawltey.
And the Pitt starter is tall so one could say he towers.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The most HR's the Pirates ever hit in a single game was seven. You'd figure ol' Ralph Kiner must've hit one of those seven. Or if not Kiner, then surely Willie Stargell or Dave Parker. But no. The Pirates set that record yesterday against these Mets.

It's true that Kiner didn't hit one of those seven. He hit three! The Pirates pulled off the seven homer game thing numerous times, including in 1947 when Kiner smashed three of 'em. The Lumber Company and We are Family Pirates never pulled that off.

[Edgy MD]

The Mets might well need a guy to pitch the ninth today.

(Of course, they need guys to pitch the seventh and eighth first.)

[Frayed Knot]

Tying run at the dish with one out in the 7th but, no worries, the Pirates aren't a HR-hitting team.

[Edgy MD]

Also, suddenly Butto can't throw more than 16 pitches?

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Torrens asking if we ever predicted a Dark Horse Met for 2024. If not, he submits himself as a nominee.

You can't get darker than a horse who is AAA-ing it for another organization at the start of the season

It would have been a very bold pick.

[Edgy MD]

I'll give Lindor a Gold Glove for that play alone.

[Edgy MD]

Two VERY generous strike calls for Garrett.

[Edgy MD]

Struck him out on Ball Six.

Wow.

[Frayed Knot]

I would have gotten tossed if I were the Bucco mgr in that situation too.

[Frayed Knot]

We're obviously going to Diaz for the 9th, but after 3 outs on 8 pitches I'd rather stick with Nunez

[Cowtipper]

I see the cheater is back.

[Edgy MD]

Absolutely, I'd plan to stick with Dedniel to open the ninth.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Me too

[Edgy MD]

Of course, I would have stuck with Boots, so I had little hope that they'd stick with Dedniel.

[Frayed Knot]

I think we often overdo the bullpen second guessing here (it's the low hanging fruit of fan complaints) but I'm with them here.
It's looks for all the world than Mendoza pre-decided how the back half of the game was going to play out regardless of how
each pitcher's outing fared.
So I think he cut Butto short. That caused him to go to Garrett when he didn't need to (with near-disastrous results), and is now
cutting Nunez short so as to bring in the closer. I understand wanting to get Diaz in after the long layoff but that doesn't mean
the steps leading up to that needs to all be pre-determined.



* cross-posted with above

[Edgy MD]

Rowdy Yates goes down.

McCutcheon next.

[Edgy MD]

6-4-3.

I like Slow McCutcheon better than Fast McCutcheon.

[Frayed Knot]

A decade ago the 2nd baseman doesn't even make the relay cuz McCutcheon would have already been past the bag.