GDT: 2024 Regular Season Thread

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Braves bringing the go ahead run to the plate...

Albies flies out. Braves have 6 outs to avoid chaos scenario.

 

[GKJ]

John Kruk is here to be the Entertainer

 

[GKJ]

Mets going to Diaz despite not a save situation

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Diaz hasn't pitched in a week, so I get it...but if they blow Game 1 tomorrow and he pitches in that one and Game 2 is a close game...woof.

Braves have the go ahead run at the plate once more here.

Schreiber gets Laureano and Murphy to strike out. To the 9th they go.

Diaz gets 26 pitches in and closes it out. Mets now need 1 win tomorrow.

 

[GKJ]

Tigers have bases loaded down 9-4


Diamondbacks win 11-2

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Mets take care of business. Now rooting for a Braves rally so they aren't playing for their season tomorrow (and that being said, someone want to remind them they have a win and in scenario right now?).

 

[GKJ]

White Sox get out only giving up 1

 

[LightningStorm]

Alright Mets, please please please just get a split tomorrow,

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Instead of showing 9th inning of Royals-Braves, MLB Network is interviewing Geno Suarez.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Royals assure we get chaos tomorrow!

So many questions that have to be answered but the biggest:

Does ATL start Chris Sale in Game 1 of the doubleheader? Or do they gamble that they can win that game with another pitcher (Schwellenbach or however you spell it?) and save Sale for the WC round? With the disaster scenario being you can start Sale in Game 2 of the twin bill.

 

[GKJ]

watch out, last 3 times the Royals made the playoffs, they won the World Series twice and went to another.

Unfortunately we’re talking about that taking place over 39 years.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Scenarios for tomorrow:

NYM sweep: NYM, ARI in
ATL sweep: ATL, ARI in
Split: NYM, ATL in

That said, Mets and Braves should seriously consider forfeiting one game of the DH each. Both make the playoffs, both keep their players fresh and their travel plans don't get messed up.

 

[GKJ]

They really need to consider ending the season on Saturday, too.

 

[Reality Check]

watch out, last 3 times the Royals made the playoffs, they won the World Series twice and went to another.

Unfortunately we’re talking about that taking place over 39 years.

Kansas City is going to need someone other than Witt to step up offensively.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Both games of NYM/ATL doubleheader on ESPN2:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840516446092173702

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Mets and Braves should just each agree to forfeit one game of the DH

Both get in, both get rest.

Do it you cowards.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840519341894250582

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Something is clearly up with Sale, IMO. They are doing everything to avoid starting him.

Mets have no choice but to go with Severino and Megill, which one they start first is the big question. I think I would go with Megill, as much of a coward way of thinking that is. If you lose, you have Severino vs the dregs of the Braves bullpen in game 2, a game that means nothing for the Braves.

 

[BMOK33]

Something is clearly up with Sale, IMO. They are doing everything to avoid starting him.

Mets have no choice but to go with Severino and Megill, which one they start first is the big question. I think I would go with Megill, as much of a coward way of thinking that is. If you lose, you have Severino vs the dregs of the Braves bullpen in game 2, a game that means nothing for the Braves.

I'm not sure why the Mets don't just option one of their postseason ineligible players to AAA for an arm. Who is Atlanta gonna start in game 2 if they win game 1? Obviously not Sale. If you're the Mets you just go with Megill in game 1 and then just brutalize 2 long men BP arms in game 2 for like 4-5 a piece. Chances are very high this is gonna be a split with game 2 not being close at all. Could see like a 13-2 win for whoever loses game 1

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

They canceled the Astros/Guardians game. Do we really need to make up a completely meaningless game now? Good grief.