IGT 04/24 - Mets at Cardinals

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Or that. Eat THAT, Mr. Eating Clubs!

Probably just as well that Reyes is on to run; Cabrera has been grimacing and moving around like Redd Foxx all game.

Edited April 25, 2018 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

Asdrúbal with one of those seeing-eye-hit thingies...

[Frayed Knot]

That was one of those top-spin grounders that seemingly pick up speed as they go ... even though they don't really.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

THEY'RE NOT BOOING, THEY'RE SAYING "BRUUUUUUUUUUUUCE"

Edited April 25, 2018 by Guest

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

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[bigpurple:2bo3oy9c]Kaboom!!!![/bigpurple:2bo3oy9c]

[A Boy Named Seo]

JAY BRUCE SUCKS!!!!!

[Edgy MD]

Oh, not a base issue.

[Frayed Knot]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

Stupidest review in the history of stupidity.

[Frayed Knot]

Matheny and the umps should be tased for this stunt.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Mike Matheny: continuing to bring pride to the Best Fandom in Baseball.

Edited April 25, 2018 by Guest

[Guest 41Forever]

Well, that RBI meant something...

[Edgy MD]

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Err, now check the bat for pine tar!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I have no idea what to expect of Familia anymore but good start

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Beautiful slider for strike 3.

[Frayed Knot]

I wonder if there's an anti-Matheny "Faction" on that Cards board like there was years ago for LaRussa?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: I wonder if there's an anti-Matheny "Faction" on that Cards board like there was years ago for LaRussa?

Could be. But Matheny has been a pretty terrible in-game manager for the entirety of his tenure. Generally considered one of the worst in the majors.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Nice road win with a lot on the line! (in April)

[Guest 41Forever]

BOOKS!!!!

Good win!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Sure didn't feel like I'd be saying Books tonight

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Great win.

[nymr83]

Cespedes, Bruce, Familia! its the losing streak goats coming through!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lordy, do I love sending these people home sad and quiet.

BEST BOOKS IN BASEBALL

[Edgy MD]

Nice work, Familia.

Let's win by seven tomorrow.

[Fman99]

I hate games out of our time zone. I missed all the late inning goodness because I get sleepy like the old man that I am becoming.

[bmfc1]

I am the old man that Fman99 will be which means that I fell asleep after Yo's HR. I did get to see the final outs as a necessary walk was nicely timed to the bottom of the 10th. It would have been great if the ump told Matheny to go f himself instead of granting him a challenge that he no longer had. I wonder if such unsportsmanlike behavior is covered in his "manifesto": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MKZ9AYA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

[Ceetar]

I enjoy the hour later. the 7:10 starts meld into bedtime routine stuff. Central time means I'm usually at least closer to huddling under the blanket waiting for Ceetarette to fall asleep watching on the stream. If I'm not playing Zelda anyway.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cast your vote!

[Centerfield]

Dozed in an out the last few innings, I think I would have tried to stay awake if I thought they would win. When Harvey gave back the lead I thought we were done.

A few random thoughts

*Everyone will remember the HR, but that single by Bruce that gave us 1st and 3rd was huge. Great night for Jay Bruce. He still seems to be limping though. I think that the heel thing is still bothering him.

*Wheeler starts are tough to watch. I mean, I like Zach. Seems like a good guy, very laid back, he has none of the issues some other guys have. And he has a terrific delivery. It's very fluid and fun to watch. But his starts are just torture. Deep counts to everyone. Tons of baserunners, and lots of hard outs. I think his stuff is just so straight he can't put anyone away, and eventually they hit it hard someplace. I don't know what you do with someone like that. I don't think he's a good candidate for the bullpen. Maybe he can learn to throw a sinker or something.

*Adrian Gonzalez hit the ball hard a few times and has nothing to show for it. Not sure why this keeps happening to him.

*Nimmo looked like poo during his AB. I fear that all the sitting has gotten him out of rhythm.

[Edgy MD]

It seemed to me like Wheeler was mostly missing low. He wasn't scattershot or anything (which he has been), just not hammering that first strike in there.

Gonzo may not be getting his hard hit balls through, but he had a sacrifice fly at the right time. Outside of Nimmo, he's probably the Met you go to when you need contact (maybe moreso), which is interesting, in that he wasn't a high-contact-rate guy when he was young.

Still waiting on his first double as a Met.