NFT: Phillies at Mets Game 3. Bassitt

was enough to even the series but I think they need more like 4 runs today. Too bad they couldn't get Marte home on Friday night. That sucked and gave the Phils the edge.

The next 10 days has 4 with ATL, 4 more against the Phillies and 2 against the Yanks. I'm not making a prediction however hoping they play at least .500 ball

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was enough to even the series but I think they need more like 4 runs today. Too bad they couldn't get Marte home on Friday night. That sucked and gave the Phils the edge. The next 10 days has 4 with ATL, 4 more against the Phillies and 2 against the Yanks. I'm not making a prediction however hoping they play at least .500 ball

thats all that is needed

The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates.

Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !!

Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye.

HIS OBP is about 50 points lower than the three years he posted over .400

He is a lot more aggressive than in the past.

Obviously it is mostly the Phils pitching

I could tell in the very first inning of game 1 that they were also a little bit flat. Maybe the off day cooled their momentum. Baseball is such a game of group psychology

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The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates. Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !! Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye.

September will be easy. They only play three teams that are above .500 at the moment:

The Dodgers (once), Brewers (3 times), and Braves (once)

*Dodgers in Queens once on September 1st (the last game of a 3-game series)
*Brewers in Milwaukee in a 3-game series &
*The Braves in Atlanta in the first game of a 3-game series, with it being the 5th to last game of the regular season.

Mets need to go .500 against the Braves (upcoming 4 game series in ATL), the Phillies (3 game series at Citi and 4 game series in Philly), Yankees (split the 2 gamer in the Bronx and get the tie-breaker over them in case of a QS matchup), and Dodgers.

Once the Mets get to September 2nd, it'll be a breeze. Gotta keep these teams at bay and continue to get healthy otherwise (Megill, Smith, Escobar, & McNeil).

1:40 pm EST start from Citi Field in bootyfull flushing!

Enjoy :-) and #LFGM!


Phillies @ Mets from Citi Field - 8/14/22 - Mets' home feed: WPIX today - ( New Window )

scheduled to throw bullpens today, 15 pitches

In comment 15780581 Named Later said:

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The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates. Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !! Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye.

The Braves pushed back both Strider and Morton and are starting several minor leaguers against the Marlins this weekend. It would be great if the marlins would pretend to have some pride today and get one game out of 4 against an Atlanta team missing a ton of players and resting others.

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scheduled to throw bullpens today, 15 pitches

I have a feeling Drew Smith comes back full send.

so far this year his stats against PHI & ATL:

1-0 in 2 starts vs. PHI (11.2 innings, 2 ER)
1-1 in 2 starts vs. ATL (13 innings, 4 ER)

if he can keep that going this start and his next against (likely in PHI again on Friday) it will go a long way to solidifying his #3 status.

In comment 15780621 MetsAreBack said:

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In comment 15780581 Named Later said: Quote: The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates. Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !! Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye. The Braves pushed back both Strider and Morton and are starting several minor leaguers against the Marlins this weekend. It would be great if the marlins would pretend to have some pride today and get one game out of 4 against an Atlanta team missing a ton of players and resting others.

Pride is a foreign concept to the Marlines. That organization is a joke from top to bottom. We'll see them five more times this season:

*September 9th to 11th in Miami (3-game series) & September 27th and 28th (2 gamer) in Queens. Dog team and organization that should be tanking even more then.

In comment 15780621 MetsAreBack said:

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In comment 15780581 Named Later said: Quote: The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates. Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !! Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye. The Braves pushed back both Strider and Morton and are starting several minor leaguers against the Marlins this weekend. It would be great if the marlins would pretend to have some pride today and get one game out of 4 against an Atlanta team missing a ton of players and resting others.

Don’t worry. They’ll play each like it’s game 7 of the World Series when we play them in September.

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so far this year his stats against PHI & ATL: 1-0 in 2 starts vs. PHI (11.2 innings, 2 ER) 1-1 in 2 starts vs. ATL (13 innings, 4 ER) if he can keep that going this start and his next against (likely in PHI again on Friday) it will go a long way to solidifying his #3 status.

Great point. He, Cookie, and Walker will be competing for it. We're also probably gonna a 4th starter to give us a start or two or hopefully three) in the post-season.

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In comment 15780621 MetsAreBack said: Quote: In comment 15780581 Named Later said: Quote: The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates. Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !! Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye. The Braves pushed back both Strider and Morton and are starting several minor leaguers against the Marlins this weekend. It would be great if the marlins would pretend to have some pride today and get one game out of 4 against an Atlanta team missing a ton of players and resting others. Don’t worry. They’ll play each like it’s game 7 of the World Series when we play them in September.

lol. They would with our luck. They should be booted out of MLB, but let's take Alcantara and Lopez from them first, lol.

In comment 15780638 Optimus-NY said:

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In comment 15780633 Metnut said: Quote: In comment 15780621 MetsAreBack said: Quote: In comment 15780581 Named Later said: Quote: The Braves won 14 straight early this year, playing teams like the Nats, the A's and the Pirates. Oh gee.....look who's on the Mets schedule in September !! Let's finish these next 10 days strong, and then take the NL East pennant and the first round bye. The Braves pushed back both Strider and Morton and are starting several minor leaguers against the Marlins this weekend. It would be great if the marlins would pretend to have some pride today and get one game out of 4 against an Atlanta team missing a ton of players and resting others. Don’t worry. They’ll play each like it’s game 7 of the World Series when we play them in September. lol. They would with our luck. They should be booted out of MLB, but let's take Alcantara and Lopez from them first, lol.

Go get Sixto too.

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instead of "He lost the ball in the lights"

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instead of "He lost the ball in the lights"

lol. We've got a problem now though with Louis G (cramp or hammy).

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In comment 15780685 Dennis said: Quote: instead of "He lost the ball in the lights" lol. We've got a problem now though with Louis G (cramp or hammy).

I was just thinking the same thing re Guillorme.(sp).

And McNeil would have been out if the catcher did lose it in his glove.

Yea and I can’t look at Wheeler and the Citi field without feeling a little bit irritated by the former owner. Shea wasn’t the nicest stadium but it was the Mets stadium.

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In comment 15780687 Optimus-NY said: Quote: In comment 15780685 Dennis said: Quote: instead of "He lost the ball in the lights" lol. We've got a problem now though with Louis G (cramp or hammy). I was just thinking the same thing re Guillorme.(sp).

Alonso getting injured is the one that really frightens me. That could really sink the season.

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if something happens with Lindor? or 2b with McNeil? So I assume Katoh will get activated unless something happens that puts Escobar on the IL.

Blankenhorn

Pitching great and then one bad inning filled with soft hits and misplays and a walk or two

to go after Hoskins

He has been on Bassit

by Bassitt

Before calling up people. The dude plays 3b and 2b which enables McNeil to be in the lineup with a good hitting LFs they have ; not to mention is hitting .300. Sorry but calling people up reminds me to too much of Dom or Jankowski.

Here's his line through 5 innings today:

97 P (63 S)
0 R
4 H
2 BB
5 K

Looks like that'll be it for him today with Trevor Williams up in the pen and having thrown 114 pitches last start.

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Before calling up people. The dude plays 3b and 2b which enables McNeil to be in the lineup with a good hitting LFs they have ; not to mention is hitting .300. Sorry but calling people up reminds me to too much of Dom or Jankowski.

he pulled his hamstring. with a 7 day IL and no other backup MI on the active roster someone is getting called up (and it's likely Katoh since he plays the most positions). He hasn't played much SS in the last few years but they haven't pulled Marrero from Cuse so Katoh seems like the obvious move.

the only question is do they also bring up Vientos to play some 3b or to have an option if they aren't sure about risking Escobar every day for the next week. there's no position player they'd deactivate but they could DFA medina (especially with Megill and Smith about to start rehabbing).

he'd clear that spot as well. though sam clay seems like an easy one to knock off.

Amazing.

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I love Vog!!! Great addition

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VogelRUTH!!

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He reminds me of The Pillsbury Dough boy.

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In comment 15780718 Ira said: Quote: . He reminds me of The Pillsbury Dough boy.

The Hefty Lefty!

Wheeler, Phillie's best. It's a statement win.

they have 1 inning left to hit with ozuna/harris/swanson due up.

He's eaten up innings here as the guys on the broadcast have said. Props to him despite my having criticized him earlier this season.

I'm guessing they'll throw him one more inning and then bring in Medina for the 9th, if things continue to go smoothly of course.

Baltimore's leadoff hitter just singled.

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He's eaten up innings here as the guys on the broadcast have said. Props to him despite my having criticized him earlier this season. I'm guessing they'll throw him one more inning and then bring in Medina for the 9th, if things continue to go smoothly of course.

he really has. he'd be a good guy to resign to a reasonable deal for a couple years - not a lot of guys can as seamlessly go from spot starter to multi-inning reliever as he's done. basically designated 6th starter on active roster from BP.

Here's a link in case anyone wants to see.


Braves @ Marlins - 8/14/22 - Braves' TV Feed - ( New Window )

In comment 15780739 Optimus-NY said:

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Here's a link in case anyone wants to see. Braves @ Marlins - 8/14/22 - Braves' TV Feed - ( New Window )

Nice jinx

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In comment 15780732 Optimus-NY said: Quote: He's eaten up innings here as the guys on the broadcast have said. Props to him despite my having criticized him earlier this season. I'm guessing they'll throw him one more inning and then bring in Medina for the 9th, if things continue to go smoothly of course. he really has. he'd be a good guy to resign to a reasonable deal for a couple years - not a lot of guys can as seamlessly go from spot starter to multi-inning reliever as he's done. basically designated 6th starter on active roster from BP.

Pitchers who can do that are very valuable.