IGT 06/18 - NYM @ COL - Stand or Fall

[Edgy MD]

Defense has been there for deGrom tonight.

Not this inning, however.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Mets defense is costing DeGrom. He should have been out this inning 2 hitters ago.

[Edgy MD]

Struck him out! deGrom dialed it up to Murphy to put an end to the frivolity in the seventh.

Gary Cohen. All-star.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

DeGrom takes matters into his own hands and blows Murphy away with a high fastball.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

grommet really sacked up there and said try to hit this.

[Edgy MD]

Devin Mesoraco doesn't always strike.

But when he strikes, he strikes late.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Mesoraco go Kaboom!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

DeGrom hustling almost beats out a routine grounder to 1st due to lazy defense by the Rockies.

[Guest 41Forever]

This is a good game. A really, really good game. We don't even need to hit to score runs now.

[Chad ochoseis]

But we do, anyway.

Incidentally, DEVIN MESORACO anagrams to I DAMN COORS EVE.

[Edgy MD]

But who is Eve?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mile-high fun, save some for tomorrow...

[Edgy MD]

Mets pull within a half game of San Diego in the overall standings.

[Zvon]

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[Edgy MD]

Sounds more Midwestern than Big Sky.

[Zvon]

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[Edgy MD]

NIMMBINO?

Come on, I could do better than that without out trying.

METS ADD BRAN TO THEIR DIET!

THE SECRET OF NIMM!

OH, YES, WYOMING!

[MFS62]

Now THAT is the kind of lead I would be confident turning over to Sewald.
And I hope he gets at least 20-30 more of those chances this year.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Zvon wrote:

This is great!

[Vic Sage]

the Mets should fly his family out to every game.

[Edgy MD]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Zvon wrote: This is great!

I like how Nimmo bats lefty but throws and plays his guitar righty.

[Centerfield]

I know we are all caught up in Nimmo-mania, but can I just express my complete and utter admiration for Jacob deGrom? The guy is so good, I watched this game and actually forgot they were playing at Coor's Field. I mean, I knew it was Coor's Field, but it wasn't "Well that's Coor's Field for you" or "Pitches just don't bite the same way here"...bla bla bla. Just going about his business, calmly limiting them to 1 ER.

And for running out that last ground ball and making it that close.

Also, the minute his ERA dipped below 1.53, Gary Cohen was sure to mention it. It's funny how we all know that complete line. 24-4. 1.53. 268. 8.

[Vic Sage]

The DeGrominator is a thing of beauty. He just gets better every year, and this is a guy who started as the NL ROY.

[Lefty Specialist]

deGrom is so low-key and un-flashy. He just gets the job done. It's a shame to see him pitch so well and have it wasted most times. On a decent team he'd have 10 wins by now.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Everybody in the world remarked on that third-strike pitch to Murphy after the errors gave up a run. He was just like, fuck off everybody. It was beautiful.

[Ceetar]

can't find a gif of that last pitch (and can't make one myself on my phone due to copyright) but there is this

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[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

There was just something in his body language that went beyond the hellaciousness of the pitch

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, as that ball hit the glove, I was thinking: "Seven years, $200 million."

Probably not a good idea to let a pitch trigger a seven-year extension, but I thought what I thought. You manage your team your way and I'll manage my team my way.