IGT 08/28 - Mets at Cubs

[Edgy MD]

Mets threatening first and third in the first.

And yeah, go ahead and bunt, Conforto. Sorry to be tiresome.

[Edgy MD]

Or whiff.

[Edgy MD]

Whoosh.

[Edgy MD]

I think I remember Wrigley having a relatively fast gun, but that's the first time I remember deGrom hitting the century.

[metirish]

Bruce with a very good defensive play at first base

[Frayed Knot]

Chicago, you've just been Murphed!

Gary, I see, resisted the temptation to bring out his old "net negative" comment from years ago.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Never enough threads to voice Jacob deGrom appreciation (I appreciate ya, Jake!) but let me also appreciate Amed. He looks like a different player, hitting with authority, stealing bags. Keep it going, kid.

And let me also appreciate poor Muffy who just muffed a pretty easy one setting the Mets up, first and second, 1 out in the 3rd.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I still appreciate Amed even thought he just got his face tagged out at third.

[Frayed Knot]

That's now three baserunners we've given up in the first 12 innings of this series.
We don't get enough of those to then just throw 'em away like that.

[Edgy MD]

That looked like a hyperextended knee.

[Edgy MD]

deGrom is incredible.

[Edgy MD]

And then he beats out an infield hit.

Astounding. He's not a Cy Young. He's an MVP.

[Edgy MD]

And there's the bunt. Small-ball-tastic.

[Frayed Knot]

How them style points working out for ya Javy?

[Edgy MD]

Lousy second strike call on Jackson.

[Edgy MD]

Man, Conforto chases inside every time.

[Edgy MD]

Hamels struck him out with three different pitches, but none of them were strikes.

[Frayed Knot]

Eight K's for Hamels -- Conforto, Frazier & Nimmo are seven of them (3, 2, 2)

[Frayed Knot]

Gotta say that I like Madden going to the PH this early and a good riddance to Mr. Hole Camels.

And the K of LaSTELLA makes me like it even more.

[Edgy MD]

Please guys. You've got the leadoff hitter on. Just manufacture a run and let the guy know what a lead tastes like.

[Edgy MD]

Ron Darling on Joe Maddon's pitching change: "I just think he doesn't want to watch Kintzler pitch anymore."

[Edgy MD]

C'mon, Nimmz.

[Edgy MD]

Well, if a clubhouse full of professional hitters can't get it done, slap some shit your own damn self.

[Frayed Knot]

Playing deGrom to pull ... Really?!?
And against a lefty no less!

[Edgy MD]

Right?

And now McNeil gets a triple running like his limbs are going to fall off.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, the Mets are hitting it too hard.

[Edgy MD]

Man, a lot of generous strikes tonight.

[Edgy MD]

It's a pleasure to watch this guy work.

A greater pleasure be watching him win.

[A Boy Named Seo]

After deGrom K'd Murphy, I was gonna search for an image of those big silver balls that hang from trucks, but I didn't want to post that image for at least 14 different reasons. But Jacob deGrom has big silver truck balls.

[Frayed Knot]

Now if only there were the slightest chance of us winning this game.