8/21 Indians v Mets Stroman & Plutko

[Edgy MD]

Top of the order down one. Let's get our leadoff guy on.

[Fman99]

Damn

[Edgy MD]

Oh, this is interesting here.



Panik don't have to bunt, just hit it to the right

[Edgy MD]

Great!



But now we need contact from Alonso NO! They're walking him!



I'd totally pitch to him.

[Frayed Knot]

Someone who actually knows how to Sac Bunt ... must not have come up through the NYM system.

[Edgy MD]

OH, HANDYMAN!!!

[Edgy MD]

Ron sez, "Nice job by Conforto," but if the Giants executed, that's a game-ending double-play.

[Edgy MD]

Infield hit for Torpitude!!

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Y'know, if announcers are going to tell us how getting runners in from 3rd w/less than two outs is a "lost art" (Keith just did it here but he's hardly the only one) it would be nice if they'd provide some evidence that it's actually the case. Are modern percentages worse as compared to previous eras? Maybe, but I have a sneaky suspicion that such a claim can't be backed up by data. It's pretty intuitive if you consider the ballooning strikeout rate.

Maybe. But there are also fewer 160 lb middle infielders who had trouble getting the ball out of the infield.

And, if things are really down these days, just tell me what the numbers say. Don't take it personally but

I'm not taking your (meaning: announcers) word for it just because you say so.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Infield hit for Torpitude!!

Speed kills

[Fman99]

Boy, Cleveland fucked that up nice. Tie game!

[Edgy MD]

Citi Field is a great venue for male stripping.

[Frayed Knot]

Unlike Conforto, JD was smart enough to wear an undershirt as the Mets give Cleveland a (Brad) Hand job.

[Methead]

YAAAAAAA

[Frayed Knot]

Dom has turned into the team's head cheerleader.

[Edgy MD]

Nobody knows New York attitude and New York swagger like a guy from Elk Grove, California.

[Methead]

I think I like this team, you guys

[Fman99]

Put it in the books! METS FUCKING WIN AGAIN!

[Edgy MD]

Was there anybody you wanted up more than J.D. Davis there?

[kcmets]

Buried at post 49 on paused live tv but Holy Crap!

[Guest 41Forever]

Loved his on-field interview. I didn't realize he was leading the league in hitting in the second half. These guys are fired up!

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Was there anybody you wanted up more than J.D. Davis there?

Best BA in MLB since the ASB ... so, no.



So the seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians" IW'd Alonso following the Sac Bunt (1-out/runner on 2nd) which was followed by Conforto essentially switching places with him on the non-GiDP

And then seeing as how Conforto eventually scored the winning run, I'd say that their strategy of putting the winning run on base pretty much backfired on them.

[Edgy MD]

Pretty questionable considering Alfonso had been a wind machine all evening.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Pretty questionable considering Alfonso had been a wind machine all evening.

Yup, hadn't hit a fair ball all night (K, Foul-out, K, K). And it's not like you're walking him to get to a LHB to face the lefty Hand (well, I guess they were

w/Conforto but they still had to face at least one more batter) Instead they had to face the leading BA in the second half and a guy who kills LHPs

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[LWFS]

Frayed Knot wrote: Dom has turned into the team's head cheerleader.

I can think of no finer victory cigar/rally mascot.



Dude has been emblematic of the team's likability/can-do exuberance since ST, where he best-bro'd his biggest rival for playing time (and the guy whose continued success will still likely push him out of the organization) instead of going the totally-understandable play-me-or-trade-me route.



God, these guys are fun. Except for the bullpen, which I still don't really trust.

[G-Fafif]

This feels like a team on a tear that we watch longingly from afar doing things we wish the Mets would do with players we wish the Mets had.



But it's our fucking team, our fucking Mets.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Very exciting just to see the highlights on my phone this morning. Weather here in Belgium is outstanding but games start at 1 am. Keep it up, SHaMmies

[duan]

Ah enjoy Belgium, it's a much under-rated spot, one of best friends lives in Brussels and we have had some great fun there over the years.

Haven't gone to Bruges but by all accounts it's great fun too.

In other news the 2019 SHAMS ROCK> > > >

[nymr83]

This was the best game yet, still amazed at this team coming out of nowhere

[Lefty Specialist]

Edgy MD wrote: Was there anybody you wanted up more than J.D. Davis there?

Mrs Lefty and I said the same thing last night. It's a weird feeling to have as a Met fan, but we just KNEW he was going to come through there.



I keep thinking I'm going to wake up and they're actually 16 games under .500. But no.