IGT 8/2 Shangri La with Paul Blackburn Mets Angels 9:38

[ashie62]

CBS has Paul Blackburn as the listed pitcher for the Mets as of now

[kcmets]

Paul Blackburn RHP
[4-2, 4.41 ERA, 38 SO]


Tyler Anderson LHP
[8-9, 2.96 ERA, 99 SO]

[Edgy MD]

Every time the team goes to Anaheim, I think Willie Randolph-type thoughts.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

They should give an award to the pitcher with the most decisions for the year. I will guess this guy is in the running (that ERA is pretty impressive too)

[whippoorwill]

What does Shangri la mean? I mean here

[kcmets]

What does Shangri la mean? I mean here

I'm thinking the 'la' is some kind of L A humor or such?

I bet fly balls really take off in Tibet though!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Every time the team goes to Anaheim, I think Willie Randolph-type thoughts.

I think of Willie Randolph first, and Jose Reyes' major-league debut second.

[MFS62]

What does Shangri la mean? I mean here

I'm thinking the 'la' is some kind of L A humor or such?

I bet fly balls really take off in Tibet though!

That gave me a yak.
Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Mets have played twelve games in Anaheim and have won seven of them: https://ultimatemets.com/parks.php?ThisPark=43

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Every time the team goes to Anaheim, I think Willie Randolph-type thoughts.

I think of Willie Randolph first, and Jose Reyes' major-league debut second.

Steve Trachel's 1 -hitter, and the crazy game where Marlon Anderson hit an inside the park home run and Cliff Floyd hit a game winning (?) extra inning HR

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Every time the team goes to Anaheim, I think Willie Randolph-type thoughts.

I think of Willie Randolph first, and Jose Reyes' major-league debut second.

Steve Trachel's 1 -hitter, and the crazy game where Marlon Anderson hit an inside the park home run and Cliff Floyd hit a game winning (?) extra inning HR

Am I making up the inside-the-park home run game? I don't see it on the list

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maybe it was this game at Shea? https://ultimatemets.com/gamedetail.php?gameno=6960

[Gwreck]

Best part is Marlon blowing the bubble as he rounds second base.

[MFS62]

Never mind. I figured it out. I mis-read the scorecard.
Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Maybe it was this game at Shea? https://ultimatemets.com/gamedetail.php?gameno=6960

Thank you! For some reason I remembered this as an away game. But what a whacko night

[Benjamin Grimm]

Nineteen years ago... you're entitled to be a little fuzzy with your memory.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Nineteen years ago... you're entitled to be a little fuzzy with your memory.

holy crap

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Here's the IGT with our pals Willpie, Spacemans Bong, Martin, Rotblatt etc.

One reason I thought it was out of town? The rain delay made the game start & end later than a NYC game, though I only remember the end.

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[ashie62]

An ode to Paul Blackburn

Now that you've found your new Mets team
This is your pitching staff to command
You can get on the hill and polish year seems
Or sit in the dugout with the Trumpets on hand

Here's your reward for pitching so well
Gone are the gopher balls in the big yard
Gone are the days always on the IL
You just want to sit in your Shangri La

Put on your jockstrap and sit next to Carlos
You've reached the Mets and you can't go any higher
You're in your uniform not an A anymore

Sit back on the old bullpen stool
You do need to worry you do need to care
You can't use spider tack anymore

Shangri La
Shangri La
Shangri La

[Edgy MD]

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Not a great peg by Kennedy. Like he slung it in slow motion.

[kcmets]

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

Paul Blackburn RHP
[4-2, 4.41 ERA, 38 SO]


Nolan Schanuel (L) 1B
Luis Rengifo (S) 3B
Logan O'Hoppe (R) C
Willie Calhoun (L) DH
Taylor Ward (R) LF
Mickey Moniak (L) RF
Zach Neto (R) SS
Jo Adell (R) CF
Luis Guillorme (L) 2B

Tyler Anderson LHP
[8-9, 2.96 ERA, 99 SO]

[Frayed Knot]

Marlon's clearly safe there, I don't know what Molina thought he saw.
But even a halfway decent relay has him out by ten feet which, considering it
was maybe a 100ft throw, made it a terrible peg.

[Centerfield]

Gotta say. I don’t know what Stearns sees in Blackburn. Nothing in his stats suggests he’s any good. If he hits on this he must really be able to see things others don’t.

Hopefully this is not another Houser.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Seems like he's here to eat innings.