IGT 7/23/2018: SDP@NYM -- Yes, We Have Some deGrom

[G-Fafif]

Sunny skies in midafternoon, chance of rain increases after eight. Jake on the hill, opposing lefty Joey Lucchesi (a switch from Eric Lauer, who will go Tuesday) not to mention all the forces working against his immense talents.

We assume we have no Cespedes still, but who knows with this bunch of bananaheads?

[G-Fafif]

Rosario SS
Cabrera 2B
Flores 1B
Bautista RF
Conforto LF
Mesoraco C
Nimmo CF
Reyes 3B
deGrom P

Rosario's up, Nimmo is down, a designated hitter is nowhere to be found.

[Centerfield]

It's not Jose's fault. But somehow he has gone from being a beloved home-grown Met, to the symbol of how fucked up the decision making process is in the Mets organization.

It's just shocking. Meanwhile Dom Smith and Jeff McNeil waste away in AAA.

[seawolf17]

There's ZERO logic to Flores 1B/Reyes 3B over Flores-McNeil 3B/Smith 1B. Zero.

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: There's ZERO logic to Flores 1B/Reyes 3B over Flores-McNeil 3B/Smith 1B. Zero.

My guess is they're clinging to the idea that if Reyes gets hot for a few weeks they could swing him for _something_.

and I think they're mad at Smith for only walking once in like a month.

so maybe like..0.5% logic?

I guess they played Smith in the outfield in Vegas last night. Getting some instruction hopefully, not that there's any room for him out there in the majors anyway..

[Edgy MD]

If he hits, there's plenty of room for him somewhere.

[Guest cooby]

It's not Jose's fault. But somehow he has gone from being a beloved home-grown Met, to the symbol of how fucked up the decision making process is in the Mets organization.

So sad

[Edgy MD]

Don Hahn woulda had that drive.

[Edgy MD]

That conceding-the-stolen-base-with-a-runner-on-third thing is so Babe Ruth League.

[Edgy MD]

Swinging at the first pitch, Jake. That was silly.

[Guest cooby]

Don Hahn. What a fond memory

[Edgy MD]

Bad News Bears action happening.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, screw the call to the replay room.

[Frayed Knot]

Amazing how this team manages to synch-up the pitcher mistakes with fielder errors so as to create opposition runs.
Spread those outs and it would still be a shutout, but we can't seem to operate that way.

[Frayed Knot]

Not only has this game gone to the dogs, but it's ground to a halt as well.
One hour for the first four innings, now closing in on an hour trying to get thru the next two.


Bases loaded for Reyes, a guy voted in his HS yearbook as the boy most likely to pop up.

[Fman99]

This would be a good time for Reyes to show up.

[Edgy MD]

A swinging bunt works.

Fortunately they got him chasing up on the first pitch and didn't pitch him up again.

[Frayed Knot]

Ooooh, a Yanqui run!!

[Edgy MD]

This reminds of the deep end of Anthony Young's losing streak, when the Mets were determined to pitch him deep into every game, not wanting to take him out while he was on the hook.

[Edgy MD]

Fuck to the yes.

Now let's get this game back.

[Edgy MD]

That uncaught pop-up brought to you by the Go Ahead and Bunt Society.

[HahnSolo]

I’m with Edgy. Down 1, leading off against that shift how the hell do you not at least try to lay a bunt down?

[Edgy MD]

Tyler Yates' brother on for the save.

[Edgy MD]

The Pads have out-fundied the Mets all night and Hosmer pulls an it-gets-by-Buckner.

Gots to take advantage.

[Edgy MD]

And Kelly sucker bunts it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

It gets by Hosmer!!

[HahnSolo]

I mean, if Ty Kelly can’t bunt, what’s he doing here?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

yeah that was disappointing

[HahnSolo]

Thanks to Mickeys curious lineup we get an all-too-predictable whiff from Rosario instead of some Nimmo magic.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

put in the book of stupidity