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NY Mets 2022 Opening Day & April Games

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Megill works out of little jam in the 5th....(K....W/SB.....K....W.....K)
But his pitch count is now at 88.

Still no score...mid 5th.

Kind of wishing the black uni's were left alone.
If I recall correctly...they didn't win 1 game when they wore them last year.
 

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Yes!
The squirrel comes through.
Jeff McNeil slaps a 2 run single to center....to score Escobar & Canha.

2-0 Mets.

Drew Smith is now in to begin the 6th.

Megill's line: 5 IP... 0 R... 0 H... 5 K... 3 BB.... on 88 pitches.
 
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Drew Smith back to the hill for the 7th.

edit:
Smith K'd Realmuto.....then departs for J-Rod.

and then:
J-Rod gave up a 1 out walk...then got a GIDP 6-4-3 to end the inning.

Mets lead it 3-0 at the stretch.

LGM!
 
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Joely back out to the mound for the 8th.
Hope this doesn't backfire.

Edit:
After a 1 out walk....Seth Lugo is summoned from the BP to take over for J-Rod.

Yes....
It took Lugo 5 pitches to get the next 2 outs. (both pop ups)

3-0 Mets...mid 8th.
 
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WOW!
Mets win it 3-0.

Diaz set the Phils down 1-2-3 (all K's.)
Mets just tossed a tag team no hitter.

Megill 5.0 IP....for the win.
Smith 1.1 IP
Rodriquez 1.0 IP
Lugo 0.2 IP
Diaz 1.0 IP.... for the save.

FUCK YEAH!!!



Amazin'

 

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4/29
Mets no hit the Phillies, and win it 3-0.

(1st team to reach 15 wins in the majors this season...and are now 15-6 )



The Wrap....


The Box....



The Vids....


Up Next....
NY will have RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, 0.00) making his return to the Mets rotation on Saturday after a stint on the IL with right shoulder irritation. Walker last pitched (2 innings) on April 11th, and will be on a pitch count of 80-85 pitches according to mgr Buck Showalter. He'll face off against Phillies RHP Kyle Gibson (2-1, 3.48 ERA)
 
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Last night's outcome was pure magic, and I never would've seen it happening the way it did, but by the time the later innings rolled around I started to get the vibe and feel the energy....and what made it even better was that it happened against a division rival.
That 9th inning was absolutely surreal. Totally amazing. I'm still buzzing because of it.


Johan's take....

 

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NEW YORK -- From across the Atlantic Ocean, Johan Santana was as surprised as anyone.

Until Friday, Santana had produced the only no-hitter in Mets history, a 134-pitch effort on June 1, 2012. Despite all the legendary pitchers who have come through Flushing before or since -- Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Dwight Gooden, Jacob deGrom, and most recently Max Scherzer, among many others -- only Santana had managed the feat.

Although it took 51 seasons for the Mets to achieve that first no-hitter, Santana knew it was only a matter of time before someone else matched it.

“I thought the Mets would have a no-hitter this year,” Santana said Saturday in a telephone interview, as relayed by a Mets official. “I thought it would be Jake or Scherzer. I didn’t think it would be combined.”

Santana, who is vacationing in Spain, was asleep while the no-hitter was taking place. He saw the news when he awoke this morning.

“I think it’s great,” Santana said. “Because so many pitchers were involved, it’s a great thing for team building. It was special for fans. The way bullpens are used now, I think this will become more commonplace.”

The Mets’ combined no-hitter required a record 159 pitches, though it included none of the pitch-count stress that took place during Santana’s no-no in 2012. Making just his 11th start after missing a full season due to left shoulder surgery, Santana eclipsed his prescribed pitch count by a significant margin. The 2022 Mets, following more modern baseball protocols, were never going to allow starting pitcher Tylor Megill to do the same.

Instead, manager Buck Showalter removed Megill after 88 pitches, turning from there to Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz.

A no-hitter, however, is a no-hitter, no matter what way it comes about. For now, Santana remains the only Mets pitcher to throw one in a solo effort.

The team intends to honor him for the 10-year anniversary of that achievement in a May 31 ceremony at Citi Field, with his catcher, Josh Thole, also in attendance.

Those two will also attend Old-Timers’ Day on Aug. 27.

“Looks like the Mets are having a special season,” Santana said. “Can’t wait to see everyone in a month.”
 

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More stuff on the no-no....


Also...
 
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