IGT 7/13/2019: NYM @ MIA — Going Back to Miami

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Syndergaard vs Gallen, 6:05 on Channel 11.

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Jeff McNeil – RF

Michael Conforto – CF

Pete Alonso – 1B

Dominic Smith – LF

Robinson Canó – 2B

Todd Frazier – 3B

Amed Rosario – SS

Tomás Nido – C

Noah Syndergaard – RHP



Conforto in the two-hole (that's what she said).

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1. SS Rojas

2. 1B Cooper

3. RF Anderson

4. 3B Walker

5. 2B Castro

6. LF Ramírez

7. C Holaday

8. CF Riddle

9. P Gallen

[Edgy MD]

Maybe Frazier debuts his lefthanded swing today.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I feel the SHaMs just might take this one.

[Edgy MD]

Conforto feels that way too.

[Edgy MD]

This Marlin pitcher doesn't really seem to have anything.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Thanks for fuckin' up another inning, Cano

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Rosie gets caught stealing a lot

[Frayed Knot]

That CS knocks Rosie down to 10/14 or 71%, right around his (brief) career average. Not horrible, but not great either.

It's just part of our continuing effort to require the opposing pitcher to retire as few batters as possible and still get through his innings.



There's gotta be a stat for that, outs given up on the bases: CS, GiDPs, runners caught trying to advance.

I'm sure we'd be among the league leaders in that, although I suspect fans of most teams believe they are too.

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You knew that a 2-0 lead was a sure sign that we'd be behind before long.

[Edgy MD]

Alfaro is a fast mofo.



And not fast-for-a-catcher fast.

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A weak grounder to 2nd with men on base by Cano.

No way anyone coulda seen that coming.

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A weak grounder to 2nd with men on base by Cano.

No way anyone coulda seen that coming.

[Edgy MD]

That would have been an out without the shift.



In fact, that would have been an out if they were shifting him the other way.

[Edgy MD]

Even McNeil is getting a 65-70 foot gap on the left side of the infield and he says, "No thanks."

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Squirrel overslides second. Ouch.

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And yet another inning where the opposing pitcher doesn't have to retire three batters.

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So far a lot like last night's game.

Mets get two early runs then do bupkis.

Marlins have all of five hits but three came in a row with an error thrown in the middle of them just for good measure.





And now Cano makes all that above writing meaningless just as I finished typing it.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Doncha know?

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And now those dreaded words: It's in the hands of the pen.

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Gotta win this one tonight because we have no chance tomorrow seeing as how deGrom is starting.

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Shyeeet, a 1-2-3 ten pitch inning. Leave Diaz on his stool.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Geez. Smoked at Fraze

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BOOooOOOoooOOOooKs

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So for the first game of the season and the most recent, the big off-season trade has worked out real well.

In between ... not so much.