IGT 07/31 - Mets at White Sox

[kcmets]

NYM (51‑55) Jacob deGrom (RHP, 6-7, 2.86)

CHW (46‑58) Lucas Giolito (RHP, 11-5, 3.52)

[kcmets]

Nugget while waiting for lineups: While Rosario racked up four hits last night and raised

his road batting average to .311, let's note that Cano is 1-for-26 since his three-homer

game last week.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Cano looked as crap as ever last night lazy, wide swings, slow gait to first, barely moving in the field

[Ceetar]

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[G-Fafif]

Jeff McNeil – RF

Michael Conforto – CF

Pete Alonso – 1B

Robinson Canó – 2B

Wilson Ramos – C

J.D. Davis – LF

Todd Frazier- DH (yeech)

Amed Rosario – SS

Adeiny Hechavarría – 3B



Jacob deGrom – RHP

[Ceetar]

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[ashie62]

The Mets have more bright red than the White Sox. I take that to be good for us

[Edgy MD]

Oh, dear, it's Margaritaville Night at the ballpark.

[Edgy MD]

And that was an amazing display of terrible swing/terrible hustle by Canót.

[Lefty Specialist]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Cano looked as crap as ever last night lazy, wide swings, slow gait to first, barely moving in the field.

Pretty much describes his first at-bat tonight. He simply cannot bat cleanup if this team wants to win games.

[kcmets]

Love when play is stopped to review a call that should be reversed and they

waste two minutes to see what we all see and they stand by original call anyway.

[Edgy MD]

Whew, deG. trusted that slider away to get Gimenez.



Speaking of sliders away, if Alonso ever learns to lay off the slider down and away, he might be a keeper.

[kcmets]

Maybe another way to speed up a game is to intentionally out a batter.

"Cano leaving the on deck circle and Mickey signals to the ump he's out."

[Frayed Knot]

Just what deGrom didn't need, two outs on four pitches right on the heels of his lengthy bottom 3rd.

And now the side is out on 8 pitches

[Edgy MD]

That inability to advance Frazier past second with no out felt kind of un-professional.



The slider away with two strikes is pretty much the bread and butter for both pitchers tonight. I saw Hechy's strikeout coming before the pitch was released.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, they scored a run because Goins didn't want to go for the DP against Ramos.



I mean, that's never going to be a double-play ball ... with anybody else running.

[Frayed Knot]

I think they probably had time to go to 1st and then still get Cano jogging towards 2nd.





Still no hits w/RiSP

1 for 20 in this series

[Frayed Knot]

In 1,838 career ABs -- right about three full seasons' worth spread across four years -- the ChiSox SS Tim Anderson 'walk rate' [OBA - BA] is a stunningly low .028 (63 career walks).

Take out the 11 HBPs and it gets even lower.

Last season was his best ever and even that was just .041, barely more than half of a normal league average (.070 or so)



I'm trying to think of extreme free-swingers of the past to see if I can find one even close to that low.

My first thought of Tony Pena yields .049. Pudge checks in at .038

[Edgy MD]

I think they probably had time to go to 1st and then still get Cano jogging towards 2nd.

Point.



Let's get deGrom a lead here and now.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Giant nuts on this deGrom guy

[Edgy MD]

Aaron Bummer. God bless him for reaching the big leagues with that name.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Giant nuts on this deGrom guy

Saul Katz-like.

[Edgy MD]

Tough night for the keystone ump.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Justin Wilson is one of the top "not a Met" guys I can remember. Of course I can't remember the others.

[Edgy MD]

I'd pull Wilson with Jiménez coming up. Get a righty.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Justin Wilson is one of the top "not a Met" guys I can remember. Of course I can't remember the others.

Tyler Clippard.

[Edgy MD]

Holy smokes. Gift from Jiménez falling behind 3-0 and then staring at three strikes.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Weird ass play right there.



Was worried Cano wouldn't get there

[Guest 41Forever]

Hit the umpire??? I don't think Cano gets to that.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Justin Wilson is one of the top "not a Met" guys I can remember. Of course I can't remember the others. Tyler Clippard.

And while I'm thinking of the 2015 bullpen down the stretch, Eric O'Flaherty and Tim Stauffer.



Tim Stauffer was a Met!!