@musicprnt, they are playing the first game right now and there will be only a half hour break between games. So, no, not a split double header which is why I asked the question to begin with. 
Right. I know about split doubleheaders, day/nights, twinights, etc. This one is as AAM described. I guarantee
@garland: Yeah, I am surprised they did that, that they allowed people to watch both games, given how important this is. Maybe because of the weather, they figure that they may not have a full crowd, so why not go for it?
Jays scored 4 runs in the 11th, 3 of which were walked in, and win the first game 9-5. So many relievers used on both teams, here’s hoping that Stroman and Nova are ready to go long into the game.
Such a long day. I feel sympathy for all the players on both teams.
Nova was taken out before the end of the second inning. Strohman pitched through five but not sure that he’ll return in the bottom of the sixth. It’s raining hard and the crowd is small. Jays up 6-3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swZmk85s4-w
A fun video about the Jays made by a Toronto musician. The AA who is referenced is our young general manager, Alex Anthopoulos.
3 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees.
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@garland. Many thanks to you and the Mets. 4 1/2 games.
@alwaysamom-- Your’re welcome, but we blew it today. In true Mets fan fashion, I am totally feeling nothing but gloom and doom right now. 
Cuz we know that disaster is always right around the corner–we’ve been burned before. Sigh.
@garland: My pet theory is that the Wilpons have the mets tanking on purpose, to get maximum effect (and revenue) from the remaining games, leading up to the last series against the Nats, they would love it if the Mets were very close to the Nats, to make it interesting (I have zero faith in the Wilpons, I think they are a disaster area as owners, trying to squeeze everything out of the mets they can, rather than really wanting to put out a decent product, and I think Mets fans are going to see them return to mediocrity next year, when Cespedes goes and the mostly AAA personnel and bargain basement Alderson specials underwhelm). It is really interesting that suddenly Cespedes goes into a major slump after being on fire, guy is like 0 for or 1 for his last 14.
On the other hand, the good news is they are still up, but there are troubling signs, like they couldn’t hit a lick against a bunch of bums the Marlins put up, and they made the guy today look like a Cy Young winner, when he isn’t.
@musicprnt Oh lord, in my most paranoid moments, I could not imagine that scenario, nor do I think for one moment our guys would go along with that.
Are you SURE you’re not really a Yankees fan? Cuz that is, frankly, pretty insulting to the players, and I don’t know why you’d root for them if you thought that.
@garland, so did we. In the 9th, no less. Before today’s game when leading after the 8th, the Jays were 73-0; when trailing after the 8th the Red Sox were 0-65.
DH, not a Mets fan, can’t understand my trepidation at how we’ve been playing lately and what that means for our playoff chances. Only another Mets fan would understand. It’s in our DNA.
@garland: I have been a Mets fan for many decades, 40+, and while I don’t doubt the sincerity of the players, I also know first hand what slime balls the Wilpons are, they are not all that much different than M. Donald Grant, the Wall Street fathead, was in the 70’s after the old lady died (Mrs. Payson). It says a lot more about the Wilpons then it does the players, they give their all out there, but it is also amazing that a team that was hitting the crap out of the ball suddenly starts looking like the Mets before Cespedes got on board, the two Miami pitchers were complete bums, and the guy yesterday with the Yankees is not that great a pitcher either…I have the right to be paranoid, the Mets as an organization are much like the Jets, they seem to have problems with ownership that is crappy. If there is a dime to be scratched out of the Mets, the Wilpons will do it, and I wouldn’t put it past them to try and get the team to tank. Team owners who blame mediocre personnel and a bargain basement team on fans who don’t want to come out and watch a mediocre team, that if people went to the games they would be able to afford better players, don’t deserve any respect whatsoever, and having a 100 million payroll in a stadium where tickets are ridiculously priced and you pay 8 bucks for a hot dog (put it this way, KC has a 100 million dollar payroll, and field level seats behind home plate are like 125 bucks, in Citifield they can be as much as 500). The biggest problem with the Wilpons is they got in over their head with Citifield, it was conceived when Bernie Madoff was financing the team, they figured 700+ million in debt was no big deal with uncle Bernie giving them big paychecks, and now they are stuck with a debt load that is more than likely the difference between a 100 million and a 130+ million payroll. Money ball simply doesn’t work well, and Cespedes was cheap because Detroit wanted to get something for him, but he is a top player whom they got cheap, but that was situational and you don’t get a Cepedes for 3 or 4 million in free agency, you get bums like Mayberry and the like, or a Cudyer.
As far as next year goes, there is zero chance they will sign cespedes or anyone that good, even with their attendance being up, you will see the same tired 100 million payroll, I would bet on that, the Wilpons are using the extra revenue to pay down the huge debts they have, on the stadium and also SNY and will likely be doing that for years.
The reality is that this is a tough time of year, the players are tired, and slumps happen, the pitches get tired, or the stress of a penant race gets to you (Syntergaard giving up 5 runs to the yankees with their Z team in is scary), and the reality is that when you are up 8 games as they were, it is easy to let off. The other thing that worries me is that with Cespedes coming to the team, it fired them up and they were playing above their heads, and that the slump we are seeing is more their natural level of playing (Casey Stengel was famous for saying that water seeks its own level, when some team plays above what people expected of them). What is concerning me is the pitching, Matz looked good the other night, but Harvey, De Grom and Syntergaard don’t look as sharp as they once did (Colon, on the other hand, seems only to need to go out for Cuban sandwiches with Cespedes to get back his form lol…). I saw Harvey pitch a couple of weeks ago, and while he didn’t give up any runs, he had to throw a lot of pitches to get through 6 innings (and the BP got destroyed, was against the Sox).
I think they will make the playoffs, Washington is just too up and down to catch them, but I worry they will face the Dodgers like this, and between their pitching and their hitting, may be a quick series.
Okay, I believe you really are a fan. But if you believe that Cespedes is not really trying to hit now, rather than in a slump (I guess Duda was just ordered to end his slump?) then fine. that’s one way to watch, I guess. I still don’t get it.
@shellfell --yes! explaining why we worry is difficult! I think besides Mets fans, maybe also Cubs fans would understand.
Cubs fans are finally getting to worry after many seasons, but we believe we can at least earn a wild card spot.
I was a Phillies’ fan in 1964 as a 12 year old. One of the worst collapses in baseball history. I understand. 