IGT 8/8/2018: CIN@NYM -- Eight Eight Eighteen

[G-Fafif]

DeGrom pitches in daylight at home. If that's not worth something, I don't know what is.

Robert Stephenson makes his season debut for Cincinnati. Let's make it a Vargas one for him.

[G-Fafif]

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

[Centerfield]

G-Fafif wrote: Robert Stephenson makes his season debut for Cincinnati. Let's make it a Vargas one for him.

Isn't that the dude that wrote Treasure Island? He must be over 100 years old! We should be able to score 3-4 runs off him.

[G-Fafif]

Here's hoping deGrom will find a treasure trove of runs and won't be left on an island.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I want to make a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reference, but I can't think of one that would be appropriate. I mean, I'm not sure if I'd rather see deGrom pitch as Henry Jekyll or as Edward Hyde.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

If nothing else from this year, I'll remember the beauty inherent in Jacob deGrom sacking up on a 2-strike and just destroying a guy with high heat in a moment of crisis. He is having a year.

[Centerfield]

I was thinking at some point this year, the Mets are going to score 18 runs for deGrom in one game, and then act like everything is ok. Maybe today will be that day.

[Frayed Knot]

In honor of it being Eight Eight Eighteen, today's game is being carried by ESPN8 - aka: 'The Ocho'

[Frayed Knot]

McNeil looks to be a quick 'tagger' (small sample size warning), a guy who'll slap it down quickly and maybe steal an extra out here or there.
The throw wasn't going to get Hamilton on his steal of 2nd but McNeil made it close and that's not the only one I've seen since his call-up.
I don't recall a NYM middle infielder like that recently -- certainly not Murphy, nor Flores, and not particularly Asdrubal either -- and maybe not since Ordonez who I swore would steal an out per
week in his day just from sleight of hand (prolly an exaggeration but you get the idea).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

wow, deGrom's got a 2-run lead and bases are loaded for Rosario

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

3

[Edgy MD]

If Rosario is bringing home a run, even on a sacrifice fly, it's a good day.

[Frayed Knot]

Y'know, it's nice to get two extra runs and all.
But, geez, it was 2nd & 3rd with no one out and yet they managed to squeeze out those two runs via: K, IBB, nonI-BB, Sac Fly, IF Pop-up
iow: no hits and only [u:150ozsop]one[/u:150ozsop] ball left the infield

I mean would it kill ya to bust out a big inning every now and then? And even the Sac Fly was only semi-deep and a better RF arm maybe doesn't score that 2nd run at all.
We're getting to be the old cliche where an offensive rally is described as having a 3-0 count. And in this case it was a 3-0 count to the pitcher.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

5!

[HahnSolo]

I never would have guessed the answer to Gary's "who's the last pitcher to get a hit of deGrom"?

For those not watching I'll give a little time to think it over.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

willllmerrrr. Watch this lead to a 6-run rally

[Edgy MD]

Pinch-hitting for deGromatic after 100 pitches because Mickey is gonna Mickey.

[Edgy MD]

I like how Wilmer's blazing speed forces the defense to make errors.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edgy MD wrote: Pinch-hitting for deGromatic after 100 pitches because Mickey is gonna Mickey.

Gotta give the bullpen enough innings to blow this lead.

[G-Fafif]

Hot day, stressful innings. But god help the relievers who blow this one.

[Edgy MD]

G-Fafif wrote: Hot day, stressful innings. But god help the relievers who blow this one.

Anthony Young, we call on you now.

[Edgy MD]

OK, let's put it to bed, Amed.

Don't need a grand slam, just anything besides an out. You can do it.

[Edgy MD]

But ...

[nymr83]

The biggest remaining question for the Mets this year is "when deGrom accepts his Cy Young award, will he also be handed the NL MVP?"

[HahnSolo]

HahnSolo wrote: I never would have guessed the answer to Gary's "who's the last pitcher to get a hit of deGrom"? For those not watching I'll give a little time to think it over.

It was R.A. Dickey, last September in Atlanta.

[Edgy MD]

Pile it high, Mets.

Normally, you don't want to waste your best reliever with an eight-run lead, but let's send our best reliever out there.

Who's our best reliever?

[Edgy MD]

YAY! The Mets proved they can take a series! If it's best two of three! If they are facing the equally bottom-dwelling Reds! And they have their best two pitchers going! And the Reds sit Votto two games out of three!

Baby steps!!

[G-Fafif]

Scored EIGHT.
Won by EIGHT.
Win for number forty EIGHT.

[Guest d'Kong76]

And, the SHaMs are now (at least temporarily) 18 games under ,500!

[Ceetar]

Would just like to draw your attention to this offensive bit of seasonal creep