IGT 07/15 - WAS @ NYM - Corey On My Wayward Son

[bmfc1]

Your team is below .500, way below expectations, you have a 1st-year manager and you're not sure he knows what he's doing, and you have a big name OF who is not giving you anything close to what you expected from him... it sounds familiar but you must be a Nationals fan!

The Mets take on the sub-.500 Nationals today. It's Corey Oswalt (0-2, 6.75, 1.15 WHIP-!!!) against RHP Jeremy Hellickson (3-1, 3.47, 1.09). Hellickson comes off 5 IP and no ER against PIT but before that, he gave up 8 ER in 4 IP against Miami. He's only made 3 starts since returning from the DL so look for him to be gone after the 5th (unless the Mets have dispensed with him sooner). He might be leaving early if only to avoid facing a lineup for the 3d time: scroll to the "By Innings/Pitches" stats. http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/30506/jeremy-hellickson
Against Hellickson, Jose Bautista is 12-35 with 3 HR, Asdrubal Cabrera is 11-26 with a HR, Jose Reyes is 12-33 with a HR (and Yoenis Cespedes has 3 HR--DAMMIT!). On April 16, he pitched 4 2/3 against the Mets (2 ER, 7 H).

Corey Oswalt comes off his best performance as a Met, 6 IP and 3 ER against PHI. None of the Nationals have seen him before. Won't they be surprised! Since there isn't much to say about Corey how about Patton Oswalt: his Netflix special "Annihilation" is excellent.

This is a big game. Sure, the Mets are out of it but it would be nice to go into the break on a 3-game winning streak. And it would make the Nationals 2 under .500 while making them and their dopey fans live with a 3-game losing streak until Friday.

[Fman99]

Nice thread titling.

[MFS62]

Fman99 wrote: Nice thread titling.

Yes it was!
I just went "WOW!"

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

boy, the Nattionals suck.

Muffy can't move, Harper barely runs. Roark the other night struck that posture with his glove open at the Back of the mound as though to say, "Give me the ball" before the Mets had stopped running the bases.

I agree its right to be punishing a club that plays like this. Perhaps the SHaMs make it a tiny goal of theirs to surpass these guys.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have to wonder how much Bryce Harper's performance this year is going to affect his free agency. I expect he'll still cash in big, but maybe for fewer years?

[bmfc1]

METS:
1. Brandon Nimmo (L) CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
3. Jose Bautista ® RF
4. Michael Conforto (L) LF
5. Wilmer Flores ® 1B
6. Devin Mesoraco ® C
7. Jose Reyes (S) 3B
8. Amed Rosario ® SS
9. Corey Oswalt ® P

FOR THE BRYCE HARPER-LESS SCUMBAGS:
1. Adam Eaton (L) RF
2. Trea Turner ® SS
3. Juan Soto (L) LF
4. Anthony Rendon ® 3B
5. Matt Adams (L) 1B
6. Michael A. Taylor ® CF
7. Matt Wieters (S) C
8. Jeremy Hellickson ® P
9. Wilmer Difo (S) 2B

Edited July 15, 2018 by Guest

[bmfc1]

MFS62 wrote: Fman99 wrote: Nice thread titling. Yes it was! I just went "WOW!"

Thank you both!

[Edgy MD]

Corey better get of my son (who, frankly, is just misunderstood) and get on the mound and finish off this series win for the Mets.

[Edgy MD]

One-out chance to tie the game, but Conforto flopped rounding third.

Now it's a Reyes chance. Don't pop up.

[Edgy MD]

Reyes beats out the DP grounder and the game is tied.

[Guest 41Forever]

Edgy MD wrote: Reyes beats out the DP grounder and the game is tied.

Jose seems to be picking it up a little.

[bmfc1]

Why are they taking out Oswalt? 59 pitches and he's doing very well.

[Edgy MD]

Because they want the run.

BUNT IT, SMITTY!!

[Edgy MD]

Or get hit by the pitch.

BUNT IT, NIMMY!!

[Edgy MD]

bmfc1 wrote: Why are they taking out Oswalt? 59 pitches and he's doing very well. Edgy MD wrote: Because they want the run.

Also, it's all-hands-on-deck on the day before the All-Star Break, so the bullpens are stacked with extra pitchers.

[bmfc1]

I wouldn't take out a pitcher in the 5th who is rolling for a batter who is "struggling" but that's just me.

I also wouldn't take out a pitcher after only one good inning when that pitcher is capable of pitching multiple innings and then bringing in a "struggling" pitcher just to give him work before the break.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I was sorta hoping to see Kelly get the AB there.

Swarzak Swarzacking this game up.

[bmfc1]

Mickey is treating this game like an exhibition game, trying to get even everybody work rather than trying to win. Lugo could have pitched this inning but Mickey wanted to give the incompetent Swarzak an inning before the break.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

need Muffy to hit into the triple play here

Edited July 15, 2018 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

fuck

[bmfc1]

Self-inflicted wounds here. No need to take out Oswalt. No need to take out Lugo. Swarzak walks two and makes a bad throw to 2d. This is all on the manager, including the decision to put in Dom Smith.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

he didn't force Rosario to whiff with 1 out and a guy on 3rd or ask Conforto to hit into a dp ahain

[bmfc1]

Very true JCL. I'm just going back to taking out Oswalt after 59 pitches and then taking out Lugo after only one inning.

[Edgy MD]

Kelvim Herrera, my butt. Let's pound.

[Edgy MD]

That's a start.

Rosario, you're the tying run.

[Edgy MD]

There's another. Plawecki or somebody is the tying run.

[Edgy MD]

Boo, Mes. Let's go, Reyes.


Nimmo, you're the tying run now.

[Edgy MD]

Reyes, you got it done!

I was wrong, Nim. You're the go-ahead. Plaw is the tying.

Take a strike, Rosie. Then bunt.

[Edgy MD]

Blurh.

Back to Sucktastic Sundays.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

We watched this in person.

I wish we hadn't done that.