IGT 07/31 - Mets at White Sox

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

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.

I remember Clippard though. Wilson is more like... You know, whatshisname

[Edgy MD]

Nobody loves the ump.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: I'd pull Wilson with Jiménez coming up. Get a righty.

Not if his name is Familia





Weird inning. The hard hit stuff went for outs, the softies were hits.





So now that deGrom has zero chance of winning, that means we're allowed to score now, right?

[Frayed Knot]

And another low-scoring game is about to go over the 3 hour mark

[Edgy MD]

Hi, Mickey,



My name is Mr. Fan. Please pinch-run for Ramos.



Love,



Mr. Fan

[bmfc1]

Mickey is leaving in Ramos on the bases even though he runs as if he has a piano on his back while Lagares and Altherr are on the bench.

[Edgy MD]

PLAY THE GAME UNDER PROTEST, MICKEY!! THEY DIDN'T FINISH THE LINE!!

[Edgy MD]

IT HIT THE YELLOW LINE FAIR AND RICOCHETED INTO FOUL TERRITORY!! RAISE HELL, MICKEY!!! I'M USING ALL-CAPS HERE!!!

[Frayed Knot]

You can see the mark where the ball hit, but you still can't tell if it was fair or foul

I thought it was fair in real time but I don't think you can overturn it based on the video.





... and they don't.

[bmfc1]

"Hey Pete, put chalk all the way down the line and then you can go to lunch."

"Close enough, I'm hungry."

[Edgy MD]

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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

The ball never lies. Pinch run for Fatso here

[Edgy MD]

Ramos still in the game.

[Frayed Knot]

NOW you HAVE to run for Ramos





... and he does

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Frazzzzze

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: So now that deGrom has zero chance of winning, that means we're allowed to score now, right?

Yup!





Now seven or eight tack-on runs and this will start to look safe.

[Edgy MD]

Altherr for PotG!!

[Frayed Knot]

BiFL!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Mickey not having a good day

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: BiFL!!

I'm all for the bunt there, if I was working from the assumption that Rosario is even mediocre as a bunter.



But almost everybody on the Mets looks like an alien when they are asked to bunt.

[bmfc1]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Mickey not having a good day

Or season. Or tenure as Mets manager.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Rosie looked completely uncomfortable.



Hang in there Hechy

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Hech is the man.

[Edgy MD]

Mickey might have done well to use Lagares as the pinch-runner, because he's the guy you want in for defense anyhow.

[G-Fafif]

Conforto ordered TWO from Colomé!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Big friggin hit for Conforto who is finally coming alive as McNeil and Alonso slump

[Edgy MD]

"Jeff McNeil seems sapped of his normal energy."

Maybe the puppy wasn't such a great idea after all.

[Frayed Knot]

Do you dare Familia to close it out?



Not sure if Diaz is available (or that you'd want him after last night). Ditto Lugo who pitched last night and Gsellman who threw two innings.

So if not Fammy ... Bashlor?





Meanwhile, 26 pitches from Colome almost certainly keeps him out of tomorrow's DGANG

[G-Fafif]

Diaz pitches to the score, closes it out.

[Edgy MD]

Diaz is confounding, but that was really a 2019 homer — an opposite field high fly that just got up there and sailed.