IGT 9/5/2018: NYM@LAD -- Coasting Toward the Finish

[G-Fafif]

The final West Coast game of the season, the final game of the penultimate road trip, finality clearing its throat in general. Sigh, one supposes.

Wheeler for your Metsies. Ryu for those bleeping Utleys.

Rosario SS
McNeil 2B
Flores 1B
Frazier 3B
Conforto LF
Jackson CF
Plawecki C
Nimmo RF
Wheeler P

First pitch 7:35 PM EDT, just in case the SuperStation wishes to pick it up.

[G-Fafif]

Also participating:

Pederson LF
Verdugo RF
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Bellinger CF
Grandal C
Hernandez SS
Dozier 2B
Ryu P

Ryu reportedly no relation to Doug Rau.

[bmfc1]

It's good to see that they are taking advantage of the last month of the season to see unproven commodity Wilmer Flores almost every damn day while sitting veteran Dom Smith.

[Guest d'Kong76]

7:30 ET is a welcome last-game-in-Cali time for a weeknight!

[Guest d'Kong76]

bmfc1 wrote: It's good to see that they are taking advantage of the last month of the season to see unproven commodity Wilmer Flores almost every damn day while sitting veteran Dom Smith.

I'd be shocked if Dom Smith is a Met in 2019.

[G-Fafif]

The Plaweckis named their son Kasen, presumably after Kase.

[Frayed Knot]

I've gotten used to the idea that those in the front row seats of Dodger games aren't necessarily watching the game all that intently. See and be seen and all that.
But there are some there who seem unaware that they're even at a ball game!

[Edgy MD]

Grandal really messed that up, but I've got to say, Ryu is really throwing some slop.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, that's great that it missed his arm, Gary, but it hit his fucking chest.

Shit way to lose the no-hitter.

[Edgy MD]

And maybe he should've been yanked.

[Frayed Knot]

Not exactly knocking the walls down with these hits here, eh?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frazuggg.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frazier flashes leather and arm and says fu dkog...

[Centerfield]

Watching this game wishing I were back out west.

Sitting in the heat drinking an Estrella Jalisco.

[A Boy Named Seo]

hey guys, why the crap is Nimmo hitting 8th?

[Frayed Knot]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: hey guys, why the crap is Nimmo hitting 8th?

Three words: El Ache Pee

[Frayed Knot]

How come the Yanquis are hitting in Dodger Stadium tonight???
I've never seen so many bloops in one game in my life outside of the Bronx.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Frazier isn't very good, like aesthetically, other than the occasional nice fielding play like earlier. Even when he hits home runs it looks like an accident.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Overpaid placeholder.

[Edgy MD]

If you want to buy Zack Wheeler, talk to Cody Bellinger. He owns him.

[Guest d'Kong76]

My battery is dying, on several levels...

[bmfc1]

Edgy: if Meso is indeed out for the year, who is the next catcher up? (assuming that they don't want to go with 2 catchers the rest of the season)? There is no one else on the 40-man.

[Frayed Knot]

I thought Nimmo was safe on first viewing (trying to beat out a GiDP in top 8th) but there's no way in hell there was clear visual evidence of it.

[Frayed Knot]

Just keep swinging for those solo HRs Dodger bats. As long as your success rate out-pacing the outs by a 2-1 ratio you'll have time to catch up.

[MFS62]

bmfc1 wrote: Edgy: if Meso is indeed out for the year, who is the next catcher up? (assuming that they don't want to go with 2 catchers the rest of the season)? There is no one else on the 40-man.

They might be able to catch Jose Lobaton before he gets on the plane to leave Las Vegas.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lobato001jos
He's a veteran who won't be awed by an unexpected promotion.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

OK, let's close these fuckers out.
I really wanted to see a sweep here but I'll take two of three while knocking them out of 1st place for a while.

[Fman99]

No posts from me (was doing a fantasy football draft) but watched it in its entirety. Good stuff.

[Edgy MD]

That guy behind the ARCO sign — he was like that for the last four innings. I was hoping his date would eventually check for a pulse.

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[MFS62]

A foul ball back against the screen in front of him would wake him right up. (Unless he IS dead)
Later

[Centerfield]

Edgy MD wrote: That guy behind the ARCO sign — he was like that for the last four innings. I was hoping his date would eventually check for a pulse. [fimg=700]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-05-at-10-13-35-pm.png[/fimg]

That's Mary Hart sitting next to him. Is that he husband?

In other news, how amazing is the new Zack Wheeler? 7 innings, 3 runs has become a ho-hum start for him.